this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2023
210 points (97.3% liked)

Risa

6842 readers
13 users here now

Star Trek memes and shitposts

Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
top 21 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] UESPA_Sputnik@feddit.de 67 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"Some"? 29 episodes across TNG, DS9, VOY and ENT. That's even one more TV episode than Jonathan Frakes directed. (although Frakes also directed two movies)

Come to think of it: Star Trek had a bunch of actors directing episodes every now and then. I don't think that many other TV shows did that, didn't they?

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 48 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] teft@startrek.website 6 points 10 months ago

Better crew. We're like the California class up in here. Daystrom is like the Titan and Star Trek is like NCC-1701(a-z)

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Worked so well for r/shitpostcrusaders

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's how he taught Nog the joy of reading.

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

Take a look, it's in a book

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Jog on Nog.

[–] AClassyGentleman@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Lots of cast members ended up directing over the years. 90's Trek had a reputation for being a factory for directorial debuts. It's really neat, it brought a lot of variety and personality to the episodes.

[–] mr_robot2938@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Roxane Dawson (B’elanna Torres on VOY) went on to a pretty good directorial career as well. A couple examples off the top of my head include episodes of Foundation and House of Cards.

[–] SplicedBrainwrap@beehaw.org 8 points 10 months ago

Yeah it’s pretty cool! Star Trek had been a bit of a directors boot camp for a while, I know several members from TNG, DS9, and Voyager went on into directing.

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Jonathan Frakes and Robert Duncan McNeill each directed a couple episodes of The Orville too.

[–] M500@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I literally watch a ds9 directed by him just today.

I could be wrong, but I think it was the episode where odo goes back to when he was the constable for the cardassians in some psychic state.

It was pretty good, but I think Kira over reacted at the end. Maybe I missed something, but she seems to be too hard on him.

[–] negativenull@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

I grabbed the screenshot from: S4:E18 - Rules of Engagement

As someone else above informed me, Levar directed lots of episodes.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

The TNG/DS9/VOY era was pretty famous for “Star Trek Director’s School” for the actors. Most main cast folks tried their hand at directing at least once or twice. (It’s fun when you notice it for the first time. Their characters usually have bit parts in the first episode they direct.) Jonathan Frakes (Riker) directed episodes have become known for their top-down “god shots” in a lot of episodes like Cause and Effect. https://observer.com/2023/03/jonathan-frakes-on-his-journey-from-star-trek-actor-to-director/

[–] MiddledAgedGuy@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago

You can do anything! Just take a look, it's in a book.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is news to me! Somehow I've never noticed.

[–] negativenull@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

I've never really paid attention before. Somehow is just caught my eye randomly.

[–] taanegl@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Lavar Burton is a goddamn treasure of a man. When you yanks rip down another one of those confederate statues, do me a solid and put up one of Lavar Burton in its place.