Is that the UK series with dinosaurs, when you talk about Primeval? I always wanted them to do a show where they team up with Torchwood
What tropes in science fiction annoy you?
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Yep. Creator is open that he'd been pitching it unsuccessfully for years, then in 2006 everyone wanted their Who...
Child genius
Will Robinson
Wesley crusher
Doctor zee
Will Robinson
Wesley crusher
Doctor zee
When the crew of the future travel to past they alway s comment on how primitive people of the 20th century were.
Super beings who want to help.
The ship of lights in galactica
The preservers
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Super beings who want to help.
The ship of lights in galactica
The preservers
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I don't know if it's just me but having an antagonist be revealed to be the hero's relative doesn't make them any more interesting to me. Season 1 of Superman & Lois had that season's villain revealed as Superman's half brother and it added nothing to the story.
Another one for me is when characters don't use their powers, especially when it would be really useful. In the Umbrella Academy, every other sentence that Allison says should start with "I heard a rumor..."
Another one for me is when characters don't use their powers, especially when it would be really useful. In the Umbrella Academy, every other sentence that Allison says should start with "I heard a rumor..."
That was even worse because the character didn't even do anything until that one episode which suddenly piled on all this contrived backstory that told us we were supposed to deeply care about this character, and then killed the character. At least with Hemmer we got to see a little bit of interaction and development over the course of the season.
Kor
Being a U.S. media brand, Star Trek is naturally prone to bad clichés of U.S.-centrism, like in ENT 2.26 when Jonathan Archer identified the Xindi as firing on Earth "from Florida to Venezuela", no mention of any specific state or physical landmark of Venezuela. Now I grant that Florida is an extremely obvious peninsula regardless of political identification, but in that case, what does the name "Venezuela" signify in the age of United Earth?
Or how VOY 2.21 mentioned "Kent State University" as still existing in the era of subspace technology. What even is a "state" on United Earth? The United States of America is defunct in the 24th century. Are all the other districts of Earth also legally classified as "states" as well? What naming honor did Kent State University earn that every other tertiary institution on Earth lacks?
Now the reason I mention this is because recently, PIC 3.10 split the difference on being bad and being good with depicting future social geography.
Or how VOY 2.21 mentioned "Kent State University" as still existing in the era of subspace technology. What even is a "state" on United Earth? The United States of America is defunct in the 24th century. Are all the other districts of Earth also legally classified as "states" as well? What naming honor did Kent State University earn that every other tertiary institution on Earth lacks?
Now the reason I mention this is because recently, PIC 3.10 split the difference on being bad and being good with depicting future social geography.
Near the end, Deanna Troi looks at a PADD of possible beach vacation destinations:
- Kaphar Prime
- Orlando, FL, Earth
- Zadar IV
- Malibu, CA, Earth
- Bajor
- Trill
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I agree with the US centrism. However, why is there an issue with something called "State"? Names may survive unchanged even when the bureaucracy changes. For instance, the German parliament is called Bundestag ("federal meeting") but the German parliament building remains the Reichstag ("imperial meeting").
Also, why would the United States of America be defunct in the 24th century? It may survive as a member state of United Earth. It could be useful to keep the USA around as a sub-national division. Two European examples, Cork would be a city in County Cork, located Munster Province, Ireland nation, United States of Europe. Leipzig is County Leipzig, Province West Saxony, Free State Saxony, Neue Laender (New Lands) region, Federal Republic of Germany, United States of Europe.
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Even in the future .. still need boarders. Even in a 1 world government, Be City, County, State, Country. But it would be ruled by another level, world. So yes, still be a Florida in the future, but it would be just like a County, some lines on a map that make up an administrative area.
Even in SNW, Pike using a 2nd US Civil war as an example to aliens. Its a US show, so it will be us centric. Just have to be active in trying not to make everything about the US though.
Even in SNW, Pike using a 2nd US Civil war as an example to aliens. Its a US show, so it will be us centric. Just have to be active in trying not to make everything about the US though.
No, it isn't.
It's just a part of a greater whole.
The USA is a member state of United Earth, just as Earth is a member of the Federation.
It's just kicking it up a notch. The USA didn't cease to exist when United Earth was created, it just became a part OF it. Just like United Earth still exists even after the Federation was founded. (None of this "federal district" crap, like with Washington, DC. Earth may be a founding member but it enjoys no special status. It's just a regular Federation member world like any other.)
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A regional district to manage resources.
Kind of like what they are now.
Being a part of a larger whole does not negate the need for levels of management.
How is Majel's computer voice annoying? First time I've ever heard that. 
It grates. Has a odd quality in an upper register I don't like.How is Majel's computer voice annoying? First time I've ever heard that.
Do people really think that governmental regions and subregions will somehow disappear on a United Earth? Or that the old names will somehow vanish?
Yes.
Except for France, New Orleans and San Francisco. Everything else is just EARTH.
Don't question it; it just works!
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