Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1x09 - "All Those Who Wander"
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Myself and the word hip never belong in the same sentence.
If the Chapel is the sinner, then all Believers need to work for Redemption.
Yes but a judgment against the studio, while certainly a possibility, wasn't a foregone conclusion. If it had gone to court it could've gone the other way. I haven't seen the Outer Limits episode but from the summary it seems to have very little in common with Terminator.
That clearly wasn't a bet the lawyers were willing to make.
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What about a hip replacement?
Give me a few years.
They start out as raptors and mature into T-Rexs.
Totally agreed. TOS was inconsistent with itself. Visually and otherwise. SNW has been doing a great job of sticking fairly close to canon. It just doesn't match some people's head canon. But neither here nor there.Given how often TOS violated it's own canon during the actual first run - sorry, nothing so far rises to the point of a 'soft reboot'. Hell, the Bridge in Where No Man Has Gone Before looks very different from the Bridge in the previous two episodes (as do the costumes) as it was the third episode broadcast - and they didn't even do a Starbase visit that we know of.
IE - If it's ALL taken 'as aired' there's nothing in SNW as presented that can't be reconciled with TOS via any further 'mental gymnastics' that it takes to reconcile all the internal TOS inconsistencies; especially since the events of TOS start 5 - 6 years (in Universe) from 'now'.
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I'm also a hardcore TOS fan. I was both excited/worried about SNW. Excited by its connection to TOS but also worried that they'd screw it up. Fortunately, it's been largely amazing! And it's consistent with TOS canon.
I think they've actually been brilliant with how they're sticking to canon. They're not doing it the boring way by copying everything in TOS and porting it to SNW. That would get old quickly, and they recognized that. Ah, there's Spock exactly as we saw him in TOS. Oh yeah, there's the same exact Gorn as before. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Instead, they're filling in the gaps in interesting new ways. So, it's both consistent yet feels fresh.
We're seeing younger versions of characters we know who are at different stages in their lives. We're seeing the Gorn portrayed in interesting new ways. Etc. They're not violations. They're just unexpected and different. But you can connect the dots to see how change from SNW to TOS.
I think they've done a brilliant job to be honest. I've been impressed. They're making what could seem old feel new and interesting yet still consistent with TOS.
Yep. If this jaded visual continuity freak isn't having a meltdown every week then they're doing it right.
Just like how the Gorn partially impregnated Hemmer!What on Earth would an "out-and-out soft reboot" even be?
"Captain, they've completely destroyed the fleet. But only kind of a little."
Good.Nope. He didn't do his own work, either. Did you miss that part?
Goodness, half of Hollywood will be suing the other half!
But seriously, there are cases without, but also cases with merit. This case might be easier if the girl was named Newt and the Gorn verbally described as a "xenomorphic organism," but if it were that cut and dry it wouldn't have ever gotten to a judge. I think there's merit here; you may not but that's why there's a formal process to figure that out. And if Paramount doesn't like it, they should expect more original work from their artists.
Hell, maybe Cameron can get [Control writer] David Mack, the estate of D.C. Fontana, and others in a class-action suit or whatever. Also it doesn't matter if it's Cameron and this property or someone else and another. The context of this theft is secondary to the question of whether it was or wasn't in fact a theft. Or do you suppose that was part of nuTrek's evil machiavellian genius – they knew Cameron would have a harder time proving his case given his history [muahahahahahahahaaaa]? (No need to answer; I'm not being serious.)
Glad you liked it. I look forward to the rewatch.
There's no way SNW is going to look like TOS by the time it ends. That's ridiculous. How it looks is so unimportant compared to everything else. When I talk about SNW remaining largely consistent with TOS canon, I'm talking about the more important aspects. Not the window dressing!
But it was such a glorious death. Really, one of Trek's topnotch death scenes. Hemmer sacrificed himself to safe the others and he "fixed" Uhura, helping her become the Uhura we know and love from TOS. It really connected back to his connection with her in previous episodes. We know that from Uhura's point of view, she will never forget Hemmer and be forever grateful. Fantastic!
If that's what you get from this, well....
The character Hemmer was ALWAYS GOING TO DIE in episode 9. Even before the part was cast. They didn't kill him off because of the actor's situation.They didn't know who was getting the part - just that he would die in episode 9.
My post outright addresses that. Only the disabled guy is considered for the short term part. He never had a shot with the mainstream roles. That still doesn't look good at all.
Are you disabled? Because I am. Do you know how hard it is to not even have a shot at what everyone else takes for granted?
