How could they have made DISC fit in more with THE CAGE?
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Except this is more than Vulcan being conquered. The entire Federation is conquered and Starfleet is gone. This is the kind of thing that would take decades to recover from. I never once got the impression TOS was about a Federation recovering from such a thorough and recent ass kicking.
In the trailer for next week’s episode they only say 20% is conquered, Saru was probably overreacting
But the tactical map showed Klingon Trefoils over the entirety of Federation space.
No it doesn’t, that map is only the beta quadrant
Dialogue said Alpha Quadrant.
Because Star Trek has never gotten that consistent
I'm still going with The Words Spoken Onscreen. Apparently that counted for something last week.
It still does. And the words next week only say 20% not the entire federation
Anyways what I meant was that it was the map only showing part of the federation not the entire thing.
At least it appeared to be the same map we’ve seen in nearly every episode, which was only the territory right of the quadrant border
That's next week. That's not canon yet.
Why aren’t you talking about this in the actual review thread? Which is the correct topic
That's your comeback?
But seriously, that thread has way too much activity for me to keep up with.
But seriously, that thread has way too much activity for me to keep up with.
It’s not a comeback
Absolutely. Why wouldn't I?
Does anyone still think this is the Prime Universe after watching tonight's episode?
It still looks futuristic because the modern idea of "The Future" is still dictated by largely by 20th century futurist aesthetic because as a movement, futurism has been dead for a long time. 60s futurist design and fashion is still sleek and futuristic even till this day. Hell, a lot of our modern design is literally inspired by early-mid 20th century modernist movements. Bauhaus, Constructivism etc.
Another thing is, Fashion is cyclical, 80s nostalgia is coming back now and was popular in 2007-2010, 90s nostalgia has been popular for the past few years, 70s nostalgia was popular among Hipsters. We know, from looking on screen, that TOS looks like mid 20th century futurism, it's literally one of the single most iconic things about Star Trek as a franchise, the show should have gone with an updated 60s look. It would still look fine and the fact that 60s high fashion is far away from us today that it would look kind of alien to our sensibilities yet still look cool because it looks cool.
Film and Television are visual mediums and aesthetics DO MATTER. Also Discovery could have easily got away with a 60 inspired aesthetic, I would actually bet money on the fact the show would be far more inconic and popular if it actually did.
Fashion is cyclical. Those could be from the late nineties.
It’s the one thing I liked about ENT. Everyone was in late fifties inspired gear when in civvies.
To a point. But certain things just look like the time they were made in, and no other. TOS is a great example of this.
oh, tight. Right, I meant right
