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I can't wait for Picard season 2 where they have to deal with space Coronovirus
 
Clippy said:
I can't wait for Picard season 2 where they have to deal with space Coronovirus
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Which the space media will claim is both a massive threat to society and an excuse to enact racist/xenophobic travel policy (simultaneously). It would have to be a Romulan plague, so that we can have sympathy for an enemy that tries to undermine "democracy" daily.
 
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I'm sad.

The Federation has been irreparably stained. Letting millions die, that's not something you can redeem.

There's no redemption to be found for Hitler, see, no matter that he survived the war and became a humanitarian.
 
Overpressure said:
I'm sad.

The Federation has been irreparably stained. Letting millions die, that's not something you can redeem.

There's no redemption to be found for Hitler, see, no matter that he survived the war and became a humanitarian.
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Clippy said:
I officially give up on this show

I'm now watching Mike and Rich's Re:view from Red Letter Media

Just going to see what they say about episodes I sincerely never wanna watch

Woulda been better if I watched it first but pffft I really can't do it guys hah hah
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Same

Had to tap out of the actual shitshow

Too horrible
 
Fanu said:
so romulan empire operates on the same level as 21st century earth? 99% of idiots led by 1% of ultra wealthy?
ugh, that dumbs down the entire romulan race and I can hardly see them as a threat to the federation in light of this
that so many advanced star systems within the romulan empire are so easily manipulated by a small minority?

wouldnt that make the whole "romulan home planet blowing up" irrelevant then? elites could save themselves, move to another planet in romulan empire and write the history however they like?

or you think they wanted to use their home planet blowing up as an excuse to infiltrate their old nemesis, the federation? but couldnt they have done that regardless, just by initiating the synth attack on mars?QUOTE]

The series have never done a deep dive into Romulan culture, but yes, the whole society is based off the case system, and controlled by the senate and ruler. This system started to fracture after nemesis due to large numbers being killed by the Reman uprising. New and old powers are trying to gain control.

Big part of the new novel"last best hope" is about Picard evacuating planet and dealing with the Romulans, and quickly realizing they are only focusing on moving there choice citizens. Various Romulan scientists find out the super nova will happen much sooner, and be much more powerful than they are being told, and they are silenced or killed.

Hopefully we will learn why the super nova happened in the final episodes.
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Things that would make ST: Picard better:

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I'd rather watch this than another episode of Picard.
I'm not even joking.
 
Just keep looking at Commander O as the girl from Karate Kid 2.
And what'sup with those sunglases ?
 
Overpressure said:
How imaginative... but cool references nonetheless.

ST nerd that I am, I wouldn't have been able to recall those names.

Could any of us?
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Nope, not me. I refer to them as the incestuous Romulan siblings. The show sucks so hard that we're 7 episodes in and I can't even remember the names of half the main cast. It's actually much easier to remember them as token black woman, nerdy scientist chick, Irish Romulan MILF and so on.
 
How Lucille Ball saved Star Trek, via StarTrek.com


The journey to get Star Trek: The Original Series on television was a long and arduous one, but series creator Gene Roddenberry had help from an unlikely heroine. Without the help of this woman and her studio, the franchise may have stalled and never seen the light of day. And so, as we spare a thought today for “The Cage,” the original pilot for The Original Series shot on this day in 1964, we must also remember to think fondly of the incomparable Lucille Ball.

Ball is, of course, most familiar to the world as the comedic star of I Love Lucy, the show she produced and starred in alongside her husband Desi Arnaz. The success of the sitcom, which ran for six years, allowed her and her husband to purchase their own studio, Desilu Productions. When Arnaz and Ball divorced in 1960 she took over the studio herself, making her one of the most powerful women in Hollywood.

Four years later, Roddenberry came to Desilu with an idea for a pilot that would grow into Star Trek. Ball bought the series, even if she didn’t quite understand it; allegedly, she thought the title referred to a group of traveling USO performers during WWII. Author Marc Cushman wrote of the actress in Inside Star Trek: The Real Story that, "She may have initially misunderstood the Star Trek concept, but TV's ‘wacky redhead,’ known for playing a character that had always had a harebrained scheme up her sleeve, had learned well from Desi Arnaz. He had been called crazy many times by Industry insiders, but always proved his critics wrong.”

Star Trek: The Original Series - Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz outside the gates of Desilu.
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Still, she supported his space western vision, even as some board members were resistant to the idea. It was thanks to her that “The Cage” was produced in the first place. Ball stood by the show through two pilots being shot and a massive budget, and the rest is history. A studio accountant named Edwin "Ed" Holly is on the record as saying "If it were not for Lucy, there would be no Star Trek today."


Without the support of Ball, “The Cage” would have been the end of Star Trek. Second pilots are rarely commissioned, not without someone with some power backing them up. NBC could have passed on Trek overall, but Ball, who believed in the project, stepped in and saved the day in a move that would’ve made every Starfleet captain proud. The comedian is one of many talented women who are among the many reasons that the Star Trek has endured into the 21st century. Ball is simply one of the first.

Her belief in Star Trek is why we have Star Trek as it stands today. Ball was more than just a comedian and a beloved television icon, she was a savvy producer who deserved credit for her work behind the scenes, including helping to achieve Roddenberry’s vision. For this, we can all love Lucy.
 
"It may not surprise you that they landed in my Sickbay through an act of human compassion... The Captain has committed all our resources to helping people he didn't even know existed two days ago.

Once again, I am struck by your species' desire to help others."

-Plox, saying something pointless because Kurtzman
 
Overpressure said:
Ambo-jitsu, the greatest martial art...
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Best part is, it's his father beating him up. They gave the costume department the credit card, and let them go wild at Sports Authority for these costumes.
 
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