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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?

  • Assorted thoughts on "Godzilla" (2014) and "Kong: Skull Island"

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  • And of course, the Vietnam War is the perfect setting when you're not looking to make jingoistic propaganda.

    After I made this post, I read that Apocalypse Now was a direct influence of this, and...well yeah, that tracks.

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  • As long as Star Trek remains popular enough, I think it might be advantageous to not be considered one of the "crown jewels" - flying under the radar has its advantages.

  • Paramount’s new, hostile offer to Warner Bros. Discovery: Larry Ellison will personally guarantee $40 billion | CNN Business

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  • David Ellison seems to genuinely love movies - I had high-ish hopes back when he was initially looking to buy Paramount for that reason.

    Unfortunately, he also seems to be willing to trample over anyone and their grandmother in order to make those movies.

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  • I really despise having to read the tea leaves about this stuff, but in the absence of solid information here we are.

    An interesting anecdote that I've noticed is that two podcasts (Star Trek Academy, which I recommended a few days ago, and Larry Nemecek over on his YouTube channel) have said that SFA has led to a large increase in their audience. What does it mean? Who knows!

  • Preview ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Episode 9 With 5 New Images For “300th Night”

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  • Ah, the tail end of a season, when the publicity stills are even less informative than usual.

    As the year comes to an end, Caleb must choose between the life he thought he wanted and the life he’s built for himself at Starfleet Academy. Meanwhile, Nahla breaks protocol in one final gambit to keep a promise to Caleb.

    Sounds like the rumours I saw that Tatiana Maslany would be back this week are likely true.

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    Preview ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Episode 9 With 5 New Images For “300th Night”

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    Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x08 “The Life of the Stars”

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  • I won't pretend to be an expert, and I do hope that someone out there will get an actual therapist to guest on a podcast or soemthing to talk about the episode, but I do know that therapeutic confrontation is a real thing.

  • Interview: ‘Starfleet Academy’ EPs Talk “Sam 2.0” And Honoring The Doctor’s ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ History

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  • I'm not really familiar with her past stuff - I think "Absentia" is probably the best-known?

    What interests me is that she got that sole "created by" credit, and yet isn't a showrunner. That seems...very unusual.

  • Is the town hall disappearing from Canadian politics?

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  • I think both things can be true to be honest.

  • Is the town hall disappearing from Canadian politics?

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  • It's a shame, but I can also understand why - council meetings and other open events are increasingly security risks, full of wingnut conspiracy theorists.

  • Interview: ‘Starfleet Academy’ EPs Talk “Sam 2.0” And Honoring The Doctor’s ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ History

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  • But, the way we designed the transformation of Sam, we called it sort of colloquially in the writers room, “Sam 1.0” and “Sam 2.0.” Sam 1.0 was just a couple months old and was a baby in so many different ways. And the contrast that you start to see in episodes 9 and episode 10, but in a big way in season 2, is that Sam 2.0, while she does carry the memories of Sam 1.0, she really is a totally different person. She feels things that Sam 1.0 never felt.

    I'm very curious to see how this plays out.

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    Interview: ‘Starfleet Academy’ EPs Talk “Sam 2.0” And Honoring The Doctor’s ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ History

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    Ottawa won't say if it penalized Gripen jets in 2021 analysis

    toronto.citynews.ca /2026/03/01/ottawa-wont-say-if-it-penalized-gripen-jets-in-2021-analysis/

  • Where 'Monarch' Season 2 Fits Into the Epic Monsterverse Timeline

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  • That is helpful - setting a series after King of the Monsters would be...expensive.

    While it seems unlikely that Brie Larson and Tom Hiddleston will reprise their roles as Mason Weaver and James Conrad, Monarch can mine plenty of unexplored story between the isolated events on Skull Island and the eventual world-changing events of Godzilla in 2014.

    Seems like a good candidate for the "Cold War thriller"?

