Because it slipped my mind. I also forgot "Chimera". I'm adding those.
I thought I got everything, when I said that.
Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 3x04 - "No Win Scenario"
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I thought I got everything, when I said that.
Because it slipped my mind. I also forgot "Chimera". I'm adding those.
I thought I got everything, when I said that.
Now I think you're good!
I've started watching "The Jem'Hadar" and I've got two things to say: First, i'm so glad I don't have kids. I'm so feeling bad for Sisko. And second, I've got a serious bone to pick with everyone who says about PIC Season 3, "But it's too dark!" Do they not remember how dark the interiors of DS9 could be? The rose-tinted glasses these people have. I swear to God. "But the station wasn't that dark!" I'm looking at it right now! Anyway...
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Not this dark. I’m rewatching DS9 on the same device, I never had to turn up the brightness all the way up.
DS9 had their cameras set to higher ISO settings and the contrast is lower. The sets themselves are just as dark. If the ISO settings were lower and they upped the contrast... okay, it wouldn't look like PIC Season 3, but it would look pretty similar to DSC levels.
I heard from somewhere (I can't remember where) that they re-uploaded the fourth episode of PIC Season 3 to Paramount+ with improved lighting. I haven't re-watched it yet. I probably won't get to it with all this DS9 I'm going to burn through. But I guess we'll see... or won't see.
To return to the swearing thing for a moment... I suppose I just find it a ridiculous thing to comment on. Some people - for whatever reasons, few if any of which involve "pearl clutching" - don't care for profanity. So what? Does it actually matter? Frankly, I'd rather reserve my derision / disgust / ire / whatever for things that actually matter and actually affect people's (real) lives. Stuff like sexism, misogyny, racism, homophobia and the like. People who don't care for profanity don't even begin to register with me. The other stuff does.
Regarding DS9 sets being darker...
It's a Cardassian station. It's meant to be a different setting, tone, and lighting scheme.
I personally don't have a problem with PICARD being more darkly lit. But it is dark compared to even DS9. (The situation on the Titan at least called for it, since it was running on emergency power and was under attack.)
I don’t like most Discovery sets but I never had any issue with their lighting.
It was stated up here…haven’t checked either.
it was called for when they cut power, not in the previous scenes and episodes.
I think the issue seems to be the Starfleet ships in PICARD are much darker than every series up to ENT. And it's a valid point.
Sorry to derail this fascinating discussion of cursing in a tv show but a plot question:
When they leave the “nebula” Riker has enough power for a tractor beam and for warp. The asteroid gambit really fries the Strike - it has explicitly no warp or impulse - why not take it out? It’s a proven enemy ship, hostile, and seems to be helpless. Beam off the crew if need be. Titan’s phasers should be functional even if photons were depleted. What am I missing?
When they leave the “nebula” Riker has enough power for a tractor beam and for warp. The asteroid gambit really fries the Strike - it has explicitly no warp or impulse - why not take it out? It’s a proven enemy ship, hostile, and seems to be helpless. Beam off the crew if need be. Titan’s phasers should be functional even if photons were depleted. What am I missing?
Riker just wanted to get the fuck back to Federation Space is the simplest answer.
I think I have only heard it twice in real life, and can’t remember hearing it in films for a number of years. It immediately brings to mind the American Pie era. XD
My main take on it, and why I chimed in, was that for some it isn’t about being offended by profanity so much as a sort of chip or dent in the world building.
At least you could see the colors of the uniforms on ds9 and make out their faces and expressions. It was not as dark as this season of Picard. Not even close.
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I’ve been watching “the last of us” about a post apocalyptic group who generally has no electricity and THEY are better lit than the Titan or Terryworld. Really a miss here.
Yes he did. But why leave the Strike where it could be repaired and show up again?
Because they were damaged as well.
Do you really believe that every single member race/species of the UFP will give up their native measurement systems?
No matter how awesome you think the 'Metric System' is; locally, almost every species will most likely use their measurement systems.
Similar to how the 'US Customary Units' co-exists with the 'Metric System'
If you buy products on Vulcan, Andor, Tellar, Ferenginar.
Even if every one of those has been a member of the UFP by that point in time.
I HIGHLY doubt they'll give up their local Customary Units of measurement.
The main thing he copied was the shape of the bucket.
It's a Trapezoidal Cylinder with the wider base and the smaller aperture at top, so that it's unlikely to tilt over
Not everything in life uses compatible energy or Electricity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country
Even within a small voltage range, we can't agree on one fixed voltage.
The 1## Voltage has a range of: (100V, 110V, 115V, 120V, 127V) between various countries.
The 2## Voltage has a range of: (200V, 220V, 230V, 240V) between various countries.
Not to even mention the 50 Hz / 60 Hz AC power frequency choice between countries.
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given that my point was _exactly_ that there can be incompatible systems around I think I believe exactly the opposite.
