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Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:I enjoyed the RLM video but the last five minutes or so are spot loving on. Akiva Goldsmith told Variety that SNW would be more episodic and more optimistic. But take this with a grain of salt.
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May 19, 2020 21:46
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Where's the RLM thread? Coulda sworn I had it bookmarked.
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May 19, 2020 22:10
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Hipster_Doofus posted:Where's the RLM thread? Coulda sworn I had it bookmarked. This is the RLM
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May 19, 2020 22:12
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Hipster_Doofus posted:Where's the RLM thread? Coulda sworn I had it bookmarked. It's here for some reason.
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May 19, 2020 22:51
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AndyElusive posted:GALACTIC TREATY It’s the World Series of treaties
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May 19, 2020 23:15
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Technowolf posted:Akiva Goldsmith told Variety that SNW would be more episodic and more optimistic. But take this with a grain of salt. Somehow I missed this and didn't see those details reported elsewhere. I am choosing to blindly believe that everything will be exactly as I hope despite the creative team, franchise history, and all other evidence to the contrary. I will only stop doing so post-quarantine, at which point my shriveled heart will no longer require Good Things to hold on to and I will at that point switch back to being a cynical jerk about it.
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May 19, 2020 23:18
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That Plinkett video could have probably been edited down to 1/2 it's length without losing anything, but I think that video was more about Mike being really pissed about Picard than anything else. Was still a good watch.
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May 19, 2020 23:28
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galenanorth posted:introducing a Borg Queen after that long without one and giving it so much focus broke immersion. It was transparent she was only there because the creators or executives thought that the viewership needed an enemy with a face, but a face representing a hivemind was a much more boring concept, like a lot of the other ways they changed the Borg. For anyone who has seen all of the She-Ra reboot, Horde Prime was better in the role of Borg Queen, except with using assimilation as a temporary conquering tool before genocide, instead of assimilating distinctiveness for the functionality of its diversity Especially when Seven was introduced so they could talk to an individual rather than the collective as a whole, but in later episodes the Borg were just "gently caress it, talk directly to the Queen".
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May 20, 2020 01:02
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Peachfart posted:That Plinkett video could have probably been edited down to 1/2 it's length without losing anything Much like Picard!
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May 20, 2020 01:07
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So I never played Mass Effect and I had heard that Picard ripped off Mass Effect and I thought, oh, sure, sci-fi is always using similar themes and plot devices, no big deal, it's probably nothing, and then I watched the Mr. Plinkett review and decided to look at some Mass Effect stuff and Jesus loving Christ, how did they not realize people would notice they were shamelessly ripping off one of the most popular sci-fi things in recent memory? I think it's got to be a Carlos Mencia situation. They're not deliberately ripping somebody else off. They're just too dumb to realize the ideas in their head came straight from somebody else.
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May 20, 2020 03:16
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Animal-Mother posted:So I never played Mass Effect and I had heard that Picard ripped off Mass Effect and I thought, oh, sure, sci-fi is always using similar themes and plot devices, no big deal, it's probably nothing, and then I watched the Mr. Plinkett review and decided to look at some Mass Effect stuff and Jesus loving Christ, how did they not realize people would notice they were shamelessly ripping off one of the most popular sci-fi things in recent memory? I wouldn't be surprised if the writers had kids who told them the story years ago when it happened and they totally forgot about that and just sorta synthesized it in their brain and thought they were coming up with a unique take. It's just amazing because of how hilariously blatant it is.
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May 20, 2020 03:24
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galenanorth posted:introducing a Borg Queen after that long without one and giving it so much focus broke immersion. It was transparent she was only there because the creators or executives thought that the viewership needed an enemy with a face, but a face representing a hivemind was a much more boring concept, I feel she should've been limited to First Contact and basically been the Borg experimenting with a new "Locutus" as a way to try and somewhat pacify targets before assimilation. Essentially a diplomacy drone.
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May 20, 2020 03:33
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feedmyleg posted:Somehow I missed this and didn't see those details reported elsewhere. I am choosing to blindly believe that everything will be exactly as I hope despite the creative team, franchise history, and all other evidence to the contrary. I will only stop doing so post-quarantine, at which point my shriveled heart will no longer require Good Things to hold on to and I will at that point switch back to being a cynical jerk about it. I guess that you could make the argument that since they are making a bazillion Star Trek spinoffs, the law of large numbers should start to apply and eventually a good one might eventually squeak through. We've seen similar poo poo for Star Wars - it's not like the Mandalorian was AMAZING, or even much better than "eh." But it wasn't embarrassing. Who knows?
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May 20, 2020 03:35
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Watched most of the Plinkett review today and one thing that stuck out was how one of the directors was talking the importance of making the show "emotional." And that's a very weird thing to focus on because it's so easy and a natural byproduct of a story with stakes. It's like if you interviewed a musician and he said "the big thing with my next song is that it's GOT to have chords. So many chords. They're crucial"
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May 20, 2020 03:39
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Most stories with world-ending stakes, you just watch it with your mouth open and don't feel anything, but this one is going to have a lot of scenes of people turning away and weeping as someone's dying and it's going to be great. /   
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May 20, 2020 03:48
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Animal-Mother posted:So I never played Mass Effect and I had heard that Picard ripped off Mass Effect and I thought, oh, sure, sci-fi is always using similar themes and plot devices, no big deal, it's probably nothing, and then I watched the Mr. Plinkett review and decided to look at some Mass Effect stuff and Jesus loving Christ, how did they not realize people would notice they were shamelessly ripping off one of the most popular sci-fi things in recent memory? To be fair Mass Effect itself was basically ripping off or paying homage to tons of already established sci-fi poo poo to begin with. And I say that with nothing but love for that game.
