Author Topic: Star Trek Thread part 2: The Kurtzman Strikes Back (Read 89421 times)

Mirror Leeta, she was part of the rebellion against the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance in the Mirror Universe. In the game they made her a captain of some rebellion ship after the prior ones get killed, I presume she has since been promoted.

Star Trek Online takes place after Voyager and I think some of the Relaunch books, it has its own separate continuity from that point. The storyline setting is pretty far in the future now, I haven't played any of it in many years so I don't know the specifics. Jeff Gerstmann has definitely gotten a lot of content from them for his lifetime subscription though!

benjipwns · « **Reply #614 on:** September 18, 2022, 02:31:15 PM »

Got an ad earlier that they made a Star Trek Lower Decks themed idle/clicker game. Will check it out and report back as is my duty.

Occam · « **Reply #615 on:** September 19, 2022, 12:03:34 PM »

Until Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks was the only good new Star Trek, because it is made by people who have actually watched and understood TNG/DS9/VOY. Wish those same writers were allowed to create a serious new Star Trek series that takes place after Voyager.

Tasty · « **Reply #616 on:** September 19, 2022, 10:35:46 PM »

Popped on a random TNG episode on Pluto TV. I've only watched like 5 mins and I haven't seen this one before, apparently there's some kinda Theon Greyjoy situation where some guy took some Earthling's son as a custom of war and raised him as his own. The family on earth wants the son back, but the kid actually loves his kidnapper-dad and I can already tell it's a huge moral quandry for Picard.

Fuck fuck fuck, whenever I decide to put TNG on it's never the wrong decision. They were on something else with this show. Acting and writing at full strength.

chronovore · « **Reply #617 on:** September 24, 2022, 08:51:48 AM »

http://twitter.com/trekmovie/status/1573525476621971457

Tasty · « **Reply #618 on:** September 28, 2022, 02:58:05 PM »

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/star-trek-sequel-removed-paramount-film-slate-1235386228/

Gee, who could have seen this coming?

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Then this February, Abrams announced during the Paramount Global investors day presentation that a new “Trek” movie “will be shooting by the end of the year” and would feature “our original cast.”

The only problem, according to insiders, was that Pine, Quinto and the rest of the cast had not yet officially signed up for the movie when Abrams made his announcement, leaving Paramount with less than a year to secure the in-demand actors.

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The rather inevitable news comes roughly one month after director Matt Shakman exited the “Star Trek” film.

benjipwns · « **Reply #619 on:** September 29, 2022, 06:13:20 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on September 18, 2022, 02:31:15 PM

Got an ad earlier that they made a Star Trek Lower Decks themed idle/clicker game. Will check it out and report back as is my duty.

So this is made by the same devs who do the Always Sunny and The Office idle games (among others) and the core is pretty much the same game just with everything swapped out for Star Trek. They lean into the licenses well on these, as you complete tasks you get little comic book cutscenes taken from the actual episodes, in this game they use the Holodeck to setup the possibility of bringing in all kinds of Trek stuff instead of just being limited to what appeared in the episodes. Of course, that could alter the quality of the cutscenes as they'll have to write them instead of just adapt the show. On other games they have made plenty of assets, like in the Always Sunny game they have tons of variations of the gang based on all the various episodes. It's a idle game so there's not much to talk about with the gameplay lol. There's monetization which I still find amazing because I choose to believe nobody actually purchases anything for these, there's also your typical ad boosts for like four hours of double output, etc. but it's not too annoying and only nags once unlike some games. If you want an idle game to futz around with once a day or whatever and want to go "heh Star Trek" this probably will work.

MMaRsu · « **Reply #620 on:** October 07, 2022, 12:18:50 PM »

Tuckers Law · « **Reply #621 on:** October 07, 2022, 01:42:52 PM »

Missed opportunity to use Jerry Goldsmith’s banger Klingon Attack musical theme. Maybe they can add “today IS a good day to die!” emote.

Wait, did I just see some Trill skins?!? Awesome, though getting something more wild lie Jem’hadar would be nice too.

Tasty · « **Reply #622 on:** October 10, 2022, 05:32:50 PM »

"Revenge + Star Trek = a fresh idea"
-Some fucking executive somewhere

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #623 on:** October 10, 2022, 07:34:28 PM »

Zorg cameo in the ST universe.

Tasty · « **Reply #624 on:** October 10, 2022, 07:40:59 PM »

Revenge is a more recurrent theme in modern Trek than any of Roddenberry's ideas, ugh.

