The real Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) appeared in TNG: “Time’s Arrow”.
I'm pretty sure an actor appeared in Time's Arrow
Well I'll be damned, the first part is real, at least: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Headgear
Hmmm, I wasn't quite sure about the Futurama reference at first because Bone Vampires/Moopsies aren't exactly unique types of legendary creatures, but then Ransom said "Turns out humans are the most dangerous" which is a straight up lift from the Scary Door.
Genuinely curious here... what about the concerns of nuclear waste? My understanding of it is based on the Simpsons so ELI5 how modern tech resolves the waste issues?
It's an infographic for children...? I think it's meant to be simple.
I'm sure 18+ people should already have a more nuanced view of what those words mean. And if they don't I'm sure there are other materials they can peruse to help them understand.
I love that the theme of this episode was centered around relationships and what "being connected" means. Uhura's penultimate number was very powerful and tied the subject of the previous songs all together. I've been streaming the album pretty much nonstop on Spotify since Thursday!
Would Pike have pulled the trigger if it not for the happy coincidence of gaining his memory back? (Doylist explanation being that the writers can't just have our highly esteemed captain straight up murder a guy). High Lord Zacarias begging for his life like a little pissant sure thought he was capable of it. Was Quark right? Starve humans of their desires long enough and they will be worse than the Klingons and Cardassians. It didn't take Pike very long to go fucking nuts!
Even Pike seems shaken at what his stance was when he came out of his amnesia.
Alternately, another interpretation of that scene I had is that when Humans do remember that they are supposed to be kind forgiving people, there is indeed a chance for redemption and it was kind of a nice juxtapose that the Zac knew he didn't have to goad Pike into pulling the trigger. Even when he's dejected and says that he's done a lot against his duties and the law, he was ready to face the consequences than cowardly escape them with death. Klingons want to "die with honour" but it seems like humans prefer to live with honour.
I don't think you can go wrong with either one! I love TNG and rewatch it constantly. You're right that TOS has fewer takers but I'm sure there will be some who will want to re-watch to refresh their memories on the details of the episodes. My partner and I rewatched Balance of Terror, the Cage, Arena, and Space Seed because of SNW. I'm sure others wouldn't be here if we weren't down to discuss any Trek in some way.
I feel like with this instance being this small right now, it would probably not be best use of resources to create a community just for a handful of people that would do it. It might work if you can guarantee like 30 people will engage during the 40-ish minutes of an episode. For now, wouldn't it be better to test interest by creating your own viewing party posts in the main !startrek community and go from there?
From what I understand, admins here are literally paying out of pocket AND volunteering their time to host us. Just as when I invite my friends over to my house for a BBQ, if one of them brings a friend that starts shitting in my pool, I tell them to GTFO and probably stop hosting BBQs for a while even though my friends who DIDN'T shit in my pool still end up suffering the consequences.
Thanks, current Fediverse admins!
My initial reaction is that that story was told very well and Christina Chong was phenomenal at acting it out too. But I think I need more time to actually digest the ramifications of what just happened to her too... yikes.
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