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Was it a good thing that SNW explicitly said the Federation is socialist?
  • As I am not American I grew up with socialism being a positive connotation in day to day culture, so much so it’s wild to me that this needed to be veiled in Trek’s past. Star Trek should be as explicit as possible with this. “Hey, you want Utopia? This is how you earn it!”

  • Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Discovery | 5x03 "Jinaal"
  • I thought it was quite good myself; it reminded me very much of the doctor taking over Seven’s body in Body and Soul, the various crew possessions in Powerplay, and Curzon inhabiting Odo in Facets. I do enjoy getting to see an actor really chew the scenery outside the confines they have worked in before.

  • I just rewatched Discovery. Does anyone else think this jump in the timeline is too jarring?
  • That’s a half-myth it seems. There was a write in campaign from the fans to rename the then tentatively named Constitution (in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the ratification of the US Declaration of Independence), to Enterprise. At the same time, Gerald Ford had the final say, and he himself served aboard the famous WW2 aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise (CV-6). It would appear that there is a confluence of two wishes to lead to the test vehicle being finally officially named the Enterprise. Certainly of recent years, NASA has seemed happy to not dispel that story though.

    Some interesting tid-bits here though. The NCC-1701 was early on going to be named the USS Yorktown. Yorktown-class was the ship class of the CV-6 Enterprise. While we all know that the ship class of the NCC-1701 was the Constitution-class.

    So, it’s my belief therefore that, in our timeline and Star Trek’s timeline, American men of a certain age seem to be obsessed with the symbolism of three particular names; and no matter what, the Shuttle would have been Enterprise in both.

  • Shatner's "do over" of the Veridian III death scene on Kimmel
  • Yeah. Not sure what that poster is on about, Sir Patrick is in terrific form still. The only thing I think maybe differs is the energy, but that’s down to personal tone and timing, Sir Patrick hasn’t aged or changed massively from his prime, he’s always been of less jubilant character, but still very present and engaged.

  • Ep 261: The Shoot Scream Years (Pilot Season: Stargate SG-1)
    maximumfun.org Ep 261: The Shoot Scream Years (Pilot Season: Stargate SG-1) | Maximum Fun

    When a bunch of men in large snake heads suddenly jump out of a relic of alien technology housed deep within Cheyenne Mountain, General Hammond decides to call Richard Dean Anderson with a haircut out of retirement.

    Ep 261: The Shoot Scream Years (Pilot Season: Stargate SG-1) | Maximum Fun

    cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/7486267

    > When a bunch of men in large snake heads suddenly jump out of a relic of alien technology housed deep within Cheyenne Mountain, General Hammond decides to call Richard Dean Anderson with a haircut out of retirement. But when they discover that the gate is less like two cans on a string and more like a touchtone phone, it’s going to take an ensemble cast with eidetic memories to dial in the right number. Does the snek make the X from the inside? Do Furries require fur? How many claymores can you fit in war wagon? It’s the episode that puts it in the theme.own.

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    My terrifying strong sewing machine

    The last thing the guy that dropped this beast off was “don’t forget to keep your hands clear, that’ll sew through your bones!”

    I immediately named her Moopsy!

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    Welcome Aboard the Entrepreneur.

    Hello folks,

    Small welcome post and also a test for this new home on the internet for Friends of DeSoto who are fleeing Reddit, or simply seek like minded embarrassed people on the Fediverse.

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