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The war sort of did feel like the Federation was hopelessly outmatched, until suddenly they were winning. The turning point was probably supposed to be In the Pale Moonlight, but I don't remember them really emphasizing that in the show.
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cheetah7071 posted:The war sort of did feel like the Federation was hopelessly outmatched, until suddenly they were winning. The turning point was probably supposed to be In the Pale Moonlight, but I don't remember them really emphasizing that in the show. Besides just seeing more Romulans, there was the line at the very end of In The Pale Moonlight where Sisko talks about how the addition of the Romulan fleet pretty much immediately turned the tide of the war, but yeah it's not really ever made hugely explicit.
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Drone posted:Besides just seeing more Romulans, there was the line at the very end of In The Pale Moonlight where Sisko talks about how the addition of the Romulan fleet pretty much immediately turned the tide of the war, but yeah it's not really ever made hugely explicit. Well the D'deridex is the coolest ship in anything ever, so obviously they felt that little more need be said. Also it is powered by a black hole, which is both very insane and again the coolest thing ever. But then again, gas from engine leaks on the Enterprise will instantly dissolve your flesh, so that's fun too.
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dont even fink about it posted:Well the D'deridex is the coolest ship in anything ever, so obviously they felt that little more need be said. Also it is powered by a black hole, which is both very insane and again the coolest thing ever. The secret shame of the Klingons is that their ships are powered by a wholly safe and environmentally positive process, the least metal of all the major alpha quadrant races' engines.
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Astroman posted:The secret shame of the Klingons is that their ships are powered by a wholly safe and environmentally positive process, the least metal of all the major alpha quadrant races' engines. Gas. Gas, captain.
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If birds of prey run on JET-A, I think that is in fact the most metal. (danger zooooone)
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Aug 3, 2017 12:05
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There's a Mr. Fusion at the heart of every Klingon vessel.
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:There's a Mr. Fusion at the heart of every Klingon vessel. Banana peels up to warp 4, then you have to start feeding it targs
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dont even fink about it posted:Well the D'deridex is the coolest ship in anything ever, so obviously they felt that little more need be said. Also it is powered by a black hole, which is both very insane and again the coolest thing ever. This is objectively correct in all respects.
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There's a certain logic in the idea that you'd need the energy of a black hole to go to warp too.
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Pararoid posted:There's a certain logic in the idea that you'd need the energy of a black hole to go to warp too. Works for the Time Lords.
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Aug 3, 2017 13:22
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Cardassians are better romulans than the romulans have ever been
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:There's a Mr. Fusion at the heart of every Klingon vessel. 
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MillennialVulcan posted:Cardassians are better romulans than the romulans have ever been Wow. Just, wow.
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Orv posted:Wow. Just, wow. It's true though.
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I like imagining the klingon who made that armor taking the time to lovingly paint the nails while listening to klingon opera. Or would it be something a replicator spat out?
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Martha Stewart Undying posted:I like imagining the klingon who made that armor taking the time to lovingly paint the nails while listening to klingon opera. Or would it be something a replicator spat out? Excellent Username / Post combo Reminds me of oldschool GW paintjobs with red-nailed treemen 
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Drone posted:Besides just seeing more Romulans, there was the line at the very end of In The Pale Moonlight where Sisko talks about how the addition of the Romulan fleet pretty much immediately turned the tide of the war, but yeah it's not really ever made hugely explicit. I'd say that there are 2 points. One is the Romulans but the other is earlier when the Prophets time magic away the reinforcements in the wormhome which stops the AQ from being immediately overrun. However the Dominion still had a lot of ships and the resources of the Cardassians to draw upon so while the Dominion could no longer sustain an offensive war without support from their own territory or hold the station/wormhole without risking other major facilities they could almost indefinitely defend Cardassian territory at least until even more ships made their way from the gamma quadrant - as long as the Romulans stayed out of the war. The Breen were a major wrinkle but one could argue that the Dominion were only interested in their energy weapon thing. As soon as that got neutralized they were just a few more ships in the way of the 3 major powers. This has been my logical and irrefutable take on the strategic military thinking of the fictional factions of the Star Trek universe, powered by the education of the finest in Tom Clancy novels (that happened before The Teeth of the Tiger).
