TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world ummthatguy @lemmy.world 1mo ago

We gotta keep our composure!

ORV s2e12 "Sanctuary" and features the song "Nine to Five" by Dolly Parton

Quark reaction template with images from DS9 s4e25 "Body Parts"

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You like Star Trek folks showing up in other shows?

Lemme tell ya bout a show called, "Gargoyles."
- Yeah, pretty extensive list.
  
  I loved gargoyles. Had no idea.
  
  Anyone watched Gargoyles recently? I watched it a bit as a kid but I have no idea if it would hold up to a rewatch
  
  You know.. I knew there were a lot of Trek alumni in Gargoyles, even if I didn't know it was quite this extensive. But my biggest surprise after giving that image a look is the realization that they never got Keith David on Trek.
It was due to commenters in this community that I finally relented to try The Orville. I've been pleasantly surprised with it thus far. I was originally wary because Seth Macfarlanes humor seemed like it would overwhelm the show, but he seems to balance it out well enough. The first season had more humor than the second (which I'm watching now) but overall, it seems like good Trek to me!
- That was my impression at first too. It was during the trek dry spell and I was thirsty for scifi that wasn't marvel, but I was sick of American Dad and the other MacFarlane projects. I was blown away at the actual maturity of The Orville. I spent half of the first season expecting
  
  When it never came, I finally relaxed and could enjoy the show for what it was. Good, enjoyable science fiction that didn't take itself too seriously, but still tried to be real science fiction (you know, like Asimov and Heinlein and gods does it feel weird making that comparison) by asking questions about current society and the future. I'm excited for season 4.
  
  EXACTLY. Especially when they encountered a distortion event that allowed them to see a two-dimensional world, I said out loud "oh wow, when will Stewie and Brian show up?" Then I figured that the alien with the bulbous head would be akin to his counterpart in American Dad, but he's actually just a hilarious addition that highlights how clique-ey most Trek is, with all plot-lines revolving around the senior officers, you're left to wonder about the rest of the crew. It's why I love Lower Decks, because it turns that idea on it's face. But in The Orville, it's more of a nod than the centerpiece. Yeah. Glad I gave it a shot!
- Glad to have contributed, as I've enjoyed the show quite a bit. Getting into the 2nd season makes the leap from screwball sci-fi to more of a TNG Light™, tackling tough moral topics in a relaxed working atmosphere.
- Season 3 has some of my favorite "trek" episodes of all time. My most notable is "Twice in a Lifetime" because of how deeply it hit me but "Gently Falling Rain", "From Unknown Graves" and "Domino" are also perfect trek in my opinion.
  
  Get extremely excited for S3
Much better use of drop shadow behind the text on this one 👍
Soundtrack by Dolly Parton

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