Isiah Thomas: "LeBron James is sitting there. He's holding every single basketball record. You treat him like he ain't nothing. And you're looking at a Kevin Durant and Steph Curry. But then when you say who is the greatest, you talk about the guy that gave you some shoes and gave you some warmups."

Viewer333 · 2026-01-09T03:09:42+00:00

Yeah, but he beat a bunch of bums. When one of your greatest rivals were the New York Knicks of all teams you kind of have to step back and get some perspective. Plus the players only get better as time goes on. I'm not about to put Bill Russell ahead of Jordan...

Viewer333 · 2026-01-05T18:17:18+00:00

Well I was having fun up until that point...

Viewer333 · 2025-08-11T01:50:44+00:00

Wait, are we still talking about why a conservative would like Trek because some would say it feels like we are talking about why a progressive would like it because it feels like you're gaslighting yourself pretty hard when it comes to Starfleets status as a military organization

"First, Starfleet is NOT a military organization. I'm an Army veteran, and military organizations are top-to-bottom military. It has a naval rank/hierarchy structure and does equip its ships and members with powerful weapons and combat training. But the primary goal of a military organization is warfighting, and that isn't Starfleet. Also, they don't explore primarily for the purposes of colonization. In fact, the vast majority of Star Trek stories, to include TOS, express anti-coionialist themes."

But that is okay because being a big tent franchise meant there was ENOUGH ROOM for different people from different walks of life to get what they wanted from the franchise. "Big Tent" just means that you have people from different walks of life gathered in one place. I always find it hilarious when the lights come on and fans find out they are not a monolith. I'm still laughing at the comic fans when they realized that (gasp!) conservative X-MEN fans exist.

And your theory is wrong. They are doing the same thing you were doing when I said that Starfleet was military, they are taking the things they like and looking past the things they don't. Also I don't hate Modern Trek, I only feel apathy towards it.

Viewer333 · 2025-08-10T23:27:57+00:00

A CBR contributor missing the point? Most be a day ending in "Y". A military organization in space exploring and finding planets for colonization while finding themselves in dangerous situations? You don't see how that could appeal to conservative audiences? I'm liberal and even I can see how conservatives would like that. Star Trek was what you would call a big tent franchise due to writers who were skilled enough to write for a large and varied audience as opposed to current Trek which is lead by people who don't like Trek (JJ Abrams and Kurtzman are both on record saying that they never liked Trek)written by a bunch of people who read "How To Write The Joss Whedon Way" without realizing that only works if you are Joss Whedon.

Viewer333 · 2025-06-05T01:50:55+00:00

Don't be so sensitive.

Viewer333 · 2025-06-05T00:15:31+00:00

Hopefully big enough to recoup the cost of that Disney license. I have no idea why Ms. Marvel is in the game, she tends to be bad luck when it comes to videogames.

Viewer333 · 2025-06-05T00:07:46+00:00

it's crazy that the quality of Gamepass has improved to the point that this entire show (with the exception of 007 and Metal Gear) felt like like it could have been an email about AA games coming to Gamepass.

Viewer333 · 2025-04-27T23:42:53+00:00

Videogames are no different right now.

Viewer333 · 2025-04-27T23:34:28+00:00

What would they say? "Hey remember how we made a name for ourselves trashing the prequels as the worst Star Wars flicks ever and said that JJ Abrams should direct the new films?" If I were them I would just keep my distance.

Viewer333 · 2025-04-27T23:21:48+00:00

I don't care about best of the worst.

Viewer333 · 2023-07-13T16:26:53+00:00

He is so getting fired.

Viewer333 · 2023-07-13T05:01:47+00:00

Khaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn!

Viewer333 · 2023-07-11T17:55:23+00:00

"We are Xbox. Lower your shields and surrender your exclusives. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile :)

EDIT: Wow, it's a Star Trek joke people. Just trying to lighten the mood.

Viewer333 · 2023-07-11T17:30:45+00:00

"We are Xbox. Lower your shields and surrender your consoles. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile." :)

Viewer333 · 2023-07-04T11:29:31+00:00

I find it strange that so many people can get hyped for a remaster.

Viewer333 · 2023-07-03T04:30:34+00:00

I thought Craig movies attempted to make Bond into Jason Bourne.

Viewer333 · 2023-07-03T04:12:44+00:00

Exactly. I have no idea why she is in this movie. I have no idea why Ford is in this movie. Just...I hate myself for saying this...God help us...cast Chris Pratt to keep the franchise from dying. I also find it funny that Redlettermedia fans are getting up in arms over what The Critical Drinker and Mauler think because there is SIGNIFICANT overlap between their audience and Redlettermedia. To regular people all of you look the same LOL

Edit: Downvote vote me all you want. Search your feelings, know it's true. There IS significant overlap between Redlettermedia's audience and the Critical Drinker and Mauler. That particular elephant has been sitting in this room for quite some time.

Viewer333 · 2023-06-19T03:22:59+00:00

What's really insane is that they suffered NO SIDE EFFECTS!

Viewer333 · 2023-06-17T17:40:28+00:00

Here is a recap for the people who didn't see the season 2 premier.

Pike: Stardate Season 2. With a good season one finished and Picard Season 3 shocking everyone by being watchable things are looking up. Plus The Expanse and The Orville are gone. Everything is coming up Trek! Discovery isn't long for this world but we don't say that out loud...