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    Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x08 “The Life of the Stars”

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  • it is weird that they did not introduce a trained psychiatrist/counselor

    Ake did say the cadets had been attending counselling sessions, and that they weren't working (actually, I think she said that they "weren't enough").

    Maybe they could have included a scene or a montage of those ineffective settings - IIRC, the most comparable "classic" episodes, "Family" and "It's Only A Paper Moon" showed them, however briefly.

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  • It's wild to think that this SFA season finished filming a year ago, and was written even earlier than that.

  • Assorted thoughts on "Godzilla: King of the Monsters"

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  • Yeah, I'm not sure it quite worked in this one - it seemed about as well thought-out as Thanos' plan in the MCU - but it's interesting ground to cover.

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    Assorted thoughts on "Godzilla: King of the Monsters"

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  • just cool af stylistic vision.

    Yeah, this can't be emphasized enough. It's just fun.

  • Interview: Mary Wiseman On Tilly Settling In As A ‘Starfleet Academy’ Teacher And Dealing With Toxic Fans

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  • True, I did forget the Must Reply To Everything in the Hot Feed rule.

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  • Skull Island has had a lot of negativity from longtime fans.

    I can see that - I'm a big fan of the 1933 film, and enjoyed the 1976 and 2005 versions well enough. But I didn't have any expectations that this movie would bear any resemblance to those. Taken as its own thing, I thought it was fun. And if you have to build a Cinematic Universe, you're going to need some kind of point of origin for all of these monsters.

  • Interview: Mary Wiseman On Tilly Settling In As A ‘Starfleet Academy’ Teacher And Dealing With Toxic Fans

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  • Wandering the internet to loudly declare your disinterest in things?

    Besides time-consuming (it's a big Fediverse, so you must not get a lot of sleep)...yeah, kind of toxic.

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    Assorted thoughts on "Godzilla" (2014) and "Kong: Skull Island"

  • Interview: Mary Wiseman On Tilly Settling In As A ‘Starfleet Academy’ Teacher And Dealing With Toxic Fans

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  • Hey look, it's the guy from the article!

  • Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website
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    Interview: Mary Wiseman On Tilly Settling In As A ‘Starfleet Academy’ Teacher And Dealing With Toxic Fans

    trekmovie.com /2026/02/28/interview-mary-wiseman-on-tilly-settling-in-as-a-starfleet-academy-teacher-and-dealing-with-toxic-fans/
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    Sixty years on, a Star Trek writer is still creating strange new worlds

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    David Ellison Wins. It Doesn’t Yet Make Him a Winner.

    www.hollywoodreporter.com /business/business-news/david-ellison-wins-netflix-warner-bros-1236517313/
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    'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Team on Bringing in Mary Wiseman's Tilly for 'Our Town' Episode

    www.tvinsider.com /1247805/star-trek-starfleet-academy-tilly-return-our-town-doctor-belle-explained/
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    Paramount Skydance Poised to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery After Netflix Bows Out of Bidding War

    variety.com /2026/tv/news/netflix-declines-raise-bid-warner-bros-discovery-1236674149/
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    PC Patch Notes for 2/26/26

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    Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x08 “The Life of the Stars”

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    Fanhome Announces Expansion to Star Trek Starships Collection, with Additions from Starfleet Academy, Strange New Worlds, and More

    blog.trekcore.com /2026/02/fanhome-official-star-trek-starships-collection-expansion/
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    Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Exclusive Clip | IGN Fan Fest 2026

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    'The War Between the Land and the Sea' surfaces on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK

    www.doctorwho.tv /news-and-features/the-war-between-the-land-and-the-sea-surfaces-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-in-the-uk
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    Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Wraps Filming on Season 2

    blog.trekcore.com /2026/02/star-trek-starfleet-academy-wraps-filming-on-season-2/
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    Tilly Returns In ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Ep. 8 – See 17 New Preview Images For “The Life Of The Stars”

    trekmovie.com /2026/02/23/tilly-returns-in-star-trek-starfleet-academy-ep-8-see-17-new-preview-images-for-the-life-of-the-stars/