Holodex Machina

just watched a star trek episode about a planet that relied so heavily on it's computer system that they all forgot the basics of their own knowledge. and that allowed them to miss the fact that they were being posioned with radiation and nearly ending their civilization. because they couldn't use their own knowledge to figure things out. i bring this up for no reason in particular

star trek loves having characters get cold feet before their weddings/ponder a break-up but they never get a good enough job of convincing me back again that the characters should actually be together. every single couple who doubted their relationship was lowkey right. miles and keiko. b'elanna and tom paris. jadzia and worf. guys i'm bored let's have a stay apart saturday

i know this isnt the kasidy yates show (but maybe it should be) but it kills me they never 1. show her reaction re: maquis-getting-got-by-the-dominion. her involvement with eddington was always more of a side gig but SHE LEFT HER CREW ON A MAQUIS COLONY WHEN SHE WENT TO PRISON so it's entirely possible her entire crew is dead. unless they refuged to non-federation and non-dominion space and are fine. (or like, the feds decided to pardon them once kasidy went to prison, or something, or sisko pulled strings to have them let back in). unless that happened then that bolian is dead 2. they don't show her during the dominion takeover arc and i know the dominion being near bajor affected her trade routes. won't somebody think of kasidy yates' trade routes

it’s so embarrassing to watch tos for the first time and be like, whoa !! 👀spock and kirk❓is anyone else kinda getting 😏some vibes 😳 as if they aren’t the founding fathers. as if they didn’t build the yaoi dimension with their bare hands. as if the current cathedrals we call home aren’t predicated upon their humble shadow puppets on the walls of plato’s fucking cave, and as if our ancestors were fools to fall for those puppets instead of geniuses, innovators, and prophets ????

this is how i felt when i was like woah this show is so fanfic-eque sometimes. yeah man they invented modern fandom. this is to be expected.

im no longer warning people about the sixties sfx in tos instead grabbing them by the shoulders and screaming there are aliens made of bubble wrap and latex and so much glitter. most of the episodes are blatantly filmed in southern california or three rotating sets featuring either pink orange or blue rocks. people jump off walls and pirouette when they get "punched". the ship beeps. a lot. too much for realism. spock goes into heat. dont worry about it. the point is there is no BUT. im not going to say "its very silly but its fun" ENOUGH! it's silly AND it's fun!!!!you will learn to love it all because when was the last time you looked at bubble wrap and a back garden and saw another world? remember how much fun it was? do you want to try again?!?!! do you want to play!!!!