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[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

People with freckles tend to avoid sunlight, yeah.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Threshold is an attempt at remaking The Fly (mostly the Cronenberg version.) Even though it's a valiant attempt at body horror, the limitations of network TV really prevent it from reaching its full potential. From the same era, I'd say The X-files did that sort of thing better.

And in fact, the reset button ending is what completely neuters Threshold. The ending to Cronenberg's The Fly is really powerful because of the final pathos and irreversibility. Instead of leaning on this, Threshold just goes incomprehensibly weird.

I think Star Trek's most successful body horror episode is probably TNG's Genesis (though I think Enterprise might have had a couple valiant attempts I should try to remember.). Genesis also suffers a little from its reset button, but since it doesn't lean on pathos like Threshold and The Fly, the reset isn't as annoying.

But in general I really feel like Star Trek should now be able to do good episodic TV which still shows real character progression and avoids total reset buttons. Some recent series leaned too far into serialization, but I'm hoping SNW strikes a good balance.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

It's because of the sums people keep paying.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 13 points 10 months ago

The last two Dell laptops my work provided me with have little sliders that physically cover the camera. I use them all the time while working from home.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is the debate being simulcast on all the major networks? I seem to remember seeing the Trump/Harris debate on ABC, CBS and NBC (just with different talking heads before and after).

If so, ABC should broadcast the debate with fact-checking overlays (Pop-up video style?) and advertise the shit out of the fact that they'll be doing this.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Ackshully...

The TOS Enterprise, as well as the A, D and E are usually referred to as "The Enterprise". B and C aren't on long enough for me to remember if it applied to them as well.

However, the NX-01 was always referred to as "Enterprise", (without the "The"). It's like they were making a point of it, too. So I wouldn't count it with regards to this meme.

So you then have to decide which ones you would count, such as the J, the one in ST:P, whatever came up on Discovery... Or whether you want to consider alternates as distinct.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Reread your attempt again.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago

"Siri, how long has this been going on?"

Siri: https://youtu.be/UGP9uz4s8hQ?si=jhoEOFKHBPhIPszs

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago (6 children)

But they were hacking all the IPs simultaneously!

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Like tears... in rain.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

Je ne sais pas si vous avez les mêmes problèmes en France que nous avons au Québec, mais des suggestions pour aider à désengorger le système (surtout les salles d'urgence et les cliniques) par exemple en expliquant quand c'est mieux de voir un médecin vs. quand c'est mieux de rester chez soi, pourraient aider.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Maybe Harry gets to the right time period through a stasis leak.

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