Noxequus blog

I always question if the folk that write these things have actually...watched the damn show.

1. Thin/skinny

Look at those damn arms bro. De was literally in the army before he was acting. This man was playing tough cowboy characters. Starfleet clearly has a standard for physical fitness which is evident in Uhura seeming quite small until the mirror episode reveals her muscles. He does have a slimmer build than Jim and Spock but he is not thin by any means. Granted, McCoy is thinner in the films but this is because Deforest Kelley was most likely already unwell (compare his date and cause of passing to the release of the last film).

2. Ugly???

Chat, are we blind? Suffering from some kind of immense head trauma? Handsome cowboy with pretty blue eyes and you expect me to think he's ugly. He almost immediately gets the attention of the very pretty Natira. Don't even play with me rn.

3. Shorter than Jim and Spock

Jim is actually the shortest but this one I can get cause of certain camera angles. Jim and Bones are close in height but Bones is taller by a little bit. Spock is tall because Leonard Nimoy.jpeg.

Bonus Point: No ass

I'm delighted with the cadets and faculty of the War College. Despite their limited screentime, Chancellor Kelrec and the role-model trio are portrayed as winsome and well-developed characters. What's admirable about Kelrec is his ability to silently embrace others' differences and even quirks, without judgment, or speeches about the need to embrace it. As for the trio of B'Avi, Dzolo, and Kyle, I especially like how they mirror Kirk, McCoy, and Spock friendship.

Here is some thoughts about the War College: 

First of all, the War College an only institution which was educating new Starfleet officers on Earth in 120 years, right? So, it's an alternative to the Academy but both share the same Starfleet values.

Second, I was surprised that some viewers expect the War College to be cruel and bullying, and even claim it's no place for some sweetheart people like Kyle. In fact, Kyle is a proof that the War College is a place where you're accepted for who you are, where people are proud of you, and where your friends support you (even if they disagree with you).

It’s been my and Noga’s joy and privilege to help carry Gene Roddenberry’s extraordinary vision forward with Starfleet Academy, thanks to the hundreds of hardworking humans who pour every ounce of their talents into the work daily with imagination and reverence. We are in post-production now on what will be the second and final season. We’re so proud of what we’ve accomplished together on this show, and the world will get to see the work of these extraordinary artists when season two airs. We will finish strong.

Whether you’re working on Star Trek or part of the marvel that is Star Trek fandom — its very heart, soul, and conscience —the joy comes from adventuring across boundaries of time, space, and the humanly possible in service to Roddenberry’s transformative vision of the future. That incomparable vision was fueled by an inexhaustible optimism. Star Trek places its bet on the best in human nature. It dares to imagine a society of “infinite diversity in infinite combinations,” free of war, hate, poverty, disease, and repression, and dedicated to the spirit of scientific inquiry and respect for all life, whether carbon or silicon-based, green-skinned or blue.

But make no mistake: Gene Roddenberry wasn’t some starry-eyed dreamer. He was a decorated Army bomber pilot in the Pacific Theater. He had seen first-hand the grim consequences of the worst of human nature. And his vision of the future wasn’t just a promise of hope. It was also a warning. In a fraught, frightening time of intolerance and violence, Star Trek said: Look! We made it! But just barely. First, we had to put all those ancient scourges behind us. It said that what makes us glorious as a species, and gives us hope for the future and the galaxy is inextricably linked to what makes us dangerous to each other, to this one world we presently inhabit, and to ourselves. That dual message—of hope and of warning—isn’t just a pretty dream but a call to action, to think about who we are in a different way.

Please don’t take our word for it. Take Gene’s:

“Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate, but take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences in life forms. […] If we cannot learn to actually enjoy those small differences, to take a positive delight in those small differences between our own kind, here on this planet, then we do not deserve to go out into space and meet the diversity that is almost certainly out there.”

With enduring hope that his vision of the future is possible, for our children, their children, and every future cadet in Starfleet Academy: