StillPaisleyCat

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Star Trek Universe Panel at New York Comic Con 2025 in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

And we’re all waiting.

Not so patiently.

Enroll Now · Welcome to Starfleet Academy in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The most simple acronym would be SA. It’s unfortunately the acronym for so many different things that it wouldn’t have a difficult time establishing an identity with and for the who.

If the VOY, ENT and DIS precedent were followed, some have proposed ACA since STA for Star could fit any of the shows. (I have seen ACA in the wild on other social media.)

The quibble with SFA is that Starfleet is one word not two and it’s unprecedented to go with the first letter in a syllable to get the designation.

For what it’s worth, SA seems to be what Memory Alpha has landed on. It’s designating article stubs for the show as ‘SA Performers’ etc.

Enroll Now · Welcome to Starfleet Academy in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 3 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Not sure I’m entirely comfortable with SFA as the acronym for Starfleet Academy.

But all the alternatives I have seen would be worse.

If nothing else, I will say it's been a long road... in c/tenforward@lemmy.world
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 10 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Farscape!

Nacelle Opens Up Star Trek Wave Two Action Figure Line Pre-Sale in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 1 points 1 week ago

I’m tempted and conflicted, all at once.

Nice to see TAS original characters getting some profile though.

Legendary Star Trek Designer Inspired To Sketch President Archer’s Starship For ‘United’ Pitch in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago

I’m finding Sussman is doing a better job of tempting fans:

Once again, as Sussman noted in his recent TrekMovie podcast interview, “this is not a real television show,” which he also made clear to Andy Probert. Even so, the idea remains intriguing enough for the veteran designer to keep sketching — and for Sussman to remain hopeful that the new Skydance team at Paramount will want to revisit Star Trek: United. “I think Scott said it best at the [Las Vegas] convention, right?” he noted. “Who knows what will happen?”

Mary Wiseman’s Tilly Will Be In ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy,’ But Not As Much As Expected in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago

She was one of the ensemble in The Residence and it worked well for he.

That show had to reshoot the episodes that had been done before the WGA strike because the second on the call sheet unfortunately died during the strike. Not sure if that impacted Wiseman’s availability.

But in terms of her role in Starfleet Academy, it’s clear that the backdoor pilot in season four was viewed as a largely a failure.

The show had been in development hell for some time, but the lead creators changed once again after that episode and it’s writers were dropped from the project.

Neither Wiseman nor Blu del Barrio were strong enough to carry or be compelling in a weak pilot. It looks like they bore some of the weight of senior executive disapprobation.

Fluevog x Star Trek Expands Collection with Two Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Styles in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Great Canadian brand.

I’ve been drooling over Fluevogs in shop windows since I was barely a teenager.

Adding Trek into it just makes the temptation all the greater.

Fanhome Brings Star Trek: Prodigy Creatives and Cast to NYCC, Eaglemoss XL Models Return in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think I like the Dauntless model better than then onscreen version.

That Voyager-A is interesting.

Trekmovie.com: Scott Bakula-Led ‘Star Trek: United’ Pitch Explores Archer’s Family, Romulan War Aftermath in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago

While many older fans are disappointed that Starfleet Academy is set in the far future 32nd century, I am hopeful that it’s focus on original characters, will be a strength.

Having a few recurring Discovery characters around, and Robert Picardo as The Doctor, doesn’t negate that it’s fundamentally about new characters and not legacy ones or their immediate family.

Like the apparent ‘no technobabble’ edict from on high, with so many ‘kids of’ and ‘sibling of’ characters in the new era, I have to wonder if the IP holder had laid down some kind of structure forcing the creators to tie new main characters to legacy ones.

I am wondering if Pelia was created as much to give Holly Hunter’s character a legacy tie and check the required box for linkage to another character as much as she was to provide a vehicle for Carol Kane.

Trekmovie.com: Scott Bakula-Led ‘Star Trek: United’ Pitch Explores Archer’s Family, Romulan War Aftermath in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think we share a view on Scouts.

I think you missed the point on this though - it’s not a show for or with children.

It’s another go at selling an younger ensemble based on they’re being the offspring of a legacy character.

The article says Archer’s four adult children would be in their twenties and thirties. They would be in different roles and services.

I didn’t like the nepobaby, ‘children of’, angle in Picard and I didn’t really like Archer, so I can’t imagine why they would think this would be the way to draw in an audience.

Trekmovie.com: Scott Bakula-Led ‘Star Trek: United’ Pitch Explores Archer’s Family, Romulan War Aftermath in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

On the other hand, they could pick up Vanguard for a more serious show.

I’m actually disappointed that United would focus more on Archer’s kids than his government

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Last day for September 2023 Star Trek ebook deals - Oct 1st - 23 books available at $0.99 each (www.simonandschuster.com)
 

Simon & Schuster had a larger than usual array of ebook deals for September 2023.

October 1st is the last day for this group, a new set (likely fewer books) will come on line Sunday the 2nd.

