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no, intensely analytic self-critical approaching middle age nerds aren't anybody's target demographic. if you just got rid of that loving self-critical part, maybe we could sell some poo poo to them god damnit
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roomtone posted:it's gotta have a calming effect even if it doesn't rise to the level of their actual opinions It's on the level of talking (conversing, not arguing or fighting) with normal people who have opposing views. Once you stop trying to conquer other people's ideas and just talk and listen, it's a lot easier to use that rapport in a non-threatening way to foster understanding, even if you don't outright change their minds, which you won't, directly or immediately. And that's actually ok. Yes, I realize I'm typing this onto the internet.
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Worf posted:strangle them until their opinion is changed? Post and username checks out.
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This seems as good a time as any to reiterate my theory that Worf becomes a terrorist that calls everyone decadent cowards wasn't a crime because it was all fake, as part of a Risan Fantasy Island type thing. That was literally Worf's Good Vacation.
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Sash! posted:This seems as good a time as any to reiterate my theory that Worf becomes a terrorist that calls everyone decadent cowards wasn't a crime because it was all fake, as part of a Risan Fantasy Island type thing. That was literally Worf's Good Vacation. This checks out, I say we go with it.
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Sash! posted:This seems as good a time as any to reiterate my theory that Worf becomes a terrorist that calls everyone decadent cowards wasn't a crime because it was all fake, as part of a Risan Fantasy Island type thing. That was literally Worf's Good Vacation.
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They gotta compete with holodecks now, I bet it's a new thing they're trying to win back business
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Nessus posted:Does this mean Risa has a whole thing going on where it's like they make Disney's Star Wars hotel actually work? I suppose that's one way to run your railroad. Also explains the entirety of Captain's Holiday.
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Captains Holiday was The Game. Should have had him shoot Riker holding a bottle of Picard Wine right before they revealed the ruse.
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I caught "The Offspring" on BBC America this morning. When the admiral is tells Lal she must go to Starfleet for study, it triggers her fear emotion which leads to her death. Shouldn't he have been charged somehow? Had he not been a dick, she might have lived a little longer.
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star trek never seems to mind making its admirals reprehensible poo poo bags, ship thieves, etc
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Admiral Kirk was a galactic menace
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Mister Kingdom posted:I caught "The Offspring" on BBC America this morning. When the admiral is tells Lal she must go to Starfleet for study, it triggers her fear emotion which leads to her death. I don’t think he could reasonably be held responsible - it’s not like anyone warned him or seemed aware themselves that stress or fear could kill her. If anything, it’d make his point for him - that a starship was too risky a place for Lal to live long term.
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Worf posted:star trek never seems to mind making its admirals reprehensible poo poo bags, ship thieves, etc Also treasonous edgelords. Like, they get that extra pip and suddenly they are wiping their asses with every treaty, planning watergates, developing forbidden secret weapons etc.
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Now I want a Lower Decks spinoff that is just a bunch of Badmirals getting up to no good and generally wrecking the place.
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Penitent posted:Also treasonous edgelords. Like, they get that extra pip and suddenly they are wiping their asses with every treaty, planning watergates, developing forbidden secret weapons etc. Yeah its a really amusing mechanism Rip cal Hudson tho
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Worf posted:star trek never seems to mind making its admirals reprehensible poo poo bags, ship thieves, etc Gene Roddenberry and Gene Coon were both military veterans, so they had opinions about diplomats and superior officers and how they would let soldiers die for advantages.
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Apropos of the last comment, when did Eugene (Gene) go out of style? By 1986(?) it was already known as unfavorable enough a name as to be one of the leads of Revenge of the Nerds. But it's a good name -- it means well-born in Greek. Just curious. Was there some big shift around the name in US culture?
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Penitent posted:Also treasonous edgelords. Like, they get that extra pip and suddenly they are wiping their asses with every treaty, planning watergates, developing forbidden secret weapons etc. And illin' MCs. Dougherty O U T
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God, I completely forgot about Admiral "Trail of Tears" Dougherty.
