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Seth MacFarlane is climbing the mountain, why is he climbing the mountain?
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Oct 5, 2017 16:24
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Mister Facetious posted:Christina Applegate should've been the Captain. I would accept that.
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Oct 5, 2017 16:31
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Inescapable Duck posted:Seth MacFarlane is climbing the mountain, why is he climbing the mountain? Because it's there 
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Oct 5, 2017 16:35
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Ugh I kind of don't want to have to sign up for CBS's stupid streaming service but how will I be able to complain about Star Trek on the internet if I don't??
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Oct 5, 2017 16:39
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Monkey Fracas posted:Ugh I kind of don't want to have to sign up for CBS's stupid streaming service but how will I be able to complain about Star Trek on the internet if I don't?? Just do what every Canadian does?
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Oct 5, 2017 16:52
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Jack-Off Lantern posted:I would accept that. And Dave Faustino should've been Number One. And Ed O'Neil could be the Admiral.
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Oct 5, 2017 16:56
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Monkey Fracas posted:Ugh I kind of don't want to have to sign up for CBS's stupid streaming service but how will I be able to complain about Star Trek on the internet if I don't?? Scour youtube for trailers and clips. Stitch them together and you should be able to get the gist of the episode.
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Oct 5, 2017 16:58
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They have 30th Anniversary TNG $5 scratch-off lotto tickets now. Kinda odd they didn't tie it into their brand new series. They're pretty shiny but they don't have any cool bonus boxes or anything, just a normal match a number ticket. (I won broke even off one.)
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Oct 5, 2017 17:25
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JediTalentAgent posted:I thought it was considered dangerous to warp while inside a star system. Arcsquad12 posted:The defiant did a micro warp jump in the Bajoran system to stop changeling Bashir from nuking the sun. Everyone involved thought it was suicidal. Honestly given the number of times we've seen going to warp in-system I'd say the "omg we're risking going to warp inside a star system!!  " scenes are the outliers. There's multiple times in TNG alone where it's treated as totally routine and unremarkable.
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Oct 5, 2017 17:35
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thylacine posted:They have 30th Anniversary TNG $5 scratch-off lotto tickets now. Kinda odd they didn't tie it into their brand new series. They're pretty shiny but they don't have any cool bonus boxes or anything, just a normal match a number ticket. CBS and Paramount have no loving idea how to market or merchandise Star Trek, to the point where they basically gave up trying to do any kind of toys or poo poo for the new movies. I think the closest they ever get is a couple of bullshit tie-in comic books, because comic books make so much money right???
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Oct 5, 2017 17:37
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:CBS and Paramount have no loving idea how to market or merchandise Star Trek, to the point where they basically gave up trying to do any kind of toys or poo poo for the new movies. I think the closest they ever get is a couple of bullshit tie-in comic books, because comic books make so much money right??? Well, has anyone really ever wanted to buy Star Trek toys? I mean Star Trek fandom meant you were the lowest on the social ladders when I was growing up (I did have a TNG tricorder and phaser, that I kept very hidden). Not like Star Trek has ever been known for action either, which is a big selling point when it comes to toys for kids.
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Oct 5, 2017 17:44
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:Honestly given the number of times we've seen going to warp in-system I'd say the "omg we're risking going to warp inside a star system!! I've always just thought of it as a writing inconsistency. It's never seemed necessary to go full grognard on this one and come up with a plausible in-universe explanation. When it's dangerous, the characters will let us know, and the "why" isn't particularly important.
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Oct 5, 2017 17:49
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thylacine posted:They have 30th Anniversary TNG $5 scratch-off lotto tickets now. Kinda odd they didn't tie it into their brand new series. They're pretty shiny but they don't have any cool bonus boxes or anything, just a normal match a number ticket. holy poo poo
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Oct 5, 2017 18:00
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:CBS and Paramount have no loving idea how to market or merchandise Star Trek, to the point where they basically gave up trying to do any kind of toys or poo poo for the new movies. I think the closest they ever get is a couple of bullshit tie-in comic books, because comic books make so much money right??? "All the cools kids are into pins now, right?" -A CBS exec, probably http://www.startrek.com/article/introducing-the-discovery-episode-pin-set     
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Oct 5, 2017 18:16
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That Sarek Pin is pretty cool though. He looks like an Eldar Farseer almost, so you could use him in your Warhams.
