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(DIR) Post #B2mKnLbcSN5nXDlWAS by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-29T13:36:01Z
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Finally got around to giving Starfleet Academy a crack. TBH I didn't expect to like it. Everything I'd see about it made it seem goofy and lame. I assumed I'd probably give up 10-15min in, as I did with The Acolyte. But I actually really enjoyed the first episode, more than enough to watch a few more.#TV #SciFi #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
(DIR) Post #B2mL0V70QLSQmZiajw by RubenWA@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-29T13:38:39Z
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@strypey Firsdt episode is the only likable episode. Episode 2 and 3 are crap. Have not seen the 4th yet.
(DIR) Post #B2n8xecHcqBP6EBTSy by VE2UWY@mastodon.radio
2026-01-29T22:58:20Z
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@strypey It's really not bad. Even that's underselling it. If someone wants space battles every episode they'll probably be unhappy, likewise if they want bumpy-headed humanoid alien-of-the-week. But if you understand that these are *cadets* at an Academy that has been closed for >100 years because of an anomalous event that broke a LOT of stuff quadrant-wide & who are dealing with the whole "WTF am I doing thing" ... it's really pretty good.
(DIR) Post #B2pDsBPxe8jxBEYDXU by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-30T23:02:52Z
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@Mr_Briney> In Darmok, Picard and Dathan were fighting an invisible monster lolDo you think Predator was goofy too? If so, I don't know what to say other than there's no accounting for taste. To me, the Darnok episode was anything but goofy and lame.
(DIR) Post #B2pEBTPcy17EUXaq48 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-30T23:06:23Z
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@VE2UWY> if you understand that these are *cadets* at an Academy that has been closed for >100 years because of an anomalous event that broke a LOT of stuff quadrant-wideAs long as it doesn't turn Saved By The Bell in space, or scifi Blossom, or The Wonder Years in Spandex we're good ; )
(DIR) Post #B2pHBaOBKNENzYf7KK by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-30T23:39:59Z
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@RubenWA> Episode 2 and 3 are crap. Have not seen the 4th yetThanks for the heads-up. I've downloaded them all now, so I'll give them a crack too and see if I can make it through all 3 ; )
(DIR) Post #B2pS0thmGmNMD4vxoW by VE2UWY@mastodon.radio
2026-01-31T01:41:13Z
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@strypey Right there with you. I don't think the creative team would let that happen … BUT … Paramount-Skypants is now the definition of stupid, so …
(DIR) Post #B2q0Jlgnh241IEe9se by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-31T08:05:42Z
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@Mr_Briney> go back and really pay attention to Patrick Stewart pretending to fight airGo back and really pay attention to Arnie and co pretending to fight air. There's a big difference between something being goofy in hindsight because of the limited FX of the time, and being inherently goofy from the moment it's made. Darmok and Predator are the former, Saved By The Bell is the latter.