klemptor
@klemptor@startrek.website
- Comment on Where to start? 1 day ago:
Ooh yeah I’ve heard people speak highly of The Orville, and I keep forgetting to check it out! If I’m not mistaken, it’s got Penny Johnson (Kasidy Yates) in it, right?
- Comment on Where to start? 1 day ago:
Ugh… I’ve been so reticent to watch modern Trek. I’ve heard such bad things about Discovery and have never been tempted to try it. But I really love the TNG era, so I gave in and watched Picard season 1…man, that was a mistake. Too modern, too snarky, too fucking meta. I swore off modern Trek. But then I read loads of threads saying that SNW was a return to form, and that it felt the most like Star Trek out of all the modern series. So even though I knew I might hate it, yesterday I watched the first three episodes. I’m already so annoyed with it. Super meta, the cast is for the most part way too young, and it’s loose or completely disregarding toward canon (yeah, Spock and T’Pring having sex without Pon Farr… give me a break!), and plotlines that make no sense at all. I’m so annoyed with it. I get that '80s/'90s TV was too earnest for today’s audiences, but SNW feels like a parody of Star Trek, not a worthy successor. So far, nothing feels like actual high stakes. There really isn’t serious drama that I actually care about. When shows are too snarky and meta, it makes it really hard for me to connect with them.
I do recognize that first seasons can be rocky, so I’ll at least stick with it through the end of the season. But I can’t lie, it’s off to a terrible start. I wish we could have shows more in keeping with the tone and themes of TNG and DS9 (or even Voyager!).
- Comment on Diatomic 3 weeks ago:
It’s how I memorized the diatomics in undergrad :)
- Comment on 2 in 3 People Often Encounter Hate Speech Online. 3 weeks ago:
Yeah also 4chan
- Comment on My parents never did any extravagant trips like to Disney world or Sea world. Knowing what I know now I'm kinda grateful for that. 4 weeks ago:
When I was growing up, I had some family in LA & San Diego. One year when we visited them we ended up going to both Disneyland and SeaWorld. This was the late '80s or very early '90s and not a huge deal, I think it was just something to do to keep us kids busy. I know Disneyland isn’t “the” Disney that everyone talks about so maybe I’m missing something but Disneyland was sorta underwhelming. I wasn’t huge into Disney stuff anyway but I remember being kind of bored.
When we visited in 1997 we went to Universal Studios Hollywood. They had an attraction where you could get photographed in front of a blue screen and edited into a scene from Star Trek - they had uniforms and props and everything. I loved TNG and was so stoked to wear a command uniform and hold a tricorder. My uncle Ira was appalled that I chose TNG over TOS…I can still hear him saying “but that’s not real Star Trek!”
- Comment on Implants 4 weeks ago:
*splat*
- Comment on The two types of jobs 1 month ago:
Fucking excel. Lemmy lemme tell you. At a former position my boss wanted me to make an economic model in excel. I begged to do it in R but no dice. Annoyingly VBA was the skill all other employers were interested in (in my brief foray into industry). I had a million sads.
- Comment on Why isn't apple a popular ice cream flavor? 1 month ago:
What about orange creamsicles?
- Comment on The mark 1 month ago:
You were the blue light special…
- Comment on Has anyone let David Icke know about this? 1 month ago:
Lol yup!
- Comment on Has anyone let David Icke know about this? 1 month ago:
Not as good as the Land O Lakes lady
- Comment on The mark 1 month ago:
Yeah that math works out
- Comment on The mark 1 month ago:
Dude this pic could’ve waited until your poo was finished
- Comment on Oreo 1 month ago:
You gotta exfoliate your pits in the shower, then soap & shave. Nobody needs a nasty deodorant patina under their arms.
- Comment on Was Captain Janeway in the wrong during “The Gift”? 1 month ago:
Oh man I miss Kools.
- Comment on The mark 1 month ago:
Rut roh… I’ve got three of them.
- Comment on Rose Finch 1 month ago:
What a cutie!
- Comment on Damn right 2 months ago:
I remember learning about bouba/kiki in grade 1… until today, I assumed all kids did!
- Comment on Why 🤷♂️ do users 👨💻 dislike 👎 the use ✅ of emojis 😀 on Lemmy 🐭? 2 months ago:
YES, emoticons are so much better than emojis!
- Comment on E, W & F 2 months ago:
Burn motherfucker, burn
- Comment on I get the same sultry vibe from both characters. 2 months ago:
Yup! And had one of the best henchmen (Ecliptor). But my favorite henchman by far was Rito Revolto. Holy shit I loved him.
- Comment on Educational 2 months ago:
No. Nobody needs the Gaza treatment. Jesus christ.
- Comment on I get the same sultry vibe from both characters. 2 months ago:
Astronema > Rita > Trakeena > Divatox
- Comment on I'm barely hanging on. 2 months ago:
- Comment on I need to survive for 3 days while pooping, and eating as much as possible. It can't take up too much space. What food do I pack? 2 months ago:
Whatever mizu did, do the opposite.
- Comment on Tell me Y 2 months ago:
Not the Beatles?
- Comment on LaTeX Master Race 3 months ago:
Lah-tek
Anything else is badness 10000
- Comment on Adult pool goers - what do people even do at the pool? 3 months ago:
I bring a book and pace around in the water while I read.
- Comment on You can't act fabulous after a hip surgery. 3 months ago:
Sorry, I must’ve missed where you said that. Haven’t had my wakeup juice yet!
- Comment on You can't act fabulous after a hip surgery. 3 months ago:
Was yours a total hip replacement?
