Spoilers Star Trek: Lower Decks 2x03 - "We'll Always Have Tom Paris"
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I've never had one, but I can tell you they aren't exactly bestsellers.
I'm guessing that you've never had to depend on SNAP (Govt. Food Stamp Program) for groceries.
Frozen TV dinners of any kind are a staple for many households dependent on Govt. funding.
(at least here in the USA)
Having had to mostly shop at a local discount grocery store for the last year and a half, I can tell you that the freezer section of TV dinners there is usually cleaned out rather quickly after being restocked.
Also, BJ's and SAM'S do a booming business in TV dinners.
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And even some that aren't dependent on them. Cheap, loaded with carbs and convenient were practically invented by the American food industry.
Fortunately, there are now several brands that are a much healthier choice than the old standards of the Hungry Man brand.
(though I do enjoy a SWANSON Mac'N Cheese one on occasion)
Am I getting this right: Mariner may have fought in the Dominion War?
It ended four or even five years ago relative to this episode, and she mentioned wrecking Worf’s midlife crisis blade during a stint on DS9, presumably while he served there.
So in theory, yes… In my view she probably was a whiz kid recruited to Starfleet early on account of her parentage, which would keep her not TOO much older than her fellows on the Cerritos. If Wesley Crusher could’ve theoretically made it in at 14, and thus graduated by 18, then an 18 year-old Mariner could’ve been serving during the Dominion War and still be in her mid twenties by the time of this show. We know she went to the academy with someone who had since made Captain, but we don’t know how old the latter was when they graduated.
This will be fun to explore, I’m sure there’s an existing bio out there for the writers to work with.
Mark
So in theory, yes… In my view she probably was a whiz kid recruited to Starfleet early on account of her parentage, which would keep her not TOO much older than her fellows on the Cerritos. If Wesley Crusher could’ve theoretically made it in at 14, and thus graduated by 18, then an 18 year-old Mariner could’ve been serving during the Dominion War and still be in her mid twenties by the time of this show. We know she went to the academy with someone who had since made Captain, but we don’t know how old the latter was when they graduated.
This will be fun to explore, I’m sure there’s an existing bio out there for the writers to work with.
Mark
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Ummm.... "Frentic" is kind of this series' entire "selling point." That and the references. All the references. There are references. They mention things that happened in other series, they refer to them. They talk about things that have happened in other series in a way that they have watched this universe over the course of decades rather than being part of it.
They refer to things.
Things are referred to.
It's "the best Trek evah!" according to some, though 90% couldn't exsist without the rest of Trek.
Because of the REFERENCES!!!!!!!
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Penis-demons? ::blinkblink:: Have you been watching too much Anime?
AHA!
I actually figured Shax was trying to scare Rutherford so he wouldn't ask again.
Yup, along with morbid obesity, diabetes, heart disease...
Thank you! I *really* needed that laugh right now.
There were no parts with Mariner and Tendi on Freecloud.
That's stretching (it seems more likely to be a Mortal Coil reference), but it'd be awesome. Is William Shatner up for some voice work?
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There were no parts with Mariner and Tendi on Freecloud.
In the OP's defense, both inexplicably (and stupidly, IMO) had Quark's franchises in them
Indeed. Though surely the word franchise makes it's presence very explicable...
Well, wherever they were.There were no parts with Mariner and Tendi on Freecloud.
Yup.
I was posting on the defunct Psi Phi boards in 1996 and we called it VOY all the time. I don't remember if EAS was around back then. I know the Star Trek Chronology and Star Trek Encyclopedia called it VGR, but no one else did, from what I remember or saw. But let him take all the credit he wants if that's what gets him through the day.
Oh sorry, did I infer the wrong similar occurance in classic Trek?
The Lower Decks crew are in place of the TOS viewer. Mr Leslie died but was then back at his post. No explanation. It works too.
Bless his heart.
While they do have a LOT of the original talent on What If.......there are about 20% of the cast that are NOT the original actors. Most notable for me was Drax not being voiced by Dave Bautista, when asked on Twitter he replied that he was never asked, which I find hard to believe considering how many others ARE a part of the show. RDJ, Scarlett Johansson, and Chris Evans also did not take part.
