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sirlapins
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bobon123
Retromorphic
So funny i forgot to laugh
Helix08
God I hate Discovery. Writing is absolutely horrible
TheTripleLindy
Yourfriendlyneighborhoodvelociraptor
The most appropriate reaction gif.
michealangleo
EU here meaning Earth Union
sundaymondayhippyday
koshiroboto
The UK was part of the European hegemony when the United earth was formed.
Mithi
Not even an SF-writer could have foreseen an impossible act like this.
ThisGuyCraigy
The Tory party is now on minus 2000 MP but Boris (now a head in a glass jar) still won’t accept the fact that a No Deal Brexit is a bad idea
TongueTiedLabourerfromtheLandoftheLittlePeople
Is the federation democratic, actually?
antonGiffailure
Yes but starfleet does hold incredible amounts of influence.
Sauroctonus
We're not trying, we started as part of a dare, and we don't know how to stop.
bobbob1016
Why'd you use one like the Enterprise J that fights the sphere builders in like 26-2700?
neallo
Boris: making it so.
kumiko2
I wonder if they would have a similar timeline to ours, look back and call all this SJW nonsense the second dark age.
Nightcaste
Fortunately this is Discovery, which retconned itself out of existence.
MDtheGM
And yet, thankfully, there's season 3 on the way.
RichardLew
So where would that leave the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the other non-European countries?
blahblahblah89
PoopyProblem5
Brexit is the only meme thats lasted years
ahorseelbowdeepinme
Meanwhile, Gul Trump is trying to "grab 'em by the pah"
5FingeredFistagon
That’s gonna cost a lot of gold pressed latinum!
ahorseelbowdeepinme
hewitt1968
But they’re having a referendum in 2260, so everything should be settled soon ?
JollyJokzr
Do UK people realize the rest of the EU has had no input in this process whatsoever for years?
MrBodacious
Do you non UK people realise the UK people only got to have any choice to fuck this up just once - I think we nailed it
sundaymondayhippyday
bobon123
No, they think EU is working hard to sabotage Brexit, while now Brexit is in the news cycle in EU only when some hilarious blunder happens.
shoquastican
So....everyday then?
thesmelge
Some of us. The rest are content just blaming the EU for not giving us everything for free.
waxwingslain
This is literally the plot of season 5’s The Beast Below (Matt Smith). The entire UK getting on a spaceship and fucking off.
Ulthirm
Yeah but other countries did the same thing and it was to escape from the sun exploding.
waxwingslain
Yeah, but could have left earth as a fleet, but we just buggered off alone.
Ulthirm
You also stayed on earth longer than the rest so theres that, infact you remained so long that a (spoiler)
Ulthirm
space whale comes and saves you.
sirlapins
that is nasty ...but i like it . well said
stefansd
and, Dr. Who is now on the 433 doctor--now played by Betty White
bobbob1016
But that's like 2 a year...
HoochIsCrazzy
I...I'd watch that
zerby
You mean Betty White's Great great great granddaughter that only got the role because she's related to Betty White.
Phoenix0153
I'd actually start watching it
corelin
Season 4 of Sherlock is scheduled. Galavant just got season 3.
jennym123
Really. Anyone else would have been a waste.
DoctorPepperWho
Maahes0
For the 4th time
Mephisto000
I... wouldn’t hate it.
BlueDsc
I'd fucking love it.
skadalajara
Almost as good as Tom Baker.
PassiveCommenter
And Queen Elisabeth II is still alive and on the throne celebrating her Bismuth Jubilee.
orbitn
Lets wait till the Uranium Jubilee.
Maultasche
The next regeneration will be played by Keith Richards.
Denvercoder09
With Nic Cage as a companion
DoctorPepperWho
HouseofWeiner
Delaks are now BEEESSSSS
DoctorPepperWho
delaks
IVerifyPeoplesUsernames
What about Keanu Reeves?
orbitn
I think Keanu is the Buddha. I mean, he even played him once in a movie.
Denvercoder09
It'd be odd seeing as he was the 432nd Doctor
IPoisonedDorcasMutton
And Keanu Reeves playing the sympathetic anti hero.
augdee
Elizabeth II is still the queen and is last of remaining royal bloodline.
