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I don't mind the reduced end zones (they're already inconsistent), the moved goal posts (I find the "safety issue" framing more compelling than the argument that teams need the field opened up), or the modified rouge.

The 100-yard field upsets me in a visceral way.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If I'm Winnipeg, I'm pretty pissed that it's a bye week. It's going to be hard to sustain the momentum from the Hamilton game.

Calgary/BC will be one to keep an eye on. The Stamps are in QB trouble at the worst possible time, and the Lions seem to have figured some things out since the beginning of the season.

Off the field, it will be interesting to see whether the buzz generated by the rules changes translate into ongoing interest, or if it was a flash in the pan.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It was temporary, after regular park hours - they had a bunch of IPs that aren't normally part of Universal.

They're already planning one for next year, but details on what it will entail are scarce.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Bombers turned in their first unquestionable success of the season, in a dominant performance against Hamilton. Good to see, but can they keep it up?

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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...

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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.

 

Meanwhile, Nathan Rourke has some choice words about the changes, which has led to various reactions.

make it metric

I'd cosign that.

The shortened field is definitely the change I'm least impressed with.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, last week's outing against them ended...badly.

Lots of talk lately about the possibility of Winnipeg having a path to the playoffs by crossing over to the East. That would certainly be interesting.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yeah...Streveler managed to grind out a win, despite only attempting eight passes in the entire game (and completing three of them). The good news there is that Streveler seemed pretty focused on protecting the ball, and didn't try to force passing plays. A win is a win, but the Bombers need Collaros back ASAP if they're going to salvage the season.

Nic Demski's 84-game catching streak is now over, as well.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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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