New Short Trek: The Trouble With Edward

[Charles Phipps]

In my Star Trek: Adventures game, I state that the Temporal Cold War altered the Post-Enterprise Timeline to create a much more advanced and slightly more violent time. The future is still mostly the same due to Time Police like Daniels but its a broad strokes future.

They could say something similar in canon.

 

[Charles Phipps]

I think some reviewers overly identify with Edward as they imagine he'd be how they'd be in the 23rd century.

 

[Rahul]

I understand his irritation too – if I'd poured that much work into something I'd hate to see it discarded as well. But at the same time, he doesn't seem to understand that Star Trek was never his to begin with; he complains like he owns the franchise and that The People are somehow owed airtight continuity. We're not, and that's what irritates me. He has no perspective on his anger. He posts about it like it's matter of social justice, and not a hobby that's moved on without him. (In that light, his complaint about how people would react if Edward were played by anyone but a white man is rather ironic.)

But he's staying in his own website. You people here were putting his critique here.

He simply doesn't like the new iteration of Trek, and he absolutely has every right to do so. And he has the right to post on his own website about that.

Of course you don't have to like his opinions either. But making fun of him for "not catching up" - especially considering how massive his contribution to the whole fandom has been - just feels wrong.

And - in fact - even the new PIC show seems to go a little bit back into Bernd's comfort area, by being super faithful to "classic" Trek canon (continuing previous events, TOS era Romulan ship, Enterprise-D looking like in the 80s) in a way DIS should have done as well right from the start. Bernd might not like PIC either - but it's almost made for him to put all new ships and events into his encyclopedia again without all consistency blowing up again.

 

[NCC-73515]

I understand his irritation too – if I'd poured that much work into something I'd hate to see it discarded as well. But at the same time, he doesn't seem to understand that Star Trek was never his to begin with; he complains like he owns the franchise and that The People are somehow owed airtight continuity. We're not, and that's what irritates me. He has no perspective on his anger. He posts about it like it's matter of social justice, and not a hobby that's moved on without him. (In that light, his complaint about how people would react if Edward were played by anyone but a white man is rather ironic.)

I fully understand and share ~80% of his points, and most of them are good points, cause he simply truthfully points out avoidable inconsistencies. I don't think the fast-reproducing tribbles need an origin story, and it's weird that human DNA is responsible, so that's what I have to criticize the most here.

He simply doesn't like the new iteration of Trek, and he absolutely has every right to do so. And he has the right to post on his own website about that.

This.

I think the episode is more of a vegan vs omni allegory than guy vs girl, or scientist vs captain.

 

[Harpsichord]

Jon Benjamin Has a Plan (to end galactic hunger)

This was fantastic. "Feel the meat on these."

 

[The Wormhole]

Maybe it's just because I work with engineers, many of whom are exactly like this guy, and they drive me batshit crazy. Too close to real life maybe?

Which kind of reminds me of why I could never get into The Big Bang Theory, the characters just remind me of the crowd I hung around with in high school who I couldn't stand.

Bernd might not like PIC either

He doesn't. He's already losing it over the Starfleet badge in Picard being "obviously influenced" by the Disco badge and how that's a crime of the highest order or something.

 

[Lord Garth]

Is Bernd supposed to be James Dixon Lite?

It's too bad. I used to love the website Ex Astris Scientia once upon a time.

 

[Charles Phipps]

I don't mind his continuity but the opening. "because he's a straight white dude, clearly he's a loser" warranted some derisive commentary.

I mean, really? In Star Trek?

 

[BillJ]

It's too bad. I used to love the website Ex Astris Scientia once upon a time.

I still love the site, I just ignore his feelings/take on the current productions.

 

[Tuskin38]

I still love the site, I just ignore his feelings/take on the current productions.

Same

 

[The Wormhole]

Is Bernd supposed to be James Dixon Lite?

Flawed as he may be, Bernd is nowhere near that bad.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Is Bernd supposed to be James Dixon Lite?

It's too bad. I used to love the website Ex Astris Scientia once upon a time.

I still love the site, I just ignore his feelings/take on the current productions.

Same

Agreed. The website has been one of the best ST sources for years. I was never aware of the man's views until people posted them here.

 

[Lord Garth]

Flawed as he may be, Bernd is nowhere near that bad.

Okay, good.

 

[Tuskin38]

Also he doesn’t live in Canada or The US, so uh he must be watching these Short Trek’s illegally.

At least he knows the 25% rule is bullshit (I’ve seen him laugh at people in the comments who bring it up)

 

[BillJ]

The situation definitely got away from Captain Whatsherface incredibly quickly. I doubt anyone will be offering her another command anytime soon. She’ll probably fly a desk for the rest of her career.

 

[Charles Phipps]

The situation definitely got away from Captain Whatsherface incredibly quickly. I doubt anyone will be offering her another command anytime soon. She’ll probably fly a desk for the rest of her career.

Back to the Enterprise as a Lt. Commander forever.

 

[IMC Headquarters]

"Security? Report to my ready room."

Tried and true methods are the best.

 

[Amasov]

I totally LOLed out loud at that. Pretty much perfect comedic delivery, there.

Same. Not only because it looks like a TOS prop, but, that it just came out of nowhere.

 

[Lord Garth]

Back to the Enterprise as a Lt. Commander forever.

Promote someone to their level of incompetence, then demote them by one step for their own good. Corporate Culture, as co-opted by Starfleet.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Back to the Enterprise as a Lt. Commander forever.

Depends on how easy it would be to shift blame onto Larkin. The whole thing really is his fault, after all.