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[–] Stamets@startrek.website 44 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This is such a fucking accurate take. Endearing is definitely the best way to phrase it. Who doesn't love a good ol' giant green hand grabbing the ship like a fuckin frisbee?

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And it's the god Apollo, of all things... Haha

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean... who else would it be? Da Vinci as an immortal being? Hahaha...hah..ha...

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] Stamets@startrek.website 8 points 2 years ago

He'll always be General Pushkin to me.

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago

It's that guy from Sliders!

[–] Hupf@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

gets punched in the face by Luke Skywalker

[–] Rhaedas@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As campy as that was, even for the crew, I have to think what Spock might say: "Certainly odd, and yet it still has our ship captured." I still love that episode. As a kid the idea of gods being "just" alien visitors far beyond our understanding was genius, and as an adult understanding the much darker side of it that I didn't get as a kid (why Lt. Carolyn Palamas came back to the end scene looking all battered).

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah Stargate was a pretty good show.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

And telepathic planet devouring Chihuahuas in a lion costume

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Gene Roddenberry was a horny bastard.

[–] Haus@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd go as far as to say "If Gene Roddenberry wasn't such a horny bastard, we'd all be talking about Logan's Run or something.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Completely agree. Imagine if he got his way when designing the Ferengi. Whenever they're on screen, huge bulge takes up most of the screen.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 years ago

The ears would grow and get flaccid.

[–] aeronmelon@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Similar to how TOS movies have sentences for titles and TNG movies have mostly single words.

...then the Kelvin movies forced the use of Trek as a verb.

[–] AlolanYoda@mander.xyz 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wait... So it's Star: Trek Into Darkness and Star: Trek Beyond?? That makes so much sense

[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

What are you talking about? They didn't make any TNG movies. I get how you could get mixed up, though, because it was a tragically wasted opportunity, just like how they only ever made three Indiana Jones movies and then stopped forever.

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

And some movies are fine the way it is. Like how The Matrix just stands on its own and never had any sequels.

[–] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

They did do that long episode with a bigger budget about the guys with bad facelifts. It was kinda like a movie.

[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Good thing they ended Back to the Future with a paradox, thus ensuring there could never be any sequels.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 2 years ago

I can't ignore the TNG movies when they gave us scenes like Data hating a drink and asking for more.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be fair, TNG has "the light within" which is a very dramatic title that doesn't tell you much about the episode. If it followed the formula described here it would be like "flute" or "flash" or "in another life"

[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Isn't it called The Inner Light, which does somewhat describe Picard's situation.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah you're right. Thats what I get for just going from my dumb memory.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm sorry but for getting the title of such an iconic episode wrong your banned from Star Trek for a month.

Please turn in your neck beard on the way out.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lol I just finished TNG for the first time this year

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Don't make me get Yar sir. She will die to make you leave.

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hey, Disaster was a good episode. About a disaster.

[–] teft@startrek.website 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Inner Light is about that time Picard caught COVID and got sucked into alternative treatment methods via alt-light holodeck programs.

[–] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Like... stormlight?

teehee

[–] julianh@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Meanwhile ds9 episodes are called "Tango" which has nothing to do with the episode, which is about two people beating the shit out each other for 5 years or something and is widely regarded as one of the best episodes in the show.