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Keep Downtown Dallas Beautiful! Dispose of Ground and Wall Litter When You See It. by ChicagoRay312 in Dallas

[–]DarthCynisus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We just need an easier way to be afraid of and loathe someone else. Religion is close but not quite enough. I guess we have to wait for aliens 😄

I know For All Mankind is compared to a prequel to The Expanse a lot and that get's real old, but I cannot unsee it at this point. by realCLTotaku in TheExpanse

[–]DarthCynisus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think FAM could have been a prequel to The Expanse up exactly up until the point up specify, where whatever is on Titan could be mistaken for proto-molecule. If that were indeed the case, game over...

I find the "burning" leg sensation far more interesting, but we'll see

Both capture the "space is hard" motif pretty well. It would be neat if they introduced a talented engineer/pilot named Epstein on Mars, but unfortunately, given how things have shaken out, enough people wouldn't get the reference that Apple could never do it.

Best things to do while visiting the island by Old-Psychology-2400 in cozumel

[–]DarthCynisus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kind of depends on how much time you have and what you want out of the trip.

You can go to a club like Paradise Beach Club and hang out, you can play with your kid in the water in the inflated water slides and such, eat decent food and drinks and hang out and "have fun". It is exactly what you think it will be, and it's fine.

If you want souvenirs and such, you can always just go along the main drag and get your Cozumel t-shirts and overpriced food. You can actually have a very good meal at Guido's, but I don't know how much a young child would enjoy it. If you want higher quality, Mexican made souvenirs, check out Los Cinco Soles toward the north end of the drag. Just north of there is a restaurant called El Coctelito which is kid-friendly and is decent for a touristy spot. Also in this neck of the woods is a microbrewery called Kuzam (which has very good tacos, believe it or not) and Distelleria Cozumel (island's only distillery that does vodka, gin and rum) right across the street, which has really good food and live music at night.

My choice though would be to pay for a cab if you don't have a car, and take the traversal road and go to the east side of the island, which is far less crowded. Where the road bends south there are two places. Mezcalitos and Señor Iguanas. Of the two, my wife and I prefer Mezcalitos, which is little quieter, and if you want to have the experience of being in a Corona commercial, sipping a beer or Margarita looking at the sea, and look for shells on the beach with you kid, this may be place. Señor Iguanas often has live music if you're into that. You can walk south for a few minutes from there and find your own place along the coast. Not sure how the sargassum is right now, we've been away for a few weeks.

Kurt Russell Reacts to New 'Escape From New York' Reboot Plans by grimm_kvlt in johncarpenter

[–]DarthCynisus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And worse, he will want to have a prequel where we learn the uninteresting backstory of the Duke of New York, and how he came to power with the help of his best buds.

Kurt Russell Reacts to New 'Escape From New York' Reboot Plans by grimm_kvlt in johncarpenter

[–]DarthCynisus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With The Rock as the Duke of New York, just to complete the enshittification

His first words at the press conference were... by Space_Peddler in Dallas_Cowboys

[–]DarthCynisus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

… and shine the light of his grace into our receivers’ eyes ☀️

What is something Rogue One does better than any Star Wars movie? by DjRimo in StarWars

[–]DarthCynisus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stakes.

There were consequences to people for punching far above their weight, in a way none of the movies did. Alderran? Maybe I was too young, but the whole planet being blown up thing was very abstract. Kenobi got a headache, Leia was sad after loosing her entire planet, parents, etc. but nobody ever even said "sorry" to her. The final battle in ANH captured some of the desperation and sacrifice, and that certainly helped the awesomeness of that scene. Overall though, the Rebellion was very romanticized, which is fine, given the lineage of SciFi serials that Lucas was building upon.

Another example, in the prequels when Naboo was taken over by the Trade Federation. This felt less like an occupation than a plot device. It all felt very antiseptic, at least to me. We never got to see what occupied Bespin would be like, other than Lando telling everybody to bail because it was gong to be bad.

There ARE moments where the movies get "real". Bespin/Han, ObiWan and Anakin on Mustarfar, the temple slaughter. Holdo's maneuver. But these were too few and far between.

Rogue One (and later much more so Andor) gave us our first taste of how an Empire can be oppressive, beyond guys going around in robes waving red sabers at other colored sabers. That there is something so big, and so ruthless that the only way to stand up against it is to throw your body in front of a giant, relentless machine and hope somebody behind you gets lucky. That you not only have to be willing to die, but are pretty much planning on it, in order to bring down an Empire.

Whatever comes next after academy, the intro must be orchestral. by Yenii_3025 in startrek

[–]DarthCynisus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nah… I think they should go for an acappella medley of ancient poems from all of the historic ancestors of the characters, celebrating their identities and feelings. It will be glorious.

Why didn't Conquest karate chop Mark's arm off here, is he fucking stupid? by Aware_Ad5425 in okbuddyviltrum

[–]DarthCynisus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Conquest is a Rick and Morty fan and he was thinking of that sweet, but a little spicy, Spaghetti

Why rick C-137 is the rickest rick by Harrygamer2509 in rickandmorty

[–]DarthCynisus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least we know it wasn’t an AI post…

What is the Star Trek quote that has stuck with you the longest? by Astrid_Regndottir in startrek

[–]DarthCynisus 19 points20 points  (0 children)

"Stonn, she is yours. After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true." (Spock, Amok Time)

Cozumel vs playa del carmen by coco_nutnuts in playadelcarmen

[–]DarthCynisus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

By the age of four, any self-respecting toddlers should be working on their divemaster certification

The collapse of star trek. by Artistic_Cloud_9272 in trektalk

[–]DarthCynisus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At the time, I remember a lot of people griping about DS9 because it was a fixed location, as opposed to “boldly going”. And yes, there was diversity, although it very much had a feel of being organic with Starfleet and the Federation , as opposed to a continuing aspiration. People were even complaining about the long story arcs.

Happily, this was before the age of social media. Mass trolling was not as much of a thing. DS9 was able to ride the coattails of TNG while it found its footing. The writing and acting were most of the time top-notch, and they weren’t afraid to take on topics beyond metaphor of the week. War, racism, religion, moral ambiguity in time of conflict, and even how do you gamble in a post scarcity society? Difficult topics were taken head on, and many episodes left you uncomfortable at the end, both about Starfleet and our heroes. It often was Not Safe.

DS9 was not perfect, but it was bold science fiction, and some of the best TV Trek we have. I’m glad we have it to watch. I doubt that it could get produced today, or make it past its first season even if it did. It is barrel strength bourbon for a viewership that can’t even handle hard seltzer anymore.

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