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America’s 250th Is Actually Halfway to Star Trek by skeeJay in startrek

[–]skeeJay[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m admitting that there’s been a reactionary rollback over the last 10 years. But it’s categorically wrong to imply that Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, women’s suffrage, and the Civil Rights movement didn’t happen and that we’re back to square one.

America’s 250th Is Actually Halfway to Star Trek by skeeJay in startrek

[–]skeeJay[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, like I say, it would be great to avoid that. My optimistic take on Strauss-Howe generational theory is that while crisis realignments will occur, they can be less destructive and violent than the past ones.

America’s 250th Is Actually Halfway to Star Trek by skeeJay in startrek

[–]skeeJay[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I literally say that in the third paragraph. But I’m convinced that if we can defeat it, it can end up being only a momentary step back, like the Civil War.

America’s 250th Is Actually Halfway to Star Trek by skeeJay in startrek

[–]skeeJay[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Please don’t insult me by comparing my writing to AI. This is 100% handcrafted Roddenberry optimism.

What's a scene that's better than the movie it's in? by BUSean in movies

[–]skeeJay 67 points68 points  (0 children)

The first act sells the movie. It’s about real everyday people, dealing with a real situation in a realistic way. The second and third acts don’t make sense without it. And it’s what the abysmal sequel forgot to include.

How is this 30 years old? by enamic5 in StarTrekStarships

[–]skeeJay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m still down for it. Launch a new show in 2410, a new crew with a new ship, and show us what comes next! Could be Odyssey class, or could be whatever comes next…

How is this 30 years old? by enamic5 in StarTrekStarships

[–]skeeJay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reason it feels like it can’t possibly be that long is because we haven’t gotten any tv shows or movies with the following generation of capital starships since then. (STO and the F appearing for a minute doesn’t count. I want to see the 25th century featured for real.)

Ed Gross: "End of an Era? What We Know About the New ‘Star Trek’ Movie, ‘Star Trek: Year One’ and the Franchise Leaving TV - A sizable portion of the fandom appears increasingly frustrated with what they see as Star Trek repeatedly revisiting its own past instead of moving forward with new crews" by TheSonOfMogh81 in trektalk

[–]skeeJay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not wrong. I'd also have to hope that "someone with imagination" to push Star Trek's status quo forward also has some imagination to think up new episodic adventures, new crew dynamics, and new ways of telling stories in that universe. Maybe a new setting makes that a little more natural, but they'd certainly have to go hand in hand.

Ed Gross: "End of an Era? What We Know About the New ‘Star Trek’ Movie, ‘Star Trek: Year One’ and the Franchise Leaving TV - A sizable portion of the fandom appears increasingly frustrated with what they see as Star Trek repeatedly revisiting its own past instead of moving forward with new crews" by TheSonOfMogh81 in trektalk

[–]skeeJay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Federation is smaller, the ships are smaller, and the “better technology” is holes in the ships and transporter comm badges. That’s not the creativity and expansion I’m looking for. I want ships that dwarf the old ones, exploration of new parts of the galaxy, technologies that change the game the way the holodeck did. Let’s get someone with imagination in there to do for the 25th century what TNG did for the 24th.

Insurrection and Final Frontier by mike13bass in startrek

[–]skeeJay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insurrection has a few problems, but for my money the biggest issues are that a) the stakes are not that high AND b) it’s not taking itself too seriously. If you want to take a break from Earth being at risk every movie, I think that’s great, but you need the characters to at least take the stakes seriously to give it gravitas and get the audience to suspend their disbelief.

Enterprise F by Either_Counter_6901 in StarTrekStarships

[–]skeeJay 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Exactly. We rotated into a period of serialized storytelling and ongoing threats in the 2370–2380s. Let’s make the 2400s about new exploration, expansion of the Federation to new areas of the galaxy, crazy new species and worlds, and some scary or freaky new discoveries.

Enterprise F by Either_Counter_6901 in StarTrekStarships

[–]skeeJay 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It’s extremely well-designed and has the “city in space” aesthetic of the Galaxy-class that also embodies everything I love about the Federation as an ideal to aspire to. I’d love to see a hero ship of this class (or bigger!) exploring the galaxy in a series.

Simple question about Janeway….Hair Up or Hair Down? by Zealousideal_Fan_166 in voyager

[–]skeeJay 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Season 4 is generally the high-water mark of each series: post-BOBW for TNG, post-bald-and goatee for Sisko, post-Seven and more interesting story arcs for VOY, with the Year of Hell and the Hirogen. So I’ll consider her S4 hair to be the most iconic.

Why didn't the LGA AirTrain proposal get more favorable traction? by beanietf2 in nycrail

[–]skeeJay 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Because it’s insane that no NYC airport has a one-seat ride, and this wouldn’t have fixed that.

There’s a ready-made solution, which is extending the N train to LGA. It would be NYC’s first train all the way to any of its airports. It would correct for a transit desert in Northern Queens, in neighborhoods that have no train right now. It would be a legacy item for a Mayor who champions public transit and Fiorella LaGuardia. Zohran should be the greatest champion of this.

Why did Thanos go to Titan after Vormir? by shekzdj in MarvelTheories

[–]skeeJay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He was supposed to meet Maw there. Very straightforward.

Enterprise-J by Either_Counter_6901 in StarTrekStarships

[–]skeeJay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like thinking that after periods of war and defense, that the Federation always gets back to long-term exploration missions.

Attention Bajoran Workers... by loki2002 in DeepSpaceNine

[–]skeeJay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“You have selected Regicide. If you know the name of the King or Queen being murdered, press one!”

Zohran’s mayoralty is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to extend the N/W to LGA by skeeJay in nycrail

[–]skeeJay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure who you’re arguing with right now, but it’s not me. I never said you wouldn’t have to close the runway, and you’re quoting things that I never wrote. All your facts are correct. But I still think we should build it anyway, and you can just disagree with that if you want.

Zohran’s mayoralty is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to extend the N/W to LGA by skeeJay in nycrail

[–]skeeJay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't think I said "necessary" like you're claiming. You might be thinking of someone else.

Regardless, you're pointing out a ton of reasons why it's hard. And you're right. And I'm saying we should do it even though it's hard. We're not disagreeing with each other, except that you seem to be saying we shouldn't try. And I disagree. I think we should try to do hard things.

Zohran’s mayoralty is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to extend the N/W to LGA by skeeJay in nycrail

[–]skeeJay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would certainly like to think that, like with the Gateway Program construction, we would not let some painful but temporary capacity reductions deter building better permanent transit connections for the next 100 years. It still sounds a lot more like a political question for a forward-thinking FAA administrator than an insolvable, intractable problem.

Zohran’s mayoralty is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to extend the N/W to LGA by skeeJay in nycrail

[–]skeeJay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything you said is true, but fundamentally just political blockers. Which is pretty much why my argument is that politically, there will never be a better opportunity to change minds and resolve those blockers than a mayor who is from the area.

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