Vanguard: Reap the Whirlwind

[Radio Cicero Rockettes]

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I just realized that I've not been pronouncing it Shed-eye, but Sheh-dye - like Jedi, as Christopher noted.

 

[David Mack]

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The correct pronunciation is: shuh-DIE

 

[Radio Cicero Rockettes]

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^ That's it! Though maybe with a little more of an 'e' where the 'uh' is.

 

[David Mack]

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The vowel sound in the first syllable is a schwa, for which I lack an upside-down "e". But sure, I guess you could say it's somewhere between "sheh" and "shuh", depending upon one's pronunciation.

 

[Man of Steel]

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Sounds like G-D's name. .

 

[flandry84]

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very much looking forward to RTW.VANGUARD feels like TREK being done by HBO. none too perfect people ,vaguely adult treatment of situations and consequences and no reset button .in fact ,most unlike the protecters of a cash cow

 

[David Mack]

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^ That's exactly how I like to think of it, in fact --- HBO-style Star Trek.

And as for Marc's comment a couple posts up... yes, that's intentional. Readers of RtW might notice a certain "Old Testament" quality to the presence of the Shedai, and those of you familiar with Milton's Paradise Lost might see some notable parallels (and inversions), as well.

 

[flandry84]

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is it just me or has space become too safe? i know i know the borg jem hadar etc. but have you ever seen a TNG redshirt gobbled by a bug eyed monster? do starfleet even visit strange new (unpopulated) worlds anymore? GOD knows i,m not bloodthirsty but every now and then sci-fi needs to loosen up and remember its roots .i love the intigue around VANGUARD base but please do not let the story resolve into some "meaningful" search for mutual understanding. some aliens should just want to kick the tar out of you

 

[BrotherBenny]

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Cicero said:
^ That's it! Though maybe with a little more of an 'e' where the 'uh' is.

Who's the girl in your pic, Cicero

 

[David Mack]

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^ Looks like Alexis Bledel of Gilmore Girls with a little bit of Photoshop retouching for the uniform.

 

[captcalhoun]

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as discussed in another thread in this very forum...

 

[Radio Cicero Rockettes]

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^ This is actually the fifth time I've been asked in three days.


I like the idea of Vanguard as an HBO version of Star Trek. It feels a lot like a cross between Band of Brothers and Forbidden Planet with a veneer of Where No One Has Gone Before - in short, everything I love in fiction.

 

[Man of Steel]

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Hey David,

Why not pitch this to HBO? It would be the best Trek series since TNG. .

 

[David Mack]

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Because I don't own the rights, for one thing....

 

[Man of Steel]

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^
Well then get Paramount to do it. .

 

[S. Gomez]

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^Isn't it CBS now?

 

[David Mack]

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Man of Steel wrote:
Well then get Paramount to do it.

Yeah, sure, Marc. I'll just call up CBS Television and they'll jump to fulfill my desire and sell Star Trek Vanguard to their competitors at Time-Warner. After that, I'll make a phone call to the nice people at Citibank and ask them to drop off a huge satchel of money, no questions asked, at my apartment. And then, on my way home, I'll swing by the Ferrari dealership, drive a car off the lot without paying for it, and stop by Scarlett Johannson's place and say, "Don't ask so many questions, Scarlett, just get in the damned car," and she will, of course, comply.

 

[BrotherBenny]

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David Mack said:

Man of Steel wrote:
Well then get Paramount to do it.

Yeah, sure, Marc. I'll just call up CBS Television and they'll jump to fulfill my desire and sell Star Trek Vanguard to their competitors at Time-Warner. After that, I'll make a phone call to the nice people at Citibank and ask them to drop off a huge satchel of money, no questions asked, at my apartment. And then, on my way home, I'll swing by the Ferrari dealership, drive a car off the lot without paying for it, and stop by Scarlett Johannson's place and say, "Don't ask so many questions, Scarlett, just get in the damned car," and she will, of course, comply.

Sounds like a plan to me

 

[Man of Steel]

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Of course David I was just joking around.

Of course Showime's always an option.

 

[JD]

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Or maybe FX since they seem to let their shows go pretty far. (Yes, I know there is an absolute 0% chance of this happening, but a guy can dream can't he?.)