Star Trek TV series(es) - general discussion of the franchise
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DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Yup.
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Is that Walter Mosley? The mixed race writer who got reprimanded for using the N word in the writers room, so quit.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
well...I'm going to say yup
Lea
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Taken at Star Trek Convention Birmingham NEC last year. Anyone else go? We got to see the cast of Discovery do a Q&A.
Not a fan myself but the bf is huge fan since he was young. BF watches Star Trek series on loop. Just finished Deep Space Nine and started Voyager again yesterday. He likens DS9 (his favourite) to a soap opera in space.
He'd been ill a long time. There was a crowdfunding thing for him a while ago. Iirc he was born with one dodgy kidney, had a transplant then problems with the new one.
cybershot
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I went to the first one at the NEC and was underwhelmed. Thankfully I'd won tickets, so didn't pay a penny, the whole thing is just one massive cash cow. Pay for a photo with this, pay for a photo with so and so, pay for so and so to sign something, pay to attend a Q&A, pay to attend a documentary showing. Very few things to see and do that didn't cost anything. Think I was maybe there for 2 hours tops and went home.
Maybe it's changed since then as no doubt would have been plenty of complaints.
Otherwise If you're prepared to throw money at other things, then it's probably worth it, if you go with a standard ticket expecting to see loads of props and stars of star trek, think again.
Lea
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Haha. I don't really watch much tv. He has Star Trek on every night when there's no new sci-fi stuff on Netflix. It's his happy place. After stressful day at work etc. I think it calms him down so I say to him "go on then" when he sheepishly asks if I mind.
I've been with the bf for almost 3 years now and I think in that time he must have watched all the ST series about 3 times now. Only exception is he doesn't watch the Original Series. I've got to know the different series, characters, some of the plot lines. I know he fancies T'Pol and 7 of 9. I only dip and out of watching it.
Talking of T'Pol and 7 of 9 who is everyone's favourite hottie in the series?
Lea
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I've never to been to any convention before and felt underwhelmed too. It was very disappointing. The highlight was having a curry in Birmingham City Centre. Other than that I enjoyed the talk by the Discovery cast and also William Shatner's talk but those were quite expensive. I also liked seeing ordinary people dressed up. They really enjoyed being photographed feeling like stars themselves! I tried to get a picture signed by the the actress who plays Michael Burnham but changed my mind because it was ridiculously expensive.
I did go to Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank a couple of years for a Star Trek experience and that was worth every penny. They had a full orchestra playing extracts from the film and TV series with a giant screen behind showing clips.
cybershot
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Yeah. The convention type things are just crap.
The exhibition thing that was in Blackpool a year or so ago however was worth every penny if you wanted to see things from the actual show and sit on bridges/transporters and not get fleeced for anything extra other than the entrance fee. If it comes around to the UK again at any point that is well worth it. Think we were in there for over 2 hours looking at stuff.
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
RIP Odo.
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
My sister said "He's kicked the bucket he usually melts into".
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
No way - that guy was played by the same guy as the preacher in MASH? I never knew that.
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
I hate to make this about my family group chat, but this is my two sisters:
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
RIP, I always enjoyed subplots that involved him catching Quark in some act of minor criminality.
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Usually it was a major act of criminality tbf, like Arms Dealing, accessory to murder, collaboration with war criminals etc.
I enjoyed that as well. I'm probably going back to Blackpool next year and I was planning to go back. Pity it's gone.
that's a shame
elbows
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In the M*A*S*H* film, not the series.
Lea
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He thinks the story lines are a bit silly.wtf....why's that?
Lea
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LOL. I'm not a real fan so can't really comment. Just watch because it's on the box everyday! I'm forced to live with it. He's just finished Voyager so there is a little break in between when he'll watch something else - usually a repeat of some sci-fi programme unless a new series of something has come out. Currently re-watching Another Life. Reckon the one with Scott Bakula will come on next. Haven't seen that one in a while.
He says if it doesn't involve space ships he's not interested. I get my revenge by making him sit through RomComs with me!
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