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ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 8 months ago

Well, with the panel being under the “Star Trek Universe” banner instead of Paramount+, there might be an opportunity for Prodigy content. I won’t hold my breath, though.

Personally, I’d like to see some release dates.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 8 months ago

There are sometimes more books available at the lowest prices through Amazon Kindle and Kobo.

It’s definitely worth checking the ebook retailer of your choice - AFAIK, they all tend to run this montly sale.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 8 months ago

From last month’s announcement:

"I grew up watching Star Trek with my dad who is single handedly responsible for turning me into a fan,” said Mescudi. “The most important thing to me is to be as authentic as possible. Star Trek’s mission has always been about having a hopeful future and when I was first approached about this project it was the perfect marriage of all the things I believe in – being brave and a hero by doing what’s right and fighting for freedom. I can’t wait to share my love of this incredible franchise with the world.”

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 8 months ago

Why does it need “justification”? What would it mean to be “more relevant to Star Trek than any of us”?

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 9 months ago

The Prodigy erasure continues to be a thing but I don’t think that’s ending anytime soon.

There were Prodigy characters in last week’s short…

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 9 months ago

The article contains an audio excerpt of this very story.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 9 months ago

I can see the argument that it’s splitting hairs, but he’s promoting the book, not his acting work or Star Trek as a franchise.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 9 months ago

Boimler does say he’s trying to remember ”every single crew member’s name,” but one of the people in his quiz is Honus the bartender.

Civilian crew are still crew!

Shaxs’ puzzle depicts captain Malcolm Reed and the NX-01 Enterprise.

Huh…I could’ve sworn it was a picture of a blank bulkhead.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 9 months ago

Are you saying Guinan was crew aboard the Enterprise D?

Absolutely.

Icheb was never a security officer.

Who?

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 9 months ago

I would argue that Prodigy is very Starfleet-centric.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 9 months ago

At some point, I’d like to see a gag about how the Romulans seem to hang out in the Neutral Zone all the time.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 9 months ago

Or were they secretly hunting for the alien ship?

It was this - they’re investigating the destroyed vessels.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 9 months ago

This would probably be a good place to start.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 9 months ago

If it’s directly about Star Trek, you can post it here.

If it’s related to Star Trek, but not about Star Trek (for example, “these newly-discovered spiders were named after Star Trek actors,” or “this new medical device is kind of like a tricorder, if you squint”), c/Quarks would be the more appropriate community.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 9 months ago

I’ve seen some good reviews of the first couple - I think you have to be into a very specific type of Adult Swim-type humour that was in style about 15 years ago - but the only review I’ve seen of the latest one was not positive (and this was from a reviewer who quite enjoyed last week’s instalment).

But whatever, they’re ultimately inconsequential, having been described by Paramount from the very start as “promotional shorts”.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago)

As an aside, I encourage everyone to check out the accompanying comics - they’re not exactly deep, but I’m finding them much more entertaining than the actual shorts - they’re basically a Star Trekkification of “Duck Amuck”.

Issue 1

Issue 2

Issue 3

ValueSubtracted Mod , 9 months ago

That was a test - you passed.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 9 months ago

I’m not enjoying the “series” much, but Frakes was very good in this.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 9 months ago

Yes indeed - it’s basically a Star Trek version of “Duck Amuck.” Very lightweight, but I’m enjoying it more than the actual shorts. The first one is linked here.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 9 months ago

Well, the comic is by a completely different creative team…

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 9 months ago

Thanks, I will pass that along!