Corgana

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[–] Corgana@startrek.website 1 points 2 weeks ago

Paramount is objectively the better brand, going with SkyDance feels like a waste.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I was mod of /r/StarTrek for a decade and I have yet to see a single situation where a vague "bad writing" complaint wasn't serving as cover for a (let's just say) less socially acceptable criticism.

If you're being honest about your feelings then my advice to you is be significantly more concrete with exactly what it is you are criticizing about Kurtzman, or people are going to assume you're obfuscating your true feelings.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 4 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Let me get this straight, Paramount was recently purchased by the Ellisons yet you feel the greatest threat to Star Trek is... Alex Kurtzman? Wait wait, let me guess, you don't like how political Star Trek suddenly became this past decade?

 

Not much to chew on here but the fact that he is optimistic is a good sign for me (I will take any hope I can get).

I will say that everyone I’ve interacted with in the — I’ll call it the new Paramount — understands what Star Trek is in the sense that they don’t want to mess it up. They understand how important it is. This isn’t just a cash cow to them. This isn’t something where they just need to put laser guns and a spaceship together and get it out there. They understand that this is something special, and so they’re working very hard to make sure that what they do next lives up to that.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I always liked this one. It's probably a top three Chakotay episode for me, not that that's saying a lot. I always love the trope of "not sure if this is the top level of reality" like TNG's Frame of Mind.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago

That's disappointing, the theater I went too was almost too loud at times but the boomings and rumblings of the Genesis Planet tearing itself apart were really crazy.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fake fans, imo. Transporters exist.

 

I was lucky enough to see The Search for Spock on the last day and the remaster frankly blew me away, the surround sound was fun but what really stood out was the matte painting backgrounds. I'm not sure what magic they did, but every single one was truly breathtaking. It made me sad I didn't get to see all of them in theaters now.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 6 points 2 months ago

I tried out Bazzite with an Nvidia 40-series card last year and performance was the same as Windows for everything I tested

All things being equal I would go with AMD too, but if I was OP I certainly wouldn't turn down a good deal on an Nvidia card if one presented itself.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 4 points 2 months ago

Yes! We have that too. It's so addicting to get sucked into every time I come across it.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago

To be fair, the list was made for the 57th anniversary of Trek three years ago.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 4 points 3 months ago

Data's Day is the episode I usually recommend people use to introduce TNG to newbies since Data literally goes around and introduces the crew. I'm shocked it wasn't on Variety's list!

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago

Great example! I had forgotten that one. I guess that's a sign it's time for a Voyager rewatch.

 

I was reading this list and after I calmed my rage (Because real fans would have a top 47...) I became curious to hear what other episodes might make a personal list.

You don't need to give a detailed rationale, I'm curious to know what episodes NOT on the linked list do you just kinda... Think Are Neat 🫴🥔?

I'll start with some of mine:

  • TOS - The Cloud Minders
  • TNG - Timescape
  • DS9 - The Magnificent Ferengi (how this one is not on the list I have no idea)

They're just neat!

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 3 points 5 months ago

I think the current methodology skews the data; consider that an instance federated with say, Hexbear, is probably going to have significantly more individual and community bans than an instance who only made 5-6 bans before recognizing the pattern and blocking the instance.

If the goal of this study is to see which places most aggressively moderate their content, you're actually getting somewhat of the reverse.

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