Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?
This is a Florida joke waiting to happen.
Oh, also:
TRANSPORTER SHOWER
My initial reaction was about how stupid it is to open a theme park attraction themed around a series that’s been cancelled, but then I thought about how this thing must’ve been in the works for several years, and now I just feel sad for the people who worked on it.
hoping his character’s death – in the full context – would make more narrative sense.
Chabon had some lovely and interesting things to say about self-sacrifice being the ultimate expression of the individuality Hugh spent his life working toward, but unfortunately I didn’t think any of that came through in the final product.
I’m glad the CBC is revisiting the story now that they have the other side.
Heh, I don’t think I agree with either of these takes.
It seems to me like season 1 was very much Michael Chabon’s vision - indeed, they’ve said in interviews that it didn’t bear much resemblance to the original pitch that sold Stewart on the series.
I’ve always felt that Chabon had a lot of great ideas (and to be frank, I still think that first season is the best “Picard” season), but was perhaps too inexperienced to get those ideas implemented in a timely and affordable fashion.
Del Arco not being informed of Hugh’s death is a bit of a non-issue, I think - the guy was a guest star, so it wouldn’t be right to expect them to treat him like a principal cast member.
Flag restrictions are typically a way to ban Pride flags without actually saying it out loud.
Covering the era from The Original Series, to Star Trek: Enterprise, and the films, the franchise is known for celebrating the beauty of exploration and analyzing ethical dilemmas largely based on societal issues.
Interesting - I guess the newer stuff is covered by a separate license.
The Mastodon version of this Lemmy post should contain the link (and does, when I look at it).
This article does not say threats were made - it says, “according to Chinese Canadian interview subjects, this invoked a widespread fear amongst electors, described as a fear of retributive measures from Chinese authorities should a CPC government be elected.”
That’s bad, to be sure, but if there was no direct threat, you’re going to have a pretty hard time prosecuting the issue.
So…if I were to say online that Donald Trump is an absolute disgrace, and people in the US should vote for his opponent, should I be facing charges in the US? Or maybe my comment should just be nuked?
By no means am I arguing that foreign influence is a good thing, but it’s awfully hard to regulate effectively.
That assumes they’re operating within the country.
The “pressure” in question is social media content - how do you propose legislating that?
A law against what, exactly?
CBC has this to add:
Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc.), which owns 37.5 per cent of MLSE, said in a Wednesday press release that the deal is expected to close in mid-2025.
The company said that it is selling its ownership stake to reduce its debt and “support its ongoing transformation” from a telecommunications firm to a tech company.
What the hell are they doing over there?
This is probably well beyond the scope of what these nights are about, but I do wonder what they did with the “Picard” season three bridge set.
I actually don’t have a satisfactory answer to my own question.
Star Trek was a prominent part of the popular culture when I was a kid, so it was easy to have a basic knowledge of TOS without actually seeing it.
I think I probably saw Star Trek IV first, and the first episode I can clearly remember watching is “Unification II”, though I’m pretty certain I saw something before then.
I was mostly concerned about the docking pylons being too realistic, but I can’t guarantee that wouldn’t happen, either.
It looks cool, but potentially dangerous?
I think I’ll go with Narnia. It wouldn’t be boring.