GuyFromDeathValley
That woman is going to outlive all of us
d0o0o0d
Queen Liz vs Keith Richards. Who will last longer?
skadalajara
It's a grudge. Neither will give the other the satisfaction.
MrBodacious
For the last year, at least, every poll shows a majority of UK voters would now choose to remain in the EU - by a margin of 5%.
MrBodacious
But of course the lunatics in charge of this asylum, say another referendum would be undemocratic
SexuallyAwkwardDonkey
It really annoys me, how can we call a referendum based on lies democratic? And how is a second vote for the people undemocratic?
Pyroite1
You cant just have another vote because you didn't like the outcome
VanClous
Yup, what stops them asking for a 3rd or 4th vote? The outcome will never please everyone.
soapydux
If you read the European Union Referendum Bill 2015 you will see it was pre-legislative and therefore is not a final say.
Davredz
If parliament stopped acting like children and worked together it would be a lot quicker
omglandshark
If Dodgy Dave Cameron hadn't had the referendum in the first place we'd never be in this mess.
TheVampireDante
Speldrawng
And Trump's presidency still stands as the worst in history.
Cheomesh
Nah my term in the 2040s was a disaster.
YouL0stTheGame
Honestly I doubt it
AccountCreatedToUpvoteDogs
This is a UK politics shit post. Let then have their moment.
Drestinblue
It's fine, we dont mind sharing
AccountCreatedToUpvoteDogs
Voting for Boris was sort of like voting for Trump. Stop copying us! I'm telling mom!
MichaelAndersen88
Worse than FDR? Or Nixon? Or Andrew Jackson?
Speldrawng
If it was just that he was stupid and weak, that'd be one thing. But he's actively destroying the US. It may never recover from the damage.
jbelt0924
Carter.
DeputyChiefJudgeFish
HES HISTORYS GREATEST MONSTER!
TheUpdootist
One of these is not like the other.
MofongoBalls
James Buchannon
EdwardStarsmith
Yes, yes, and um ... yes.
AudaciousCheeseburger
FDR?
DeputyChiefJudgeFish
Franklin Roosevelt. Not a bad president but a shit time was had by all.
AudaciousCheeseburger
I know who he is. Why is he among the worst ever presidents?
DeputyChiefJudgeFish
Not a clue only bad thing I ever heard about him was some of his new deal stuff didn’t pan out like he wanted.
sundaymondayhippyday
Comet260
I think the Earth Alliance from Babylon 5 would be much a better fit. Plenty of corruption in that org directed by Psi Corps.
orbitn
I'm rewatching the entire series now for about the tenth time. Superb series. Probably wouldn't go over so hot if made these days though
orbitn
I was a teen when it was on TV, B5 helped form my conception of how easily people can be strung along in heinous things.
DeputyChiefJudgeFish
Sounds like the EU to me
BennyHudson
And it’s still a fucking stupid idea
cousteau
Looks like you won't be getting an extra 350 millions per week in healthcare!
Comet260
Politicians are full of blindingly stupid ideas.
frozentoastbread
Yeah being an independent country is stupid.
NyQuilDaydream
And yet you guys get mad when anyone else wants their independence...
soapydux
Tanking the economy over a point of principle. Brilliant.
PhurbuMukpodom
cousteau
You're still dependent of the rest of the world. Let's all dig the UK off the ground and put it in a giant spaceship! Freedom at least!
nDroae
We've thought about doing that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beast_Below
ActionJohnnie
Independent from what?
cousteau
From the nazi oppressing EU who won't let the UK have a blue passport! *cries in oppressive red passport* (no seriously, this was a thing)
PhurbuMukpodom
PhurbuMukpodom
Reality?
omglandshark
Being part of the EU trading block is better than being at the whim of every other nation when it comes to negotiating trade agreements.
sundaymondayhippyday
Being part of the Federation and Star⭐️Fleet is better then being at the whim of The (enter anything/anyone here).
frozentoastbread
Iceland has a trade deal with China. Seems like they are fine! There's nothing wrong with an independent trade agreements.
