Star Trek is one of the things I still hang onto as optimistic about the future. We can make a better world for everyone and overcome racism, capitalism, transphobia, etc. We can build something better and reach for the stars. And that’s always been the message. The characters have advanced technology like ships and teleporters, but what’s really advanced is how they are as people. They’re curious, educated, accepting people who want to explore the universe for the sake of it.
I also hang onto the X-Men. That was also important to me growing up, seeing how the characters could come together to defend themselves against hatred. I grew up in a really conservative area so I’m always gonna be grateful to Star Trek and X-Men (and later all sorts of books) for keeping me sane as a kid
Star Trek and X-Men were a huge part of my childhood and teen years as well, so I 100% get where you’re coming from.
Only tangentially related, I really do wish Marvel would take a back to basics approach with the X-Men so I could get into them again. I know a lot of people love the Krokoa era, and I’m happy they have it, but for me it is too dense and too far removed from what I grew up with for me to be able to penetrate. I know they’ve got an upcoming sea change happening, so maybe then.
These memes are spoofing Reddit’s “Am I The Asshole”? subreddit. The original posts are usually personal anecdotes about someone having to cancel plans at the last minute or stealing a coworker’s lunch. They’ve been replaced here with first person perspectives from various Vulcan episodes, with Illogical being swapped in for Asshole. The acronyms everyone’s using are letter swapped versions of popular responses on that Reddit. (NTA, cars break down. YTA, don’t steal your coworker’s lunch. Etc.)
Many many years ago I gave this book to my mother. Every time she sees an episode she marks it off, and now being 84 every episode is marked off many times over.
I guess an updated version would be too heave to lift, now.
If this risa mag has taught me anything is that I'm not current on Trek.
I grew up on re-runs of TOS and I've seen most of the movies but not much at all of DS9 and NG and other TV shows. And I'm not really sure I want to watch all that. Very much enjoying 3rd Rock from the Sun right now, tyvm.
I appreciate the suggestion, but it still doesn’t show up correctly when I use it like your example.
Used correctly, I see plain text with no hyperlink. Used without the ! I see a hyperlink. Let me know if the embedded gif below works for you. I’ve done it like you suggest.
you almost got it but have to use the direct link of the gif not the giphy page, right click (or press and hold if on mobile) on gif and copy image location
Man I love that you got Andreas Katsoulas (RIP) as Tomalak as the Romulan. What a fantastic actor he was. His role as G’Kar on Babylon 5 was a standout performance. But he was also such a great Romulan adversary!
Leonard “Bones” McCoy, USS Enterprise NCC-1701/-A (TOS)
Beverly Crusher, USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D/-E (TNG)
T’Ana, USS Cerritos NCC 75567 (LD)
Emergency Medical Hologram Mk. I, while there are many instantiations this one’s presumably “the Doctor,” USS Voyager NCC-74656/(-A) VOY/(+PRO, eventually)
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