Uncle · « **Reply #625 on:** October 10, 2022, 08:51:01 PM »

since "today is a good day to die" is so iconic, worf will die; he's a pacifist now because he has some incurable klingon disease, and his options were to frantically seek death to die in glorious battle, or seek inner peace and enjoy the time he has left, beaming with pride at alexander's accomplishments (elevating him in memory of his first actor who died)
worf was always beaten easily so the writers could show that a threat was actually a threat, and they'll subvert this meme by making him abandon pacifism for a moment to demonstrate he kicks all kinds of ass
we will see worf succumbing to his illness on his deathbed saying something like "I always imagined dying after a long, fierce battle" and someone will say "you have, worf...you have"
geordi runs an old fashioned bookstore on earth and we are introduced to him giving a child a book and saying "...but you don't have to take my word for it"
moriarty and lore are both involved because moriarty was "a program that can defeat data" which means either he's summoned to beat lore, or lore is summoned to beat him (the only thing he still desires, beating the equivalent of data)
if someone didn't already say "shut up wesley" last season, they will in this one
beverly crusher will be saved or something and picard will have a nice candlelit dinner ready for her and she'll snuff it out and say "I don't like candles" while t-posing directly into the camera
I'm not going to watch this and it's likely redlettermedia won't either so I'll probably never know if I was right

benjipwns · « **Reply #626 on:** October 10, 2022, 09:06:19 PM »

Kinda funny that they're like "so anyway forget that whole cast, here's all of TNG plus Seven" and probably all the rest of the galaxy stuff too?

Tasty · « **Reply #627 on:** October 10, 2022, 09:29:05 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on October 10, 2022, 09:06:19 PM

Kinda funny that they're like "so anyway forget that whole cast, here's all of TNG plus Seven" and probably all the rest of the galaxy stuff too?

Why not? They chucked Soji and the DataXPicard love angle into the trash with the transition to S2. The desperation is palpably pathetic.

Tasty · « **Reply #628 on:** October 10, 2022, 09:30:30 PM »

Quote from: Uncle on October 10, 2022, 08:51:01 PM

since "today is a good day to die" is so iconic, worf will die; he's a pacifist now because he has some incurable klingon disease, and his options were to frantically seek death to die in glorious battle, or seek inner peace and enjoy the time he has left, beaming with pride at alexander's accomplishments (elevating him in memory of his first actor who died)
worf was always beaten easily so the writers could show that a threat was actually a threat, and they'll subvert this meme by making him abandon pacifism for a moment to demonstrate he kicks all kinds of ass
we will see worf succumbing to his illness on his deathbed saying something like "I always imagined dying after a long, fierce battle" and someone will say "you have, worf...you have"
geordi runs an old fashioned bookstore on earth and we are introduced to him giving a child a book and saying "...but you don't have to take my word for it"
moriarty and lore are both involved because moriarty was "a program that can defeat data" which means either he's summoned to beat lore, or lore is summoned to beat him (the only thing he still desires, beating the equivalent of data)
if someone didn't already say "shut up wesley" last season, they will in this one
beverly crusher will be saved or something and picard will have a nice candlelit dinner ready for her and she'll snuff it out and say "I don't like candles" while t-posing directly into the camera
I'm not going to watch this and it's likely redlettermedia won't either so I'll probably never know if I was right

This sounds way better than where I'm expecting things to go.

You think these writers know canon?

MMaRsu · « **Reply #629 on:** October 11, 2022, 04:48:00 AM »

Quote from: Tasty on October 10, 2022, 05:32:50 PM

"Revenge + Star Trek = a fresh idea"
-Some fucking executive somewhere

benjipwns · « **Reply #630 on:** October 13, 2022, 08:32:53 AM »

https://twitter.com/banalplay/status/1575483696278556673

MMaRsu · « **Reply #631 on:** October 18, 2022, 06:19:07 PM »

GreatSageEqualOfHeaven · « **Reply #632 on:** October 19, 2022, 12:58:42 PM »

When did Tim Curry get so swole and why is he in a star trek uniform

MMaRsu · « **Reply #633 on:** December 20, 2022, 04:30:35 PM »

chronovore · « **Reply #634 on:** December 21, 2022, 03:28:12 AM »

Amazon Japan had Discovery for free. Now it’s a rental. I can pay for it.

I can also pay a prostitute to crush my nuts, but I’m not doing that, either.

benjipwns · « **Reply #635 on:** December 21, 2022, 08:40:47 PM »

Quote from: MMaRsu on December 20, 2022, 04:30:35 PM

youtube.com/watch?v=0tfKlgWsqSs

From same account:

benjipwns · « **Reply #636 on:** January 04, 2023, 12:47:48 AM »

MMaRsu · « **Reply #637 on:** January 04, 2023, 09:17:57 PM »

oBrien does loves his rapids

Tasty · « **Reply #638 on:** January 09, 2023, 07:38:41 PM »

https://gizmodo.com/patrick-stewart-star-trek-picard-season-3-finale-or-not-1849967542

Get ready for PICARD: THE MOVIE.

Even though they did that four times already...

