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Today on my blog: Reddit. Very dangerous. You go first.
https://www.lukaskendall.com/post/reddit-very-dangerous-you-go-first
With the sometimes abusive hijinks that go on here, I think having an anonymous identity here is a good choice. You're probably immune as the founder, but I applaud the Yavars and John Schuermanns who go out on a limb with their identities. Coupled with the prevalence of data mining though, not for me.
All of that said, these boards aren't always that bad if you know who to interact with and block the more obvious trolls.
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I've never used my real name but keep myself civil everywhere so have no regrets. After all it's not my fault anonymity and civility never merged on the internet. But there's the other side of it. Because it never merged, the internet has always (for me) seemed like glorified graffiti. Even today on this board and social media (fake name there too, haha!) it's customary for many people to express words or tone that they wouldn't - and don't - in real life. In part because of this I just don't perceive the internet as equivalent to real life. Never have.
However I do try to remain sensitive to the custom that ALL CAPS is "yelling." It's still weird to me - only an auditory yell feels assaultive - but I comply.
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I just watched Star Trek The Voyage Home about two weeks ago, and it felt so right. It was so nice to see the script allow character moments for everyone. They gave Nichelle quite a few moments to shine. I was just thinking about that terrific scene in The Search for Spock in the transporter room, what a great moment for her also. I was always ridiculously hoping that we would get her back on Trek in some format after The Undiscovered Country but alas it did not happen.
going to watch Star Trek V Final Frontier which also stars David Warner who died recently (watched Star Trek VI Undiscovered Country in his honor).
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Nice piece, Lukas. I hadn't seen that NASA video before.
She did so much with so little, on Trek. Can you imagine if they'd REALLY consistently written her a character worthy of her talents? But still grateful for what we did get...
Yavar
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Today on my blog: Farewell to Nichelle Nichols.
https://www.lukaskendall.com/post/farewell-to-nichelle-nichols
Oh no, that is so sad to hear of her passing. She lived a remarkable life and this post of yours is a wonderful tribute to her and the role she played on the show but in real life as well.
Having read the other post about STAR TREK, I think there is a wonderful purity to the child's view of the world and it contains aspirations that are worthy of living up to and working towards. Nichelle Nichols I think did a spectacular job for her part and will be sorely missed.
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I just watched Space Seed where they were held prisoner in the conference room. Khan ordered Uhura to activate something on the computer and she sat stoic and silent. She got a violent slap across the face. She still refused to comply and prepared herself to be beaten again. That’s a profile in courage and a great moment for the character in the series. She always performed her lines flawlessly.
Nichelle was a much better actress than she had the opportunity to show back then, but her talent was evident to me. The quality of the lines were unimportant, she always gave a good reading in the series. She was excellent.
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Well-reviewed? I love Nasim Pedrad so just checked IMDb and... ouch:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10338160/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Is this a case of anti-middle eastern review-bombing like Ms. Marvel got? Have you seen the show and it's actually good?
Even the highest rated episode is like a 4.4/10.
Yavar
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