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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?
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Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Hockey@lemmy.ca•Adam Lowry scores double-OT winner to send Jets past Blues in Game 7 | TSNEnglish0·2 days agoI was ready to pack it in after the first, and I’m not convinced the Jets deserved that win after the abysmal away games, but damned if they didn’t get it together tonight…eventually.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Deep Space Nine season 2 appreciation postEnglish7·6 days agoI like the Circle trilogy - the Bajoran government being unstable is a fun element to those early seasons.
It’s a shame Shakaar was such a dud of a character, and the series sort of lost interest in the Bajoran civilian government as the Dominion and Kai Winn started to take up all the oxygen in the series.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•I cooked some food cubes.English5·7 days agoChelsea did an AMA with us back in the Old Place when the book came out. She seemed cool, and fairly knowledgeable about, y’know, cooking.
I’d be curious to hear how the recipes turn out for you.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Canon Connections: PRO 2x13 - A Tribble Called QuestEnglish2·7 days agoThough in “More Tribbles, More Troubles”, Starfleet had developed quintotriticale grain.
They quickly came to realize that that’s too many triticales.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•P+ SpongeBob crossover adEnglish5·12 days agoFor me, it’s hard to top the Paramount+ ad from a few years ago that gave us this:
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Paul Giamatti Experiences The Eerie Stillness Of 'Black Mirror' And Teases Being A 'Bad Guy' On 'Starfleet Academy'English5·13 days agoIt was great. I had a ball doing that. And I mean, again, during the “Star Trek” world, it’s lovely people, and it was nothing but pleasure, and it was a dream wish fulfillment for me to be able to be in “Star Trek.” I play a very interesting, complicated guy, bad guy, I suppose. I’m a bad guy. Yeah, I guess I’m a bad guy. But yeah, so I dunno what more I can say about that without giving too much away.
I’m in more than one episode. I have a little arc through this season. I reappear and become more problematic as the show goes on.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Was Denied 2-Hour Finale Movie, Says Sonequa Martin-GreenEnglish14·16 days agoThey had no time at all - filming was already complete.
They were given a short amount of time (3 days IIRC) to film the epilogue, and by then most of the sets had been dismantled.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Was Denied 2-Hour Finale Movie, Says Sonequa Martin-GreenEnglish18·16 days agoI think the word “movie” is a little misleading, but it makes sense that they would have wanted to do a full 2-hour “event” episode.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•does captain Picard snore in Star Trek tng?English4·16 days agoSirPatStew has shared the anecdote, but it’s reportedly something that Roddenberry said.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•EVERY Starfleet Uniform Ranked From Worst To Best- TrekCultureEnglish8·19 days agoThe video is 1 hour 14 minutes long.
Absolute madness.
Respect.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 to Premiere at Tribeca Festival 2025English4·19 days agoIf the premiere is on June 14, I guess my new guess for the full release is June 19?
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Special Preview — Inside the Star Trek: Red Alert Enterprise-D Experience at Universal Fan Fest NightsEnglish2·20 days agoApparently they did some kind of press junket - io9 has an article as well.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Are there any Trek episodes where they enforce the Prime Directive to protect a developing world within Federation space from an external influence?English7·21 days agothere was some debate as to whether the prime directive applied as the Baku weren’t native to the planet.
…which is an absolutely insane debate. No one tries to argue that the PD doesn’t apply to the Romulans, even though they’re not native to their world.
Colony planets aren’t considered “fair game” for interference.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Are there any Trek episodes where they enforce the Prime Directive to protect a developing world within Federation space from an external influence?English6·21 days agoThe Prime Directive is that the Federation won’t interfere with the development of a pre-warp society.
While warp capability (or a rough equivalent) is the prerequisite for first contact, the Prime Directive is broader, forbidding intervention in the internal affairs of any non-Federation civilization.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Canon Connections: PRO 2x11 - Last Flight of the Protostar, Part 1English3·22 days agoAssuming stardates happen sequetionally
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Robert Picardo On How The Doctor Is “Deeper” In ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’English10·23 days agoCouldn’t agree less - I think the 32nd century is a fantastic setting, especially for a show like this.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•I want to see Vulcan failEnglish6·25 days agoNi’Var in Discovery does seem to be on that path, particularly with the Romulo-Vulcan faction.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Robert Picardo Confirms It's Star Trek: Voyager's Doctor In Starfleet AcademyEnglish4·27 days agoYeah, it’s definitely possible that Picardo could play both versions of the character, even if it’s just for a single episode.
But the full-time version on “Academy” will be the original, not the “Living Witness” backup.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Series And Graphic Novel Nominated For Hugo AwardsEnglish6·27 days agoOh, are names important? What were the names of the Klingons?
The original promo, in all its glory.