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May 20, 2020 03:49
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Architect: We're going to make absolutely sure to put rooms in this building. It's our belief that rooms are something a building should have Building: Collapses, killing dozens
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May 20, 2020 03:54
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DrNutt posted:To be fair Mass Effect itself was basically ripping off or paying homage to tons of already established sci-fi poo poo to begin with. And I say that with nothing but love for that game. Sure, but there are more than just broad thematic similarities. Mass Effect even did the exact same "visions of vaguely horrible stuff that makes you go crazy" thing. It's not just broad thematic similarities, it's very specific details that can't be a coincidence.
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May 20, 2020 03:54
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precision posted:Sure, but there are more than just broad thematic similarities. Mass Effect even did the exact same "visions of vaguely horrible stuff that makes you go crazy" thing. It's not just broad thematic similarities, it's very specific details that can't be a coincidence. That has a very specific term, called 'theft'.
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May 20, 2020 04:08
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precision posted:Sure, but there are more than just broad thematic similarities. Mass Effect even did the exact same "visions of vaguely horrible stuff that makes you go crazy" thing. It's not just broad thematic similarities, it's very specific details that can't be a coincidence. Oh yeah, that was pretty loving bad, especially the way they did the imagery of the vision in a nearly identical fashion.
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May 20, 2020 04:21
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DrNutt posted:Oh yeah, that was pretty loving bad, especially the way they did the imagery of the vision in a nearly identical fashion. I hadn't even seen that until the RLM video and I was like "are you loving kidding me" So glad I bailed around episode 5
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May 20, 2020 04:23
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DrNutt posted:To be fair Mass Effect itself was basically ripping off or paying homage to tons of already established sci-fi poo poo to begin with. And I say that with nothing but love for that game. When you rip off ideas well and thoughtfully it's called pastiche.
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May 20, 2020 04:48
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Just remember the old saying: "Imitation is the sincerest form of plagiarism."
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May 20, 2020 04:53
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It was similar to Mass Effect but the part when the not reapers show up and they're coming out of the hole with tentacles was some actual reapers poo poo.
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May 20, 2020 05:10
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I'm pretty sure Riker could have taken the space octopuses. You gotta show them loving up a Constitution-class to establish how OP they are! Come on!
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May 20, 2020 05:24
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precision posted:Sure, but there are more than just broad thematic similarities. Mass Effect even did the exact same "visions of vaguely horrible stuff that makes you go crazy" thing. It's not just broad thematic similarities, it's very specific details that can't be a coincidence. Look, season 2 is going to have more action, more emotions, and Picard and crew will have to stop It'll be more like the Star Trek you like and less like a popular video game franchise that the production staff will say they are in no way familiar with. Also, in unrelated news, Drew Karpyshyn is joining the writing staff.
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PostNouveau posted:I'm pretty sure Riker could have taken the space octopuses. You mean acting Captain Riker?
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May 20, 2020 08:08
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DURAS Jr runs into the shuttlecraft. We see an SFX shot as it races out of the LA SIRENA. CAPTAIN RIOS Dammit, I can't believe he got away. PICARD, slightly out of breath from the chase, puts a friendly hand on his shoulder and smiles. PICARD What did I say about never giving up? PICARD steps back. We see the 7 CHAOS EMERALDS start to fly around him as he slowly floats up off his feet, and then, suddenly, with a blinding flash, he morphs into SUPER PICARD.
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May 20, 2020 08:27
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Next season Martin Sheen shows up as the leader of section 31, and forces Picard to work for them to stop a mysterious threat that is kidnapping people from non-federation colonies without a trace. Every episode is Picard and co recruiting another Star Trek alumni.
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May 20, 2020 11:37
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May 20, 2020 11:38
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I would unironically like to have Martin Sheen in a Trek role He was good as the Illusive Man in ME2 but ME3 is another story.
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precision posted:Sure, but there are more than just broad thematic similarities. Mass Effect even did the exact same "visions of vaguely horrible stuff that makes you go crazy" thing. It's not just broad thematic similarities, it's very specific details that can't be a coincidence. FWIW Chabon was actually asked about the Mass Effect stuff in one of the Q&As he did, and claimed he'd never heard of it.
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May 20, 2020 17:02
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DrNutt posted:Oh yeah, that was pretty loving bad, especially the way they did the imagery of the vision in a nearly identical fashion. This always kills me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLCxAJdCZGg
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May 20, 2020 17:17
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The decision to slap a glowing Starfleet logo on the synth is Questioned
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May 20, 2020 17:25
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mythicknight posted:This always kills me. The horror *bashes own head in with a rock*
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May 20, 2020 17:25
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mythicknight posted:This always kills me. there are people in the comments defending this
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May 20, 2020 18:58
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4000 Dollar Suit posted:Next season Martin Sheen shows up as the leader of section 31, and forces Picard to work for them to stop a mysterious threat that is kidnapping people from non-federation colonies without a trace. Every episode is Picard and co recruiting another Star Trek alumni. Tbf this would be much better than season 1.
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DrNutt posted:Tbf this would be much better than season 1. I was thinking the same while typing it haha, also watching TNG for more or less the first time and just watched "measure of a man" which was a hell of a set up for what turned out to be a pretty disappointing conclusion
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