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Charity Porno posted:One of them is the Star Trek franchise intro. They decided to give the shows a little MCU type intro. This is the first show using it Yeah they're aping the marvel, DC, and star wars intros It's fine, if unnecessary
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The Chairman posted:the first three episodes of TNG were "Encounter at Farpoint", "The Naked Now" and "Code of Honor" When I was kid I would watch reruns of TNG every night at 7PM. When the intro opened with a shot of a planet instead of a nebula, I knew I was in for a bad time.
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Orthanc6 posted:Lower Decks, true to it's rebellious nature, being an allowed exception
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Powered Descent posted:The Corbomite Maneuver has a great ending, but everything before Kirk decides to bluff? There just plain isn't enough story, so there's so much padding of the runtime. Seriously, sit down and watch the whole thing, not just the good bits. Every set of long reaction shots going around to everyone on the bridge while they play the "straining engines" sound effect will make you wish the B plot had been invented in time for this episode to have gotten one. It doesn't help that there were fewer commercials in a 1 hour slot back then, so there is SO. MUCH. FILLER. When they remastered them in the late 90s, they cut a lot of that chaff out for more commercial breaks and honestly you don't miss it at all. DaveKap posted:Lower Decks, in my estimation, was 50% good episodes. TNG, by comparison, is about the same. If anything, that comparison means Lower Decks will be the best Trek of this generation. I think people forget that good Trek is GOOD Trek, but liteally every Trek series lies on a shag carpet of mediocre pablum. The idea that every episode should be a banger is ridiculous Charity Porno fucked around with this message at 00:09 on May 21, 2022 |
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chglcu posted:I like most of the characters, but Hemmer really hasn’t grown on me yet. He just seems like kind of a dick most of the time. He reminds me enough of Jeffrey Coombs as Shran that I am solidly on the Hemmer train and just waiting for him to call someone "pinkskin"
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zoux posted:There really is a soporific effect to 90s trek. Neutral colors, flat lighting, asmr warp engine drone, soft focus at 480p. I'm watching VOY right now and it's absolutely first tier bedtime TV, Janeway's gravelly voice lulling me to sleep.  Hemmer is great because he's every engineer and programmer as a character. He has attitude because he knows his poo poo is right and that whatever you're asking him to do is a waste of his time but he's going to do it anyway because the alternative is more talking to people.
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La'an tragedy pile-up backstory is so funny! I hope they give her a third tragic backstory this season.
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Serious question: are these the best sets on any Trek show, ever? DS9 set the bar pretty high with its Promenade set but these SNW sets look like they're from the 1979 feature film, but better. Arglebargle III fucked around with this message at 01:15 on May 21, 2022 |
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they are good sets and designs but give me carpet or give me death
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Charity Porno posted:I think people forget that good Trek is GOOD Trek, but liteally every Trek series lies on a shag carpet of mediocre pablum. The idea that every episode should be a banger is ridiculous Arglebargle III posted:Serious question: are these the best sets on any Trek show, ever?
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With some of these shots you have to wonder how exactly they're achieving the shot. Is it a CG set extension, is it the render cave, or is it an actual set? Either way, the only time it wasn't visually seamless was in episode 2 when the comet cave was pretty clearly just the render cave with some stuff in the middle.
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Now that I think about it it was kind of a dick move to be like "wow those energy ghosts helped us, LOL kthnxbye"
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So with these shots, what do you think they're doing exactly? Here are my guesses: Real set with the whole transporter bay cropped out and replaced with CG.  CG set extension -- the upper level looks all CG and the lower level is the sickbay set again disguised with different lighting, the ceiling removed, and a super wide lens.  Just a gorgeous set.  OLED screen array in shot, just a set.  CG set extension or the cave?  Real set with the cave out the windows. Arglebargle III fucked around with this message at 01:36 on May 21, 2022 |
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Reduce the shiny poo poo and chrome, get flatter more even lighting, and they'll be pretty solid.
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Khanstant posted:give me carpet or give me death yes, I know it’s considered gross now but goddamn carpeted starships are comfy
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They clearly made an effort to embrace realism for the pandemic episode. There were quarantine lockdowns, contact tracing, and of course... ...all that hoarded toilet paper stacked up back there.
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holefoods posted:yes, I know it’s considered gross now but goddamn carpeted starships are comfy Who considers carpet gross?
