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[–] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago (5 children)

My kids made a better choice:

[–] goosehorse@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Farscape is like Mormonism


gotta watch Trek first to catch the references!

[–] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You have to watch a LOT more than that!

Some other references:

2001 A Space Odyssey

Looney Tunes (An entire episode was dedicated to the Coyote and Road Runner). That show had numerous other references too, including an appearance of the Enterprise itself.

Dr Strangelove or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb. (Dear John and Hi There for instance)

Dark Crystal

Dracula

Star Wars

There are many many more. The entire show was one big reference to something else.

One of the more esoteric Star Trek references was the aliens urinating. In Star Trek, no one pees. The only time any time of shower/rest room is shown in the entire franchise is in ST:TMP when the Ilia drone appears on the Enterprise. There might be a scene in ST:TOS where Kirk comes out of a door with wet hair and a towel around his shoulders, but that's it.

About the only franchise/movie that I cannot think of a reference in Farscape is Stargate.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In Star Trek, no one pees.

No longer the case, because of DISCO, which also confirmed the dual dick Klingon theory.

[–] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

LOL... I don't think I've seen that scene...aaaannnd not sure I want to.

Thank you for the update though.

[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Kirk comes out of a door with wet hair and a towel around his shoulders, but that's it.

Archer takes a shower on Enterprise. I think it was a Delphic Expanse episode. There was also that whole decon thing.

Jankom Pog mentions putting a sonic toilet out of commission. They don't show it, but they do give us the flushing sound as he exits.

Voyager has a detailed sonic shower scene with B’Elanna Torres.

Then there is Lower Decks...

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That's because Stargate made references to Farscape, not the other way around.

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[–] Jyrdano@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

This + Stargate

[–] Deway@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] TotallyNotSpezUpload@startrek.website 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

But first they need to agree that B5 is superior to both big franchises.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

This is the third edge of the sword.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago

Amazingly still very relevant. Mainly the graphics were dated when I watched a couple of years ago.

[–] Killer57@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] teft@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What if they choose Firefly?

[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What if they choose Firefly?

Shiny, Beltalowda.

This is your ship.

[–] SatyrSack@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Do we really want to subject our offspring to the torment that is no second season?

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i gotta go with butters on this... its better to have loved and lost than never have loved at all.

[–] supercargo@r.nf 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

its better to have loved and lost than never have loved at all.

Good Bible

[–] teft@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They're just gonna end up being LOTR/Fantasy geeks and hate sci-fi if you push too hard. Instead of Trek or Star Wars conventions, they'll wanna go to the ren faire.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

One is just 3 films, the other houndreds of episodes and several films.

How hard can it be? Worst case do the first and then switch!

[–] hamFoilHat@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The best Star Wars are the animated shows. Clone Wars, Rebels, Bad Batch are each better than most of the movies. Andor is also good. So Star Wars is a lot more than just 3 movies.

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was about to say, what's this slander? Star wars is 4 movies and 4 tv shows!

[–] hamFoilHat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Are the movies 4, 5, 6, and Rogue One?

[–] SatyrSack@feddit.org 7 points 1 month ago

Are the movies 4, 5, 6

No; 1, 2, 3

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Attack of the clones, solo, rise of Skywalker, and the Xmas special

[–] sxan@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ignore the peanut gallery. You're right: there are only 3 Star Wars movies.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Alt: Lucy from Peanuts dressed as Ray pulling the droid bb88 away from Chuck dressed as Ben like the football kick trick

[–] houndeyes@toast.ooo 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] fitgse@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (5 children)

The problem is that Star Wars and Star Trek are two different genres. One is sci-fi and the other is fantasy set in space. There nothing wrong with either, but they are unrelated.

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

For when you want your Sci-Fi manic depressive.

[–] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're all wrong. There is only one answer:

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lexx is..... Something else.

[–] dave@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s Canadian is what it is. Explains all.

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[–] t_berium@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago
[–] Niksolo80@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Trek Wars. Not to be confused with the 1994 cinematic masterpiece that is Tek Wars.

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

So... no one's about Battlestar Galactica?

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 month ago

Just make sure they're old enough to participate in the "is Star Wars fantasy or sci-fi" debate first.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

The sci-fi gods welcome ALL, with a warm heart!

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago (9 children)

They aren't very comparable, different genres, completely different stories, different methods of storytelling, and completely different mediums (yes star trek has movies and star wars has shows, star trek is still primarily a series of shows while star wars is primarily a series of movies).

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[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] superkret@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Here I go watching all 6 seasons again.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At that point I'll know if I have to get rid of my children

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