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I wasn't even aware of Lemmy when I wrote this. I only joined yesterday, but not for the intent of promoting my pieces. I don't monetize them, so there's that. Aside from book work, this is one of the longest pieces I've ever written, and I write about a range of subjects. I hope you all like it :)

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[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Seldom has so many words been used to say so little.

[–] Jaccident@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Heads up OP. It could be my app but I don’t see a link in your post.

[–] tkn@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago

Sorry about that! My first time with Lemmy :D

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This dude doesn't know a damn thing

[–] tkn@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[–] USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

JJ’s Trek films and Kelvin timeline would inject a cancer throughout Paramount’s Trek productions, namely Discovery.

JFC, this is pathetic.

Disco might not be to everyone's taste, but to claim it's a "cancer" is a tad bit dramatic, isn't it. Especially when the writer goes on to praise most of the series which we never would have had if not for the success of Disco.

Not to mention the childish oversimplification of the spore drive, which has been explained on screen. Sci-fi fans really out here still complaining about "magic" mushrooms facilitating travel, but perfectly cool when it's crystals like dilithium.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude magic crystals are real. Everyone knows that. I'll PM you a URL.

[–] heygooberman@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] tkn@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

Ah! Thanks!! I'll update the post.

[–] Teal@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Nice find, thanks!

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] tkn@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks and sorry! I'm getting it fixed now :D

[–] astronaut_sloth@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I found myself nodding along to a lot that was said in this article. I also would trace a lot of recent issues to JJ Abrams' take. What I said then is still (I think) true today: "They are good movies, but they aren't good Star Trek movies." Discovery and Picard suffered for it, but I think that the ills are being corrected. My hope is that Paramount greenlights "Legacy" as the TNG-spiritually-successor as SNW is the TOS-spiritual-successor.

Where I will disagree, though, is that Star Trek isn't broken. Five-ish years ago, I would have said that, but after SNW, Lower Decks, and Picard season 3, I think the powers that be have a better understanding of what is needed. We were in a bit of a "dark-ages" from 2006-2020, but I think we're back on the upswing. We may not be quite at 1990s golden age Trek, but we can get close.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Well said, good sir. I'd sign that.

[–] maegul@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Welcome to lemmy!

And great article!

Discovery can sometimes be a touchy topic around here, as it prompts some arguably toxic negativity, but I thought it was important to try to outline, as you did, what the whole JJ reboot thing was about and how it has been problematic for Trek, Discovery being ground zero. Thanks!

[–] Lilnino@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm so happy to see someone else hate Discovery and love lower decks and SNW. I have no idea why people like Discovery, so many plot holes in my opinion, I hate it.

[–] tkn@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmm. I can't see any comments, though I seem to be able to comment myself.

[–] tkn@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Aha! I figured it out. Comments are sequestered to the instance the user is commenting from. Federation :)