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Admiralty Flag posted:Apropos of the last comment, when did Eugene (Gene) go out of style? By 1986(?) it was already known as unfavorable enough a name as to be one of the leads of Revenge of the Nerds. But it's a good name -- it means well-born in Greek. Just curious. Was there some big shift around the name in US culture? Gene is making a comeback in a big way! 
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They all died out in the Eugeneics Wars
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Angry Salami posted:I don’t think he could reasonably be held responsible - it’s not like anyone warned him or seemed aware themselves that stress or fear could kill her. Do androids hold grudges?
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Rue Daneel Olivaw
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Penitent posted:God, I completely forgot about Admiral "Trail of Tears" Dougherty. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a genocide admiral hmm? Tbh him and Picard going back was cool. I didn't hate that movie like many did but it was pretty dumb even at the time, which is saying something since I was probably 11
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What's the best tasting emotion chip?
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Worf posted:What's the best tasting emotion chip? Zesty mordant or dressed all over
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Kesper North posted:They all died out in the Eugeneics Wars lmao
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Admiralty Flag posted:Apropos of the last comment, when did Eugene (Gene) go out of style? By 1986(?) it was already known as unfavorable enough a name as to be one of the leads of Revenge of the Nerds. But it's a good name -- it means well-born in Greek. Just curious. Was there some big shift around the name in US culture? Looks like it peaked in the late 1920s, a few years after Roddenberry was born, and declined thereafter:  https://nametrends.net/name.php?name=Eugene
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Admiralty Flag posted:Apropos of the last comment, when did Eugene (Gene) go out of style? By 1986(?) it was already known as unfavorable enough a name as to be one of the leads of Revenge of the Nerds. But it's a good name -- it means well-born in Greek. Just curious. Was there some big shift around the name in US culture? There's some point where names are just your grandpa's name and they get abandoned. I went to high school with a Eugene and I'm pretty sure that he was actually a Yevgeni too.
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Kesper North posted:They all died out in the Eugeneics Wars Lal
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Worf posted:How many licks does it take to get to the center of a genocide admiral hmm? Insurrection is my go-to dumb fun Trek movie watch. I don't care how bad it is, the film just has this vibe to it that fuckin' slaps. Like it's always the middle of July and I'm 13 whenever I watch it.
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nine-gear crow posted:Insurrection is my go-to dumb fun Trek movie watch. I don't care how bad it is, the film just has this vibe to it that fuckin' slaps. Like it's always the middle of July and I'm 13 whenever I watch it. DEFINITELY FEELING AGGRESSIVE TENDENCIES lmao yeah Ill end up watching that soon. The part with the riker maneuver and poo poo is awesome Is that the one where riker is like GEORDI EJECT THE WARP CORE! and geordi is like  I just did
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I don't think I could go back and watch Insurrection again. There are fun moments, like Riker and Troi getting back together and the quip about Riker's chin being as smooth as an android's behind, but there's enough cringe in it to keep me from liking it. That being said, I'd rather rewatch Insurrection one hundred times rather than rewatch Nemesis once.
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Bogus Adventure posted:I don't think I could go back and watch Insurrection again. There are fun moments, like Riker and Troi getting back together and the quip about Riker's chin being as smooth as an android's behind, but there's enough cringe in it to keep me from liking it. Especially with the Frakes/Sirtis commentary track.
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Bogus Adventure posted:I don't think I could go back and watch Insurrection again. There are fun moments, like Riker and Troi getting back together and the quip about Riker's chin being as smooth as an android's behind, but there's enough cringe in it to keep me from liking it.
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Lemniscate Blue posted:Especially with the Frakes/Sirtis commentary track. FlamingLiberal posted:I rewatched it like a year or so ago and it’s an odd movie. Definitely more comedy heavy than the other TNG movies. Worf’s whole time in the movie once they rescue Data is just a long running joke about him having pimples Yeah, it's not terrible. I like the overall pitch of having a TNG movie where the crew is trying to save a native species from being exploited rather than an ultra-action and special effects bonanza. You can have a goofy movie like that a la The Voyage Home. However, the funny bits in Insurrection just did not land for me. I also hated the Son'a design. It was a cool concept, but they ended up looking way too goofy and plastic. I can forgive that in a TV episode more than in a movie.
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