TP: Plagues of Night by DRGIII Review Thread (Spoilers!) - Page 31

Stoek · June 29 2012, 03:27 AM

KingDaniel wrote:

All these Raise the Dawn threads.... having to avoid spoilers until I eventually get mine delivered.... ughhhhh....

At 07:00 Central Daylight Time the TrekBBS member known as KingDaniel's head assploded. Cause of death was determined to be spoileravoidence coupled with gross anticipation. His loss is keenly felt by all. He will be missed.

Kestrel · June 29 2012, 05:07 AM

Sci wrote:

MatthiasRussell wrote:

I agree on this. I much prefer ships names not named for a particular person or place.

I really like seeing both, particularly ships named after fictitious people and places. It's a reminder that the Federation is its own culture with its own history and its own geography, not just America In Space.

Places I like, it's just people - unless they're looong dead and/or mythical figures - I don't care for.

Sci wrote:

Excuse me. Proper grammar, please. That's U.S.S. ?.

rahullak wrote:

U.S.S LOL

Pfft, I won't be happy until I see Starfleet ships named Culture-style.

U.S.S. Frank Exchange of Views
U.S.S. Shoot Them Later
U.S.S. So Much For Subtlety
U.S.S. Of Course I Still Love You
U.S.S. Poke It With a Stick
U.S.S. Ucalegon

And so on.

Sci · June 29 2012, 05:27 AM

Kestrel wrote:

Sci wrote:

MatthiasRussell wrote:

I agree on this. I much prefer ships names not named for a particular person or place.

I really like seeing both, particularly ships named after fictitious people and places. It's a reminder that the Federation is its own culture with its own history and its own geography, not just America In Space.

Places I like, it's just people - unless they're looong dead and/or mythical figures - I don't care for.

Ah, see, I think that having ships named after fictitious individuals helps sell the idea of the Federation as its own community, with its own unique history and population. If we see ships named U.S.S. Soval, U.S.S. Sarek, U.S.S. Ra-ghoratreii, U.S.S. Jonathan Archer, etc., I think that goes a long way towards establishing a sense of an independent Federation identity.

Kestrel wrote:

Sci wrote:

Excuse me. Proper grammar, please. That's U.S.S. ?.

rahullak wrote:

U.S.S LOL

Pfft, I won't be happy until I see Starfleet ships named Culture-style.

U.S.S. Frank Exchange of Views
U.S.S. Shoot Them Later
U.S.S. So Much For Subtlety
U.S.S. Of Course I Still Love You
U.S.S. Poke It With a Stick
U.S.S. Ucalegon

And so on.

Deranged Nasat · June 29 2012, 09:14 AM

Kestrel wrote:

Pfft, I won't be happy until I see Starfleet ships named Culture-style.

U.S.S. Frank Exchange of Views
U.S.S. Shoot Them Later
U.S.S. So Much For Subtlety
U.S.S. Of Course I Still Love You
U.S.S. Poke It With a Stick
U.S.S. Ucalegon

And so on.

U.S.S The Gravitas Won't Be Here Until Tuesday

King Daniel · June 29 2012, 09:21 AM

Stoek wrote:

KingDaniel wrote:

All these Raise the Dawn threads.... having to avoid spoilers until I eventually get mine delivered.... ughhhhh....

At 07:00 Central Daylight Time the TrekBBS member known as KingDaniel's head assploded. Cause of death was determined to be spoileravoidence coupled with gross anticipation. His loss is keenly felt by all. He will be missed.

I want to be buried with a copy of Raise the Dawn and an internet-enabled phone!

Stoek · June 30 2012, 12:33 AM

KingDaniel wrote:

Stoek wrote:

KingDaniel wrote:

All these Raise the Dawn threads.... having to avoid spoilers until I eventually get mine delivered.... ughhhhh....

At 07:00 Central Daylight Time the TrekBBS member known as KingDaniel's head assploded. Cause of death was determined to be spoileravoidence coupled with gross anticipation. His loss is keenly felt by all. He will be missed.

I want to be buried with a copy of Raise the Dawn and an internet-enabled phone!

AAAAAHHHH! THE DEAD LIVE!!! AAAAHHHH!

Sho · June 30 2012, 12:41 AM

Stoek wrote:

AAAAAHHHH! THE DEAD LIVE!!! AAAAHHHH!

