There are several forms to fill out -- in Klingon of course. And then there's the ceremonial relinquishing of one's IDIC pin, where it is submerged in a vat of green apple Kool-Aid at the altar of Roddenberry.
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You have to turn in your DVDs, old tapes, merchandise and autographed items for inventory and indefinite storage.*
I honestly thought everyone knew this.
*It's all kept in a retired salt mine out west.
As of 2019, you must also delete all digital files, and request a form from the Office of Internet Fandom to strip all access from various forums, groups, bulletin boards and streaming services. Said access can be returned but only after sending a request to the franchise owner. In triplicate. Wait times for Star Trek are currently about 18 months.
Or ya know, you just stop visiting those sites. Stop watching. Stop caring and move on with your life.
Or ya know, you just stop visiting those sites. Stop watching. Stop caring and move on with your life.
A franchise is like the mafia. It's like the cartel. Once you're in, you're in.
That was 100% the point. It was showing the stupidity and self destructiveness of blind fanaticism.
I recall ENT doing something similar during their Xindi arc, where some Space Arabs took over the ship and were fighting some other Space Arabs (masters of subtlety) and one nonchalantly revealed to one of the crew the reason for their genocidal space war was disagreement over which day of the week is their version of Sunday.
The thing is, I don’t think that was the point at all. Because the fact that the Romulans destroyed their only means of survival was barely even touched upon. Not a single character in the show said something even remotely to the effect of, ‘Gosh, how ironic is that?!’ or ‘Those crazy Zhat Vash! Serves those nutcases right!’ It was just a plot device that was quickly forgotten about, and the androids that were banned go right back to being virtual slaves (as if the writers even bothered to touch upon the idea that they are in fact slaves. Not even the sentient androids on the synth planet even cared about that little plot point.)
The point of the show was about Picard being vindicated for calling Starfleet a bunch of assholes and ruining his friend Raffi’s life, saying a proper bye-bye to Data than what we got in Nemesis, and getting a teary and emotion-filled death only to be resurrected with a deus ex machina courtesy of his pal Spiner in a new role.
Edit: Sorry, I see that I’m veering way off topic here. My aplogies.
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... or maybe the experience of seeing his future, altered his body chemistry just enough to bring out the gray sooner.
You forgot to add that they then have to drink said Kool-Aid.
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A person who stops being a fan of something is no longer drinking the Kool-Aid. That was like the whole point.
Yeah, even as a little girl I got that. And I hated it.
Stress and worry from having seen his future? I see that as a possibility. Look how much greyer every president (except those with fake hair
) is every year they're in office.The I, Robot movie is not based on Asimov's book of short stories. The studio gave it that title. Which is why I'll probably never watch it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot_(film)?wprov=sfla1
Did it hurt?
Seriously, good for you. I had something similar last year, so I dig. If you ever feel like sharing your long story, DM me.
Yeah, even as a little girl I got that. And I hated it.
"Metamorphosis" was the worst in regards to TOS's treatment of women. Hedford was basically treated like a piece of meat.
Stress and worry from having seen his future? I see that as a possibility. Look how much greyer every president (except those with fake hair
Well, that's certainly a possibility. The real problem with that scenario, though, is that if Pike saw his future as a burned husk confined to a mechanical chair that could only beep yes or no, don't you think he'd take steps to avoid that scenario from happening? That's the problem with time travel and Pike retroactively knowing his fate.
IIRC, Pike made his peace with that on DIS. Someone have the exact lines?
Then Pike's a better man than I (or a more stupid one, take your pick.) If I was shown my future and saw that I was horribly injured in an accident, you'd better believe I'd do everything in my power to avoid going down that road.
Me too.
That he does! From Discovery S02E12 Through the Valley of Shadows:
Tenavik said:
Pike said:
You turn in your communicator badge and phaser and leave them on the boss's desk at the end of your shift.
Here's the thing: You're both right and yet both wrong and thus have perfectly demonstrated the core problem with Kurtzman Trek.
It happens because the writers take the fling all shit at the wall approach, except that nothing sticks. So in a creative panic they dig right in, grab a handful, and smear it on the wall. And then cover it up with $8m worth of digital wallpaper and hope no one notices.
And rightly so.Yeah, even as a little girl I got that. And I hated it.
S01 of PIC is awesome, one of Trek's best seasons, but AG only co-wrote the first two episodes.
He also (co-)wrote 18 episodes for the sci-fi series "Fringe" which were received with generally positive reviews.
So far, I don't see any reason to either prematurely praise or write SNW off.
This claim couldn't be further from the truth. Never before in the history of ST there was such a wide range of different shows, even LDS with its great amount of fan service still tells its own stories with its comedic style and expands the lore (Pakled plot, Divison 14,...). Picard, for instance, added a great deal to Romulan culture.
This is almost cute. Who determines what counts as a good, competent story?
TNG and DS9 must have been lame and dumb as well since parts of the fandom were crying and bitching back then, mind you, without modern social media.
Sure, most people don't bother with DSC, it failed. Everything since season 2 is a cover-up, true fans know that.
Serveaux is a TV writer. He wrote Tin Man and First Contact (the episode) for TNG. I disagree with many of his criticisms, but they do come from an competent, authoritative source.
And it's all opinion, too.
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