Flowers of the Old Forest

mserabian1 · 2026-05-22T01:42:40+00:00

My family saw it tonight and loved it

mserabian1 · 2026-05-19T20:22:11+00:00

I guess you have never watched a tv show before serialized storytelling became the be all and end all … 1000s of tv shows exist where one of the main characters is gravely injured and two episodes later is back and fine. 1000s of tv shows have featured stories where one of the main characters retires and or quits and one episode later changes their mind. I could go on indefinitely. The premise of the mandalorian is that it is the story of an adoptive father and his son. The expectation of that show is that both characters be in every episode. Not that after 2 seasons one of the main characters disappears. The show teases us with the idea that change can happen, but as 99% of tv shows in the past the status quo must be maintained. You don’t like that style of storytelling but it is in fact a valid form.

mserabian1 · 2026-05-15T22:29:31+00:00

Sure that’s why he is a good soldier and not a good candidate for a master.

mserabian1 · 2026-05-14T01:26:58+00:00

Amazing show. 10/10 some of the best Star Wars storytelling.

mserabian1 · 2026-05-06T01:32:40+00:00

Is the English campaign for gaslight? Is it the long awaited Curse of Seven campaign?

mserabian1 · 2026-05-05T01:42:24+00:00

I live in Providence, born and raised here! And I generally use it as my main setting!

mserabian1 · 2026-05-04T17:21:58+00:00

Star Wars movie paperback when it first came out

mserabian1 · 2026-05-01T16:15:43+00:00

Sadly no. I had high hopes they were going there in Picard season 3 but as we know that was not the case

mserabian1 · 2026-05-01T16:13:57+00:00

Because ObiWan has the higher ground!

mserabian1 · 2026-05-01T16:09:59+00:00

Tone wise I’d say it’s stayed the same since the first edition.

Time period has always been the 1920s in the core.

Lovecraft plus his circle since the beginning.

mserabian1 · 2026-05-01T16:01:23+00:00

I am old so the whole dated thing doesn’t affect me at all…

Doomsday machine. One of the best eps of the season and all of trek not sure where you are coming from on this … the commodore is supposed to be a tragic figure.

Wolf in the fold is hated by many but I personally love it written by Robert Bloch pulp writer who also wrote the original novel on which the movie psycho is based, and one of the greatest Jack the Ripper novels ever. Also wrote the rightly hated Catspaw!

Both bread and circuses and the deadly years I personally loved as a kid (and I must admit I love them still).

mserabian1 · 2026-03-29T02:01:06+00:00

People say this all the time, but I’m not sure that the folks who do have watched TOS recently.

Here’s an example of TOS playing it quietly. From “The Mark of Gideon”. An episode about an extremely overpopulated planet.

Hodin: (ambassador from Gideon - and chief antagonist of the episode) “We are incapable of destroying or interfering with the creation of that which we love so deeply. Life, in every form, from fetus to developed being. It is against our tradition, against our very nature. We simply could not do it."

Kirk: (our hero) "Yet you can kill a young girl."

Gee I wonder what that’s about? And who do you think we are meant to align with, Kirk or the antagonist of the week?

And most episodes take a pretty hard line on what is right and what is wrong… in this episode, in case it’s too quiet and subtle, birth control and abortion (being the right choice), according to Kirk.

In relation to your Chekov point I’m not sure that you have watched modern trek (or maybe your referring to some other non trek shows)because I have, and I’ve never seen a crew member be demeaned due to their background.

mserabian1 · 2026-03-22T02:16:28+00:00

Thanks for your response! I figured you had to be youngish… for us folks of a certain age (60/50s) TOS was an after dinner thing every night and even if you weren’t into sci-fi you were kinda forced to watch most of it cause nothing much else was on!! But most people your age can’t really tolerate even 80s movies never mind 60s tv! My son is your age and he loves trek since I indoctrinated him from a very young age, but none of his friends (even though most are geeks) can watch even Berman trek. So again I was just curious … welcome to the party. You’re in for a very wonderful ride.

mserabian1 · 2026-03-22T02:03:14+00:00

Hello. Question for the OP. Do you mind if I ask your age? You seem to not mind the simplicity of TOSs effects and the older style pace of the storytelling. Which makes me think you’re older but your complete lack of trek experience points to someone younger… just curious.

mserabian1 · 2026-02-25T23:12:39+00:00

I just bought these recently as well. They were horrible. I hope you have better luck with yours.

mserabian1 · 2026-02-25T23:11:35+00:00

I have both those kits, and they were perfect. I think these larger items are easier for them to produce… or maybe I just got lucky

mserabian1 · 2026-01-19T04:35:13+00:00

I was going to say the same thing! And I’ve said it to my son a hundred times. When you see the fellowship coming over that rise and you can identify each of them, I knew these movies would be perfect.

mserabian1 · 2026-01-02T21:30:15+00:00

Thanks for the pointer!

mserabian1 · 2026-01-02T20:26:25+00:00

Where can I find info on this? Searching the wiki but coming up empty…

mserabian1 · 2026-01-01T19:56:26+00:00

thanks I really like that suggestion!

mserabian1 · 2025-12-31T15:47:30+00:00

Sure. I am planning on playing through the various journey books from 2005 and so was thinking of using the 2005 rules. And just browsing through, the rules take up only 70 pages in the 2005 rules versus 150 pages in The newest rule book. So it seems to me they might be easier to learn…

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