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Kibayasu posted:I'd say that there are 2 points. One is the Romulans but the other is earlier when the Prophets time magic away the reinforcements in the wormhome which stops the AQ from being immediately overrun. However the Dominion still had a lot of ships and the resources of the Cardassians to draw upon so while the Dominion could no longer sustain an offensive war without support from their own territory or hold the station/wormhole without risking other major facilities they could almost indefinitely defend Cardassian territory at least until even more ships made their way from the gamma quadrant - as long as the Romulans stayed out of the war. Ah yeah that's true, there's even that line from the Female Changeling where she explicitly says "well gently caress, let's just fall back to Cardassian space and hole up until we can rebuild our forces", which gives the Federation alliance a good excuse to go hardcore on the offensive.
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Re: Duet https://twitter.com/IraStevenBehr/status/891202454179729408
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The Bloop posted:
From what I've seen in higher resolution pics, they're actually ickle little "rubies" that are likely just cheap red resin
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Brawnfire posted:From what I've seen in higher resolution pics, they're actually ickle little "rubies" that are likely just cheap red resin Swell. Maybe they light up!
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I imagine once Fuller left there was one executive who was going wild with ideas but had a psychotic break and started going full Howard Hughes. "Make the ships brown! Brown is the new grey!" *huffs from spray paint* "Bone armor! The Klingons need bone armor that goes out in little spikes! And they paint the tips of the spikes red so it looks like blood! Get out! The urine jars can only absorb so many germs at once!"
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From an EW interview: When he came on board Star Trek: Discovery, actor Jason Isaacs thought he should have a catchphrase. The British actor was playing a starship captain, after all. And The Next Generation‘s Captain Picard had not one but two of them, with “Engage!” and “Make it so.” So on his first day on set playing Captain Lorca — a steely American with a slight southern accent — Isaacs started saying what he thought would be the perfect ad-libbed phrase to embody his character’s commanding demeanor: “Git’r done!” “I was so cocky,” Isaacs recalls. “I’ve only been here an hour, and already I have my catchphrase “ Then the producers then explained: “Git’r done” was already taken. By the comic Larry the Cable Guy. Who even has it copyrighted. 
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Jason Isaacs playing a southerner. What the gently caress.
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The Bloop posted:When he came on board Star Trek: Discovery, actor Jason Isaacs thought he should have a catchphrase. The British actor was playing a starship captain, after all. And The Next Generation‘s Captain Picard had not one but two of them, with “Engage!” and “Make it so.” So on his first day on set playing Captain Lorca — a steely American with a slight southern accent — Isaacs started saying what he thought would be the perfect ad-libbed phrase to embody his character’s commanding demeanor: “Git’r done!” This house of cards is going to fall over so hard it's taking the floor with it.
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Timby posted:Jason Isaacs playing a southerner. What the gently caress. We better see these "git 'er done" takes at some point
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 Okay this thing might end up being so bad it's good."YEEEEEEEEEEEEEE haw, Mr. Glorbox, set the ship to Warp 9 and GIT ERR DONE!" *fires phasers wildly into the air*
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WampaLord posted:
Sneak preview of Discovery's theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rCYeB6pnoQ
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Arglebargle III posted:80s dark light roller punk Klingons This arguably sounds more intriguing than what we've seen so far Also Jason Issacs is awesome and I'm now fully convinced he's too good for this show
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Timby posted:Jason Isaacs playing a southerner. What the gently caress.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Just...why? More Hollywood britwashing
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Fake southern accents are often just as bad as fake British accents and southern accents aren't even pleasant to the ear to begin with.
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I'm down if he does a really good Foghorn Leghorn. Or a really bad one.
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Warp... I say... Warp five Those Klingons are about as subtle as a hand grenade in a barrel of Orion oatmeal For.. I say... Fortunately I always keep my ten thousand tiny starfleet insignia numbered for just such an emergency. The Bloop fucked around with this message at 21:41 on Aug 3, 2017 |
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Fake southern accents are often just as bad as fake British accents and southern accents aren't even pleasant to the ear to begin with. CORAL SHTAP
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Timby posted:Jason Isaacs playing a southerner. What the gently caress. vermin posted:This house of cards is going to fall over so hard it's taking the floor with it. Looking forward to Captain Underwood becoming Federation President within two seasons.
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