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Gabe, joined by his pregnant Romulan wife for an extra twist of the knife Read more

I think “ranger” was maybe a word before Babylon 5.

I assume everyone in here defending Disney’s decision to not only stagger the release of the service but then deal out content piecemeal (when presumably there are none of the licensing hang up that tend to be behind these issues with other shows) are Disney cops.

What’s the other show(s) you’re interested in? I thought For All Mankind was terrific.

Starring discount Karl Urban! Read more

Because monarchy is the best form of government.

It appears my Killjoys replacement has arrived.

Looks like I’ve found the show to fill the Killjoys-shaped hole in my heart.
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So many fans seem to just want TNG Season 8, which could never happen because PatStew would be bored as hell.

I simply don’t understand what Trek “fans” want in a show anymore - aside from “MOAR DS9 but different.” I’ve grown up on Trek, TNG was my first exposure, Voyager became my favorite (thank you, Captain Janeway) and I’ve seen all the series that have aired, including the animated one. I like all of the movies as well;… Read more

I get the whole Achilles sulking in his tent archtype here, but I’m sorta guessing Picard thought they’d back down if he quit and... they didn’t. It’s interesting to explore and see how much he learns. At this point, they have a lot of ways to go and it’s a good thing. 4 episodes down, I get the need for ‘world… Read more

There are eye conditions that are alleviated by wearing dark lenses, and Federation medicine isn’t effective at curing everything. Kirk was allergic to Retinax V, so Bones got him vintage reading glasses. Read more

Massive Trekkie, I’ve done everything from the series to the novels ... tbh I’ve adopted a ‘ I don’t give a shit’ as long as there is Trek on TV, I’m watching Disco and Picard ... do I have stuff that bothers me ... meh sure ... but Star Trek is back and I couldn’t care less about canon, machine guns or effin ...… Read more

Properly polarized sunglasses have huge benefits beyond “Makes things slightly darker” for someone with a very common mutation like me, the polarization and the UVA and UVB treatments help prevent migraines, and keep my eyes from getting sunburnt 

The cursing is fine. This is not a network show from 1993 and it is rated appropriately for content. I do sympathize for people who want to watch with their kids, but there’s still a back catalog of old Trek out there. Let them watch Picard when they’re older. Read more

A potty mouthed female authority figure?

Yes. But she’s clearly getting high not as a recreation, but as an unhealthy coping mechanism after trauma and has been doing so for almost a decade-and-a-half. Read more

The vaporizer was odd because having a chemically addicted person in the Utopian Earth was odd. The writers have no idea how to handle a Utopia or near paradise and it really shows with Rafi.

The big thing here though: