The co-writer of episode 508 reveals how much of a Trekkie he is.
Rumours, the comedy, playing out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival, received a nearly six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere.
the Klingon(?) lady
Efrosian, apparently!
Clicked for the Klingon/Andorian hockey game, was not disappointed.
Turns out holographic facsimiles of people you know get bored, too.
Captain Picard falls asleep; dreams of some dead people.
The team behind Star Trek: Discovery didn’t have to venture too far into the final frontier to find the perfect venue for a boundless library containing all the knowledge of the universe.
I think it's great that every season has its fans - I'm a season three guy, myself.
The Breen might have the ability to destroy the Archive, but with Discovery gone, it wouldn’t gain them anything and how ever long it took them would be time lost for chasing Discovery.
That's a hell of a gamble if your objective is to protect civilians (and likely a gamble they would lose, considering the Breen's actions).
why didn’t Discovery prepare a fake clue?
I think the answer is the same - it's not something you want to screw around with if you're trying to save lives.
Once again, I can confirm that this giveaway is legitimate - good luck!
SPOILER WARNING: Discussions for the Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 episode, "Labyrinths"!
I thought the "challenge" was a little on the obvious side, but then it's the sort of thing that would be obvious to someone not undergoing it.
Book's reaction to the Kweijian artifact was probably David Ajala's best work on the series so far, really great stuff.
Moll usurped the Primarch perhaps a little too easily, but I like Eve Harlow's performance enough that I really don't care.
Lastly, it's a small thing, but I thought the Badlands looked really great. They finally seem as hellish as they've always been described.
I found it unexpectedly upsetting when the shelving was taking hits from the Breen.
Logline
When Captain Burnham is trapped within a “mindscape” designed to test her worthiness to retrieve the Progenitor’s powerful technology, Book, Rayner, and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery must hold off the Breen long enough for her to escape.
Written by: Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins
Directed by: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour
When it's to help someone save face, it's a totally different scenario - everyone knows that!
Vulcans lie all the time.
When Vulcans do it, it's called "hallucinating".
This is the first mention of a sa-te kru on screen, but the cat like predator from Vulcan/Ni’Var originated in a six page comic called “When Worlds Collide: Spock Confronts the Ultimate Challenge” written by Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci, and drawn by Paul Pope that was published in a 2009 issue of “Wired”.
Okay, deep cut to something I didn't know existed...
The oversized issue arrives in September with four different covers.
Critical: Wildfire - Wood Buffalo (Issued May 14, 2024 at 02:05 PM)
I'll try to be quicker next time!
I'm seeing speculation all over the map, so I'm going to withhold judgment.
The episode debuts on Paramount+ on Thursday, May 16.
It does sound like they're retaining the Star Trek license in some form - I wonder if that will include ships, and they just can't talk about it yet.
Executive Producer Russell T Davies Talks About Casting Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson
I don't think the inclusivity is the most interesting part of this interview - rather:
>I wanted the show to be fun and a bit nuts. I think there’s an awful lot of television now, and I watch an awful lot of television, but I think there’s so much television that [sticks too rigidly] to the three-act structure. You know when there are 10 minutes left to go, when there’s going to be a major event, or when the murderer is going to be caught. So, I think it’s time for a show just to break those rules. Writing is about the heart and the pulse and sparks in the brain. Writing is about psychology. It’s about understanding people and why they do what they do. It’s not about hitting a particular beat 17 minutes in. So, I wanted to show this kind of laughing in the face of those rules.
One thing that always bugged me about the mystery of the Breen is that it shouldn't actually be a mystery - Kira and Dukat take the refridgeration suits off a couple of Breen in "Indiscretion."
I'm also going to give a shout-out to "The Magicks of Megas-Tu," The One Where They Meet Satan.
"That's going to have a lot of ammunition and fuel going forward."
It's Day 1 of this new community, so why not throw a grenade into it by bringing up the Timeless Child story?
Personally, I don't have a big issue with the concept of the Timeless Child. I think the possibility of earlier, uknown versions of the Doctor, some of whom could even be antagonists, is pretty exciting.
I understand the frustration expressed by those who don't like that the Doctor is basically the foundation of modern Time Lord society by being the origin of regeneration. I don't really have a rebuttal to that.
I do think that the story in the Chibnall era was poorly told, and it failed to do anything interesting with the concepts it presented. So far, I like the way Davies is embracing the story, even if it's just to add some texture to the Doctor's backstory, and the way he interacts with the universe.
One thing Davies hasn't done so far is address the fact that this is not just an adoption story, which is the way he's portrayed it so far - it's also an abuse story. I think he's going to have to reckon with that at some point.
I'm hardly a TAS expert - I've seen it all, but only once - but I think "Yesteryear" is considered the highest point of that series.
In this case, I completely disagree - I think they've come up with something pretty unique and compelling.
"Civil Defence"
Yeah, I dig it. It's also very heavy on Bajoran/Cardassian conflict, which I think needs to be in there to be most representative of the series.
Solid list all around!
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The actor talks about the unique challenges in "Erigah" and more.
I tested the waters over in c/quarks this week, and I've decided that between my own interest in hosting a Doctor Who community, and the new season/series/whatever starting up, I might as well pull the trigger.
Regular episode discussions will go up weekly while the new season airs. I would love to see some discussion about any and all eras of the show, the audios, the spinoffs, and whatever else is on your mind.
cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/10119463
This discussion was held in !quarks@startrek.website before I decided to pull the trigger and start this community - please feel free to discuss these episodes at the link above.
Will the TARDIS ever materialize on the Enterprise? Has it already? Russell T Davies talks about the big 'Star Trek' Easter egg in the first episode of the new 'Doctor Who' Season 1.
IT'S A SIGN
Whenever I see a conversation along the lines of "what episode should I show my friend/partner/etc. to get them hooked on Star Trek," the suggestions are pretty predictable - your "best" episodes that are regarded to represent the franchise at its peak.
I like to take a different approach, trying to find episodes that I feel are most representative of the series - the "average" Star Trek episode. If you show someone the "best," there's nowhere to go but down, and it can set someone up for disappointment.
In the case of Star Trek, I actually find this pretty difficult, and I don't think I've come up with any that I feel are really good answers, so I'm taking it to the crowd: what are the most representative episodes of Star Trek.
To me, these are the boxes that probably need to be ticked:
- Enjoyable (obviously).
- A conventional structure that doesn't deviate from the norm too much - this is a flexible concept, but I think it excludes things like "Darmok," or "Tapestry," or "In the Pale Moonlight," which are not really conventional.
- Any series is fair game.
What do you think? What are some "normal" Star Trek episodes that would serve as good representation of what the franchise usually is?
Value Subtracted @startrek.website Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?