It's interesting to discuss now, and thinking back on it. Completely off topic but it is really informative. Though, most of the therapy dogs I have met are very arrogant about their degrees
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And the reason for that was that her powers were only allowed to work when they weren't needed. In situations where they'd actually be useful, the writers would find any lame excuse to sideline them. "His mind is very focused."
Something that really stood out for me the last time I did a TNG series watch was how routinely they handwaved away Troi's potential usefulness. It was drinking game material.
I wouldn't want to take on that game. Sounds dangerous.
Best kind. 
Yes, learn from SF how we learn to live with the diversity of 90% humans onboard most ships, all human admirals, headquarters and SF academy on Earth... Oh, the unity despite this vast diversity!
(Sorry, my pet peeve of ST got triggered. I'm not the target group for either animation or agewise, but I love the animation style, the almost-all-alien group, look forward to seeing Janeway again... So I'm actually getting excited about it. )
Agreed. What's also wrong and hopefully outdated is double standards, like portraying some promiscuous guy as a loveable, admirable stud, and women of the same attitude as morally questionable or a laughing stock and/ or fantasy fodder. So, essentially like 90s Trek. That said, I have no recollection of the Okona character whatsoever.
Yup.
Why, for contact with aliens, of course!
Um...how is a Counselor trained in humanoid psychology (at least for the sake of argument here as most Starfleet ships shown ARE crewed by humanoids), supposed to help in FC situations with say non-humanoids/god like entities??
Idk, maybe the counselors have a degree in interspecies psychology? I think we're overthinking this.
Um...how is a Counselor trained in humanoid psychology (at least for the sake of argument here as most Starfleet ships shown ARE crewed by humanoids), supposed to help in FC situations with say non-humanoids/god like entities??
In my TNG prequel novel The Buried Age and my Titan novels, I clarified that Deanna was trained as a "contact specialist" as well as a counselor. As we often saw in TNG, she was an expert in alien cultures (see "The Big Goodbye" where she coached Picard on Jarada greetings, or "Darmok" when she researched alien mythologies alongside Data), and I codified that as a specific part of her job, to explain why that was, well, part of her job when she was nominally the counselor.
I was thrilled when that term I coined made it into canon on Discovery as "first contact specialist," no doubt thanks to my friend and fellow novelist Kirsten Beyer being on the writing staff.
Ha, so I called it!
Maybe you should see a professional about this?
That's an interesting point. I think that occurred in the "Ensigns of Command" too with her providing support for Picard trying to understand the Sheliak.
I’m still wondering if the Sheliak were Ba’ul after being deposed from Kaminar by the Kelpians. It would explain why they were so mistrustful and hostile towards outsiders, particularly the Federation.
Then they have fancy water suits XD
Nick Upfronts were today, Prodigy will hit in August
https://twitter.com/NickSchedules/status/1372677181336338443
https://twitter.com/NickSchedules/status/1372677181336338443
I hope not; I like the idea that they and the Kelpians actually made it work, and joined the Federation together.
DSC season 3
While we don’t see any Ba’ul in the season other than as a drawing in a book, it’s said they are allied and that they joined the Federation together at some point
I don't know why this isn't bigger news. The series has a name, a release date (less than five months away!), we're learning character details and actor info, and so on, yet know one seems to be hyping up Prodigy.
https://twitter.com/brookchalmersvo
This actor has Prodigy in his Twitter bio.
Won't be his first Star Trek project, he voices Admiral Quinn (no relation to the Admiral Quinn in TNG), and Adult Alexander among others in Star Trek Online. IMDb doesn't mention STO, but his official website does.
Could get a new thread, or rename this one to "Star Trek: Prodigy News" or something to make it clearer?
This actor has Prodigy in his Twitter bio.
Won't be his first Star Trek project, he voices Admiral Quinn (no relation to the Admiral Quinn in TNG), and Adult Alexander among others in Star Trek Online. IMDb doesn't mention STO, but his official website does.
Could get a new thread, or rename this one to "Star Trek: Prodigy News" or something to make it clearer?
Assuming August is the date for Paramount+ and not Nickelodeon, it may mean October for Lower Decks S2 (unless it goes before Prodigy) and maybe December for Discovery S4
- It's a kid's show.
- Star Trek is a "genre" brand.
- More people are focused on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (which is coming at the tail end of the eminently quotable WandaVision).
I think the fact that this show is aimed at kids makes it important, introduce the franchise to Generation Z.
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