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This poo poo drives me insane https://youtu.be/pLpxYMgQUT4?si=DjNfye4vbImRbRmD I can’t image spending the money to own an original filming model made by Greg Jein and then just slapping it down on some spray-painted plywood and a couple pegs, running visible wire through gaps in the windows and calling it a day.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:This poo poo drives me insane Lol I clicked through that earlier assuming they were going to suspend from the ceiling, maybe having the parts spread out mid explosion or something. The rest of their hoard didn't seem to be displayed much better. Lotta poo poo just popped on shelves. Surprised they didn't just nail data's shirt flat to the wall.
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Khanstant posted:The Feds are too war averse to enforce the neutral zone. If South Korea refused to attack things in the neutral zone, then NK would hang out there like Romulans too. I mean, North Korea is actually a pretty good real-world analogue. North Korea does do a ton of absolutely insane poo poo, including shelling islands, sinking ships, and forcing a massive show of force to cut down a tiny tree. The US and ROK are way the hell less war averse than the Federation is shown to be, so it makes sense that the Romulans would have probably needed to actually land those trojan horses on Vulcan to provoke any kind of response. The fact that it happens so consistently makes it more believable, because the Federation would just constantly be at war with the Romulans if they fell for it. "Those weird Romulans are doing some stupid poo poo again, just ignore them" is a strangely logical response. Paradoxish fucked around with this message at 06:11 on Nov 17, 2023 |
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It's like a game of "I'm not touching you!" while doing everything they can to be an annoying hindrance without technically touching you. If you give em a snack then technically you can be said to have started it and somehow you're on punishment even though they were totally goading you.
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Khanstant posted:It's like a game of "I'm not touching you!" while doing everything they can to be an annoying hindrance without technically touching you. If you give em a snack then technically you can be said to have started it and somehow you're on punishment even though they were totally goading you. We already have like five other threads to discuss the Russian foreign policies. 
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The Federation tries to avoid starting wars but they ended up blundering into more wars in the back half of the 24th century than the Klingons, Cardassians, or Romulans started intentionally. They led the Borg and Dominion to the Alpha Quadrant. Their peaceful exploration and picking up causes like Bajor go hand in hand with territorial expansion. I'm not saying they're the bad guys but I can see why everyone else in the AQ would be sick of their poo poo after a point. And they enjoy drinking root beer!
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Nov 17, 2023 11:59
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I loving hate root beer.
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Nov 17, 2023 12:04
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Atlas Hugged posted:I loving hate root beer. That's the one thing in star trek that's mega american to me Who drinks root beer? I guess though cola or something like that is trademarked so maybe they couldn't do anything else
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Nov 17, 2023 13:13
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Don’t underestimate a really good root beer. I’ve had some made by microbreweries that are amazing.
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Nov 17, 2023 15:11
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A show that is made by Americans is going to be very American in ways that the showrunners won't necessarily understand. Rootbeer being just one example.
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Paradoxish posted:forcing a massive show of force to cut down a tiny tree. For those not familiar: The US set a couple of guys to trim a tree that was obscuring the view across the DMZ. The DPRK reacts with a couple of trucks worth of soldiers to stop them because Kim Il-Sung personally planted, tended, and loved the tree because of course he did. There's words and two American soldiers are killed with axes and another 10 US and ROK wounded. The US decides that this time they're cutting the tree down so that no further incidents can occur. And we're doing it with overwhelming force to show the DPRK that the US can arbitrarily deploy such force Two hundred troops are moved into position to support the direct tree operation. Another infantry company in 27 helicopters are orbiting on standby. US and ROK fighters flew top cover, while B-52s escorted by more fighters performed a show of force. The DPRK sent 200 troops, who just sort of stood there and gawked at being completely over matched, then did nothing when the US removed some road barriers and the ROK wrecked some DPRK guard posts. Operation Paul Bunyan was over in 42 minutes.
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Nov 17, 2023 15:39
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I feel like Rootbeer is the most reliable and consistent coke offering at any restaurant or vending machine. They won't always have RC or a knockoff, but they'll always have a Rootbeer and lemonlime pledge soda.
