Yes. Yes it is.

  • Stamets@startrek.websiteEnglish
    69·
    10 months ago

    Reminds me of Garrett Wang. He was introducing a Star Trek panel, a TNG panel if I remember correctly, and was talking to the audience a bit about his relationship with Star Trek. Said he watched it growing up but in his teenage years it phased out. Then he heard of TNG and turned it on. First episode? Code of Honor and he said “Okay. No thanks.” Cut to a few years later and he sees TNG is on. Why not check it out, can’t be as bad as it was before? It’s Code of Honor again. Cut again to a couple years after that. He has an audition for Voyager coming up and he decides to watch some Star Trek for reference. Finds it on a channel and starts watching it. Code of Honor.

    He ended the story by saying he credits Code of Honor for getting him the job because if he saw any other episode he’d be too much of a fanboy.

  • ummthatguy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    10 months ago

    “I swear, it’s not that ridiculous all the time…”

    During TNG S1E4 Code of honor: “Yeah, it looks bad, but there’s an important progressive message in there somewhere.”

    Enterprise pilot episode: “Ok, so Rick Burman had a bit of a horny streak, but it gets better.”

      • Stamets@startrek.websiteEnglish
        19·
        10 months ago

        “Okay, fine. I’ll try a movie. This one looks okay. Wait. Why are they in San Francisco? Why are they… are they stealing a fucking whale?”

          • ArtieShaw@kbin.social
            19·
            10 months ago

            I can’t go to San Francisco without thinking about the nuclear wessels. My husband is legitimately worried that I’ll start asking random strangers about them.

            Actually - considering the amount of unsolicited (and invariably wrong) advice we got from SF locals who saw us looking at transit maps and butted in to offer some friendly assistance… I may just do that at the next visit.

            “Are you looking for Fisherman’s Warf?”
            “No.”
            “It’s just down that way!” \ “I think we’re good! Thanks for the help!”
            “Actually, we’re looking for nuclear wessels. Do you know where I can find nuclear wessels?”

            \ He’s right to be worried.

          • Stamets@startrek.websiteEnglish
            5·
            10 months ago

            Oh I’m not saying it isn’t. Just going with the trope of “Star Trek is deep!” and then seeing something ridiculous. Wonderfully ridiculous, but ridiculous.

        • Rayston@kbin.social
          4·
          10 months ago

          thats actually my most rewatched Star Trek movie, its maybe not the “best” but its the funnest to watch.

          • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            10 months ago

            I’d say it’s the best. None of the other ones are at the top of their genres as far as action or dramatic sci-fi goes, but Star Trek IV is right up there with the best sci-fi comedies of all time.

            • PersnickityPenguinEnglish
              11·
              10 months ago

              Wait not startrek V?

              I remember 10 year old me trying to get my friend to watch it. Oh boy, lol

  • Plibbert@lemmy.mlEnglish
    16·
    10 months ago

    Damn, I thought nothing could get worse than Beverly the ghost diddler bust I guess I was wrong.

  • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
    9·
    10 months ago

    Evidence that the musical episode is only like the seventh goofiest premise in Star Trek. And I’m not even counting anything from Lower Decks.

    • Steamed_PunkEnglish
      22·
      10 months ago

      I mean this is pretty true of any Star Trek series. DS9 from the 90s probably has the widest gulf between grim and goofy episodes; in one episode there’s a war criminal who gloats about committing genocide and getting away with it, and another episode from the same season has the cast playing hopscotch.

  • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    6·
    10 months ago

    All great sci fi has its moments of levity. People who can’t or won’t accept that, I don’t know what to tell ya.

  • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    10 months ago

    Isn’t it funny that the events of modern day are hundreds of years past for the members of Starfleet, yet all of their cultural references and entertainment options revolve around our period?

    • The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      9·
      10 months ago

      Haha, and sometimes they even try to throw in some made up one to address that, and it sounds goofy.

      “Famous leaders, such as Alexander the Great, Winston Churchill, and Xergon the Merciful!”