Seems like the best science youtuber also has good Star Trek opinions

  • buckykat [none/use name]
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    27 days ago

    I continue to insist that most of the nu-trek series are good, actually. The bad ones are just so bad, and so much more talked about, that they drown out the good.

        • Smeagolicious [they/them]
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          27 days ago

          SNW, LD, Prodigy(?) and...? I must know, I've been disconnected from trek for a while now.

            • UlyssesT [he/him]
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              27 days ago

              Once The Orville shed "Family Guy in space" gimmicks a few episodes in, it got good enough to be considered Trek.

            • Smeagolicious [they/them]
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              27 days ago

              Oh yea, I did watch a couple seasons and was surprised by how decent it was. Still has a few MacFarlane-isms but it's got the spirit. The Moclan child arc was actually really impressive aside from a couple lib bits.

              • buckykat [none/use name]
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                27 days ago

                The Moclan child arc in season 3 is some of the best Trek of all time tbh

              • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                27 days ago

                The Battle of Dollyworld was amazing, soundtrack and all. sicko-jammin

            • batsforpeace [any, any]
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              27 days ago

              oh yeah I should resume that.. only watched a few eps and I heard it gets real good later

              • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                27 days ago

                It's so worth sticking around.

                Unlike a lot of P R E S T I G E T V garbage, it actually ends in a satisfying way too.

                  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                    27 days ago

                    (end of Orville spoilers)

                    spoiler

                    "How many guests for the wedding? Should we send the entire armada?"

                    "That would be appropriate."

                      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                        27 days ago
                        spoiler

                        That actor was amazing, including in his human-imitation moments and his painfully brief emotional experience. The "make Claire break up with him" slob attempt was one of the funniest moments of the show.

                        • buckykat [none/use name]
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                          27 days ago

                          He has some of the funniest scenes and also some of the most sincere and heartfelt. Like when he

                          Orville season 3 spoilers

                          volunteered to do Topa's trans surgery against Union orders then calmly but forcefully stopped Klyden from interfering.

                          • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                            27 days ago

                            Speaking of Moclans... my wife was always bothered by this moment but I can't stop cracking a sicko smile about it.

                            Show

                            • buckykat [none/use name]
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                              27 days ago

                              The Orville gets a lot of mileage out of the Union's medical science being even more advanced than the Federation's. Like the early episode where Isaac cut Gordon's leg off as part of a prank war and the easy answer was to just grow him a new one which took a day or two.

                              All the wacky Moclan traditions were very fun except for the ones that were extremely not fun.

                              • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                                27 days ago

                                The life support system was by and large in the ship's interior walls; it was a sort of vegetation construct everywhere.

                                That's super cool biotech and I loved that bit of background lore.

          • UlyssesT [he/him]
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            27 days ago

            Please don't be "Picard was actually good in season 3 if you get used to the member berries" timmy-pray

              • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                27 days ago

                May as well tell me your list in order of preference, then.

                • buckykat [none/use name]
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                  27 days ago

                  The four good current era Trek series, in descending order of preference:

                  1: Lower Decks

                  2: The Orville

                  3: Prodigy

                  4: Strange New Worlds

                  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                    27 days ago

                    Including the Orville in that list was a plot twist... one I don't disagree with. picard-excited

                    I actually agree with your list even though I haven't seen much Prodigy yet.

                    • buckykat [none/use name]
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                      27 days ago

                      I am absolutely uncompromising on the point that The Orville is a legitimate Star Trek show

                      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                        27 days ago

                        By Grabthar's Hammer, I tend to put Galaxy Quest on my list of favorite Trek movies too.

                        • batsforpeace [any, any]
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                          27 days ago

                          btw any thoughts about Andromeda? I watched a few eps of S1, seemed all right, heard it goes downhill after S1 though

                          • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                            27 days ago

                            I haven't seen any Andromeda for like decades and it's all a blur for me, though Babylon 5 was impressive.

                          • buckykat [none/use name]
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                            27 days ago

                            It's been a pretty long time since I saw it but I thought it was fun even though it was bad

                        • buckykat [none/use name]
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                          27 days ago

                          I'm not entirely convinced of that one but it has been a while since I saw Galaxy Quest

                          • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                            27 days ago

                            The worst thing about it is the Home Improvement chud, but otherwise it's still a good time in spite of him.

                              • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                                27 days ago

                                It's almost like Lower Decks: The Movie put through an early season Orville filter to me.

                                Orville is still better, but still.