Every time I hear that phrase I think of whale songs.
Oh my gosh, yes. "Oh my" is great. I'm laughing at the thought of using "fascinating" as shorthand for, "Whatever, I long since stop listening, but I'm too polite to ask you to stop talking."
I've been keeping up with the strike posts here. I haven't commented because I'm so annoyed at the studios greed that I haven't gotten beyond "incoherent rant" as a response. I'm expecting the studios to jack up the prices of streaming, laying it on the (eventual) new contracts when the strike end, while ignoring all the price increases that have occurred in the past.
"If that happens, not only will Prodigy keep Star Trek alive in the hearts of fans, any work it brings other writers, or live-action actors could help them, too."
I hope the fan support for Prodigy factors favorably for the show getting a new home and season sooner rather than later. Being able to provide income for writers, actors, and others in the industry during the strike would be great. I think the first part of the above quote is a bit of hyperbole.
I think that Prodigy is a different situation from TAS in that there isn't a lack of Star Trek available for viewing at this time, and fan support of Star Trek is ongoing. I think it's possible that TAS saved Star Trek by igniting a fresh wave of letter writing campaigns by fans calling for more Star Trek. At the time, there was only TOS and then TAS. Prodigy doesn't stand alone in a near empty void of any other Star Trek offerings like TAS did. Any support of Star Trek is wonderful.
I do think Prodigy is much more successful than TAS in being tailored for very young viewers, and open for older viewers to enjoy as well. I was a teen when TAS was first broadcast, and I watched the show because I was already a Star Trek fan. Nothing about TAS struck me as being targeted for children. It seemed like it fell to a general idea of the time that animated = for children. TAS was parked with Saturday morning cartoons.
So, I have two hopes for Prodigy during the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike. One, that it gets a new home soon with a new season that provides income for the Prodigy creative team. Two, that Paramount+ is kicking itself for how badly it treated Prodigy.
Greetings fellow DSC fan. I like the show, too. Considering that Paramount+ kept it going for 5 seasons, a lot of other people watched it. While I'm a fan of the show, I don't think it's perfect, and I can respect other folks critiques of the show. But sometimes the vitriol generators go so long and strong, it can be difficult to separate the signal from the noise with DSC criticisms.
For what it's worth, indeed. I'm glad that Prodigy, and its fan and creative team support, were acknowledged. The most heartening part of the comment for me was, "They are part of the canon."
I thoroughly enjoy most everything about DSC Klingons. With their appearance, I didn't like or dislike their look when I first saw it so much as I was surprised. Klingons have a history of looking very different throughout Star Trek. I've rewatched DSC so many times, I'm used to how the Klingons look. However, I absolutely love the depiction of Klingon society. I still marvel at the Klingon armor and sets. The dichotomy of such a combative society and the intricate beauty of their ships, armor, everything. Their artistry goes beyond simple functionality. I think it adds depth to the Klingons.
I hope that the series finale is satisfying, too. Jonathan Frakes and Olatunde Osunsanmi as directors of it is a good sign. Jonathan Frakes + Star Trek = awesome. I enjoy a lot of Olatunde Osunsanmi's Star Trek work as a director, including one of my favored DSC episodes, "What's Past Is Prologue" (s1e13). That episode has everything. Action, drama, pathos. I love Saru's delivery of, "That is all I needed to see. Fire!" Fabulous spark igniting the action of that scene. I enjoy DSC.
Thanks for the info. I miss seeing regular characters in episodes, but I can't fault Ms. Oladejo and other actors for working on other projects. I'm hoping all the characters are there for the final episodes of the series. Including Tilly. Michelle Paradise previously said, "I can’t spoil anything into season five, except to say that we love Tilly. I expect that we’ll have her in the world and all of those things. She’s not going anywhere," so that's encouraging.
That would be my viewpoint if streamers hadn't started disappearing shows from their platforms. Disney+ did that to a number of shows, and there's Paramount+'s treatment of Prodigy. The streaming platforms are for-profit businesses, but with the opacity of providing information as to what constitutes enough views for the money, it's messy. So, I'm going to go with the WGA/SAG-AFTRA recommendation, which for now is to not cancel subscriptions.
The only issue I can imagine with that is the reliance on a significant number of streaming subscribers being willing to cancel their subs. It's easy for me to go with not subscribing. Because I already don't regularly subscribe to streaming services. Easy, outside of then having to wait for physical media edition of LD season 4. But, there are folks who really like their streaming subs on the regular, and that may be a bridge too far for some who otherwise support the strike.
Right on.
From what I could gather, the WGA/SAG-AFTRA hasn't called for a cancellation of streaming subs because they are using that to support their call for better pay and protections in that arena. I'm not fully cognizant of the rationale. And, I know nothing about torrenting. That's not a request to learn. I've got a long list of things I still want to learn, and I'd never get to it.
That is so awesome! "Mike says he was a bit of an outsider at school." A lot of cool kids were, Mike. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I use my laptop for online stuff. Besides having Star Trek, what appeals to me about Pluto TV is that the only additional cost was a $5 HDMI cable to run between my laptop and my TV. No other equipment purchases. Tubi, as well. No Star Trek shows on Tubi, and for me a smaller library of things I'm interested in viewing, but it's free.
They did it! Currently at 30,063 signatures with the next goal being 35,000. Take that, Paramount+.
Yes! I'm sad to see DSC end, but I'm hyped about this upcoming season.
Interesting snippet. A lot of action. It does look like Burnham has relaxed into her captaincy. And, continues the tradition of Starfleet captains putting themselves in harm's way. No sign of Book in this clip, but Burnham sure has picked up Book's, "come on!" expression when things are going sideways. I am perplexed by one thing -- who is Gallo and why are they in Owosekun's bridge position? Where is Owosekun? Argh. I just have to be patient and wait until season 5 is out.
This made me laugh so loud that I woke up my cat, and he is not pleased. I'm getting a feline judgment, there will be retribution, look from him.