"You see the etchings on the hull? That's evidence of catastrophic basidiosac rupture."
"What are they? They are the progenitors of panspermia."
What the fuck?? Discovery is full of techno shit talk
Do you feel the dialogue is, at times, unfitting of military/science personnel?
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"What are they? They are the progenitors of panspermia."
What the fuck?? Discovery is full of techno shit talk
A basidium is a spore-producing reproductive structure found in basidiomycete fungi, a group that includes mushrooms, shelf fungi, rusts, and smuts.
"What are they? They are the progenitors of panspermia."
What the fuck?? Discovery is full of techno shit talk
[/QUOTE]Really, WTF?! everyone who watches Star Trek should know what panspermia is. That's a pretty basic scifi concept.
So, here's the thing. The technobabble in Discovery actually means something a lot of the time. Can't say the same thing for Berman era meaningfree boilerplate babble blocks.
Okay, if you say so
Okay, if you say so
FYI,
In October 2018, Harvard astronomers presented an analytical model that suggests matter—and potentially dormant spores—can be exchanged across the vast distances between galaxies, a process termed 'galactic panspermia', and not be restricted to the limited scale of solar systems.The detection of an extra-solar object named ʻOumuamua crossing the inner Solar System in a hyperbolic orbit confirms the existence of a continuing material link with exoplanetary systems.
Seems like actual scientists take the theory of panspermia seriously, even if some fans of scifi shows don't.
As an evil cultist myself, I feel this is just a redressig of an older, already closed thread
I think there really is a scientist called Stamets too. It's just that whether it's truth or fiction sometimes the 'babble' aspect makes one's eyes glaze over.FYI,
In October 2018, Harvard astronomers presented an analytical model that suggests matter—and potentially dormant spores—can be exchanged across the vast distances between galaxies, a process termed 'galactic panspermia', and not be restricted to the limited scale of solar systems.The detection of an extra-solar object named ʻOumuamua crossing the inner Solar System in a hyperbolic orbit confirms the existence of a continuing material link with exoplanetary systems.
Seems like actual scientists take the theory of panspermia seriously, even if some fans of scifi shows don't.
There is a cult of Technobabble out there? Scripture must be quite an... interesting?... read.
It's as dry as a desert at noon. you know, like VOY dialogues
IMO, Disco doesn't feel like its scripts are littered with the classic TNG scripting guide of [INSERT TECH HERE] chestnut to be filled out sometime after the script is otherwise complete. What I hear is actually cognizant to the episode it appears in.
The technobabble, or horseshit if you like, is every bit as incomprehensible in Discovery,as in other Trek incarnations.
Sometimes its best just to have a quiet nod to one's self and say "Okaaaaaay, I'll go with that"
Sometimes its best just to have a quiet nod to one's self and say "Okaaaaaay, I'll go with that"
I"m late coming across this thread. But I find it funny as it reminds me of a story I read years ago but not sure if I can verify. Apparently someone asked a bunch of Air Force officers what they thought about Stargate SG-1. Some of them actually said they know RL officers (as in Colonels or higher) who made Jack O'Neill look more serious and by the book.
Oh, and to the OP....you have poor understanding of people.
Oh, and to the OP....you have poor understanding of people.
I've worked in scientific labs or projects, where I've seen technicians or even the scientists laugh over memes on the computer at times. Informal language was used all the time. People don't talk to each other as if they were reciting a scientific journal. Same goes for a military base. They don't talk out of a manual...
Was that before or after a member of this well-trained, professional military crew blew a mission by dry humping a statue? Was the captain following military protocol when he stole a shuttle to spy on his ex wife's personal life? Maybe the academy teaches that it's ok for a goofy green blob of jello to sexually harass the CMO.
Speaking of ex wife, I'm sure a future professional science and military organization would put a captain and his ex fucking wife together on the same ship, with her as the XO no less.
I like The Orville and have seen them all, but this claim is some first-class bullshit. If this is the lense you are viewing the world through, I'd conclude this thread is off my list of things to check in on with any kind of seriousness. It's not because I'm nervous and insufferable (good try though). It's because this is a claim so inane and obviously biased, it makes my eyes roll up into my head involuntarily.
I hate to say it, but I didn't even realize she was missing in the latest episode until I watched it a second time.
Well, I understood it..."You see the etchings on the hull? That's evidence of catastrophic basidiosac rupture."
"What are they? They are the progenitors of panspermia."
What the fuck?? Discovery is full of techno shit talk
This is the same Orville with the pilot drinking a beer on his first day with his new CO? With a robot liaison officer removing a limb of a fellow officer?
Sorry, I think Orville is well done but I cannot regard it as close to perfection or take it seriously.
Trek novels beat them to it. With Calhoun and his ex-girlfriend being Captain and XO of the Excalibur.
Peter David looks at his contacts for "lawyer".
I rather prefer my Star Trek to be a bit more formal when on the bridge and at briefings but informality at other times in other locations is fine.
I think one of the reasons I like TMP so much is that so much of it is professional sounding while on the bridge, although the movie as a whole needed more character moments elsewhere. But even there, McCoy and Decker call out Kirk and they joke a bit to break the tension.
Tilly is a long overdue homage to awkward female nerds everywhere. They need to keep her ramblings to one liners or, as Stamets says, "Talk less," But otherwise I love her. She's meant to be someone talented who lacks a protocol filter, although it's dubious that she should be an officer at this point.
Discovery is not far off the right balance IMO. Whereas NuSpock and NuUhura were snogging on the transporter pad when the Earth was about to implode, Stamets blows out Culber with a simple, "Now is not the right time." No shit; you're both on duty.
They do need to cut down on navel-gazing exposition mind you. That wears after a while.
I think one of the reasons I like TMP so much is that so much of it is professional sounding while on the bridge, although the movie as a whole needed more character moments elsewhere. But even there, McCoy and Decker call out Kirk and they joke a bit to break the tension.
Tilly is a long overdue homage to awkward female nerds everywhere. They need to keep her ramblings to one liners or, as Stamets says, "Talk less," But otherwise I love her. She's meant to be someone talented who lacks a protocol filter, although it's dubious that she should be an officer at this point.
Discovery is not far off the right balance IMO. Whereas NuSpock and NuUhura were snogging on the transporter pad when the Earth was about to implode, Stamets blows out Culber with a simple, "Now is not the right time." No shit; you're both on duty.
They do need to cut down on navel-gazing exposition mind you. That wears after a while.
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