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Oct 5, 2017 18:18
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I didn't think they were making any more Mass Effects
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Oct 5, 2017 18:22
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Iron Crowned posted:Well, has anyone really ever wanted to buy Star Trek toys? I mean Star Trek fandom meant you were the lowest on the social ladders when I was growing up (I did have a TNG tricorder and phaser, that I kept very hidden). I've been a fan of Star Trek since I was like 4 years old when TNG came out and the only Star Trek toy I ever bothered to own was a Micro Machines set of a bunch of miniature ships. They didn't see a lot of use.
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Oct 5, 2017 18:58
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Needs an enameled pin of the Spock Helmet but one redesigned in the STD style where the helmet is always seen at an angle, has zippers on it and senses death rather than protects the skull from impact.
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Oct 5, 2017 19:09
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Iron Crowned posted:Well, has anyone really ever wanted to buy Star Trek toys? I mean Star Trek fandom meant you were the lowest on the social ladders when I was growing up (I did have a TNG tricorder and phaser, that I kept very hidden). They used to sell enough that they bothered to make a shitload of action figures and toys and video game tie-ins and tech manuals and poo poo back in the 90s. Hallmark's been doing Trek-themed electronic Christmas ornaments for decades, I think by now they've got enough out you could do a small Christmas tree in nothing but Hallmark Trek ornaments now (including Spock's excruciating death by radiation scene  )As for action, hell they made two FPS games based on Voyager called Elite Force that invented a whole team of super-buff Quake dudes toting photon launchers and anti-borg weapons and gatling phasers and poo poo. Trek2009/STID/Beyond would seem to be even more suited to loving action (oh wait they tried a shooter for 09 but it was a huge buggy piece of poo poo lol) so I have no idea why the new movies wouldn't be swimming in pew-pew merch.
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Oct 5, 2017 19:21
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:Hallmark's been doing Trek-themed electronic Christmas ornaments for decades, I think by now they've got enough out you could do a small Christmas tree in nothing but Hallmark Trek ornaments now (including Spock's excruciating death by radiation scene My mom had been collecting those since I was a small child and eventually stopped putting them up so I took them. Our entire tree is covered in Star Trek ornaments, they're tacky as hell and I love it. I don't know why my wife went along with this.
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Oct 5, 2017 19:27
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we get boat we get go posted:In my life I've described a lot of things as "a love note" to something, but jesus gently caress watching the Orville is like watching Seth MacFarlane take Star Trek out to a mountain resort, lay it down by the fire and gently gently caress it for hours before making it breakfast in the morning. Yes, this. The orville is pretty great. I don't hate Discovery, but traveling by way of magic mushroom is pretty dumb in my opinion. Biology as physics indeed. The veins and muscles of the universe.
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Oct 5, 2017 19:30
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Shuttle craft to Enterprise, shuttle craft to Enterprise. This is Spock. Merry Christmas. Live long and prosper.
