DINNA LIGHT THA CAHNDAL!
Star Trek: Picard
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Ahhhhh, sorry, my bad. = o
And Moriarty!!!
Looks potentially good. Can't wait to see how they squander all that potential.
Ok I’m hyped. I was hyped for season 1 and was let down. I skipped season 2, but dammit I’m letting it happen again. This looks to be a proper follow up to TNG (unless trailers always lie) and I’m here for it.
I'll give it a chance, if only for Moriarty and Lore. The first 2 seasons of ST: Discard made me physically ill, but what the hell; this is the last go around.
The amount of pointless generic CGI space action in the trailer don't give me that much hope, though. The most I'm hoping for is that the writers ignore most of the new "canon" they've cobbled together with the first two seasons and just treat this as an addendum to the TNG TV series and films.
The amount of pointless generic CGI space action in the trailer don't give me that much hope, though. The most I'm hoping for is that the writers ignore most of the new "canon" they've cobbled together with the first two seasons and just treat this as an addendum to the TNG TV series and films.
I'm a bit concerned about Worf's comments about embracing pacifism; western pop cultural ideas of pacifism are almost always hypocritical, simplistic, and mainly exist to be mocked.
OTOH, while I have no faith in the writers being willing or able to pull this off, I would love to see an exploration of Vulcan-style nonviolence as established in the novels by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz: their version of Surak understood that peace is not something that can be "achieved." It is not a fixed state to be won and then defended, it is an ongoing process.
Surak spoke of waging peace the way others wage war; with aggressive strategy and tactics, clear mission objectives, and technological development --a truly civilized society must be prepared to wage peace on an industrial scale. He understood the value of accurate and timely intelligence (without which logic would be useless; one cannot extrapolate without data), reliable logistical infrastructure, and solid morale (built on logical certainty of your inevitable victory), as well as the need for individual discipline, integrity, and self-sacrifice --the same foundations upon which Klingon (and, for that matter, Romulan) honour is built.
Worf, as a warrior who fully embraces the values of the Federation, would absolutely gravitate toward Surak's teachings, seeing them as complementary to those of Kahless, not opposed.
OTOH, while I have no faith in the writers being willing or able to pull this off, I would love to see an exploration of Vulcan-style nonviolence as established in the novels by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz: their version of Surak understood that peace is not something that can be "achieved." It is not a fixed state to be won and then defended, it is an ongoing process.
Surak spoke of waging peace the way others wage war; with aggressive strategy and tactics, clear mission objectives, and technological development --a truly civilized society must be prepared to wage peace on an industrial scale. He understood the value of accurate and timely intelligence (without which logic would be useless; one cannot extrapolate without data), reliable logistical infrastructure, and solid morale (built on logical certainty of your inevitable victory), as well as the need for individual discipline, integrity, and self-sacrifice --the same foundations upon which Klingon (and, for that matter, Romulan) honour is built.
Worf, as a warrior who fully embraces the values of the Federation, would absolutely gravitate toward Surak's teachings, seeing them as complementary to those of Kahless, not opposed.
It’s nice to see Riker is still the Rattrap of the crew.
AFC 2023 trailer:
Season 3 begins streaming on Paramount+ Thursday 16 February 2023.
Season 3 begins streaming on Paramount+ Thursday 16 February 2023.
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I think it lowered my hype level. 
I mean, I will give the show a chance, but it'll have to work to win me over.
I mean, I will give the show a chance, but it'll have to work to win me over.
Right? I can't wait to get to the other side of the meandering middle and see how they end this in a totally unsatisfying way.
It's quite amazing how every entry into TNG after First Contact has just gotten progressively worse. I'm glad the real TNG is forever preserved on blu-ray, and in HD quality.
I'll take the worst of the first six Trek films over the very best of any of those that came after.
I'll take the worst of the first six Trek films over the very best of any of those that came after.