Star Trek Discovery to drop F-bomb (at least twice)
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Of course it it. As I said it's used in many ways in may situations. From stubbing a toe to the act of intercourse. Point is, it should carry only a casual weight.
Oh, you care a lot.
You're just trying to hope I say it.. naughty boy. I'm classier than thatOf course it it. As I said it's used in many ways in may situations. From stubbing a toe to the act of intercourse. Point is, it should carry only a casual weight.
Oh, you care a lot.
Nah. It's not even a word I use very often. I'm not much of a swearer.You're just trying to hope I say it.. naughty boy. I'm classier than that
I'm all set to watch it tomorrow anyway..
Well ORV is TNG inspired rather than TOS, so that makes sense.
Well now I know exactly why Dickens is boring as fuck.
First draft: "Marley was dead as fuck to begin with".
Given that the show has a TV-MA rating, your whole argument here is null and void. Good day to you!
I want to read that draft!
"Just because we can do a thing, it does not necessarily mean we must do that thing." - the Federation President
I know the 'f' word, obviously, and use it on occasion, but I have a broad vocabulary, and I'm much more inclined to find a way to express myself that utilizes it, hopefully with wit. I've tended to take the lack of swearing in Trek as a sign that people are better educated in the future. There are so many uses of the word "fuck" that it becomes like overuse of the word "thing" in an intellectually lazy person's vocabulary. Who cares if you communicate with precision? Just slap that word in there and leave it up to the listener to work out what you meant. Feh.
I know the 'f' word, obviously, and use it on occasion, but I have a broad vocabulary, and I'm much more inclined to find a way to express myself that utilizes it, hopefully with wit. I've tended to take the lack of swearing in Trek as a sign that people are better educated in the future. There are so many uses of the word "fuck" that it becomes like overuse of the word "thing" in an intellectually lazy person's vocabulary. Who cares if you communicate with precision? Just slap that word in there and leave it up to the listener to work out what you meant. Feh.
I agree - "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette couldn't have been as emphatic as was needed without it, either. But these words have power when used sparingly.
Agreed! I am going to assume it will be used sparingly and when it benefits the scene.
"Fuck the fuck off, you fucked up fucking fuck" is a phrase I have often wanted to use, but never could find the correct nuanced moment in an argument to use it. I think it should be Sarek's catchphrase.
DS9 surprised the hell out of me when O'Brien uttered forth 'Bollocks!" as a profanity. Star Trek has been edging ever more adult as the years have passed. The thing is that it's mostly been fan-baity decon-gel sequences, rather than the nature of the stories being adult. Now if this is to the Star Trek universe what Logan was to the X-Men universe, I can get behind it. That depends on the writing.
DS9 surprised the hell out of me when O'Brien uttered forth 'Bollocks!" as a profanity. Star Trek has been edging ever more adult as the years have passed. The thing is that it's mostly been fan-baity decon-gel sequences, rather than the nature of the stories being adult. Now if this is to the Star Trek universe what Logan was to the X-Men universe, I can get behind it. That depends on the writing.
I think it might be weird at first but then I'd get used to it. I swear like a champion all day long and I work in a warehouse where everyone swears even more than me and yet I don't like hearing my dad swear. Trek hasn't done that much in the past but like a lot of other things, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Dark Matter had people saying shit and it felt natural to those guys because of who they are. I think it can be good if used naturally and used sparingly, like to punctuate a scene or if it's high intensity, like say Burnham and a Klingon have phasers pointed at each other after some shits gone down and she yells "what the fuck are you doing here?!"
Didn't Colm Meaney slip that in because Americans didn't realise what it meant? I remember the BBC edited it out - I fell off my chair when I finally saw it uncut on the DVD!
It was the same with Kirk's "Klingon bastard" line in TSFS - in the PG edit I knew for years on an off-air recording he just kind of mumbles "Klingon... Killed my son!"
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