StillPaisleyCat @ StillPaisleyCat @startrek.website Posts 130Comments 750Joined 2 yr. ago
Cool. My Mastodon account is on that instance, but I created it after the one here. See you there.
In the end, I just took @ValueSubtracted@startrek.website’s advice and have accounts on both
Interesting perspective. It may be too late for the main content producers to turn back the clock, but it’s great that Diller’s making the point to the production conglomerates and their investors that they have allowed the game to be defined by Netflix, Amazon and Apple, to their detriment and that of their creatives.
This is the kind of new, original content CW really needs - it turns out that their average audience demographic skews much older than their former collection of teen dramas would suggest.
I can see Trivial Pursuit really working and having potential to build own audience.
Congratulations to Levar Burton, and I really hope his show gives Jeopardy stiff competition.
For many of us, Lower Decks already established itself a few seasons back.
Also, I’d argue that Lower Decks success in attracting its own fans, new to Star Trek, and convincing them to tryout other shows in the franchise is the key measure of its success in broadening the base Trek audience.
This just seems to be one of the last turnovers from Paramount’s policy to bring all its new Trek content to its own streamer.
But then it removed Prodigy and is marketing its second season to others….
There are exceptions. Someone who was up until recently a teacher may fall into the category of being in a position of trust or authority towards the minor. Without knowing the legal precedents, it’s hard to know how much of an edge case this is.
From the JusticeThe following factors may be taken into account when determining whether a relationship is exploitative of the young person:
From the* Justice Canada webpage on Age of Consent*
Sexual exploitation A 16 or 17 year old cannot consent to sexual activity if:
- their sexual partner is in position of trust or authority towards them, for example their teacher or coach
- the young person is dependent on their sexual partner, for example for care or support the relationship between the young person and their sexual partner is exploitative
The following factors may be taken into account when determining whether a relationship is exploitative of the young person:
- the young person's age
- the age difference between the young person and their partner
- how the relationship developed (for example, quickly, secretly, or over the internet)
- whether the partner may have controlled or influenced the young person
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Happy to be reminded of Fanastic Planet.
The name also reminded me of MGM’s incredibly influential mid 1950s groundbreaking high-end feature Forbidden Planet.
Any fan of Star Trek, Star Wars or other 60s and 70s science fiction who hasn’t seen Forbidden Planet should make the effort to hunt down a copy just to know where a lot of the tropes and design came from.
Well, now rye is a classic but democratic choice. I can see Quark seeking out something more exclusive - and high enough proof to be flammable. This should involve some flamboyant displays of bartending.
Glenora Distillery in Nova Scotia produces a genuine malted barley whiskey (aka scotch) called Glen Breton.
That said the firenado was in BC, home of long established wineries. The has its own higher end craft brandy and liqueur makers.
Yukon Territory has its own fairly high proof Wildberry Brandy made from regionally sourced fruits. At 40% alcohol, a layer of this on top would be workable for a flaming drink.
Noticeable that Paramount isn’t mentioned as joining in the AMPTP confab.
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Ontario has ticks.
Most Europeans think they’re a scary tale.
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We have rattlesnakes and scorpions in Canada.
Osoyoos BC is a true pocket desert, and we’ve made sure our kids raised in central Canada have had the opportunity to see its scorpions and rattlesnakes at the Nk’mip interpretation centre. They have a program there to mark the rattles with luminescent paint to protect them and reduce the roadkill of rattlers on local highways.
The semi-desert southern facing slopes of most interior southern BC mountains are home to rattlers and small cacti. Hike in leather boots.
And of course good BC children are taught to recognize and avoid black widow spiders at a young age.
It’s still in production.
As Waltke clarifies in the interview at the link:
Q …When the removal from Paramount+ was first announced, Prodigy was reported to be cancelled, but technically that isn’t right is it?
A. Yeah, as far as I know. There was a lot of confusion because it was kind of announced alongside a number of shows that were I believe, officially cancelled. But at the bottom of some of those articles, you saw the caveat of like, “Oh, we’re actually still producing our show and we’re shopping it around for the potential for more episodes and licensing.”
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As someone who watched TOS as a kid, SG didn’t feel like Star Trek without ships, but other friends and family feel otherwise. I was predisposed to like it as a MacGyver fan, but it never took.
The cheesiness and pure lunacy of Farscape was actually a plus once I got past the early episodes. Bab5 started with a very austere pilot that was the opposite of cheesy, and that I liked. The first season was all over the place, but like 90s Trek show it did better once it found its groove.
Is the video region-blocked?
Here’s a CNN link to the same video from the BC Fire Service.
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Never could get into SG, and I really gave it a try.
Farscape didn’t manage to captivate me in its first half season in the 90s which was too bad. I binged it with one of our household a few years back and love it now. It definitely suffered a post-TOS-like roughish Star Trek start to find its own voice and style.
B5’s first season was made awful by the declining health of its lead that led to an interminable performance. I gave the second season a try, despite my concerns that Boxleitner would give too much of an All-American hero performance. He was great in the role and I became a solid B5 fan to the end.
Two 1970s shows that are worthy of a watch, even if mostly only available on physical media, are Space 1999 and The Starlost. Both were significantly serialized in an era of episodic television, and both suffered bumpy starts and early cancellation. They still are far ahead of their time and the norms of 70s television.
Fire + tornado = Firenado
One of our kids had to do a middle school project on disasters some years back, and picked these. I silently thought ‘not in Canada.’
Quark would love the name.