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Maybe they went through a period in their history where gold was a useful store of wealth and now it's tradition to at least have it as a trapping. Or maybe gold is just AUsome.
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Wait, it's not gold-PLATED, it's gold-PRESSED. Important distinction here.Otisburg posted:Maybe they went through a period in their history where gold was a useful store of wealth and now it's tradition to at least have it as a trapping. Does silver put them in AGony?
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I always appreciated how the Cardassians used Albanian money. Glad to see even the lesser-known Terran cultures are letting their influence be felt throughout the galaxy.
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My technobabble explanation is that latinum doesn't react with gold, but would react with other metals.
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showbiz_liz posted:Is there ever any explanation of how everyone on DS9 clearly has access to money? I mean they are constantly blowing wads of cash in Quark's, buying clothes from Garak, Sisko bought a bunch of land, etc etc... where did it all come from, if the Federation has no currency? http://rickwebb.tumblr.com/post/39063067044/the-economics-of-star-trek-the-proto-post-scarcity This essay tries to explain it, and all the economics of Star Trek. http://rappin-siskos-virtual-posse.blogspot.com.au/?m=1 Which one of you is AV Club commentator Rappin Jake Sisko? It's genius.
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I ironically unironically want a "Niners" jersey. Probably Nog's number.
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I have a Niners hat. Its pretty cool.
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Sash! posted:My technobabble explanation is that latinum doesn't react with gold, but would react with other metals. Seeing as it survives just fine in Morn's 2nd stomach, I'd say it doesn't react with much of anything. Except for Morn's hair. :edit: Just finished 'One Small Step', and aside from the strange Seven/Chakotay fighting (maybe just laying groundwork for later), there was one thing that really stood out for me. Launching the astronaut into space just seemed wrong to me. Here's this astronaut orbiting Mars, and boom, he's trapped in a subspace thing and transported all the way to the Delta quadrant. If he's going to be buried in space, at least bring him back to the Solar System. I guess it was one of those 'don't have the room' or 'want his remains put to rest in case they're destroyed on the way home'. But it still seemed wrong to me. Other than that, the start of Season 6 is probably the most solid season start of Voyager. "Survival Instinct", "Riddles", "Barge of the Dead", "Tinker Tailor Doctor Spy" (Which just sounds like a DS9 episode starring O'Brien, Garek, and Bashir). We'll see how it goes from here. :edit2: I would wear the poo poo out of a Niners hat. Brute Squad fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Nov 12, 2013 |
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kelvron posted:
Hah. I'm pretty sure it's been said that they had no plans for that. They were up to writing the episode where it happened and Robert Beltran convinced someone he should get to make out with Jeri Ryan.
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Nutsngum posted:Sfdebris is reviewing Equinox at the moment, coincidence? I realise we're dealing with the Trek show most at odds with its own premise, but the things that went down in this episode really needed to be revisited. It's like the Maquis all over again- desperate people who renounced their code, the survivors being integrated into the Voyager crew, but not a single one of the characters showed up or was even mentioned again.
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Otisburg posted:Maybe they went through a period in their history where gold was a useful store of wealth and now it's tradition to at least have it as a trapping. They talk about it in DS9 a bit. It's gold-latinum 'alloy' so it's easier to measure out the latinum. Before, they used a dropper and obviously that was pretty stupid. If it was just a gold box for the latinum it wouldn't have that specific clank sound Quark loves so much.
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One thousand "ewwwwwwwws" for this Kai Wynn/Dukat nastiness
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showbiz_liz posted:One thousand "ewwwwwwwws" for this Kai Wynn/Dukat nastiness You gotta give it up for a revenge plan that involves putting the spurs to your enemy's Space Pope.
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Does anyone have that image of the SA forums populated by Trek characters? :edit: Otisburg posted:You gotta give it up for a revenge plan that involves putting the spurs to your enemy's Space Pope. Right. It's just crazy enough to 
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kelvron posted:Does anyone have that image of the SA forums populated by Trek characters? This the one you're talking about?
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Azurrat posted:
Yup. Thanks!
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Azurrat posted:
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Maybe my sympathy is misplaced, but when I read about minor characters appearing at Trek conventions I sort of wish they could have just done their time in Trek and moved on to other things, you know, and didn't have to put on weirdo alien make-up and ham it up for a bunch of unwashed nerds.quote:Next up, the audience was treated to a visit from DS9 Ferengi Rom and Nog (Max Grodenchik and Aron Eisenberg in full costume and amazing makeup courtesy of makeup genius John Paladin). The characters had a hysterical dialogue with one another, sang a rap song and answered audience questions both in and out of character, much to attendee delight. Rom and Nog were followed by an installment of Creation's No-Minimum Bid Auction, and then William Shatner took to the stage to a thunderous standing ovation. Looking vital and handsome in a crisp blue collared shirt and sports jacket, Bill started by talking about his new progressive rock CD just out on Cleopatra Records (co-host Malin's band XNA's record label) and produced by XNA/CIRCA producer Billy Sherwood (guitarist/songwriter of YES). The album is an ambitious exploration for Shatner and features a renowned team of music artists. Bill also revealed plans to offer his recent one-man performance as a TV or film broadcast. Like, the dude who played Nog is 45 now and hasn't done anything since DS9. There he is up on stage doing a Ferengi Rap.  LAFF at the Shatner bit, though, that is just Purestrain Shatner right there.