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Except sometimes they have Mug 
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Root beer is kind of a weird soda in general because there's so many variants out there, a lot of different flavorings used. Different brands can taste very different. I've tried a lot of different brands of root beer and looked at the ingredients, I think the most common is vanilla and yucca root, but different brands throw all kinds of things, many different roots, I think I like acacia, some brands really like focusing on licorice and anise, and I'm not a fan of those. I think cola-style drinks tend to circle around the same general flavor more, I haven't tried as many because I limit my caffeine intake (as opposed to root beers which tend to lack caffeine). Cola flavor is also kinda weird and hard to place (mainly it's citrus and cinnamon), and it's also much more common around the world, but maybe the fact that it's not as sweet makes it less good for a metaphor for the Federation. Maybe the writers feel weird about using something that is closer to a brand name in the show, whereas root beer is more generic. "Cream soda" is also a generic flavor of soda that I think is more common around the world than root beer. But it means very different things in different parts of the world. In America it's mainly clear and vanilla, but in Canada there's less vanilla and more sweetness and it's usually pink. In Japan it often is green and melon-flavored, but also they have a big thing about "milk-flavor" over there. Honorable shoutout to the most ephemeral soda flavor, Dr. Pepper. But that's even more brand-specific, and harder for competitors to match.
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SlothfulCobra posted:Honorable shoutout to the most ephemeral soda flavor, Dr. Pepper. But that's even more brand-specific, and harder for competitors to match. Mitch Hedberg posted:I had a Mr. Pibb, Mr. Pibb is a replica of Dr. Pepper, but it's a bullshit replica 'cause dude didn't even get his degree. "Why'd you have to drop out and start making pop so soon?"
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Nov 17, 2023 18:55
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SlothfulCobra posted:Maybe the writers feel weird about using something that is closer to a brand name in the show, whereas root beer is more generic. It doesn't sound strange when you refer to it genetically. If they'd said "cola," it doesn't sound right. No one ever just refers to the cola-type drinks by that name. They're always the brand. Root beer is always just root beer. Doesn't matter if it is Barq's, Mug, IBC, or whatever. You order a root beer and they bring you the kind they have. No one orders a Mug and is asked "is Barq's OK?" Sprecher is the best though
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Nov 17, 2023 19:14
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Big Mean Jerk posted:This poo poo drives me insane Eh, it's certainly not museum quality but for a DIY job it's not too bad. (The only part that's really problematic is the caulk glue, and even that should be removable without too much trouble.) The main thing I would have done differently is to enclose the whole thing behind a big plexiglass sheet, not only to protect against drunkenly stumbling into it but also to keep dust off.
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Nov 17, 2023 19:18
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SlothfulCobra posted:Root beer is kind of a weird soda in general because there's so many variants out there, a lot of different flavorings used. Different brands can taste very different. I've tried a lot of different brands of root beer and looked at the ingredients, I think the most common is vanilla and yucca root, but different brands throw all kinds of things, many different roots, I think I like acacia, some brands really like focusing on licorice and anise, and I'm not a fan of those. Methyl salicylate, or oil of wintergreen, is another really common root beer flavouring.
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Khanstant posted:I feel like Rootbeer is the most reliable and consistent coke offering at any restaurant or vending machine. They won't always have RC or a knockoff, but they'll always have a Rootbeer and lemonlime pledge soda. Yeah but we were saying that that's mega American, I assume you're American (or America's Hat maybe). As an Aussie I'm pretty sure I've literally never seen root beer in my life.
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Powered Descent posted:Eh, it's certainly not museum quality but for a DIY job it's not too bad. (The only part that's really problematic is the caulk glue, and even that should be removable without too much trouble.) The main thing I would have done differently is to enclose the whole thing behind a big plexiglass sheet, not only to protect against drunkenly stumbling into it but also to keep dust off. Drunkenly stumbling into things is like the RLM brand though.
