Transcription: A side by side picture of Star Trek Strange New Worlds character Hemmer and The Next Generation character Geordi La Forge.
- jet ( @jet@hackertalks.com ) English50•1 year ago
Clearly you haven’t spent enough time around engineers. There’s a reason the laser warning sign says " do not use remaining eye to look at laser "
- GreenMario ( @GreenMario@lemm.ee ) English22•1 year ago
Reminds me when Data and Geordi was testing that phaser right next to the damn Warp Core.
Forget the episode but it’s the one Romulans mind controlled Geordi.
“The Mind’s Eye” Season 4 Episode 24
- CeruleanRuin ( @CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world ) English8•1 year ago
I feel like they do that all the time throughout the TNG era, owing to the fact that they didn’t have a “science lab” set in addition to the warp core set which at any rate looked cool and they wanted to use it whenever they could.
- GreenMario ( @GreenMario@lemm.ee ) English5•1 year ago
Sets are expensive.
But yes never ever test a phaser next to the Warp Core, kids. That’s a violation of the OSHA Directive.
- Hobbes ( @Hobbes@startrek.website ) English2•1 year ago
I mean at least the pointed it away from the core.
IIRC either data or Geordie were standing right next to the target box when they first it the first time. They sure trusted their aim.
- Barttier ( @barttier@feddit.de ) English10•1 year ago
*Ouchlightinator
Hurty beam
- agent_flounder ( @agent_flounder@lemmy.one ) English5•1 year ago
“And with it I will take over the Tri-State Area!”
- Barttier ( @barttier@feddit.de ) English4•1 year ago
“What is this? A Soong-type Android?”
- GaiusGornicusCaesar ( @GaiusGornicusCaesar@startrek.website ) English8•1 year ago
I mean Hemmer’s species (the Aenar) are naturally blind and see through telepathy, all of them. So that really doesn’t include him.
- Cethin ( @Cethin@lemmy.zip ) English6•1 year ago
The desire to look into lasers is natural.
- Zaphod ( @Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de ) English20•1 year ago
Hemmer isn’t really “blind” though, he just sees in a different way than humans do
Geordi isn’t really “blind” though, he just sees in a different way than other humans do
- milkisklim ( @milkisklim@lemm.ee ) English16•1 year ago
Not directly related, but my favorite exchange about human eyesight…
(Lt. Commander Data) “Sir, Lieutenant La Forge’s eyes are far superior to human biological eyes, true?”
(Capt. Picard) “M-hm.”
(Lt. Commander Data) “Then why are not all human officers required to have their eyes replaced with cybernetic implants?”
(Lt. Commander Data) “I see. It is precisely because I am not human.”
- bionicjoey ( @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ) English6•1 year ago
Tbh I agree with Data. It’s absurd that they don’t go full AdMech and replace all their fleshy bits with machine bits. Maybe I just crave the strength and certainty of steel more than the average human.
- bionicjoey ( @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ) English7•1 year ago
Resistance is futile
- milkisklim ( @milkisklim@lemm.ee ) English2•1 year ago
Resistance is futile after all
- JoYo ( @JoYo@lemmy.ml ) English5•1 year ago
Hemner isn’t human.
I thought the blue skin and antenna gave it away.
- UESPA_Sputnik ( @UESPA_Sputnik@feddit.de ) English7•1 year ago
It’s the same amount of Vulcan science officers! (Maybe even 2½, if you count Burnham’s upbringing)
- theinspectorst ( @theinspectorst@kbin.social ) 11•1 year ago
‘Hi we’re Starfleet, and we recruit our captains from among the best and the brightest on 150 member worlds, spread over 8,000 light years! But the vast majority of the time, when it’s not Jean-Luc Picard, we just get them from this one particular country that accounts for about 4% of the population of Earth. Weird, huh?’
Wait, are you counting T’Pol and Spock? What about Tuvok? He was a science officer on the Excelsior.
- neutronst4r ( @neutronst4r@beehaw.org ) English5•1 year ago
Spock is also half Vulcan, no? So it’s 3 people and 2 Vulcans.
- atlasraven31 ( @atlasraven31@lemm.ee ) English6•1 year ago
It’s hard to be a blind tactical officer.
- Infynis ( @Infynis@midwest.social ) English7•1 year ago
Tuvok kind of managed in the Year of Hell, didn’t he?
Martok half managed it. He’s not technically a tactical officer but he must count.
- Gollum ( @genfood@feddit.de ) English5•1 year ago
From which series is the left guy from?
- ISometimesAdmin ( @ISometimesAdmin@the.coolest.zone ) 10•1 year ago
Strange New Worlds
- Gollum ( @genfood@feddit.de ) English10•1 year ago
Ah… Paramount plus, there are to many streaming services.
- Dudewitbow ( @dudewitbow@lemmy.ml ) English9•1 year ago
All the big companies who owned a majority of cable television channels have all essentially created their own streaming service
Paramount/CBS: Paramount+
Disney/ABC: Disney+
NBC/Comcast: Peacock
Fox: not aware if they have a major one
CW/WB/Discover: HBO Max
Then of course the conpanies that spawned from streaming services.
- kamenLady ( @kamenLady@startrek.website ) English3•1 year ago
All the big companies who owned a majority of cable television channels have all essentially created their own streaming service
Before that, we had all their content together available on Netflix. Like it should be.
Imagine if each record label would do their own streaming service and pull their content from Spotify, YouTube music and Apple music.
Would all 3 take the Netflix way and start producing their own bands?
Music is still not being pirated as much as before Spotify & co existed. The streaming model still works.
I have a feeling that now, that the streaming model for movies & series got more confusing and more expensive than before, the seas will be full of pirates again.
I loved having all of Star Trek together on Netflix, together with everything else. Just like it is with music, it was somehow very comforting having such a good service for the money paid.
- bionicjoey ( @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ) English2•1 year ago
Is trek not available on Netflix in other countries? I’m in Canada and we have TNG, Voyager, TOS, and DS9 on Netflix.
- kamenLady ( @kamenLady@startrek.website ) English2•1 year ago
Actually we have all those still in Germany - also TAS. I should have phrased it better - i meant new Star Trek, like lower decks, SNW, Picard, Discovery & Prodigy
- jet ( @jet@hackertalks.com ) English1•1 year ago
If only the streaming services could federate and make it all very easy.
They have to be easier then piracy. Not cheaper, just easier. And right now… They are missing that mark
- salton ( @salton@reddthat.com ) English2•1 year ago
I watched the few first episodes and didn’t hate it but wasn’t really interested where it was going. Is it worth watching the rest?
It’s widely regarded as the best of the new trek shows.
- ThenThreeMore ( @andthenthreemore@startrek.website ) English3•1 year ago
First season is really good. Second is a bit hit and miss.
Huh. I would say literally the exact opposite.
- steakmeout ( @steakmeout@aussie.zone ) English4•1 year ago
Same. The second season the show really begins to stretch its legs.
- ThenThreeMore ( @andthenthreemore@startrek.website ) English1•1 year ago
Season one every episode was solid 4-4.5 stars. Season 2 had a real mix, mostly hitting around 4 stars but with one that’s got to make its way into the top ten episodes of all time, and one that’s got to make it into the bottom ten.