Today in Trek Trivia

swab148 , 9 months ago

See, I feel heard in this. Not to brag, but I’m 6’4" and “things” are proportional. I sometimes step over stuff that others wouldn’t, but I’d hesitate at a chair. There’s too much risk, he’d have to have a tight nutsack all the time.

Stamets OP , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago)

So what I’m hearing is “Hey, Stamets, I’m perfect. Wanna go on a date?”

I’m loving the idea of you just striding around everything casually stepping over cars, walls and shopping malls but you get to one chair and go around it. See… this is why I need sleep.

swab148 , 9 months ago

I mean, if you’re ever in North Texas…

Yeah, I’m like a weird Godzilla that way. I pick up busses, but then I put them back down as I make my way to the center of town.

Stamets OP , 9 months ago

I’m in Canada… That counts as North Texas, right?

At least you’re a polite Godzilla. It could be worse. We had one up here in Toronto where he kept unbalancing the busses tires. Total nightmare.

Aggravationstation , 9 months ago

Oh woah

Ladies prep your holes

Go, go Godzilla!

khaosworks , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago)

The back pain due to injury is true, but the reason he sat down that way isn’t because of that. Frakes confirmed in an interview that he did it because he thought that would showcase Riker’s cockiness. Nobody stopped him from doing it, so it stuck.

The back injury, however, is the reason behind the “Riker Lean”.

starman2112 , 9 months ago

For the curious, it was actually chronic back pain or something like that. That was the least painful way to sit

ummthatguy , 9 months ago

https://media.tenor.com/ZHU-jZiw7QkAAAAC/star-trek-klingon.gif

Stamets OP , 9 months ago

Tell me I’m wrong

ummthatguy , 9 months ago

https://media.tenor.com/NFRVExNJMtQAAAAC/youre-not-wrong-kovich.gif

Just taken aback… I mean I had to dodge to avoid being smacked across the face by his ample bulge.

Stamets OP , 9 months ago

Kovich! Still can’t believe they got fucking Cronenberg to play him.

It’s also why Picard had him manually dock the saucer section. Heard No1 was packing not just a hog but a whole butchers shop. Figured he’d see if it was true by whether he could manipulate some extreme girth.

ummthatguy , 9 months ago

Was kinda hopeful they’d give him an episode of Disco to write/direct featuring some sort of psycho-sexual/body horror monstrosity.

https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:960/1*ojNwj_9CyRSnoMI1K97Rlw.gif

Existenz (1999)

Stamets OP , 9 months ago

It would have been nice. I was surprised that they didn’t ask him to direct at all. Then again maybe he did something on 5? Not sure if those details are out yet. Doubtful.

Kolanaki , 9 months ago

His maneuver is only impressive when you realize he does it for the challenge of not hitting the chair over with his massive genitalia.

WarmSoda , 9 months ago

Hits the chair? Dude wipes the top with his sack every time. Notice how no one else ever sits anywhere he’s been.

Stamets OP , 9 months ago

After marking his territory those beta males instinctively avoid sitting on a chair filled with his signature Alpha musk.

WarmSoda , 9 months ago

The fun part is watching to see who sits in it next, and how fast they jumped to get there.

Stamets OP , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago)

Oh this is going to make my TNG rewatch very interesting…

WarmSoda , 9 months ago

I’m pretty sure there’s a crew member that swings the chair around and plants thier face right in the danger zone. I can’t remember who does it though.
Might be some meme potential there for you

Stamets OP , 9 months ago

I’ll have to keep an eye out for that during the rewatch