TGWTG The Spoony One / Spoony / Noah Antwiler and Rachel Baker / @RaeAngel07 - The touching romance between a washed-up videogame reviewer throwing a decade-long pity party and his delusional Canuck stalker. #weaknotsick #donttellmehowtosulk

[Captain Syrup]

I think it says a lot that even modern Star Trek has never had a line as inane as "What's a paladin?"

Let's not get too carried away. This is the franchise that gave us hits like "Yum yum" and "I like science."

 

[BScCollateral]

Let's not get too carried away. This is the franchise that gave us hits like "Yum yum" and "I like science."

Good point. Those are terrible lines, but I think bad exposition is such a cliche in fiction everyone knows to look out for it, and this is a classic case of a character asking a question they already know the answer to. It goes beyond just being an awful line.

 

[Rukario]

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Let's not get too carried away. This is the franchise that gave us hits like "Yum yum" and "I like science."

To be honest, judging by William Shatner's terrible attempt at Space-Fu in the 60s era episodes, Star Trek has never been completely serious like other big sci-fi franchises like Star Wars, Halo, or Foundation. "The Trouble With Tribbles" episode was effectively a slapstick sitcom in space.

 

[Captain Syrup]

"The Trouble With Tribbles" episode was effectively a slapstick sitcom in space.

Whenever a show loses confidence, the writers scramble for comedy like it’s a life raft.

And every time a new Trek show launches, the writers proclaim it’s going to be “lighthearted” and “funny,” despite no one in the room having any idea how comedy works. Even back in the day, everyone said Spock’s Brain was ridiculous, and no one was asking for more of Quark or his Ferengi friends.

Star Trek has never been completely serious like other big sci-fi franchises like Star Wars

But Star Wars is in that phase now— Jedi cracking jokes like they're hosting the MTV movie awards.

 

[Oliver Onions]

To be honest, judging by William Shatner's terrible attempt at Space-Fu in the 60s era episodes, Star Trek has never been completely serious like other big sci-fi franchises like Star Wars, Halo, or Foundation. "The Trouble With Tribbles" episode was effectively a slapstick sitcom in space.

As an outsider looking in, the difference to me has always been that the original Star Trek was self-aware enough to know it was all a bit silly, and the 90s ones still had a sense of humour even though they leaned more toward drama.

From what I've seen of New Trek --by which I mean watching Mike Stoklasa have a nervous breakdown over Picard-- it's so far up its own ass it can inspect its back teeth; it wants to lecture the viewer rather than entertain. The Abrams films I at least found entertaining, but in the same way I found Rise Of Skywalker entertaining because it was probably the closest we'll ever get to a Neil Breen movie with a Hollywood budget.

 

[yt Oliander]

As an outsider looking in, the difference to me has always been that the original Star Trek was self-aware enough to know it was all a bit silly, and the 90s ones still had a sense of humour even though they leaned more toward drama.

From what I've seen of New Trek --by which I mean watching Mike Stoklasa have a nervous breakdown over Picard-- it's so far up its own ass it can inspect its back teeth; it wants to lecture the viewer rather than entertain. The Abrams films I at least found entertaining, but in the same way I found Rise Of Skywalker entertaining because it was probably the closest we'll ever get to a Neil Breen movie with a Hollywood budget.

Old Trek was basically Sesame Street for adults- each episode had a theme and used metaphors to explore contemporary issues. For a child watching Elmo, that issue might be 'what's a dog?'. But for an adult, their issue would be 'why is the brown person that moved in next door acting like a medieval peasant?' Well luckily Picard is here to show you how to treat retarded aliens like giant children.

The Nu Trek shows felt more like Buffy- an anti-complicated teen dramady with a sufficiently inoffensive fantasy coating layered on top, with the whole point being a vehicle for the writer's favorite characters to engage in interpersonal drama that the writers themselves were too cowardly to do IRL.

 

[Oliver Onions]

The Nu Trek shows felt more like Buffy- an anti-complicated teen dramady with a sufficiently inoffensive fantasy coating layered on top

I think it was Rich Evans who gave it my favourite description: Nu Trek is sci-fi for people who don't like sci-fi. Similar to how Big Bang Theory was a geek show for people who don't like geeks (or 'nerd blackface' if you want to be a bit more hyperbolic).

 

[mlanguishi]

Mild Warthog update. She's not dead I suppose like I thought possible.

 

[Oliver Onions]

Mild Warthog update. She's not dead I suppose like I thought possible.
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Astonished she didn't quote tweet this so she could tag Noah.

 

[mlanguishi]

 

[Diet Coke 4 Life]

If he electrocuted himself, how was he resurrected?

Work with electrical systems on a professional level, and you learn that 'shock' is what happens when you get bit by electricity and live - electrocution is when the person afflicted dies.

 

[Turkey Beef]

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Easy: Too Spoonys. One to attempt and fail, and another one to whinge about it on Bluesky for attention and asspats.

 

[Carlos Thin]

Easy: Too Spoonys. One to attempt and fail, and another one to whinge about it on Bluesky for attention and asspats.

Don’t tell me. How to. Change a lightbulb….

 

[Rukario]

If he electrocuted himself, how was he resurrected?

Work with electrical systems on a professional level, and you learn that 'shock' is what happens when you get bit by electricity and live - electrocution is when the person afflicted dies.

He yelled he was feeling 'The Quickening', and the lightbulb was less of a betrayal than any of the Highlander sequels he reviewed over a decade ago.

 

[Pioneer natural resources]

I’m like 10 years behind on any of this channel awesome stuff and am just now getting caught up. One thing made me make this account: LORDKAT BECAME A DISGUSTING TRANNY LMAO!!!!!!!!!! dude was always a full blown retard but he even made loser spoony look better in comparison. Shameful that this site used to glaze lordkat.

 

[Sparkletor 2.0]

I’m like 10 years behind on any of this channel awesome stuff and am just now getting caught up. One thing made me make this account: LORDKAT BECAME A DISGUSTING TRANNY LMAO!!!!!!!!!! dude was always a full blown retard but he even made loser spoony look better in comparison. Shameful that this site used to glaze lordkat.

How dare you insult this brave and stunning woman?

 

[Carlos Thin]

Shameful that this site used to glaze lordkat.

We used to “glaze” him because he actually used to post here and provide information on TGWTG. He quit because he either wanted to be a tranny or we wouldn’t kiss his ass

 

[ArticleWriter]

 

[Diet Coke 4 Life]

We used to “glaze” him because he actually used to post here and provide information on TGWTG. He quit because he either wanted to be a tranny or we wouldn’t kiss his ass

I think he ran away like a little bitch when the data breach occurred.

 

[Berrakh]

What does LordKat even still do? Besides take HRT.