StillPaisleyCat @ StillPaisleyCat @startrek.website

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I thought she’d directed episodes of Voyager too.

Memory Alpha credits her with Voyager episodes ‘Riddles’ and ‘Workforce Part II’.

The point is that this doesn’t work at all.

I’m in Canada, and our local hobby, game and comic stores are dependent on the distributors or the ability to order directly from the manufacturer. We usually start with them, and when we can’t order through them, go online.

Even for some of the small specialty presses producing Star Trek books, we’ve been obliged to order through Amazon because the publisher isn’t working directly with Canadian stores, even though the books should move without difficulty under the North American free trade agreement.

Final point, Canada has the most intense Trek following in the world, even more than in the United States. TNG was the top rated show during its run - of any television show, not just in its genre. So, if a company can’t sell Trek merch here, they won’t be successful.

The company needs to get some representatives out to the toy trade shows and conventions in North America to break into the market. That’s how the models get picked up by genre sellers and distributors.

Even getting a representative seller at various Comic-Con’s and regional cons would be worth it to sell to core fans and build a base. Our kids have walked around cons with money to spend and come away with nothing but a t-shirt and pins because there really wasn’t much on offer for Star Trek suitable for their ages.

Wish these had been available a few years back when our kids were in their peak Lego building phase.

The key question I have is about BlueBrixx distribution to places that science and tech oriented kids (and gift-giving extended family) look for toys and models. Does BlueBrixx have any distribution other than online?

While adult fans will find things online, having boxes and models physically on display somewhere that kids can see them makes a huge difference to whether a certain kind of model ever gets considered for a wish list and can even determine whether or not it gets built.

While our kids loved to peruse catalogues to decide what projects they wanted to do next, our occasional visit to the Lego store outside Montreal or a Playmobil vendor really sparked their enthusiasm. I don’t think that it’s only the Lego branding that gets in the way of building the North American market for a competitor.

Beyond online purchases and catalogues, our kids picked up their advanced LEGO, Playmobil, SnapCircuits, Smithsonian models etc. at museums, hobby stores, a few toy stores that targeted learning toys across a broader age range and even children’s hospital gift stores. It seems like family had picked up gifts from similar places where they lived.

Cool. My Mastodon account is on that instance, but I created it after the one here. See you there.

Here are more:

Engadget

Gizmodo

The Mary Sue. ‘Four out of five moopsies’

But why tho?

In the end, I just took @ValueSubtracted@startrek.website’s advice and have accounts on both

Interesting perspective. It may be too late for the main content producers to turn back the clock, but it’s great that Diller’s making the point to the production conglomerates and their investors that they have allowed the game to be defined by Netflix, Amazon and Apple, to their detriment and that of their creatives.

This is the kind of new, original content CW really needs - it turns out that their average audience demographic skews much older than their former collection of teen dramas would suggest.

I can see Trivial Pursuit really working and having potential to build own audience.

Congratulations to Levar Burton, and I really hope his show gives Jeopardy stiff competition.

For many of us, Lower Decks already established itself a few seasons back.

Also, I’d argue that Lower Decks success in attracting its own fans, new to Star Trek, and convincing them to tryout other shows in the franchise is the key measure of its success in broadening the base Trek audience.

This just seems to be one of the last turnovers from Paramount’s policy to bring all its new Trek content to its own streamer.

But then it removed Prodigy and is marketing its second season to others….

There are exceptions. Someone who was up until recently a teacher may fall into the category of being in a position of trust or authority towards the minor. Without knowing the legal precedents, it’s hard to know how much of an edge case this is.

From the JusticeThe following factors may be taken into account when determining whether a relationship is exploitative of the young person:

From the* Justice Canada webpage on Age of Consent*

Sexual exploitation A 16 or 17 year old cannot consent to sexual activity if:

• their sexual partner is in position of trust or authority towards them, for example their teacher or coach
• the young person is dependent on their sexual partner, for example for care or support the relationship between the young person and their sexual partner is exploitative

The following factors may be taken into account when determining whether a relationship is exploitative of the young person:

• the young person's age
• the age difference between the young person and their partner
• how the relationship developed (for example, quickly, secretly, or over the internet)
• whether the partner may have controlled or influenced the young person

Happy to be reminded of Fanastic Planet.

The name also reminded me of MGM’s incredibly influential mid 1950s groundbreaking high-end feature Forbidden Planet.

Any fan of Star Trek, Star Wars or other 60s and 70s science fiction who hasn’t seen Forbidden Planet should make the effort to hunt down a copy just to know where a lot of the tropes and design came from.

Well, now rye is a classic but democratic choice. I can see Quark seeking out something more exclusive - and high enough proof to be flammable. This should involve some flamboyant displays of bartending.

Glenora Distillery in Nova Scotia produces a genuine malted barley whiskey (aka scotch) called Glen Breton.

That said the firenado was in BC, home of long established wineries. The has its own higher end craft brandy and liqueur makers.

Yukon Territory has its own fairly high proof Wildberry Brandy made from regionally sourced fruits. At 40% alcohol, a layer of this on top would be workable for a flaming drink.

Noticeable that Paramount isn’t mentioned as joining in the AMPTP confab.

Ontario has ticks.

Most Europeans think they’re a scary tale.

We have rattlesnakes and scorpions in Canada.

Osoyoos BC is a true pocket desert, and we’ve made sure our kids raised in central Canada have had the opportunity to see its scorpions and rattlesnakes at the Nk’mip interpretation centre. They have a program there to mark the rattles with luminescent paint to protect them and reduce the roadkill of rattlers on local highways.

The semi-desert southern facing slopes of most interior southern BC mountains are home to rattlers and small cacti. Hike in leather boots.

And of course good BC children are taught to recognize and avoid black widow spiders at a young age.

It’s still in production.

As Waltke clarifies in the interview at the link:

Q …When the removal from Paramount+ was first announced, Prodigy was reported to be cancelled, but technically that isn’t right is it?

A. Yeah, as far as I know. There was a lot of confusion because it was kind of announced alongside a number of shows that were I believe, officially cancelled. But at the bottom of some of those articles, you saw the caveat of like, “Oh, we’re actually still producing our show and we’re shopping it around for the potential for more episodes and licensing.”

Is the video region-blocked?

Here’s a CNN link to the same video from the BC Fire Service.