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Production Quality Of Picard

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LOL ... it's a vintage Jean Paul Gaultier. :)

And that's why Picard doesn't stand out to me as being contemporary. The colors feel reflective of more muted outfits that reflect a time after a war. In essence, it reflects the gray uniforms of Starfleet and the Dominion War. While some have left it behind (Starfleet trying to with the more colorful uniforms) Picard has not, and Raffi has not, and Freecloud is not a part of the Federation and reflects that more frontier feel.

Perhaps it's a reflection of Picard's character at this point in his life?

One theme of the series is Picard's inability to leave the past behind. His wardrobe would seem to be a reflection of it.
 
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Neither do you yet here you are

I started the thread. Talk about anything in regards to production. The next thing that I thought could use improvement were the doo point special effects. I mean really copy and past starships. Cheap and the ship they designed to be copied looked ugly.
 
I started the thread. Talk about anything in regards to production. The next thing that I thought could use improvement were the doo point special effects. I mean really copy and past starships. Cheap and the ship they designed to be copied looked ugly.

You probably shouldn't start threads if you don't like people calling you out on your nonsense.

The ships were literally on screen for less than 30 seconds. They were fine. How is this any different than previous treks reusing footage ad nauseum
 
You probably shouldn't start threads if you don't like people calling you out on your nonsense.

The ships were literally on screen for less than 30 seconds. They were fine. How is this any different than previous treks reusing footage ad nauseum
Here is the thing and something that keeps coming up. New Trek is held to a different standard than old Trek. I'm slowly coming to recognize this idea, even if I don't agree with it. I could list example and example after example of Trek doing exactly what Picard has done. But, at this point in time, after several threads and pages, it simply is going to not line up, no matter what.
 
You probably shouldn't start threads if you don't like people calling you out on your nonsense.

The ships were literally on screen for less than 30 seconds. They were fine. How is this any different than previous treks reusing footage ad nauseum

DSP did a great job with their effects as well as voyager.
 
Typical TrekBBS Post in 2003:

"B&B don't know what they're doing and have no respect for Star Trek! ENT is a prequel that completely undermines TOS! And then there's the movies! Nemesis was nothing but pew-pew! Good riddance to bad rubbish! Cancel ENT!"

Typical TrekBBS Post in 2020:

"Alex Kurtzman doesn't know what he's doing and has no respect for Star Trek! STD is a prequel that completely undermines TOS! And then there's the movies! They were nothing but pew-pew and lens flare! Good riddance to bad rubbish! Cancel STD and STP!"

All I did was change the names and add lens flare.
 
Typical TrekBBS Post in 2003:

"B&B don't know what they're doing and have no respect for Star Trek! ENT is a prequel that completely undermines TOS! And then there's the movies! Nemesis was nothing but pew-pew! Good riddance to bad rubbish! Cancel ENT!"

Typical TrekBBS Post in 2020:

"Alex Kurtzman doesn't know what he's doing and has no respect for Star Trek! STD is a prequel that completely undermines TOS! And then there's the movies! They were nothing but pew-pew and lens flare! Good riddance to bad rubbish! Cancel STD and STP!"

All I did was change the names and add lens flare.
And it's the SAME POSTERS.........now they also hold B&B up to Jesus like status.
 
Typical TrekBBS Post in 2003:

"B&B don't know what they're doing and have no respect for Star Trek! ENT is a prequel that completely undermines TOS! And then there's the movies! Nemesis was nothing but pew-pew! Good riddance to bad rubbish! Cancel ENT!"

Typical TrekBBS Post in 2020:

"Alex Kurtzman doesn't know what he's doing and has no respect for Star Trek! STD is a prequel that completely undermines TOS! And then there's the movies! They were nothing but pew-pew and lens flare! Good riddance to bad rubbish! Cancel STD and STP!"

All I did was change the names and add lens flare.


Now, they're singing the praises of The Orville (which is written, produced, and directed by ... Brannon Braga! :rolleyes: )
 
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I started the thread. Talk about anything in regards to production. The next thing that I thought could use improvement were the doo point special effects. I mean really copy and past starships. Cheap and the ship they designed to be copied looked ugly.

Your thread title is misleading. It should be “Production qualities of Picard that you hate.” Because not only have you not said anything positive about PIC’s production quality, you’re going out of your way to just pick and choose random insignificant crap to bitch about, as if the entire purpose of this thread you created was to push your agenda of hating the show. So if you want us to take you seriously, try pointing out things about PIC’s production quality that you actually like so it doesn’t look like you have an ulterior motive for this topic.
 
I thought the production design was OK. But I wish there were more callbacks to the clean TNG aesthetic. You know, the bridge is comfy, displays are clean and logical. You could imagine living on the Enterprise D, it was fully realised and that’s the nice future that I’d like to live in. PIC was a bit dystopian by comparison. There was money, someone living in a weird trailer thing...

What’s interesting to me about DSC and PIC is that they look a bit generic SciFi now. I mean stuff looks good, but lacks that ‘Trek’ vibe. By way of contrast, The Mandalorian takes its inspiration from one thing and one thing only. Star Wars.
 
Your thread title is misleading. It should be “Production qualities of Picard that you hate.” Because not only have you not said anything positive about PIC’s production quality, you’re going out of your way to just pick and choose random insignificant crap to bitch about, as if the entire purpose of this thread you created was to push your agenda of hating the show. So if you want us to take you seriously, try pointing out things about PIC’s production quality that you actually like so it doesn’t look like you have an ulterior motive for this topic.


I’m not required to say anything positive about the show. If you think it looks great go ahead and explain why you like the look such as the clothes and the effects.
 
I’m not required to say anything positive about the show. If you think it looks great go ahead and explain why you like the look such as the clothes and the effects.

Then you admit that the only reason you made this thread was to purposely speak negatively about the show, rather than taking part in any meaningful discussion about the production values?
 
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Oh my word, that video sums up for me so much that's wrong with Star Trek fans.
It is the constant need to have that rationalization explained rather than accept limitations of production, i.e. time, money, model availability, etc, that is rather odd. Some how there is still a thread about "James R. Kirk."

Now, I have no problem with rationalization. It's a rather simple mental exercise for me. But, demanding the producers answer every single detail is simply irrational.
 
I didn't like ENT. I gave it another shot during the first month of the Quarantine, and came away from it with a better impression than before, but for two decades my answer was a simple, "I just don't like it." If someone wanted to press me for answers, all they'd get from me is "Rick Berman's been at it too long" or "It reminds me of Bush". If they were lucky.

It's like Pepperoni Pizza. I just don't like it. "Why?" I don't know why, I just don't. One time, when I was six, we got a pizza. I didn't want pepperoni. So my mother told them, "half plain, half pepperoni". We got home, opened up the pizza box, and guess what it was? All pepperoni. They didn't listen. So I just wouldn't eat it. I didn't want it. Period. So I had something else I actually did like instead.

Some of these people here, they'd eat the pizza while still saying "I hate it!" Just like they'd watch Picard while still saying "I hate it!"

Data: "I hate this. Oh yes! I hate this! It is revolting!"
Guinan: "Would you like more?"
Data: "Please."

If people treated shows they didn't like as if it were food they didn't like and just didn't go near them, they'd be a lot happier.
 
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