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holefoods posted:yes, I know it’s considered gross now but goddamn carpeted starships are comfy I want hardwood floors, like a nice dark oak herringbone, that officers can slide around on in their socks Also if the D had random ficus plants in the hallways then the 2020s version of that I guess would be succulents
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Powered Descent posted:They clearly made an effort to embrace realism for the pandemic episode. There were quarantine lockdowns, contact tracing, and of course... Edit:  Okay, barely certain...
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I thought they looked like repurposed scooter battery racks.
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Arglebargle III posted:
No, you see, the containment field is still up and has Ben feeling all deactivated. That's why the ship didn't immediately blow up!
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funkymonks posted:Una’s log at the end was really good, wondering if she got a pass because she was “one of the good ones”. I feel like this is one of those dumb "people don't communicate" things. Pike hinted at what transpired on the planet's surface with his comment to the effect of, "from what I've learned today, we are gravely mistaken about Ilyurians" but apparently he didn't tell her about this colony's daring attempt to make amends with the Federation or that the spooky ghosts they became protected Pike and Spock from the storm. If you know what he knows, it's clear his praise is not merely a "credit to your race" kind of compliment, but it's also looks like Una isn't aware of that. I appreciate that the talking computer is back, since I was worried Rod Roddenberry was so invested in that attempt to synthesize Majel's voice that Federation computers were just gonna never talk again. But the interface for the computer is also much more in-line with "this but better" futurism from the late 1980s than LCARS was. Whenever nerds try to put LCARS into practice in a Linux theme or something, it's clunky and ugly, but anyone who remembers when computers had your choice of green or orange on a black screen can feel a sort of familiarity with the interface on this one. I also like that you already kind of know that the reason Pike stayed behind to pick up Spock is because he's counting on his fixed death to keep him from dying here, but he didn't have to say that all over again because the writers think you have a brain.
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CLAM DOWN posted:I still can't get over how cool the SNW Enterprise is and how cool this show looks I know it's a stylistic decision but I really wish they would apply the "microfiber cloth to the lens" filter already. I know it's nitpicky and dumb but it distracts me every time I see the schmutz effect on screen. Otherwise though, yeah, I love the new ship. And I've really been enjoying SNW so far. After the slog that was Picard, I'm actually excited to watch new episodes. I want to spend more time with these characters and be in their adventures! It makes me feel like a kid again. 
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Craptacular! posted:I also like that you already kind of know that the reason Pike stayed behind to pick up Spock is because he's counting on his fixed death to keep him from dying here, but he didn't have to say that all over again because the writers think you have a brain. I have a feeling we might see a plot point where Pike is being reckless to see if he can die or if his destiny is set in stone, Maybe he wants to die rather than end up in the beeping chair. That might be too much character development for modern trek though.
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Arglebargle III posted:
I appreciate how it literally looks like a TNG holodeck when turned off.
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Don't think I realized how tall Rebecca Romijn is until now
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Mental Hospitality posted:I know it's a stylistic decision but I really wish they would apply the "microfiber cloth to the lens" filter already. I know it's nitpicky and dumb but it distracts me every time I see the schmutz effect on screen. I assumed that was my screen!
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Eimi posted:Who considers carpet gross? me. gently caress carpet.
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Well yeah, gently caress carpets are grosser than most
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I don’t think carpet would suit the look of this show. It’s going for a very clean, almost stark look to the interiors and I like it. It’s a strong visual style. Maybe they can have one carpet room. Like the weird lounge in TMP
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Eimi posted:Who considers carpet gross? Work any amount of time in water damage repair, you'll never want to see a carpet ever again
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skasion posted:I don’t think carpet would suit the look of this show. It’s going for a very clean, almost stark look to the interiors and I like it. It’s a strong visual style. Maybe they can have one carpet room. Like the weird lounge in TMP I mean yeah if they're going for the 60's look, then they need that one carpeted room with the bean bags, which isn't officially called the stoner room, but is totally the stoner room.
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And it's a step lower than the rest of the deck
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Eimi posted:Who considers carpet gross? Pretty much everyone I thought? I don’t mind it but there’s a reason everyone is putting down laminate like crazy.
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holefoods posted:Pretty much everyone I thought? I don’t mind it but there’s a reason everyone is putting down laminate like crazy. Yeah, it's trendy and so is gentrification I mean I'd rather a hardwood floor myself, or tile, but "pretty much everyone" can't even agree on the shape or age of the earth, let alone flooring preferences
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I heard discordant horn blaring in my head when I saw your post
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