Who DOESN'T have issues with Berman? Denise Crosby even trolled him on Twitter over the commbadge he took from her on her last day of shooting as Tasha in 1988.
Spoilers Picard 1x1, "Remembrance"
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Check all the Starfleet logo variants from across the centuries across that rooftop. And Cardassian graffiti, too?
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We need to know more about the political side there. I’m sure there is more to it and it isn’t just full of evil Republicans now.
Did Quark get a twitter account? I recall back in his bar he was always going on about the Terrans and how the hoomans considered themselves superior to everyone else.
The 'federation' is a stretch, but the reporters' line 'Romulan lives' has probably prompted the question, which I think is a legitimate one. Why did/does it matter to the Starfleet of this era that the lives were Romulan? It doesn't mean there is some fundamental streak of racism in the Federation in this era, any more than the anti-Romulan bridge officer in Balance of Terror meant that the wider organisation of that era was institutionally racist. But it does seem on the face of it that Starfleet decided not, on this occasion, to stretch out a hand to a former enemy in need as the principles established way back in The Corbomite Maneuver reinforced was the right thing to do. A decision that I hope/assume will be explored.
hear! hear!
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Haven't you been paying attention since 2009? Nobody who works on any aspect of Star Trek cares. Literally NOBODY!!
Yes, but that's not convenient when you're trying to build a case for "Why Star Trek: Picard is TEH SUX!!1!!"
Jeri Ryan was a hell of a good actress, even back then. Certainly had a lot more going on than just looking good in a sexy costume.
Agreed. But this is pretty standard Hollywood culture unfortunately, and certainly wasn't unique to Berman.
Uh, they were planning on helping them though. They were building a massive rescue armada, which was then destroyed by the synths.
True.Haven't you been paying attention since 2009? Nobody who works on any aspect of Star Trek cares. Literally NOBODY!!
Which they recalled before the job was done.
And they then walked away from the project entirely, which is what upset Picard.
If we want to see why people were concerned about the attitudes on display from both the interviewer personally and Starfleet, we need only turn to the dialogue from the interview:
P: The Romulans asked for our help. And I believed we had a profound obligation to give it.
I: Many felt there were better uses for our resources than aiding the Federation's oldest enemy.
P: Well fortunately the Federation chose to support the rescue effort.
I: Yes. Initially.
P: I have been known to be persuasive. But the Federaiton understood there were millions of lives at stake.
I: Romulan lives.
P: No. Lives.
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I: What was it that you lost faith in, Admiral?.....
Didn't you resign your commission in protest? ....Why did you really quit Starfleet?
P: Because it was no longer Starfleet. We withdrew. The galaxy was mourning, burying its dead, and Starfleet had slunk from its duties. The decision to call off the rescue and to abandon those we had sworn to save was not just dishonorable, it was downright criminal!
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No? It never got to do its job.
I have no issues with him. I actually think he did a exceptional job with the franchise.
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Didn't they "walk away" because of the Mars attack? Wasn't the capability to conduct the rescue significantly hampered by this attack? Maybe I just missed some details, but I wasn't under the impression that the Federation suddenly just did a 180 and said "phuck the Romulans."
Hard to argue this point. He presided over the franchise for almost 20 years of prosperity. Yes, many argue that things slipped in the later years...but even Rome fell eventually. The fact that the show was around long enough to even have the opportunity to get stale says something about his ability to manage it and keep it together.