Corgana

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[–] Corgana@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago

"Always test your prototypes on the intended final target well in advance just to be sure"

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I was not a fan of seasons 1-3 pretty much at all (3 was ok), but 4 was one of my favorite seasons of any Trek and 5 is also very good. I would be interested to read a follow up post when you're finished!

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is still the best at capturing it, imo: https://xkcd.com/1732/

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

In another thread @ValueSubtracted@startrek.website described this plot as "Extremely TOS" and I went from not-hating-but-not-loving it to having much more positive feelings. Is it silly? Yes. Is it humanist? Also yes. And what's more Star Trek than that?

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If they were smart they would find a way to paywall all the years-old posts where someone is like "hey how do I fix this specific part on my 1992 sewing machine" and it has a single reply with the answer.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 2 points 3 days ago

I just did earlier this week!!

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 5 points 3 days ago

I did too! Watched it on initial release but skipped the finale, then watched a second time with the finale. Like a lot of Trek it is even better the second time, there is a shocking amount of attention to detail for a silly cartoon.

My favorite aspect that LDS really nailed was that it regularly turned a Trek trope on it's head, and the "twist" in so many episodes turned out to be a positive well-intentioned misunderstanding instead of an ulterior motive.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Bing and all Bing-based engines stopped being able to show Reddit results.

Not accurate, actually!

 
[–] Corgana@startrek.website 3 points 6 days ago

Great point about Mariner's bridge comment. One of my fav LDS moments.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 1 points 6 days ago

Subscribed! Thanks for sharing. I have been considering creating a new reddit account to help spread the good word to the unsaved masses.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 7 points 6 days ago

I'm inclined to agree, and the series from the past decade have definitely attracted a younger audience, though I'm guessing probably not to the degree the producers were hoping and also without holding onto as many of the olds as they were hoping.

I also think the latter half of the 20th century was a unique time where families were sitting down to watch family-friendly (it's true don't deny it) TV like Star Trek together.

 
 

Very cool to see this topic in a place like Forbes, IMO.

 

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