Say what you want

I will! I loved the prequels and think they improved upon the music, choreography, and world-building of the originals. I also think Hayden Christiansen did a great job portraying a moody, arrogant teen who was too strong for his own good, and much of the criticism about his performance was unfair because he was supposed to be irrational.

I’ve noticed that too. I thought it was a different technology community popping up for a while.

Now THAT also sounds like early internet too…

I’m going to say yes. Every teenager is an alien.

Now I’m imagining someone legitimately putting their Jan6 involvement on a resume.

Window Structural Integrity Tester (Jan 6th, 2021): Responsibilities included - unconventional team-building activities, conditioning, navigating unfamiliar territory, and breaking down barriers.

Lol, you mean you didn’t like them singing Row Row Row Your Boat around the campfire? Or Uhura’s sexy fan dance? How about Scotty running into a crossbeam like he’s in the Three Stooges?

It seems like such a creative way to do social commentary. We get to see our present failings in aliens, and then contrast it with how the crew (future humanity) carries themselves. Sometimes it’s very clunky and heavy handed (like that TOS episode with the half-white/half-black aliens), but it’s still good. My favorites are every time Picard monologues about their values to an alien race in TNG.

Even if you already share the values, it’s fascinating to hear them laid out so clearly.

Oh yeah, it’s TV for sure. The original ran from 1966-69 with 79 episodes, and that was going to be it because they had never heard of a “fandom” before.

Then, they realized that people were showing up to conventions and obsessing over the show, so they finally made the first movie in 1979 and then started the next show in the 80s (which ran for like 140-150 episodes).

The TV series is the main draw, with any movies along the way just being a bonus.

That sounds like such a an awesome early internet thing.

The Star Trek TV shows are far superior to any of the movies anyway.

Even starting with the original series’ movies, they tried to make them more action-y than philosophical to appeal to a broader audience, and while they’re a lot of fun, I rewatch the shows WAY more for a reason.

The Star Trek community has been going strong for nearly 60 years for a reason - Star Trek rocks.

When it started in the 60s (and continued especially strong with TNG in the 80s), it was unique in depicting a hopeful look at how things could be rather than a reflection of how things are, differing from how most shows do social commentary. It’s refreshing.

Star Trek is attractive to people who want to see a world where people work together toward great things in a post-scarcity utopia, with current day conversations of race, nationality, sex, gender, etc. being so far in the rear-view mirror that they’re non-issues. Plus cool technology. I think that appeals to the Lemmy crowd.

Also credited with the first widespread fanfics of a TV show, I believe.

I have trouble finding stuff with the Android app too. It really needs a “for you” tab or something to make discovering content easier.

Maybe I just like the Lemmy/reddit style of social media better. It makes more sense to my brain.

Both comics make me uncomfortable. But I keep going back.

Same. I just don’t get enjoyment out of constant outrage. Our brains aren’t built to be exposed to that 24/7, and I don’t think it’s healthy.

Can do, Mr. Claus!

That would be helpful. I have a Mastodon account that I’m pretty much just using to post my OC trek memes (plus some of my favorites from Risa), and being able to crosspost both ways would be nice.

Oh I see! That would be awesome.

I don’t really know how to navigate GitHub to see more detail, but how would this improve the cross-posting function that already exists?

I’ve used it a handful of times and it seems pretty straightforward.

Hi Santa! I’m a big fan.