Irreal
They are also part of the EEA, meaning free movement with th EU and has to follow EU law with certain exceptions.
SexuallyAwkwardDonkey
Iceland haven't pissed of half the world like us
Daanydoomboy
Good luck starting off from 0. UK goverment saod it will cost you tens of billions but have fun! At least you can do your own thing.
Daanydoomboy
Cus you couldnt do that before *pounds *leftdriving *system of measurement *...
Threatonis
of all the ships... you chose DISCOVERY!
Konargus
It called BREXIT this time
CaptGunpowder
Something something something Tardigrave Nipple Warp Drives will transport you to the Mushroom Kingdom
commentisrelevant
Jeeze, let people enjoy things. Discovery isn't that bad
Srcsqwrn
I love the Discovery ship design. :c [Not sure how well the show stands as I haven't seen it.]
orbitn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwhAq3F8NCE Cant wait till he updates the song to include Discovery ;]
MichaelAndersen88
He's trying to show Brexit in the best possible light.
TheFastpaws
I know right? The garbage show trying too hard to be woke and ignoring all lore while not feeling Trek at all. Out of all the series!
ToonamiT0M
True.
TheBlondSwede
Why not? It's a nice ship, from a great Star Trek show!
TitanAmaranth
yeah, pair one shitshow with another :P
gamesthatiplay
Discovery went to the future... to prove there's life after DS9 for Voyager to go home to.
MDtheGM
I mean, I love Discovery, 3rd best trek show for me, but I do agree here, Enterprise is so much more iconic. @ least use the DSC Enterprise
Srcsqwrn
Greetings! I'm curious as to why you like DIS. I've heard bad things about it, and it seems to hurt a lot of the canon. Can you elaborate?
MDtheGM
I do a few things differently than the people who dislike it. First I watch with a group of long time trekkies, all different tastes...
MDtheGM
some OG TOS fans, some more recent fans, the diverse group makes it much easier to not get caught up on the nitpicks...
MDtheGM
I also realize that, thanks to the blurays and such, and TNG-era stuff really doesn't hold up that well with fresh eyes...
beepdog
I'm okay with it. It's pretty. It's something different rather than a rehash.
beepdog
Barely.
orbitn
Really? To me, the discovery looks like a pizza cutter. And the show doesn't have much of the depth that trek should have :( Like the >
orbitn
rebooted movies, it's just a bunch of flashy pew-pew with a few "Hell yeah, science!" moments. It's no TNG/DS9 or even VOY.. yet.
beepdog
I still got a kick out of the spore drive jump effects. And I think the bridge looks pretty.
orbitn
The jump effects are neat even if the SD makes no sense in-canon or even with the tech framework established by TNG going forward.
orbitn
They can wedge it in there but the whole series doesn't feel right.. and the ship itself looks like a pizza cutter and slice. I just hope to
neallo
Confirmed. Got one for my birthday.
orbitn
Well, happy borgday to you then
FistfulOfAssholes
Based on your other comments I take it this is the ship in the CBS-online-only series?
RuneFang
Fire stick and watch anything you want. APK’s like cinema2
JoeT85
I liked the show, but not enough to pay for their streaming
AndrewBuggy
Its on Netflix.
TheFastpaws
Not in the USA.
gamesthatiplay
I don't even like the show and still paid. Its tough to enjoy. Esp the first 4 eps. But... they always end the season on good cliffhangers.
TheBlondSwede
I already pay for Netflix so it's cool with me. But even if it wasn't where I live, 10 dollars a month's still a bargain for newstar trek
EvilMadMonk
Netflix
EvilMadMonk
just so people understand it is on Netflix outside the US, Netflix even paid for the production but hey keep downvoting all you want.
ihaveaten
Discovery isn't on netflix.
AndrewBuggy
Thats news to me.. I just watched TWO seasons...legally.... on NETFLIX UK.
EvilMadMonk
Oustide of the US it is, Netflix even paid for the production of it.
TheBlondSwede
Yes it is. Which is great!
goldars
Not in the US but in other countries it is.
ImNotRacistBut
Not in Canada.
SpecialProjectY
In most countries it's on PirateBay.
stefansd
what have you got against Discovery?
