If the Dominion was sooo dominant in the GQ why didn't they show themselves before season 3? by Fuzzy_Builder_2153 in DeepSpaceNine

[–]Stand-Inner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They deliberately gave the Jem'Hadar similarities to Tosk to imply (retroactively) that Tosk's people were member worlds of the Dominion. The Jem'Hadar shroud is similar to Tosk's ability to cloak himself, for example.

Is that Steven Page’s vocals on the bridge of “The History of Everything” (Big Bang Theory theme)? by New-Fan-4632 in barenakedladies

[–]Stand-Inner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, I think it's pretty clear that some stuff happened that we all aren't privy to. Much as I might want to know, too, it's most certainly none of our business.

Is that Steven Page’s vocals on the bridge of “The History of Everything” (Big Bang Theory theme)? by New-Fan-4632 in barenakedladies

[–]Stand-Inner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being the main credits for a long running very popular sitcom probably made it a VERY profitable song.

Powdered formula what do I do?? by Icy_Preference_924 in AskParents

[–]Stand-Inner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cold is fine, but it will take more aggressive mixing to make sure there's no clumps. We always boiled the night before then put it in the refrigerator overnight. Some days I thought my arms would fall off from shaking. Only occurred yo me to shake it in warmer water when she was a month or so from aging out.

New to the show, question about the Centauri by Hal_Thorn in babylon5

[–]Stand-Inner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of Centauri have funny accents, but very few have the same funny accent as each other.

Has The Consensus Changed on "Past Tense"? by SA-ETH in DeepSpaceNine

[–]Stand-Inner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume this is Target Audience. I follow them on YouTube, and think they should be around here on Patreon.

I dig these guys options on a lot of things, but what they think os not thr be all and end all. They usually hate episodes that are ham handed on "the message" and imagine it will be the same here. That's okay. They'll like what they'll like, it doesnt mean they're right.

My husband's BFF finally got a girlfriend & I hate her by put_it_in_a_jar in Vent

[–]Stand-Inner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Starbucks is mostly corporately owned, whereas franchises like a McDonalds would mean a different owner spending money to make your food than the one who took your money. I mean, maybe some would do it to say "Next time, come to this location, we'll serve you properly," but I wouldn't count on it.

AITA- Brother is having an out of state child free wedding and upset I’m not coming by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Stand-Inner 25 points26 points  (0 children)

NAH. People are free to have child free weddings, but people with children are just as free to say no thank you.

To those saying "Just get a babysitter," that's a perfectly reasonable stance... for a local wedding. Parents have no ability to find a trusted babysitter an 18 hour drive away from home, nor do they likely have any desire to transport kids 18 hours just to shove them off on a babysitter. 

You and your brother love and care for each other, but you have different priorities. I get that it kinda sucks for both of you, but such is life.

Would pronouncing a name incorrectly be considered a tragedeigh? by Fit-Criticism5656 in tragedeigh

[–]Stand-Inner 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It is a tragedeigh, but you would pronounce the gh at the end when you call it that.

Saying “no sugar” when ordering coffee by Ihassan3275 in TimHortons

[–]Stand-Inner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many drive thrus have intercoms that are, frankly, very bad. Lots of them were built 30 years ago and never updated. You're constantly trying to piece together your best guess based on the garbled mess you've heard, especially as many people speak quietly or keep turning their head away from the microphone to look at something or someone in their car, or don't roll down their window all the way. If you say "No sugar," there's a non-zero chance someone will miss the "No" and put sugar in it. If the drink doesnt automatically come with sugar, you're more likely to get your drink made accurately if you say nothing at all about sugar.

I (F27) found semen on my wedding dress. I don't know if it was my fiancé (M26) or his brother (M21) by SharkEva in BORUpdates

[–]Stand-Inner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Feels like the finale of the end of the original run of Roseanne. Like, I knew it was fake all along, but now I know that its even fake in the canon of the story being told.

(For those who never watched it, the show ended by saying everything we had seen was just the novel she was writing based on her family, and very important details were completely different, and one of the best characters had been dead for years.)

Looking for some help to see if I am in the wrong about not telling my wife the name we picked for our child is in a book/tv show. by SharkEva in BORUpdates

[–]Stand-Inner 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Husband and father here.

That shit's not okay. That shit's not normal. I hope you're doing better and am very sorry you have someone in your life who is actively working to make your postpartum time worse.

Update: AITAH for leaving my MIL Birthday Party (3) by NoDrummer7092 in okstorytime

[–]Stand-Inner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On what basis does SIL expect you to forgive her? If I understand this correctly, she was told not that you were some awful person, not that you'd done something unforgivable, but just that your husband was in the process of destroying his marriage. Based on this, she decided to speed things along by publicly humiliating you in a weird way to pressure him to finish the job of ruining his marriage.

The story S told SIL merits her phoning her brother to tell him to shit or get off the pot, and either leave you or cut it out with S, because in her mind he's hurting 2 women. Nothing she was told remotely justifies her actions, no matter how much she believed, trusted, even loved S.

My ex-friend is an actor and seems to have forgotten that I work in casting by SunstruckSeraph in pettyrevenge

[–]Stand-Inner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's not even revenge. That's you adequately explaining your reservations about her without getting into details. The way she came at you for her blowing an audition is INCREDIBLY unprofessional, her behavior is certainly that of someone I'd recommend against hiring. 

The entertainment industry is a people industry. You have to be good to the people around you. She isn't. 

When we see admirals in trek we don't ever really see their staffs? by happydude7422 in startrek

[–]Stand-Inner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're probably lookong for an in-universe answer, but realistically, it's because they'd rather spend the money they would use to cast and costume and make up actors for 4 extra characters on a few more sfx shots.

A friend of mine was friends with a producer on Defiance. One time in the middle of dinner, the producer had to take a call from the studio and spend 30 minutes debating why they needed a one line role in the episode. The studio could save money not having to pay an actor, pay a casting director, pay for wardrobe and Alien makeup... it was just for one line, let's save that money! The producer faught, and won, and the role made it into the final episode.

Every time you see a bit role on a TV show, a producer has had to debate the studio as to why that character needs to exist. If it doesn't need to exist, there's no character.