MMaRsu · « **Reply #639 on:** January 10, 2023, 06:43:10 AM »

Why do they keep bringing back Raffi the most useless fucking shit character ever

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #640 on:** February 06, 2023, 12:10:49 PM »

tl;dr supposedly S3 is good.

chronovore · « **Reply #641 on:** February 08, 2023, 01:05:06 AM »

Like "good" as in enjoyable, or as in "not bad"?

I barely made it through s1, and did not make it past s2's opening episode.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #642 on:** February 08, 2023, 07:20:33 AM »

Supposedly back to form as in like "real Trek", according to two youtubers that hate modern Trek (Robert Meyer Burnett and Dave Cullen), haven't seen it personally though wish I could've gotten access to those 6 episodes they give reviewers but hey it starts airing next Thursday.

I hated Picard Season 1 and dropped Season 2 like an episode into it, the dunces that ran the show left to work on projects they actually wanted to work on so they hired Terry Matalas who worked on DS9, and gave him full control of this shit bird so there is some hope, I mean how let down were people when they hired that Shabon clown and he just game us the same shit as before.

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Robert Meyer Burnett hated Strange New Worlds BTW which I liked, so he's way more jaded than I am...

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MMaRsu · « **Reply #643 on:** February 16, 2023, 12:42:48 PM »

So Picard S3 is out

Well one episode. Just skipped through it, Raffi is still a prominent figure

Shit looks so dark and gloomy, and ofcourse there is a BIG EVIL SHIP at the end of the episode

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #644 on:** February 16, 2023, 12:54:41 PM »

Watched the first episode of Picard as well wasn't impressed either...wished they would just dump the whole thing.

MMaRsu · « **Reply #645 on:** February 16, 2023, 12:58:13 PM »

Honestly I dont think im gonna bother watching it. Previous seasons were absolute trash. Yeey we got some old actors isnt gonna bring me back if their just keep shitting in the spirit of Trek.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #646 on:** February 17, 2023, 08:00:27 PM »

MMaRsu · « **Reply #647 on:** February 18, 2023, 07:42:09 AM »

Quote from: D3RANG3D on February 17, 2023, 08:00:27 PM

REVIEW STRANGE NEW WORLDS YOU CUCKS

Uncle · « **Reply #648 on:** February 18, 2023, 12:48:34 PM »

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #649 on:** February 19, 2023, 01:08:44 PM »

Quote from: D3RANG3D on February 17, 2023, 08:00:27 PM

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One of the points they overlooked on the trailer for plot speculation was they brought back Moriarty if there ever was a galaxy brain who's the actual villain it's probably Moriarty.

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On another note I binged the second season of Picard, and while it could be argued that it is better than the first that was all negated by having Wesley Crushers annoying ass show up on the last episode.

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Rios pulling a Phllip J Fry and doing the nasty in pasty.

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D3RANG3D · « **Reply #650 on:** February 23, 2023, 08:52:53 PM »

Picard Season 3 Ep2 was much better than the first.

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Worf showed up as Raffi's glowie handler.

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Speaking of Raffi should have given her the boot along with the rest of the old crew.

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Jack Crusher Beverly's new son is Picard's son apparently.

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MMaRsu · « **Reply #651 on:** February 24, 2023, 08:45:44 AM »

Lopping heads off like its nothing

Picards long lost son bullsheit

"Raise the shields" as if they wouldnt have shields up after transporting them right away

Shaw being a dumbass and letting an old retired admiral make the decisions

Yes it was better but still kinda crap

The raffinplotline smh

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #652 on:** February 24, 2023, 01:36:12 PM »

Yeah the NuTrek stank is still there.

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What the fuck at Zorg getting a Sex/Dialect change and being the villain in this.

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D3RANG3D · « **Reply #653 on:** March 02, 2023, 08:08:11 AM »

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One thing I forgot to mention was WTF at the Ferengi being named Sneed like that shitty Nu Simpsons joke the kids nowadays are obsessed with.

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Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #654 on:** March 07, 2023, 11:45:32 PM »

MMaRsu · « **Reply #655 on:** March 09, 2023, 02:09:16 PM »

On one hand, the new episode is aight

On the other hand, its fucking distinguished mentally-challenged. Picard saying "fucking" Riker says "goddamn", Seven and Shaw talk about cannabis like its still a thing.

And ofcourse we need some ominous save the world type shit to happen, because ofcourse we do.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #656 on:** March 09, 2023, 02:44:53 PM »

I haven't seen it yet but man leave that shit for a parody/homage like The Orville.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #657 on:** March 09, 2023, 09:09:39 PM »

MMaRsu · « **Reply #658 on:** March 11, 2023, 04:24:48 AM »

Quote from: D3RANG3D on March 09, 2023, 09:09:39 PM

Who are these hacks and what have they done with the real Mike and Rich

MMaRsu · « **Reply #659 on:** March 12, 2023, 01:36:21 PM »

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Author Topic: Star Trek Thread part 2: The Kurtzman Strikes Back (Read 89421 times)