Spoilers Starfleet Academy General Discussion Thread

[Starflight]

Given she was openly laughing I'd say that was more a case of her knowing her boss would let her get away with it.

Still violating bodily anatomy in a way that would ruin the life of people from certain cultures.

I think you have to take SFA as the comedy show that it's (mostly) intended as; the reason the arch singles out Caleb is because it's funny, rather than any coherent in-universe explanation. Same for why Thok goes so hard on him on sight - he's the protag in a comedy series, tons of bad stuff is gonna happen to him for the joke.

 

[BillJ]

Given she was openly laughing I'd say that was more a case of her knowing her boss would let her get away with it.

Or that she did nothing wrong. Sometimes people don't like something and just can't say they don't like it. They have to make it seem like something is wrong with the product when there really isn't.

Overall, SFA matches much of the rest of CBS Trek. It is bland and over reliant on nostalgia. The mechanisms they attempt to use are fine, they just don't generally know how to make them dramatically interesting. At least, for me.

 

[fireproof78]

I think you have to take SFA as the comedy show that it's (mostly) intended as; the reason the arch singles out Caleb is because it's funny, rather than any coherent in-universe explanation. Same for why Thok goes so hard on him on sight - he's the protag in a comedy series, tons of bad stuff is gonna happen to him for the joke.

Comedy is a great structure for an Academy show. Drama and jokes is my favorite.

 

[Fateor]

I think you have to take SFA as the comedy show that it's (mostly) intended as; the reason the arch singles out Caleb is because it's funny, rather than any coherent in-universe explanation. Same for why Thok goes so hard on him on sight - he's the protag in a comedy series, tons of bad stuff is gonna happen to him for the joke.

Making a character into a comedic buttmonkey can be done without punching down at them.

Case in point, Brad Boimler.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Making a character into a comedic buttmonkey can be done without punching down at them.

Case in point, Brad Boimler.

If Brad Boimler had behaved the way Mir did when he first arrived at the Academy, he would have likely been similarly slapped down and would have deserved it.

 

[fireproof78]

If Brad Boimler had behaved the way Mir did when he first arrived at the Academy, he would have likely been similarly slapped down and would have deserved it.

Brad was often slapped down anyway.