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Oct 5, 2017 19:31
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:They used to sell enough that they bothered to make a shitload of action figures and toys and video game tie-ins and tech manuals and poo poo back in the 90s. Hallmark's been doing Trek-themed electronic Christmas ornaments for decades, I think by now they've got enough out you could do a small Christmas tree in nothing but Hallmark Trek ornaments now (including Spock's excruciating death by radiation scene I'm not sure that they used to sell enough to make a shitload of action figures. A lot of action figures are made in an attempt to cash in on something and never really take off. I got some TNG ones for Christmas one year, and I was less than thrilled. I will admit that part of my lack of enthusiasm was probably due to being in middle school and trying to be cool, but also what kind of adventures would I really take Q and Data on? Not to mention the quality wasn't great, it was around 1992 cash in quality and toys weren't very detailed. I will partially cede your point on the Hallmark ornaments, but those aren't getting a lot of use outside of the Christmas season, and they're not designed to be played with. Farmer Crack-rear end posted:As for action, hell they made two FPS games based on Voyager called Elite Force that invented a whole team of super-buff Quake dudes toting photon launchers and anti-borg weapons and gatling phasers and poo poo. Counterpoint: Voyager Farmer Crack-rear end posted:Trek2009/STID/Beyond would seem to be even more suited to loving action (oh wait they tried a shooter for 09 but it was a huge buggy piece of poo poo lol) so I have no idea why the new movies wouldn't be swimming in pew-pew merch. I can't really talk about JJTrek, because I'm probably a bit too old to wanna fly space ships around my living room now.
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Oct 5, 2017 19:34
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Al Borland Corp. posted:Shuttle craft to Enterprise, shuttle craft to Enterprise. This is Spock. Merry Christmas. Live long and prosper. My parents have that one, of course they insist on using only blinking lights, so it can't really relay it's message.
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Oct 5, 2017 19:36
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Al Borland Corp. posted:Shuttle craft to Enterprise, shuttle craft to Enterprise. This is Spock. Merry Christmas. Live long and prosper. Oh wow, flashback. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mavk3fUZzZo
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Oct 5, 2017 19:39
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we get boat we get go posted:In my life I've described a lot of things as "a love note" to something, but jesus gently caress watching the Orville is like watching Seth MacFarlane take Star Trek out to a mountain resort, lay it down by the fire and gently gently caress it for hours before making it breakfast in the morning. This is the best thing I have ever read
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Oct 5, 2017 19:45
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Powered Descent posted:Oh wow, flashback. "I'll take 5!"
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Oct 5, 2017 20:05
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Iron Crowned posted:Counterpoint: Voyager EF2 was only Voyager for the first mission, and then Enterprise-E after that. Actually a really good game, nothing like blasting dudes with the BFG/Micro Photon Torpedo Launcher
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Oct 5, 2017 20:10
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Oct 5, 2017 20:23
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Gul Dumbcrap
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Oct 5, 2017 20:25
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The hip joints on Star Trek toys were the absolute loving worst. Should've given the license to Mattel instead so they could use the GI Joe figs like Capcom did with Street Fighter.
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Oct 5, 2017 20:25
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Sorry, that figurine is not nearly sexy enough to represent Gul Dukat.
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Oct 5, 2017 20:27
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That image is super triggering because Gul Dukat would never trample on the symbol of Cardassia like that. He's a hero and this Bajoran propaganda will not be tolerated!
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Oct 5, 2017 20:31
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Growing up a poor nerd in the 90s made those playmates toys the coolest poo poo ever
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Oct 5, 2017 20:31
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Oct 5, 2017 21:53
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ah so just like there's an evil goatee dimension there also exists a RuPaul Dimension
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Oct 5, 2017 21:57
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Iron Crowned posted:I can't really talk about JJTrek, because I'm probably a bit too old to wanna fly space ships around my living room now. I remember doing this too and it is one of the great tragedies of adulthood that this no longer enthralls me.
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Oct 5, 2017 22:13
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Doggles posted:"All the cools kids are into pins now, right?" -A CBS exec, probably This reminds me, Battle at the Binary Stars is a really terrible name for a battle. Aren't binary systems a big bulk of solar systems as a percentage?
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Oct 5, 2017 22:28
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:I remember doing this too and it is one of the great tragedies of adulthood that this no longer enthralls me. What kind we're they though?
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Oct 5, 2017 22:57
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I love that the android on the Orville is obviously just a guy in a shiny silver jumpsuit. You can clearly see the 'metal' fabric bunching up around his joints as he walks. Oldschool as heck.
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