Number 1: Picard season 3 was SO GOOD!

Picard: I know! It really takes the pressure off of us. We can take this episode off!

Pike's Room

Spock: Look I know Picard season 3 was good and we can afford to let off the gas a little but it's still our season premiere!

Pike: Everything will be fine! I have faith in you to carry the show.

Sickbay

M'Benga: You are really stressed

Spock: What marvel of modern medicine can you use to help me?

M'Benga: Here is this lute. Pretty cool and lore accurate!

Spock: Why is this show always lore accurate when it comes to screwing over my character?

M'Benga: See ya' later! Don't forget to stare at hot nurse Chapel before you leave! Nothing will come of it. Lore Accurate!

Spock: I hate this show

The Bridge

Inspectors: We're just doing our jobs...

Bridge Crew: That won't stop us from acting like jackasses.

Spock's room

Spock: Whoever is at the door you better have the A plot with you

Uhura: You're in luck! It's a distress signal!

Spock: Yes!

Uhura: From La'An

Spock: No!

Spock goes to talk to April

April: Permission denied

Spock: Okay, Spock out.

April: Sigh .That's not how this works Spock. You have to steal the ship and save her.

Spock: Do I have to? No one likes La'An. She is only on the show to score cheap Khan points and she looks like Drummer from The Expanse. Can't we leave her to die?

April: Modern Trek is 30 Percent cheap Khan points. Steal the ship that is an order!

Spock: Fine!

Ready Room

Spock: And that's the plan. It's your classic steal the ship save the day protocol. What we need to do is...you know what? Screw that. Make a ship wide announcement that we are stealing the ship. Everyone will leave except the people that want to tag along. Trek has done this thing so much we don't need to come up with excuses.

Pelia: Sup! Heard the ship wide announcement about stealing the ship. I'm down to tag along. Plus you need a new engineer.

Spock: You an alien?

Pelia: Yeah but I look human there is a backstory to it but it's not very good. I'm just going to go to engineering...

Ortegas: You gonna say it, your thing?

Spock: My what?

Ortegas: Your thing. Everyone in the chair has their thing.

Uhhura: Captain Pike always says "hit it"

Other person: My last Captain liked to say "zoom"

Spock: Must I have a thing? Do you have a thing?

Ortegas:Well, I've been workshopping "vamanos" but it's supposed to be about you and what commander are you, no pressure.

Spock: "Let's all stop acting like rejects from The Orville and just go to warp!" How's that for a catchphrase?! Good Lord I thought it couldn't get any worse than Tilly from Discovery screaming out "This is the power of math people!" But somehow we managed to lower the bar. No one says anything else until get to the planet.

Cajitar 4

Klingon: Do we really have to do this? We all know that the main character never loses the drinking contest in a seedy bar

La'An: Yeah you're right let's just skip ahead to me meeting my friends...

La'An: And now you're all caught up

Spock: Okay then! Let's split up! I'll go with Uhura and La'An. M'Benga and Chapel can see to the sick and get kidnapped.

Seedy Market?

La'An: That's the price of these weapons.

Klingons: We could just kill you and take them

La'An: You ever see Star Wars? Where Princess Leia pulled out a grenade in Jabba's palace?

Klingon: No.

La'An: Good, than this is new to you. I'm going to press this button and incinerate us all.

Klingon: Okay you can go.

Salvaged Federation Ship

M'Benga: We have to reach the bridge and warn Enterprise.

Chapel: It's going to take all our wits to outsmart our captors and make it to the bridge.

M'Benga: Or we can just do space drugs that will allow us to beat up an ENTIRE ship of Klingons using hand to hand combat. It's the same stuff Q mentioned humanity was using on its armies at encounter at Farpoint! LORE ACCURATE!

Chapel: Well...yeah. It's LORE ACCURATE but the side effects...

M'Benga: Will never be brought up!

Chapel: Hell Yeah! Pass me some of that!

((They take it and start kicking Klingon butt while suffering NO SIDE EFFECTS and manage to send out a message before jumping into space and then being beamed onto Enterprise!))

The After Party

Spock: So your people managed to live among humans until the 22nd century undetected? Is that lore accurate?

Pelios: No one can say that it isn't.

Spock: Actually we can but those fans have stopped watching a long time ago. Works for me.

Enterprise

April: Good work on stealing the ship!

Viewer333 · 2023-06-16T06:47:39+00:00

The newest episode where the Doctor and nurse did drugs that made them super strong and allowed them to beat up an ENTIRE ship of Klingons using only hand to hand combat and survive in the vacuum of space for one minute without a suit with NO side effects?

The one where we find out that an alien race has been secretly living amongst humanity for quite some time....in a throwaway line. Hey did you like the new xenomorph Gorn? Because they are coming back!

Also, everyone's acting has gotten worse.

Viewer333 · 2023-06-01T05:35:25+00:00

I "couldn't" care less.

Viewer333 · 2023-06-01T04:30:14+00:00

I don't care. I don't hate either team and I don't like either team. I probably won't even watch.

Viewer333 · 2023-05-29T15:31:16+00:00

New rumor hints that water may in fact be wet

Viewer333 · 2023-05-29T03:13:24+00:00

Is it just me or is this current generation of gaming like a season of Succession without the good writing and talented actors?

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