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Otisburg posted:Maybe my sympathy is misplaced, but when I read about minor characters appearing at Trek conventions I sort of wish they could have just done their time in Trek and moved on to other things, you know, and didn't have to put on weirdo alien make-up and ham it up for a bunch of unwashed nerds. Dude! That is, like, so sad! Aw. I just checked IMDB and it's totally true, he hasn't done a thing since DS9. Even Garrett Wang has been in some stuff in the 21st century. 
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DrSunshine posted:Dude! That is, like, so sad! Aw. I just checked IMDB and it's totally true, he hasn't done a thing since DS9. Even Garrett Wang has been in some stuff in the 21st century.
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Nessus posted:Looks like he has a photography business so I guess he just Nogs to get A friend of mine got a signed Jake and Nog photo at a convention in Auckland last year, late in the day, on the last day. He was told that he was the first person to ask for a Nog photo all day.
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Mogomra posted:I always assumed it was because us Earthlings were the ones to come up with the whole "Federation of Planets" thing. I think that's what "These are the Voyages..." tried to hint at.
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DrSunshine posted:Dude! That is, like, so sad! Aw. I just checked IMDB and it's totally true, he hasn't done a thing since DS9. Even Garrett Wang has been in some stuff in the 21st century. Some people do just get out of acting, you know? I don't want to say DS9 was perhaps a terrible experience for him but maybe it showed that he didn't really want to be a TV or movie actor or something.
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He may have just hit the end of his natural career. Up to that point, because of his stunted growth, he'd been playing kids for ages, but he wasn't looking so fresh by the end of the show. When you're a gimmick actor and your gimmick is compromised... you don't have much of a career anymore.
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So Gowron's forehead. That was on purpose right? I mean no way was that an accident.
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Tim Russ is busy starring in terrible DTV right-wing apocalyptic films, so it could be worse.... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667061/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_6
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FlamingLiberal posted:Tim Russ is busy starring in terrible DTV right-wing apocalyptic films, so it could be worse.... Haha! Kevin Sorbo too -- he played Hercules in the 90s live action show. And Garrett Wang is there too! It's like a 90s show actor reunion!
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FlamingLiberal posted:Tim Russ is busy starring in terrible DTV right-wing apocalyptic films, so it could be worse.... quote:Alongside Night is the story of the final economic collapse of the United States as seen through the eyes of 16-year-old Elliot Vreeland, searching for his missing Nobel-laureate-economist father...
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FlamingLiberal posted:Tim Russ is busy starring in terrible DTV right-wing apocalyptic films, so it could be worse.... quote:It's the nonstop action and suspense in award-winning indie filmmaker J. Neil Schulman's latest production, Alongside Night, based on his award-winning 1979 novel endorsed by Nobel-laureate Milton Friedman, Anthony Burgess, Glenn Beck, and Ron Paul.  Is it possible for something to be below Sorbo? Also, I had no loving clue who "Parks and Recreation's Mara Marini" is.. she played the ditzy pornstar version of Knope for an accumulated 35 seconds. Which I supposed is better than "Men in Black 3's Valence Thomas", who could forget his riveting performance of "Coney Island Hippie"
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quote:based on his award-winning 1979 novel endorsed by Nobel-laureate Milton Friedman, Anthony Burgess, Glenn Beck, and Ron Paul. quote:this is a film far more real than The Hunger Games.
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Otisburg posted:Maybe my sympathy is misplaced, but when I read about minor characters appearing at Trek conventions I sort of wish they could have just done their time in Trek and moved on to other things, you know, and didn't have to put on weirdo alien make-up and ham it up for a bunch of unwashed nerds. You mean that wasn't him in Ender's Game. 
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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3583956 This GBS 2.1 crew ain't half-bad.
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Slamhound posted:Wow. I was certainly not expecting to read "Jake Busey: President of the United States" when I opened the thread today.
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Someone needs to watch the trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTZ8vn45Cds
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I'm pretty sure I figured out who all of them are supposed to be but I can't figure out Counselor Chocula. Help a goon out?
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Angry Walrus posted:I'm pretty sure I figured out who all of them are supposed to be but I can't figure out Counselor Chocula. Help a goon out? Troi. She is a counselor who loves chocolate.
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Angry Walrus posted:I'm pretty sure I figured out who all of them are supposed to be but I can't figure out Counselor Chocula. Help a goon out? It's Troi, due to her love of chocolate. Who is Chuckles on the Neelix thread? Could be Kim due to fear of clowns but that seems way too obscure.
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Barlow posted:It's Troi, due to her love of chocolate. Who is Chuckles on the Neelix thread? Could be Kim due to fear of clowns but that seems way too obscure. Chakotay. I think Q called him Chuckles once.
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poo poo, never mind I figured it out just as I hit SUBMIT REPLY. Barclay, of course.
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