Well, I knew Raise the Dawn reminded me of something ...

Kestrel · June 30 2012, 05:51 AM

Sci wrote:

Ah, see, I think that having ships named after fictitious individuals helps sell the idea of the Federation as its own community, with its own unique history and population. If we see ships named U.S.S. Soval, U.S.S. Sarek, U.S.S. Ra-ghoratreii, U.S.S. Jonathan Archer, etc., I think that goes a long way towards establishing a sense of an independent Federation identity.

Oh, your reasoning is completely sensible, I'm just quibbling about the aesthetics of the idea entirely.

Deranged Nasat wrote:

Kestrel wrote:

Pfft, I won't be happy until I see Starfleet ships named Culture-style.

U.S.S. Frank Exchange of Views
U.S.S. Shoot Them Later
U.S.S. So Much For Subtlety
U.S.S. Of Course I Still Love You
U.S.S. Poke It With a Stick
U.S.S. Ucalegon

And so on.

U.S.S The Gravitas Won't Be Here Until Tuesday

YES! And I haven't even read any of Banks' work, I just know the "Gravitas" running joke

King Daniel · June 30 2012, 05:11 PM

Aaaaand now Amazon tells me I won't be getting "Raise the Dawn" by the SIXTEENTH of July as they'd hoped.

Deranged Nasat · June 30 2012, 08:36 PM

^ Same here. No word on when they'll have a new estimate. Gah!

shanejayell · June 30 2012, 09:18 PM

If there's a handy bookstore around that carries Trek, you might just wanna go buy it. *lol*

Stoek · July 1 2012, 12:44 AM

KingDaniel wrote:

Aaaaand now Amazon tells me I won't be getting "Raise the Dawn" by the SIXTEENTH of July as they'd hoped.

Deranged Nasat wrote:

^ Same here. No word on when they'll have a new estimate. Gah!

My sympathies gentlebeings. Stuff like this was one of the reasons I switched to Kindle so I don't have to worry anymore about availability.

King Daniel · July 2 2012, 09:58 PM

I just checked my emails and got a revised estimate - the tenth! Six days earlier! Yay!

(I hope you got similar news, Nasat!)

Deranged Nasat · July 3 2012, 01:50 PM

KingDaniel wrote:

I just checked my emails and got a revised estimate - the tenth! Six days earlier! Yay!

(I hope you got similar news, Nasat!)

Similar....but better.

Mine ships tomorrow!

King Daniel · July 3 2012, 01:57 PM

KHHAAAAAAAANN!!!!!!

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June 30 2012, 05:11 PM	#459
King Daniel Admiral Location: KingDaniel has fallen Into Darkness (in England)	Re: Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night by DRGIII Review Thread (Spoilers!) Aaaaand now Amazon tells me I won't be getting "Raise the Dawn" by the SIXTEENTH of July as they'd hoped. __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun video mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors. Episode One Episode Two

June 30 2012, 08:36 PM	#460
Deranged Nasat Vice Admiral Location: Warped off into the sunset. With fond memories of most of you, and not a little sorrow at leaving.	Re: Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night by DRGIII Review Thread (Spoilers!) ^ Same here. No word on when they'll have a new estimate. Gah! __________________ We are all the sum of our tears. Too little and the ground is not fertile and nothing can grow there; too much, the best of us is washed away.

June 30 2012, 09:18 PM	#461
shanejayell Captain Location: BC, Canada	Re: Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night by DRGIII Review Thread (Spoilers!) If there's a handy bookstore around that carries Trek, you might just wanna go buy it. lol __________________ Avatar: Priss Asagiri, Bubblegum Crisis

July 2 2012, 09:58 PM	#463
King Daniel Admiral Location: KingDaniel has fallen Into Darkness (in England)	Re: Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night by DRGIII Review Thread (Spoilers!) I just checked my emails and got a revised estimate - the tenth! Six days earlier! Yay! (I hope you got similar news, Nasat!) __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun video mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors. Episode One Episode Two

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July 3 2012, 01:57 PM	#465
King Daniel Admiral Location: KingDaniel has fallen Into Darkness (in England)	Re: Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night by DRGIII Review Thread (Spoilers!) KHHAAAAAAAANN!!!!!! __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun video mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors. Episode One Episode Two