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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?

  • Anthony Rapp Says ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Cast Expected Season 6; Could See Stamets Teaching For ‘Academy’

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  • Professor Stamets would be a sight to behold, second only to Professor Rayner.

  • 5 premiers urge Carney to withdraw court submission on notwithstanding clause

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  • I agree, but...legally speaking*, I think they have a decent case?

    *I'm not a lawyer, just your standard online idiot

  • Podcast Discussion | Star Trek: Khan | 1x05 "Imagination's Limits"

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  • I didn't expect Ceti Alpha VI to go "boom" quite so soon but here we are.

    If anyone was still concerned that Khan would be somehow lionized by this series, his immediate decision to attack the crashed aliens should put that to rest.

    Marla continues to be the most interesting character, trying to be the voice of Starfleet in the situation.

    The framing story is beginning to get more interesting, as well, continuing to explore what the heck caused Ceti Alpha VI to explode in the first place.

  • If SNW people go through with a TOS continuation, where will they start?

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  • The way they've been talking, it sounds like they're playing with the idea that Kirk seemed pretty comfortable on the Enterprise in his first episodes, so there may be unseen stories to be told before TOS season one.

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  • Yeah...it would be nice if they could give it a permanent home, or maybe do a touring exhibit.

    Paramount got rid of its theme park division back in 2006, but is some Prodigy(!) content at a theme park in Turkey, and there were plans for a Paramount park in China that included Trek content, but I have no idea if it's still in the works.

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  • Podcast Discussion | Star Trek: Khan | 1x04 "Magical Thinking"

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  • As the series continues, I find I'm a lot more interested in the worldbuilding than the story itself.

    There's a lot of cool stuff in there - I hadn't considered the fact that Khan and his people were unfamliar with Federation technology, and the fact that McGivers uses that to her advantage is a lot of fun. I enjoy listening to them go about the day-to-day business of survival - maybe it's the Naveen Andrews of it all, but it reminds me of the first season of "Lost".

    The framing story continues to be pretty irrelevant, but it's nice to hear them diving into the burning questions surrounding TWOK. How could the Enterprise crew have missed the fact that one of the planets in the system was about to go critical? How could the Reliant crew not have not noticed a missing planet upon their return? Now that these questions have been raised, I assume answers will be provided...

  • Why Canadian taxpayers spend millions on U.S. medical treatments

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  • we don’t have the technology or the expertise to perform the procedure here

    I would say this is the part that's unreasonable. Being the only G7 country unable to perform proton beam treatments isn't exactly a point of pride.

  • Magic: The Gathering to Honor 60th Anniversary of Star Trek with Special Tribute Set

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  • 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Needs to Imagine More for Its Female Characters

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  • Sure, I think the key is balance in all things. I absolutely loathed the third season of "Picard", but I'm not going to jump into every conversation about it I see just for the sake of saying so.

    But if it makes sense, and is relevant...I might, if I feel like it. There's room to talk about what you disliked about something, and why. It just shouldn't be your entire personality, y'know?

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  • I think it's completely possible to enjoy a flawed creation.

    And in this case, I think La'An's story this season was fairly strong, even though it was heavily (if not entirely) tied to her relationship with Spock.

    Ortegas got an entire episode devoted to her, but the criticism about her experience with the Gorn being largely overlooked prior to that is completely fair.

    Uhura certainly had less to do, and I think Una was pretty short-changed this season.

  • Interview: Kirsten Beyer On Writing An Iconic Villain As A Tragic Hero In ‘Star Trek: Khan’

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  • She sort of sidestepped the question in the interview...my answer would be "no, but who cares if the story's any good?"

    Interestingly, I see someone at Memory Alpha has been incorporating stuff from the first two episodes into related pages...we'll see if that sticks.

  • Podcast Discussion | Star Trek: Khan | 1x02 "Scheherazade"

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  • See, I meant what I said last week about being bad at listening to podcasts!

  • Podcast Discussion | Star Trek: Khan | 1x02 "Scheherazade"

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  • That's an interesting question. Kirk seemed pretty determined to let Khan and his people have a real chance on Ceti Alpha V, so it makes sense that he'd allow them some tools, and even weapons.

    But this episode also makes a bit of a big deal out of Khan's reaction to Starfleet technology that's much more advanced that what he's used to. Some kind of throwback/antique weapon would make sense.

  • Podcast Discussion | Star Trek: Khan | 1x02 "Scheherazade"

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  • I thought this was a decent one. They continue to walk the line of adding depth to Khan without necessarily casting him in a positive light.

    I'm a little surprised they dropped the Sulu/Tuvok framing device, but I didn't really miss it.

    RIP Joaquin, I guess the guy in TWOK is your kid.

  • Instance Maintenance ?

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  • You're not alone - we're looking into it!

  • Lemmy community feedback: Should we fetch and combine comments from cross-posts on the post screen? · Issue #3415 · LemmyNet/lemmy-ui

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  • I don't think that this is something that should be done without the explicit, case-by-case consent of the mod teams of both communities - the one hosting the original post, and the one to which it is being cross-posted.

  • Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x10 "New Life and New Civilizations"

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  • the fanatasy/hallucination wss made by Batel

    Yeah, I think you're right - that's the only anwer that makes any kind of sense. I was just thrown by the fact that Real Batel showed absolutely no awareness of, or interest in, what had happened when Pike snapped out of it. At least, that's what I remember - I haven't gone back to double-check.

  • Carney recommending 5 'nation-building projects' for approval, including LNG expansion: sources

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  • It does beg the question of what about the project "requires further development" - it seemed like a pretty comprehensive plan when I looked at it.

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    Are temporary foreign workers taking young Canadians' jobs? Here's what experts think

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    Flight attendants overwhelmingly vote against Air Canada wage offer

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    Liberal MPs form environmental caucus as some want stronger climate focus from Carney

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    ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Star Melissa Navia’s Spotlight Episode Is So Intense, She Was Told She Could ‘Shoot a Marvel Film After’ It

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    Adam Savage's Tested: How the USS Enterprise Was Battle Damaged in Star Trek!

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    Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x09 "Terrarium"

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    ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Cast On Their Characters’ Fates, Nudity, And Not Getting A Musical Episode

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    Alex Kurtzman On “Very Cool” ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Credit Sequence And “Relevant” 32nd Century

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    'Queen of Canada' arrested on livestream after RCMP deploy to village where cult has lived for 2 years

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    Friday Merch Roundup — Star Trek: Resurgence Comes to Switch, EXO-6's Next Gen Captain Chair, and More Raktajino Mugs

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    Zellers returns — again — this time starting in Edmonton

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    Wildfires are reversing Canada's progress on improving air quality

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    Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x08 "Four-and-a-Half-Vulcans"

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    Interview: ‘Starfleet Academy’ Writer Kirsten Beyer On Balancing New Audience And 800+ Years Of Star Trek Canon

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    ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ Cast On How Series Was Last Hurrah For “Boys Club” TV Before Me Too Movement

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    5 Canadian soldiers suspended after Nazi salute video emerges

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    Jonathan Frakes Surprised ‘Strange New Worlds’ Star Trek Spoof Was Controversial; Talks Directing ‘Academy’ And More

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    With a lucrative multi-year contract in hand, PWHL star Sarah Fillier is chasing greatness

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    Consultation, not legislation: How Manitoba's approach to major projects is different

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    Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x06 "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail"