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Thinking about "The Boss" a little more...

The full context of the line is that the Meep is saying that two-hearted aliens are very rare, and that's why they'll be interested in the Doctor.

Is this a "collector" situation? Is it Kivas Fajo, thus cementing DW as Star Trek canon?

Not a very good headline, but I love the glimpse behind the scenes.

I watched this video the other day expecting pretty fluffy content, but I was similarly impressed by the discussion of just how much it was Millie Gibson's show during the first filming block.

I think this is probably the weakest of the Tennant specials - RTD seems to enjoy starting new Doctors with relatively lightweight, farcical instalments. I think that makes sense, as it probably helps the exposition go down, but they remain my least favourite flavour of Who.

I remember reading that Beep the Meep was some kind of legacy character, but avoided spoilers. Nonetheless, I didn't find the big betrayal very surprising.

Resolving the meta-crisis in the first special did surprise me, but it was probably a good decision.

Regarding "The Boss" - do we think that's a mystery for another day? It doesn't really make sense for it to be Sutekh...

I read it as dabbling in a little populism, despite having won the election.

Star Trek rarely does predestination paradoxes, but...sometimes it does. Your idea sounds plausible.

Regarding a third season, I know you have said it’s possible. What is your level of confidence? Is this now just like any other show on Netflix awaiting a season pickup if it does well?

Kevin Hageman: I would guess more than doing well. We don’t know anything about season 3 yet. But what from what I see of Netflix when they do pickup shows for a season 3, which is very rare, it’s not about doing well, it has to do gangbusters.

Dan Hageman: Most things only get 2 seasons.

Kevin Hageman: I think it’s going to be a real challenge. And I think it has to be bigger than just the Star Trek audience watching it as much as they can. It’s about breaking into kids who are [not already fans]

Dan Hageman: But let’s also put it into perspective. Lower Decks is five seasons, but those seasons are 10 episodes. Ours is 20 episodes. We got 40 episodes. It’s a lot of content out there. So it kind of comes down to: are there large watch-throughs of the season? Where’s the appetite? Do people want more Prodigy? Obviously, Kevin and I want more Prodigy. But happy with how we left things off at the end of the season 2. We feel like there’s a nice place to stop, but also a new adventure to pick up if we want to.

Kevin Hageman: Doing a show like this is not cheap, doing 20 episodes. So, my hope is we get a great-sized audience, but if it’s not big enough to warrant another season, there’s always option B. Which would be, let’s do a 90-minute animated film, the sequel which could start the film franchise.

This is probably a good time to acknowledge that the current MB government isn't shaping up to have a great environmental record, taking a bold stand against the federal carbon tax and fighting to keep zebra-mussel-positive lakes to be kept open.

Okay, the lore on these things is convoluted-but-fun.

These alien vessels were provided to the Khitomer Alliance by a variant Iconian civilization that was found in a neighboring dimension, after a strike team that included an Aetherian ally helped ward off an existence-threatening attack by their variant version of the Borg. Significant similarities exist between these starships, and the Obelisk Carriers found in our own reality, though with more modernized technology and capabilities, including an even more resilient structural field, and improved mobility.

individual discussion threads for each episode that come out one or two a day,

BRB adding this as an option

Personally, I prefer option 1, if enough people are going to participate.

My Agents of Yesterday character became my main for a very long time - lots of fun.

I despise ranking things, as I find it reductive.

That said, I think "Boom," "73 Yards," and "Dot and Bubble" were all-timers, with every other episode being sone degree of "fine," in my opinion.

"Space Babies" probably comes in last.

I actually have a Dyson Sphere themed character, so I might have an excuse to use it regularly!

I want to see more screenshots, but it sure looks purdy.

It pains me, I blame everyone else.

Okay, I actually find it somewhat refreshing and/or hilarious when a writer eats some humble pie about some narrative nonsense.

I have to admit, I didn't even notice this specific occurrence - by this point, it was kind of a layer cake of nonsense, which...is not unusual for RTD season finales.

This sounds a lot like a defense of the episode, but it's not meant to be, not really. I just don't mind this specific narrative cheat, I guess.

All these years, and still no Pike City Pioneers uniforms. It ain't right.

But my takes will be lukewarm by then, at best...

Brinley at S&P Global Mobility says the rise of SUVs is a reflection of consumers' desire to get greater utility out of their vehicles, which means the capacity to move more people and cargo.

Adams said when choosing a vehicle, most SUV buyers don't make their decision based on something that's going to satisfy "95 to 99 per cent" of their driving needs, which is commuting and running errands.

"They purchase their vehicle for the one weekend of the year when 'I tow my boat up to the lake and I want to make sure I can do that,'" he said, noting "it is ironic when they make that purchase and then complain about high gas prices."

At this point, I'm giving up on the linear channels, and am keeping my attention on the app.

Of course, the app doesn't seem to contain information about what's "coming soon," so the season might just...appear there one day.

I think the secret to its success is that it puts narrative first, which makes it adaptable to all sorts of Star Trek nonsense.

I just wish the rulebook didn't embrace that ethos quite as much as it does!