The Picard Maneuver
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9·2 days agoYou know, if waiters could call a code and administer a 10-2-50 on unruly customers, we’d probably see fewer outbursts.
5·3 days agoSomeone should mod this.
I agree
11·10 days agoThere is a current wild theory relating to his fortnite account circulating. People found his account name and receipts for vbucks in the most recent release. His account activity was allegedly active up until he was jailed, then a gap, and then activity again in 2024.
25·11 days agoPicardIsSexy - 0 times (!The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world you’re safe. ;)
That was a close one!
37·12 days agoI gave up on this game a long time ago. It took me longer than it should’ve to realize that “old Blizzard” is gone and not coming back.
Where no mug has gone before.
The IDIC necklace. It was a minor point of contention between Nimoy and Roddenberry, because it was added with the intent to sell to fans.
Oh yeah, how could I forget to mention that one!
Haha, that helmet has to be one of the most insane attempts at a show tie-in toy ever. It had nothing to do with Star Trek!
Yeah, that one was definitely a product of its time… Lol
Putting my thoughts under a spoiler tag since OP hasn’t watched it yet:
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Context and how I choose to watch it: It seems so foreign to us now, but it wasn’t an uncommon sentiment felt by some extremely driven women in that time who knew that they weren’t being given a fair opportunity. The jealousy, frustration, and even the resentment that Dr. Lester felt toward Captain Kirk mirrored how many female professionals felt. They had been passed over, not given the chance to prove themselves or gain important experiences, and they realized that change was not going to happen quickly enough for this to be rectified on their career timelines.
In the episode, this drove Dr. Lester to do something reckless, believing she could cut the line and successfully jump right into the captain role if she switched bodies with Kirk. I don’t think she failed because she was a woman, but rather because she did not have the experiences necessary to become an effective captain. My beef with the episode is that this dynamic shouldn’t even make sense in the Star Trek universe, but it was written in the 1960s. We no doubt have similar blindspots today that people will cringe at 60 years from now.
Ok, here’s some random trivia in no particular order:
You might already know this popular one, but Majel Barrett (Nurse Chapel, and the first officer in the pilot with Pike) is Gene Roddenberry’s wife. She went on to play Troi’s mother in TNG and is the voice for the ship’s computer.
In season 3, see if you can spot when Spock suddenly wears something marketable and makes a point to talk about it, lol. It was controversial at the time and Nimoy was reportedly annoyed at first.
Also in S3, there is a “backdoor pilot” episode for a spinoff that never happened. They claim that it was not inspired by Doctor Who, but it seems suspiciously similar to me.
Also in S3, they were working on a tighter schedule and started getting more experimental with the camera work and direction. Some of it lands, some of it doesn’t. You’ll probably notice that some episodes feel different.
I don’t remember which seasons the episodes are in, but Diane Muldaur plays two different roles in TOS. If you’ve seen TNG, be on the lookout for a young Dr. Pulaski.
Also, Star Trek was nearly cancelled early on due to the expense of it and concern that it wouldn’t have broad enough appeal, but Lucille Ball herself saw the potential and said to keep it.
Apparently Duchovny can never stop being Duchovny no matter what he’s doing.
Oh cool, I didn’t know that!
Ha, I genuinely couldn’t tell if the elephant thing was real or satire. It’s been a very long time since I’ve watched the X-Files.
54·14 days agoGlad you’re here!
Those weekly submissions to the admins are a pain. I’m running out of ideas.
I hear about that game so often. I should try it.