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Arivia posted:Drunkenly stumbling into things is like the RLM brand though. That, and convincing media-illiterate dipshits to try and do what they do too, only worse 
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nine-gear crow posted:That, and convincing media-illiterate dipshits to try and do what they do too, only worse But they're already so very bad at it Or is that 
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There’s a 100% chance that thing is somehow destroyed by Rich or Jay within the next three years.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:There’s a 100% chance that thing is somehow destroyed by Rich or Jay within the next three years. March 23, 2027 MILWAUKEE AREA INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER MICHAEL STOKLASA ARRESTED FOR DOUBLE MURDER
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A.o.D. posted:But they're already so very bad at it I guess? Also it's kind of "take how bad Mike, Jay and Rich (and Doug Walker, let's be real here) are at film criticism... and then imagine a gaggle of folks who are even worse somehow" and then out tumbles folks like Jeremy Jahns, Filmento, Mauler and the Critical Drinker and probably a bazillion other also-rans who I don't care to event try and remember. nine-gear crow fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Nov 17, 2023 |
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nine-gear crow posted:I guess? Also it's kind of "take how bad Mike, Jay and Rich (and Doug Walker, let's be real here) are at film criticism... and then imagine a gaggle of folks who are even worse somehow" and then out tumbles folks like Jeremy Jahns, Filmento, Mauler and the Critical Drinker and probably a bazillion other also-rans who I don't care to event try and remember. i have to disagree, part of what I like about RLM is that they're not bad at film criticism, since they actually make films and have an appreciation for the craft as a craft. they're just jaded fucks is all. don't put them in the same bucket as doug walker lol
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RLM are bad at actual factual Star Trek knowledge which isn't great when they base criticism on it.
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MikeJF posted:RLM are bad at actual factual Star Trek knowledge which isn't great when they base criticism on it. Mike "Picard and Data weren't friends" Stoklasa
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A.o.D. posted:But they're already so very bad at it They do it as a joke, but it turns out that even if it's a joke, they still actually really doing it in reality. So it's still bad.
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nine-gear crow posted:Mike "Picard and Data weren't friends" Stoklasa The two videos they did with Mike and Rich spotlighting their favorite TNG episodes was absolutely mind-blowing. I’m pretty sure Mike legitimately thinks Voyager is peak Trek, based on how bland and vanilla his choices were. Rich’s picks were better but not by much.
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SlothfulCobra posted:They do it as a joke, but it turns out that even if it's a joke, they still actually really doing it in reality. Like that time they were like "We actually liked the Obi-Wan Kenobi show" and their fans were all like "Say 'sike' now." and they were like "No." and it just left a whole generation of irony poisoned dorks in shambles.
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Arivia posted:i have to disagree, part of what I like about RLM is that they're not bad at film criticism, since they actually make films and have an appreciation for the craft as a craft. I don't think I've heard a single good thing about any of their films lol. Even from them themselves.
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Boxturret posted:I don't think I've heard a single good thing about any of their films lol. Even from them themselves. Yeah, all of RLM's creative endeavors were made ironically to be consumed ironically and far too many people ate the onion, so to speak, on them.
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SlothfulCobra posted:Root beer is kind of a weird soda in general because there's so many variants out there, a lot of different flavorings used. Different brands can taste very different. I've tried a lot of different brands of root beer and looked at the ingredients, I think the most common is vanilla and yucca root, but different brands throw all kinds of things, many different roots, I think I like acacia, some brands really like focusing on licorice and anise, and I'm not a fan of those. The citrus is the citric acid they use, basically all candy does it
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Boxturret posted:I don't think I've heard a single good thing about any of their films lol. Even from them themselves. I didn't say they were good. I just said they have made films so they know about what goes into making one.
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MikeJF posted:Yeah but we were saying that that's mega American, I assume you're American (or America's Hat maybe). As an Aussie I'm pretty sure I've literally never seen root beer in my life. Starfleet Academy's in San Francisco, at least, so I can see alien cadets going off campus to tour the Olde Americana tourist trap district and getting hooked on stuff like root beer, moon pies and Jell-o salad
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My headcanon is that Fed citizens are so numb to pleasure and excitement from access to on-demand matter replication and hologram adventures that they become sickos for poo poo like baseball and lounge music. This is also why so many people dream of moving to deserted planets and becoming subsistence farmers in villages with twenty people. You can only run the cocaine orgy party with Cleopatra & Elvis holotape so many times before you're desensitized.
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While he's dying from warp 10 induced rapid evolution-itis Tom tells the Doctor about how he lost his virginity. Threshold is the episode that keeps on giving.
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Very 90s writing. I doubt anyone in the Federation gives a poo poo about such a nebulous concept as virginity when holodecks exist.
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