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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:52 pm

The finale was superb. More please.... Oh no. It was the season finale. It feels like the season started not very long ago.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by The Doctor (?) » Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:12 pm

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Fantastic finale (though I wasn't feeling the cliffhanger).

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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:37 am

Well, that was a hell of a thing.

Next season better hurry up!

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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:07 am

I went back to the first episode, and hey, whadda we have here?

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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Sat Oct 30, 2021 8:04 am

The new animated Star Trek series "Prodigy" is out.
It proves instantly with the first episode it's better than the latest live-action series.
The first episode was genuinely good although I'm not 100 % behind the characters yet but it may change in the next episodes quickly.
It's engaging. It's fun. It's suspenseful.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by DaikatunaRevengeance (?) » Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:16 pm

how's janeway
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:46 am

DaikatunaRevengeance wrote:
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how's janeway
Barely in it so far.

It seems like a pretty decent kids' Star Wars show. I'm not sure how a Starfleet vessel wound up in the middle of all this.

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Post by Adiwan (?) » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:46 am

Janeway popped up right at the end of the episode. So it's still a mystery how good or evil this Janeway is.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by The Doctor (?) » Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:36 pm

Prodigy was pretty good. It's tough not to see it as a Star Wars Rebels wannabe, but it is a Star Wars Rebels wannabe.

My main issue is the main character. He comes off like every generic kids show lead, and his design looks like a reject from Ready Player One.

Gwyn kind of has the same design problem, but she at least seems more interesting as a character. Like bog rock girl and our Medusan, and Murf is the best.

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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Sun Oct 31, 2021 4:40 pm

Yeah. Purple spiky hair guy was too cocky and overconfident for my taste. I REALLY hope he falls flat on his face and gets a major attitude correction. He is way too much into the Sonic territory for the show's own good.

In Star Wars Rebels Ezra Bridger was similar but he was charming in the Disney's Aladdin way than being full of himself without giving a thought of any consequences like purple guy.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by DaikatunaRevengeance (?) » Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:32 pm

i'm just here for janeway
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by The Doctor (?) » Sun Oct 31, 2021 7:36 pm

Which kid is Janeway going to kill first?
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Post by Adiwan (?) » Fri Nov 05, 2021 7:00 am

The next Prodigy episode is out. I get it that these "greenhorns" are learning how to behave but it's rough to experience the dumb decisions they all make.
But at least Janeway is Janeway and drinks her coffee, even as a hologram.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:09 am

I REALLY, REALLY hope Dal changes his attitude. Whenever that dumb smirky face shows up I want to toss him out of the airlock.
The rest is fine although their compliance is also somewhat grating.
At least we got an evil Janeway for a short moment this episode.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by DaikatunaRevengeance (?) » Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:09 pm

The Doctor wrote:
Sun Oct 31, 2021 7:36 pm
Which kid is Janeway going to kill first?
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hm

maybe i should give this show a chance
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by DaikatunaRevengeance (?) » Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:11 pm

Adiwan wrote:
Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:09 am
At least we got an evil Janeway for a short moment this episode.
excellent
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Fri Aug 26, 2022 1:49 am

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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Fri Aug 26, 2022 3:43 am

Finally. I need a palette cleanser from watching the dumpster fire that's called Star Trek Picard.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun Sep 11, 2022 3:48 pm

I'm not sure how they convinced their guest star to join in episode 3, but dang, they did it.

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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:40 am

That was quite insane. The episode before that was also excellent with Martok's appearance in a "VHS Boardgame"-style game in resemblence of "A Klingon Challenge" (has the same actor who played Gowron).
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Fri Sep 16, 2022 2:31 am

Episode 4: If you're going to pick a TNG episode to poke fun at, that one is definitely a pro choice. And another Animated Series riff!

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Post by Adiwan (?) » Fri Sep 16, 2022 6:43 am

They did at least one thing fun about one of the worst TNG episodes. I really do hate the "ancient mask and transform the whole ship into a weird temple" episode.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Sat Sep 17, 2022 4:29 am

The performances in that episode are great but oh boy I cannot connect with the plot.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:58 pm

So far, Lower Decks has been killing it this season.

And, uh, then there's episode 7. That sure was... an episode. :starity:

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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Fri Oct 07, 2022 3:57 am

This episode had some traumatizing images teasing my brain to imagine even more traumatizing images. :gonkity:

Over all things this episode was a good one.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Fri Oct 14, 2022 5:29 am

Whenever I think the show can't get better, it gets better.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2022 12:09 am

Man, they are gonna be stacked for villains in season 4.

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Post by Adiwan (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2022 10:30 am

BTW: I grabbed the Lower Decks #1 comic from my enormous "to read" pile and it's fantastic too. It's written by Ryan North, who writes the Dinosaur Comics webcomic, has written a good chunk of the Adventure Time comics, and the whole Squirrel Girl series.
It is on point funny, clever, as (or more) reference-y, and has his signature funny comments at the bottom of the page.

I give it good recommendation.
Maybe it's more worth buying it when there is a trade paperback of this story.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:48 pm

Prodigy has gotten a lot better. This week's episode was a riot.

I wonder how many babies Murf is going to have.

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Post by DaikatunaRevengeance (?) » Fri Nov 11, 2022 5:04 am

i'll probably watch lower decks when i'm done trekking through the TNG and TOS era
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Fri Nov 11, 2022 6:36 am

Prodigy's latest episode was super meta weird and was great.
It's somewhat related to the Voyager episode where Torres and Kim got stranded on a planet and they supplied ship logs to the locals that created Greek style theater scrips.
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Post by DaikatunaRevengeance (?) » Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:24 am

how is prodigy? rough start but doing good now?
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by DaikatunaRevengeance (?) » Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:47 am

Also, while i'm at it:

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - yes or no?
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:46 am

I have no opinion about Strange New Worlds. I'm still marred by Discovery and Picard. I need time to heal from live-action Star Trek.
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by DaikatunaRevengeance (?) » Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:32 pm

same :fluttersmith:
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

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DaikatunaRevengeance wrote:
Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:24 am
how is prodigy? rough start but doing good now?
It's a kids' show, so it has some annoying parts, but by the end of season 1, they had some pretty solid Star Trek stories, and season 2 has been consistently good.
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Also, while i'm at it:

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - yes or no?
I've only seen the first half of it, but it's at least 85% of a classic Trek show so far.

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Post by DaikatunaRevengeance (?) » Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:24 pm

thanks :jingo:
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Re: Space. The Funnest Frontier?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Fri Dec 09, 2022 3:11 pm

Holodeck episodes were always BS in Star Trek but Prodigy achieved probably something in the latest episode that does not feel like a cheap cop-out for doing literally anything for shits and giggles. There was an aspect in this episode but it was character-driven for a great effect. It felt tons more mature than any TNG holodeck escapade.
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