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  • HWK_290@lemmy.worldtoStar Trek@startrek.website•New York Times: "Could Trekkies Decide the Election?"English
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    8 months ago

    Arguably they were still figuring out the tone, and how to revive a 20 year old franchise while not retreading the past. Not claiming there aren’t some duds, but later 90s Trek benefited from TNG cracking the “formula” and sticking to it.

    Compare a modern spiritual successor to TNG like The Orville, which, despite a rocky premiere, just crushed it within 5-6 episodes, and kept crushing it, because they didn’t have to put so much legwork into defining the tone of the show.

    The Orville… Still the best Trek of the modern era.

  • HWK_290@lemmy.worldtoStar Trek@startrek.website•Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek?English
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    9 months ago

    Look, it’s Kirk’s brother’s roommate’s boyfriend from that one background scene in that one episode! . Modern star wars has the same problem of making an entire universe seem so small. Makes me appreciate the bold choice that was Voyager: tossing them far away from anything familiar and any cameos (not that we didn’t get them but they had to be more creative within the premise, aka tuvok on sulu’s Excelsior )

  • HWK_290@lemmy.worldtoStar Trek@startrek.website•Let's remember some Star Trek gamesEnglish
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    11 months ago

    From the other thread

    Speaking of demos, anyone remember the trailer for the game Secret of Vulcan Fury that was included in front of Interplay games, touting the voices of the original cast? So sad it was never released, considering it was deforest Kelley’s last turn as McCoy. I wonder if the original audio tapes still exist and someone could turn it into a game…

    Here’s the trailer I remember

    But also found this “footage” when looking for the trailer

    There was much hullabaloo over the game being written by DC Fontana, and of course the entire original cast having laid down recordings. That said, if I recall correctly, they never even had a working version before Interplay folded.

    As I mention above, wonder where those VR tracks went and if they could be rescued and turned into a game, radio play, etc. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve been lost to time or, if they still exist in someone’s garage , aren’t too degraded

  • HWK_290@lemmy.worldtoStar Trek@startrek.website•Star Trek Resurgence GiveawayEnglish
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    11 months ago

    My fifth grade teacher would let us play 25th Anniversary if we did well in class. My first intro to Star Trek games!

    Then went on to ask for them all. Loved the real life actors in Star Trek Borg (including John de lancie!)

    I remember buying Klingon Honor Guard and being so bad at it that I asked my mom to return it, finding out later that the installation worked without the discs (the good old days of PC software). I got much better at FPS and went on enjoy Elite Force, which is probably my favorite.

    Also waited with bated breath for the demo of New Worlds but can’t remember if I ever got the full game.

    Speaking of demos, anyone remember the trailer for the game Secret of Vulcan Fury that was included in front of Interplay games, touting the voices of the original cast? So sad it was never released, considering it was deforest Kelley’s last turn as McCoy. I wonder if the original audio tapes still exist and someone could turn it into a game…

    Ah, thanks for the memories of the golden age of Star Trek video games!