If you haven’t given Treklit a try, these ebook deals are a great low cost way to get into it.

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Paramount+ partnering to launch in Japan; SNW confirmed (trekmovie.com)
 

Missed this report from earlier in the week…Paramount+ will be joining major streamer J:COM with a launch date for Japan of December 1, 2023.

For the many fans who’ve been waiting for a legal way to get new Trek in Japan, this is hopefully great news.

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An amusing survey of weird but readable Treklit offerings (gamerant.com)
 

It seems that with long hiatuses in new onscreen Trek ahead, genre coverage is starting to profile Trek novels again.

This set of ten weird but readable books isn’t necessarily the trippiest, but it does put the first of the Shatnerverse books at the top.

(Perhaps @ValueSubtracted@startrek.website there’s yet hope for Shatner’s wild imaginings to make it into S&S monthly Star Trek ebook deals promotional rotation.)

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Hageman Brothers featurette in Prodigy episodes 11-20 upcoming DVD/BlueRay release (bleedingcool.com)
 

Bleeding Cool previews behind the scenes commentary from Hageman Brothers from prerelease of DVD-BlueRay bonus content.

CBS Entertainment is keeping the profile up on Prodigy merchandising. A bright spot amidst Paramount’s erasure of Prodigy in Star Trek Day content.

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/ Film reflects on Oral History of TNG ‘Unification’ Spock appearance (www.slashfilm.com)
 

/ Film is continuing to report and opine on key points in the oral history book "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams," edited by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross.

For those of us who haven’t (yet) invested in the book, these extracts and reflections can prompt some interesting discussion.

In this case, it sounds like Nimoy’s hesitation led to a much less action-oriented integration of Spock’s presence. An interesting thought experiment.

Also, it sounds like tapping nostalgia and interlinking shows has been a constant pressure from senior executives at the IP holder. It’s well known that Roddenberry resisted close callbacks to TOS, and was determined for TNG to stand on its own in its own era. Even five seasons into TNG, Paramount senior executives though still weren’t convinced it didn’t need a TOS-connection boost.

Considering the amount of callback mining and IP nostalgia mining in the current era shows, it seems as though Kurtzman’s got a hard road to convince Paramount to give new characters and eras a chance to stand on their own.

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New Era of Star Trek - promotional trailer for new shows on Paramount+ (youtu.be)
 

This was included in the Star Trek Day content, but released separately a couple of days ago.

It’s nice to see Discovery getting a lot of love in this. It also really shows how great so many of Discovery’s vfx heavy scenes have been.

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Moopsy - Star Trek Lower Decks introduces a frighteningly cute-but-lethal new species (youtu.be)
 

cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/1569624

Because it’s the weekend and Star Trek’s new Moopsy is possibly the most frighteningly inspired adaptation/extrapolation of Pokémons to hit the screen.

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Moopsy - Star Trek Lower Decks introduces a frighteningly cute-but-lethal new species (youtu.be)
 

Because it’s the weekend and Star Trek’s new Moopsy is possibly the most frighteningly inspired adaptation/extrapolation of Pokémons to hit the screen.

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Very brief Lower Decks S4 premiere sneak peek from EW (ew.com)
 

As previously advertised.

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Star Trek Explorer mag to include original DS9 story by David Mack (wandering.shop)
 

The rebranded Star Trek magazine Explorer, published by Titan, is including original fiction.

For those who are fans of @DavidMack@davidmack@wandering.shop, this month’s issue may be one to add to your purchases if you’re not planning to already.

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September 2023 Star Trek ebook deals - 23 novels on offer! (www.simonandschuster.com)
 

In honour of Star Trek day, this month Simon & Schuster is offering 23 ebooks at discount prices.

Books from every era are represented. (A special shout out from me for the Diane Duane one.)

As usual, look for the discounts in the US, Canada and UK through the major ebook platforms.

Enjoy!

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Space.com poses the debate-provoking question whether SNW S2 overdid the gimmicks (www.space.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website to c/startrek@startrek.website
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An interesting, deliberately thought provoking 🤔 question for a lazy long weekend Sunday morning…

Setting aside whether specific fans like specific ‘gimmicks’ (crossovers, musicals, bringing back Kirk or Khan) or tropes (transporter malfunctions), Space.com is posing the hypothesis that the proportion was too high in Strange New Worlds second season.

There’s no arguing that the season was successful in drawing in large audiences week after week. Taking a look back though, was there too much trippy-Trek(TM) dessert and not enough of a meaty main course? YMMV surely.

For my part, I can both agree that trippy Trek is something I’ve been wanting more of, and that I would have welcomed 2 or 3 more episodes were more grounded or gave the opportunity to see more of Una as a leader and dug into Ortegas backstory.

The 90s shows seemed to be bit embarrassed by trippyness, although Voyager found its pretext allowed even stern Janeway to pronounce ‘Weird is our business.’ One can argue that the high proportion in SNW is a feature, not a bug.

I’d still prefer a 12-15 episode season though.

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