• @ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works
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      01 year ago

      Probably because most people don’t go around saving copies of these examples. You notice it make a mental note and then forget until someone brings it up again.

      I sure as hell don’t go around documenting everything that bothers me about a tv show. In fact I usually do the opposite and try to ignore them.

        • @BROMETHIUS@startrek.website
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          71 year ago

          I’m on your side on this one for sure.

          The Star Trek community is amazing at pointing out obscure references, and letting you know exactly who said it and what episode it was from, all the way back to the 60’s. It blows my mind pretty often lol

          So unless someone can point out specific examples…

          That said, I wouldn’t be surprised if there are some. Just need to see it. The burden of proof is on the people with these claims.

            • @gnuplusmatt@startrek.website
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              -11 year ago

              I am going to shift the window on what I meant a little - star trek uses its technology as a plot contrivance all the fucking time, every series is guilty of it. Tech can be a hindrance to the protagonist or be stupidly overridden depending on what the plot needs. Most of the series are good at making the tech at least make sense in the world.

              Take the breath sensor in s1e03 - as a security device its there to just be beaten, which is stupid - but also in star trek world with scanners and tricorders it makes no sense. The main computer could scan you at the door and know who you are without breathing on something. Its a fundamental misunderstanding of the world. To new fans its not a problem, but have you met a Star Trek fan before?

              Once they brought people on that actually can beat the technology needs into shape for the world, this new era of trek has been fine IMHO. None of it is story breaking, and its frivolous because yes, this is fiction and the world can be whatever it wants for scifi reasons. This was the first example I found quickly scrolling transcripts. There’s others like the SQL line in season 2.

                • @gnuplusmatt@startrek.website
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                  1 year ago

                  Both of us can do backflips to justify our positions. I also acknowledged that it’s fiction and it can be whatever it wants to be. I dont claim to know everything.

                  It doesn’t change the fact they brought on people specifically to do a better job of these things, so that backflips are less required 🤷‍♂️