Old tricorders were more explodey. But bridge consoles weren't.
Spoilers Strange New Worlds Episode 7 - Those Old Scientists
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I also loved how Pike kept being sucked into being flattered then catching himself (or getting caught out).
M'Benga's softly delivered "explode" response as he recoiled in confusion at Boimler's statement was just...yeah, nice.
yeah, this bit made me laugh pretty good.
Second verse, same as the first.
This episode is popular to a lot of people apparently. For those who don't understand my confusion and the viewpoint of those who don't like Lower Decks, try to imagine if you wake up one day and look on your local Star Wars website and find out that Jar-Jar Binks is suddenly one of SW's most popular characters, there's a whole tv show about him, the crossover episode of Andor where Jar-Jar appeared is considered one of Andor's best episodes, and if you say anything remotely critical about the episode (not to the point where you're hazing Ahmed Best towards suicide of course, that was horrific that people actually did that) but just minor stuff saying this show and this character aren't really that great, you're told off as saying you don't like Star Wars and that you're not really a Star Wars fan.
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I wouldn't cut a moment from any of them. But yes, my intent was to point out that faster pacing is better for funny stories.
I wouldn't cut a moment from any of them. But yes, my intent was to point out that faster pacing is better for funny stories.
Nobody knew the NCC-1701 was going to get blown up over Genesis. How would anyone have gotten anything from it?
Additionally, how would anyone have gotten ahold of any C wreckage?
It's such a trip that Animated Pike's hair is so much less exagerated than Live-Action Pike's. 
If it's desperately important to anyone, it's entirely plausible that the damaged NCC-1701 that had been docked at Earth for decommissioning at the beginning of ST III had parts removed from it for a variety of reasons. One would be damage analysis - useful in new hull, shield and weapon design. Another would be that self-same tradition of intending to install some of it in a new build.
One could go further, and assume that of the many tons of material removed from the TOS ship in order to refit it - say, the entirety of two big honkin' nacelles, for instance - some had been warehoused by Starfleet. The refit is not a new ship, it's a, uh, refit of the TOS Enterprise. So archived bits of the TOS ship would serve for the exact same traditional purpose as stuff from the refit.
If it's desperately important to anyone, it's entirely plausible that the damaged NCC-1701 that had been docked at Earth for decommissioning at the beginning of ST III had parts removed from it for a variety of reasons. One would be damage analysis - useful in new hull, shield and weapon design. Another would be that self-same tradition of intending to install some of it in a new build.
One could go further, and assume that of the many tons of material removed from the TOS ship in order to refit it - say, the entirety of two big honkin' nacelles, for instance - some had been warehoused by Starfleet. The refit is not a new ship, it's a, uh, refit of the TOS Enterprise. So archived bits of the TOS ship would serve for the exact same traditional purpose as stuff from the refit.
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Since it's been established that Pelia's species lives for thousands of years, I'd kind of love a follow-up to this episode where she shows up on Lower Decks and is like "Hey Boimler, long time no see!"
Even the LD animated reality can't do justice to Pike's hair.
You got a chart for that? If you do, take me off it. I like Dal, Boimler and Mariner.I do find it strange that some people who said they hated Dal and can't stand him on Prodigy (which is now canceled so I guess they won) are the very same people saying they love Boimler and Mariner.
I think it was the Diane Carey novel 'Ship of the Line' that first established that each Enterprise has had a piece of the previous Enterprise as part of its construction.
The episode would've been funnier in my opinion if Pike said, "Sorry Ensign Boimler, I have to keep the ship safe even if it means offending your sensibilities" and attacked the Orions as pirates, chased them across the galaxy after they took the portal, stunned an entire crowd of Orions on the way to the Orion crew only for Pike to find the nerdiest looking Orions you've ever seen and the Orion captain to be like, "Dude, we're scientists, we're just getting a scan and were going to put the portal back and we'd have done it sooner if you had just asked". Have the Orion scientist look a bit like Doc Brown/Einstein even.
Once again, no one is saying if you don’t like the episode or Lower Decks that you’re not a Trek fan
The alternate reality where you folks imagine yourselves as a persecuted minority doesn’t exist anywhere but in your own head and those who share your collective delusions
I love how the Orion science ship was almost a copy of the Orion raider vessel in the Remastered version of "Journey to Babel(TOS)." But...I thought SNW hated TOS Era visual continuity?
The "rock upgrade" hasn't happened yet.
At this point in Starfleet history it's all about the flying sparks and huge puffs of billowing smoke.
I take issue with the Jar Jar Binks comparison. LD is not Jar Jar Binks level. LD is a funny and charming meta look at Trek. But maybe you should ask yourself why this crossover is the most popular SNW episode (currently standing at 91.4%)? Perhaps you should not dismiss our opinions so quickly? And nobody is saying that you are not a true fan. But you should not assume either that "your Trek" is the only correct Trek and anything different is somehow not "real Trek". You may not like LD or this crossover but it is still Trek. Heck, I don't like Discovery but it is still Star Trek. And Discovery fans are still Trek fans.