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TOS was pretty imaginative, particularly for the budget / resources / time it was made in.
I think a lot of that suffered in the later eras.
That's a lot of hipsters
It’s not about getting it right but making an effort IMHO.
No, not in any way that would suggest major changes to it post reconstruction. The Breen barely destroyed the one location they were firing at. Another question might have been why didn’t they nuke it and do a better job?
Huh? Didn’t you just make the point that wars change the landscape?
it’s relevant because it establishes setting.
Star Trek is set in the future. It’s in the title. It’s what it chooses (not is chosen for it) to be, and half of what makes it so interesting. I liked “Far Beyond the Stars,” but I’d be less interested in watching a non-sci-fi spinoff set in Benny Russell’s time.
The sci-fi stuff without being the point has always inspired just by being there. PIC still does a lot of it...he visits his quantum archive, there are flash transporters, Daj is an android, there’s a friggin Borg in it...but it’s lackluster as well.
It's true though. It's why on ones 40th birthday when one has to toss their skinny jeans,hoodies in the trash and remove the hair buns they then have to face the ultimate choice. Distinguished elder statesman or random dude. Some go one way and others the other way.
Jason
But, the production team gets castigated at every turn. This is not a hill worth dying on for them, in my opinion, largely because it isn't relevant to the story.
Yes, I stand corrected regarding the attack, however, wars can impact more than just landscapes. Supply lines, paranoia, and such all could be impacted.
Wars can have impact in many different ways.
Setting is already established.
Which follows along with Roddenberry's original idea-the technology is not the focus. The technology exists in the background, doesn't require commentary, and isn't the inspiration of the series. It is just tools that are used in the daily grind.
The story is about the people.
What this has to do with anything? Can you tell from which part of UK Narek's accent is from?
I prefer the colloquial usage to what one TNG writer called "the stilted Star Trek language."
Their “dying” is absurd. It’s their job.
It’s reestablished less futuristic, yes.
It’s not either or.
To reiterate, I love the series. I’ve seen the premier 5 times I’m so happy with all of this. But the series does leave me underwhelmed on this subject.
Agreed. Frisco having traffic lights and trolleys but only a couple cars instead of a clogged up streets hit a nice plausible balance for me. I guess we now know that’s because everyone flies in a shuttle since there’s a fuckton of them in this show.
Their job is to tell the story. That's what they did.
How so? Genuinely? Because of fashion? In a replicator society fashion could change even more frequently than now.
To reiterate it wasn't essential to the story. Thus, they didn't focus on it because the story was about people, and the setting was a given.
Could they have done better? Maybe. But, it isn't Star Trek's job to inspire humanity by brilliant futurism.
There's a sign mentioning the London Kings, so baseball could be a thing again.
I wonder what Fenway Park looks like in 2399?
I thought hipster beards were really long and thick affairs. Narek's beard is nowhere near long or thick enough to qualify as a hipster beard.
I generally prefer that as well. The only real time it really took me out of the moment was the date between Dahj and the alien dude. He was way,way to 2020 human sounding that it almost looks dumb they felt the need to put some alien goop on his forehead. Maybe it's only when the aliens sound like young modern day humans that it's a issue. Even though it seems weird to here a Romulan with a Italian accent I actually loved those Romulan friends of Picard and the way they and Picard interacted. It felt modern but also adult. Of course I can sort of understand it must also be hard to sort of figure out how to write young people in Trek. They got to sound young and using tons of slang but of course the stuff young people would be into in the future would be different than what they are into today. You can't exactly have them posting on space twitter and listening to Beyounce.
Jason
Yeah, not hipster. Narek hopped on that Romulan ship and flew right out of Westeros.
Story is the writer's job. The designer's job is to create the setting. They created "a" setting, sure. Any hack can do that.
It's not the replicators.
Again, that excuse can be applied to any show, yet your'e not going to find Starbucks cups on Game of Thrones...wait.
Yes, it is. It's been a HUGE part of Trek from the beginning and in every incarnation. And fans have loved it for it.
I’m sure the trough is still in the mens room...There's a sign mentioning the London Kings, so baseball could be a thing again.
I wonder what Fenway Park looks like in 2399?
The inspiration is from the characters not the tech.
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