Was that the Ferengi? I thought it was a different race. But yeah, I'll buy it as a metaphor/fucking with.

Was that the Ferengi? I thought it was a different race. But yeah, I'll buy it as a metaphor/fucking with.

I just started S5, so don't spoil it for me, but it's good to hear they haven't forgotten the Emissary stuff. While DS9 continues to get better and better as the next two seasons
roll on, one thing I can't help noticing is that the Bajorans and the
Prophets seem to get pushed waaaaay into the background. I don't think
…

I just started S5, so don't spoil it for me, but it's good to hear they haven't forgotten the Emissary stuff. While DS9 continues to get better and better as the next two seasons
roll on, one thing I can't help noticing is that the Bajorans and the
Prophets seem to get pushed waaaaay into the background. I don't think
…

I'm up to the fifth season now—I'll try to avoid spoilers—and I'm a little in awe of how the Ferengi have gone from terrible, broad, vaudevillian "comic relief" to a detailed, consistent, essentially believable culture (who are still cheesy straw men most of the time, admittedly, but they're interesting in a narrative…

I'm up to the fifth season now—I'll try to avoid spoilers—and I'm a little in awe of how the Ferengi have gone from terrible, broad, vaudevillian "comic relief" to a detailed, consistent, essentially believable culture (who are still cheesy straw men most of the time, admittedly, but they're interesting in a narrative…

I know! (SPOILERS) How crazy is it that, three years in, the Prophets—supposedly a major aspect of the series—make their second appearance in a *Quark* episode of all things?

I know! (SPOILERS) How crazy is it that, three years in, the Prophets—supposedly a major aspect of the series—make their second appearance in a *Quark* episode of all things?

What I like is that Bashir's now been established as a serious, thoughtful, ultracompetent person when it comes to medicine and his Starfleet duties, but in his personal life, while he's improved from the beginning of the show, he's still a bit of a childish, naive goofball. "Our Man Bashir" certainly shows more than…

What I like is that Bashir's now been established as a serious, thoughtful, ultracompetent person when it comes to medicine and his Starfleet duties, but in his personal life, while he's improved from the beginning of the show, he's still a bit of a childish, naive goofball. "Our Man Bashir" certainly shows more than…

I find this ironic, because I think the movie is MUCH more enjoyable if you're somewhat familiar with ERB's original books, without having the level of reverence for them that Steve Davidson apparently does. A lot of the film's cleverness comes in reworking elements from the book that were confusing or convoluted,…

I find this ironic, because I think the movie is MUCH more enjoyable if you're somewhat familiar with ERB's original books, without having the level of reverence for them that Steve Davidson apparently does. A lot of the film's cleverness comes in reworking elements from the book that were confusing or convoluted,…

The reason for the "failure narrative'' seems to be twofold: one is that the movie was put into production by the old regime at Disney, so the new one had no interest in promoting it and indeed may have had a vested interest in seeing it fail; the other is that this movie was an example of creative people given lots…

The reason for the "failure narrative'' seems to be twofold: one is that the movie was put into production by the old regime at Disney, so the new one had no interest in promoting it and indeed may have had a vested interest in seeing it fail; the other is that this movie was an example of creative people given lots…

Perhaps it's fairer to say that there are plenty of people who don't *want* to work, but the plausibility of someone who isn't born into a multimillionaire family being able to live a life of ease because of "welfare" is extremely fucking low. Your spirit has to be completely crushed before you can accept a…

Perhaps it's fairer to say that there are plenty of people who don't *want* to work, but the plausibility of someone who isn't born into a multimillionaire family being able to live a life of ease because of "welfare" is extremely fucking low. Your spirit has to be completely crushed before you can accept a…

Who the fuck is out there kicking back on their heels and living the good life on welfare? The reason why this scenario is so enraging whenever right-wingers bring it up is that it's so implausible. Even if you are in a situation where you can stay at home watching TV all day due to welfare payments, you're not…

Who the fuck is out there kicking back on their heels and living the good life on welfare? The reason why this scenario is so enraging whenever right-wingers bring it up is that it's so implausible. Even if you are in a situation where you can stay at home watching TV all day due to welfare payments, you're not…

I give the bare-faced moralizing a pass in this episode (and pretty much ONLY this episode, of all the Treks) because there's a genuine insight into how poverty, class warfare and economic injustice works. It's telling that, while you can nitpick the details, the basic scenario seems surprisingly plausible here in…

I give the bare-faced moralizing a pass in this episode (and pretty much ONLY this episode, of all the Treks) because there's a genuine insight into how poverty, class warfare and economic injustice works. It's telling that, while you can nitpick the details, the basic scenario seems surprisingly plausible here in…