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Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#8676: Mar 27th 2020 at 9:51:16 AM

Patrick Stewart seems to not age. Guess he got old young and just didn't change.

Wake me up at your own risk.
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#8677: Mar 27th 2020 at 9:59:05 AM

That was true for most of his life but I sure as aint gonna pretend that he doesn't look like a 79 year old man now.

Unlike Shatner who just stopped aging in his mid 50s

Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#8678: Mar 27th 2020 at 10:55:04 AM

Wait, there were multiple ship types in that fleet? I thought it was just a hundred copy-pastes of the Zheng He. Which may or may not be the same class as the ibn Majid according to MA despite the ship looking nothing like the picture we saw on Rios' box.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
FGHIK Since: Aug, 2013
#8679: Mar 27th 2020 at 11:30:25 AM

On the size of the fleet, Star Fleet went through a ton of militarization after the Borg and Dominion wars, and from how they're acting probably haven't stopped. But they aren't fighting the Dominion anymore, which was keeping a ton of ships busy in DS9. So it makes sense to me they'd have a lot more ships available at this point.

Edited by FGHIK on Mar 27th 2020 at 1:30:50 PM

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#8680: Mar 27th 2020 at 11:47:53 AM

But then that flies in the face of the Federation being stretched so thin they couldn't evacuate Romulus nor can they police their territory efficiently, requiring independent groups like the Rangers (Which 7 outright says are picking up Starfleet's slack).

You can't have it both ways where Starfleet has 200+ ships ready to go at the drop of a hat AND they are stretched thin.

Edited by Ghilz on Mar 27th 2020 at 2:48:39 PM

HighCrate Since: Mar, 2015
#8681: Mar 27th 2020 at 12:49:44 PM

That was the least of the episode's problems. If the rest of the episode had been the least bit satisfying, we never would have paid enough attention to fleet sizes to argue about them.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#8682: Mar 27th 2020 at 1:46:00 PM

[up][up] They made mention that the evacuation force was only made up of unarmed ships, Romulan Xenophobia was an issue if suddenly a thousand armed ships showed up in the middle of their own space.

We see the shot of Mars in Short Treks and they have two 200 year old Magee class in dock, I would assume be rushed back into service. (an obvious budget saver but one that makes sense.)

There is some minor variations to the ships but generally they are all the same. The biggest waste, there is such a wealth of ship designs... even DS 9 did it better 20 years ago.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#8683: Mar 27th 2020 at 4:38:16 PM

When you're trying to evacuate the entire population of an industrialized planet, 200 ships is pretty skimpy.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#8684: Mar 27th 2020 at 5:24:29 PM

I'm pretty sure they came there with the express goal of warding off the Romulans through raw force of arms.

Though they didn't count on just how devoted the Zhat Vash were to this mission. I'm genuinely surprised she didn't still try to bombard the planet just as a final insurance that one of the synths didn't change their minds one day.

One Strip! One Strip!
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#8685: Apr 1st 2020 at 4:45:17 PM

Here's my review of Season One: http://unitedfederationofcharles.blogspot.com/2020/04/star-trek-picard-season-one-review.html

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Neveratall Since: Apr, 2016
#8686: Apr 2nd 2020 at 1:49:29 AM

Nevermind then.

Edited by Neveratall on Apr 3rd 2020 at 7:39:56 AM

FGHIK Since: Aug, 2013
#8687: Apr 2nd 2020 at 2:29:44 AM

It's more complex than the headline makes it out to be, but still... Not a great attitude.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#8688: Apr 2nd 2020 at 5:45:37 AM

[up][up] Bounding Into Comics is a Comicsgate website. I would never read any article on that site. They are huge bigots and liars.

Neveratall Since: Apr, 2016
#8689: Apr 2nd 2020 at 11:55:35 AM

Deleted..??.

Edited by Neveratall on Apr 3rd 2020 at 8:31:30 AM

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#8690: Apr 2nd 2020 at 1:21:01 PM

Just the collective of alt-right scumbags screaming about different media.

Wake me up at your own risk.
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#8691: Apr 3rd 2020 at 1:54:42 PM

[up][up] Also dont put links without context to begin with. It's against forum rules.

alanh Since: May, 2010
#8692: Apr 26th 2020 at 7:26:50 AM

Although it's just being announced now, Gene Dynarski passed away in February. He's one of the few actors to appear in Trek again after being in TOS. He played Childress in "Mudd's Women", Krodak in "The Mark of Gideon", and Commander Quinteros in TNG's "11001001".

Edited by alanh on Apr 26th 2020 at 7:27:29 AM

MFLuder Since: Jul, 2012
#8694: May 15th 2020 at 9:41:17 AM

Why are they so focused on the TOS era? Sure, there's Picard, but this still makes 2 of 3 CBS Trek shows set in the time of TOS. I know there are still a lot of people who remember a time when TOS was the only Trek and still have a special place in their heart for it, but to me it seems like there's more potential with a show set in the Picard era or later.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#8695: May 15th 2020 at 1:00:20 PM

They weren't originally. Discovery’s S2 ending was specifically getting away from TOS, they moved just far enough to pass the era Danials was from.

Pike was such a hit though people wanted more, Thus we are getting more.

I admit to being one of those people, the only good things about DIS S2 were Pike and Tilly and we are getting more Pike cool. Tbh DIS S3 has held very little interest for me without Pike.

TommyR01D Since: Feb, 2015
Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#8697: Jun 16th 2020 at 8:34:43 AM

Happy Captain Picard Day everyone! Time to shave your head and drink some Earl Gray tea, hot.

Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
BorneAgain (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#8698: Jun 18th 2020 at 5:31:07 PM

30 years ago today Trek created one the greatest (and most frustrating) cliffhangers of all time:

alanh Since: May, 2010
alanh Since: May, 2010
#8700: Jul 1st 2020 at 10:26:06 AM

The animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks premieres on CBS All Access August 6th. There will be 10 episodes, released one per week.


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