Star Trek: Lower Decks

[Chronocidal]

On 7/24/2021 at 11:45 AM, Dangard Ace said:

Woohoo!  The metaphor Aliens are back!

Fry, with bills in hand!  

Edited August 14, 2021 by Chronocidal

[Dobber]

Fun First episode of the season. Love this show. 
 

Chris

[tekering]

Great to see some legacy ship designs get some love. 😃

[sh9000]

 

[Dobber]

Episode 2 was a blast too. Lots of references to the E-D. Lol

 

Chris

[tekering]

4 hours ago, Dobber said:

Episode 2 was a blast too. Lots of references to the E-D.

A "big" reference to the animated series, too...

...and I particularly appreciated Boimler's use of "insurrect" as a verb. 😄

[Dobber]

Yeah I’ll admit I didn’t know what the “Big Thing” was but Trek Yards explained it. Figured it was a reference from TAS. 
 

Chris

[sh9000]

 

[Dobber]

“Uh…they take two hands” lol

[Dobber]

Also Eaglemoss just announced an XL S1 Cerritos followed by an XL Lower Decks Titan coming in early 2022. 
 

Chris

[sh9000]

 

[tekering]

On 9/9/2021 at 8:32 PM, Dobber said:

Eaglemoss just announced an XL S1 Cerritos

And here it is:

...for a seriously unpalatable $80.

[Dynaman]

That looks like a $10 (inflation there) toy.

[Mog]

At that price, they better add some lense flare and make every panel removeable! 😁

[Keith]

4 hours ago, Mog said:

At that price, they better add some lense flare and make every panel removeable! 😁

And include working LED's & sounds with a cleverly hidden battery panel or USB port. Also a remote for said lights & sounds.

[Lolicon]

For 80 bucks that thing better have working shields and an ejectable warp core that can blow open a door. 

Does Eaglemoss use any clear parts for the lighted parts of the nacelles anymore or is it all just painted these days? 

[Mog]

For reference about the removable panels:

 

[Chronocidal]

10 hours ago, Lolicon said:

For 80 bucks that thing better have working shields and an ejectable warp core that can blow open a door. 

Does Eaglemoss use any clear parts for the lighted parts of the nacelles anymore or is it all just painted these days? 

Considering how terribly cheap their clear plastic inserts tend to look, I can't say I wouldn't prefer them all painted on.

[sh9000]

 

[sh9000]

[Dobber]

Looking forward to its return. This and SNW have been real delights for me.

Chris

[Seto Kaiba]

I'm just looking forward to whatever obscure references they'll dig up.

[Dobber]

I think S3 is Aug 25. 
 

Chris

[sh9000]

https://www.startrek.com/news/star-trek-lower-decks-returns-season-three

[azrael]

Just keep circling. 🤣

 

[sh9000]

[Dobber]

41 minutes ago, azrael said:

Just keep circling. 🤣

 

Yes! Lol

Chris

[Mog]

Wouldn’t you want to circle around DS9 and see it from every conceivable angle? 

Edited July 24, 2022 by Mog

[pengbuzz]

3 hours ago, Mog said:

Wouldn’t you want to circle around DS9 and see it from every conceivable angle? 

Not when i can simply hold the model in my hand and turn it. Less tiring that way.

[Seto Kaiba]

So... I finally got around to watching Lower Decks season two today.

To be honest, I feel like I'm missing something here.  I'm watching this, but I'm not being entertained by it.  The sheer density of the in-jokes and references to past Star Trek shows in Lower Decks is impressive in an abstract sense, but it feels like that's all it has to offer most of the time.

[Sildani]

How I saw it: we have had some Star Trek episodes that were humorous, but as a whole the series was quite serious. 
 

Lower Decks reverses that, and puts the notion that the Star Trek Federation universe is nigh-perfect and everyone has a place in it, on its ear. 
 

Plus Miles O’Brien has a statue and is acknowledged as the single most important person in Starfleet. Job’s done. 

[sh9000]

 

[pengbuzz]

On 7/24/2022 at 10:58 PM, Seto Kaiba said:

So... I finally got around to watching Lower Decks season two today.

To be honest, I feel like I'm missing something here.  I'm watching this, but I'm not being entertained by it.  The sheer density of the in-jokes and references to past Star Trek shows in Lower Decks is impressive in an abstract sense, but it feels like that's all it has to offer most of the time.

 

Spoiler

Well... they did crank-call Armus at least...

Edited August 3, 2022 by pengbuzz

[Seto Kaiba]

6 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

 

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Well... they did crank-call Armus at least...

That's basically what I mean... an endless stream of references is not humor, even if it's "hey remember this dumb thing from way back when?".

Mariner's still a prat in season two too... 

[sh9000]