As I posted elsewhere - it appears to have been inspired by existing technology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial_fuel_cell
Spoilers Theory on the USS Discovery propulsion
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It really is. He has a public question and answer thing he held in Montreal a couple of months ago. He went through playing captain Hook, the doctor from the OA, Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the commandant in the Patriot. For each character he provided reasons as to why in that characters mind they are correct, they are the hero, that everyone else is incorrect.
It's a longer video but definitely worth it if you're into that dramatic part of film and TV. GENUINLY entertaining, very charismatic person.
Nothing wrong with that. It sounds very Star Trek.
What's your point?
It's a ridiculous idea if they use transdimensional mushrooms for FTL travel, and it's just as ridiculous if they use a tank full of bacteria to somehow propel them to FTL speeds.
That a dumb idea has a marginal resemblance to something in real life doesn't make it any less ridiculous.
The Federation is going to be the laughingstock of the entire galaxy now, primarily known for being periodically stranded in their fungi-propelled camper-spaceships. And for usually initiating first contact with new species by saying: "Wooah! Righteous man... A new species... Far our! So hey... Your race likes to party?"
I find this idea interesting, if given enough time and thought it could work in sci-fi terms, more sci than fi. But, I have problem there with continuity since we know there was not such propulsion in star trek. But it could work if ship gets destroyed and no one knows about it or if they abandon technology because it causes more problems than benefits.
My theory is that the entire Mycelial Network is destroyed by the Klingons rendering that mode of propulsion useless.
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Could this be related to the spores in TOS "This Side of Paradise" in some way? They appeared to be flowers, but they could be fungal pods instead?
Even if not, could they be a fungal intelligence trying to manipulate the Fed/Klingon War for their own purposes?
Even if not, could they be a fungal intelligence trying to manipulate the Fed/Klingon War for their own purposes?
I get the "Anything Discovery does is bad and I will let the world know so, before they actually even air the epsidode" mentality. It's set in early and strong.
But at the same time, why would say, Species 872 get a pass, or a hyper intelligent talking cat, or the Big Whale Probe Tube Thing, but a transdimensional lifeform creating corridors across worlds, that's just "sigh"
But at the same time, why would say, Species 872 get a pass, or a hyper intelligent talking cat, or the Big Whale Probe Tube Thing, but a transdimensional lifeform creating corridors across worlds, that's just "sigh"
No, Species 872 'Fluidic Space' or whatever it was called was hella stupid too.
I'm cautiously optimistic about Discovery, but this sounds like a major misstep. I really hope that there is some misinformation and the fungus thing is not related to the propulsion at all. In addition of this being stupid, introducing some new super propulsion technology that should not exist in this era is a problem. Seriously, Star Trek does not need a single super special überwarp technology that is mysteriously forgotten later, especially in a prequel show. There was probably like dozen of them in the Voyager alone.
Half the audience complain there's nothing new in this new Trek, and the other half complain at the bits that are new
I'm glad to see them trying something a bit original. It's weird, but that's not stopped them before.
A few people in the production shortly before the premiere talked about 'apparent canon breaches' being cleared up later on. I'd take a guess that this is what they were referring to. The drive either doesn't work, or has some fatal drawback we'll find out about later. Dare I say... Salamanders?
So magic crystals are okay but magic mushrooms aren't?
Magic crystals are OK. Magic mushrooms are groovy, baby.
Or you know the SUPER EARLY PRECURSER to bionerual gel packs in the same way the Romans actually had a working concept and functional understanding of steam power but nothing would come of it for over a thousand years. Innovations aren't in a straight line.
If it doesn't relate to propulsion systems, could it be possible it relates to the unity of the Klingon empire somehow... perhaps it can alter Klingon physiology - eg: head ridges, etc - creating a batch of Klingons that get rejected by the 24 clans by introducing the fungus as an organic weapon, into the Klingon worlds - thus splintering their unity, and causing insider racial strife? After all: they have made point of introducing Voq and making a deal of fact that he's albino (?) and perceived as an aberration of nature, by some in Klingon society...
Nah - that sounds lame... [saddestmoon gets coat]
Nah - that sounds lame... [saddestmoon gets coat]INDEED!
This is the most Trek thing in the show so far. Love it. Was it Arthur Clark who said something like "if your prediction of the future seems believable, it can't possibly be accurate."
Which is to say, for it to be accurate, it has to be so unbelievable as to be laughable.
The way they tested it reminded me more of the Iconian Gateways.
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