SpecialProjectY
Using a glorified homosexual relationship as a plot device that universe revolves around and wouldn't exist without the one, true couple.
TatooineNomad
Its terrible.
ydwyrd
The "heroes" commit straight-up war crimes in the first episode. They literally use the same tactics as ISIS.
schrodingersasymmetric12gauge
Lens Flare
ImNotRacistBut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SHhySoXDcA
albester
Nothing effective, sadly.
NightfallEverdark
It is objectively terrible.
thundercactus
I thought it was good until they were already resorting to time travel in just the 7th episode. Not a big fan of the 40k dimension either.
JuiceSpringsteen8
Neckbeards tend to cry when someone changes anything that they're obsessed with.
WolfeCammando
STD, nuff said.
Threatonis
they literally develop holographic transmission IN DS9, yet Discovery which is PRE KIRK, has them? im sorry what?
C0mplicatedCreati0n
It's a TV show dude. Just have fun with it. And whatever else Discovery is, it is fun.
C0mplicatedCreati0n
Or dudette. Don't wanna go assuming, now would I.
Srcsqwrn
Sure, but what's wrong with the ship design?
TheBlondSwede
This is explained in the show though.
Tuppence442
The cringeworthy dialogue is the worst thing, it just pulls me right out of the show. RLM summed it up nicely: https://youtu.be/cn4fW0EInqw
orbitn
I love this and im stealing it.
Threatonis
"spore drive" never in the history of star trek has a SPORE drive been mentioned, NEVER has there been a human Klingon hybrid ship PRE KIRK
Zreen
Considering what happened at the end of season 2 that question is pretty much answered
TaylorT
The spore drive also would have ended VOY in one episode. They very directly ignore it as a huge continuity issue. Their solution was meh
TheBlondSwede
So? The Enterprise in TNG experiences things on multiple occasions just in season 1 that also would have ended VOY in one episode.
Textuality
Not only that, but the stole a lot of the stuff in the show from a guy's video game.
orbitn
What I don't like about it is it feels too much like the new movies. There's no depth to the story lines. TNG, DS9 even VOY had it's >
orbitn
moments - but there's more to trek than just flashy tech and space battles. Trek at it's best made you think. Discovery has had a couple
orbitn
episodes that approached that, but nothing that would stand up to TNG or DS9 at their best. But the first 2 seasons of those weren't >
orbitn
the best either and there is still hope. Also, IMHO, the ship is ugly.
Threatonis
IT FUCKS WITH LITERALLY EVERYTHING, THE ONLY THING I HAS IS THE NAME AND IT WAS A ONE OFF MENTION IN A COMIC BOOK
thundercactus
I thought it was pretty obvious that the show was one of those "alternate timeline" things or whatever.
XenomorphZZ
Nope, its in the "prime timeline" with all the other TV shows, although legally that might be dodgy considering the paramount cbs split
XenomorphZZ
speaking of which I hear they're merging back together because what the fuck is going on.
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Everything. It's the worst Star Trek series to date. The only one I haven't been able to finish, simply because it's so very very bad.
TheBlondSwede
That's the great thing about star trek, everyone can have different opinions without hard feelings. I think it's the second best star trek.
Zreen
Technically it's still going so at some point you might finish it once it finishes
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
That seems unlikely. Crap doesn't get better just because it gets older.
Zreen
Considering all post TOS series got much better after their own first seasons and how much Discovery has grown so far I'd say differently
Threatonis
look at the technology, it's literal centuries ahead of anything they should have, shit like this doesn't exist in tng, ds9 or voyager.
Zreen
It's to bridge between the new movies with the natural evolution based from Enterprise series
AvielMenter
I don't think it's in the same timeline as the JJ Abrams treks?
Zreen
And the producers likely felt if a portion of the audience is coming from the films regardless of DIS being prime then familiarity helps
AmbroseGudmaker
No, it's meant to be prime universe, before the split that caused the JJ timeline. I like ST:D btw
schrodingersasymmetric12gauge
The new movies officially establish an alternate timeline. Discovery is supposed to be a prequel to TNG with more lens flare.
Zreen
Prequel to TOS. Between The Cage and Where No Man Has Gone Before
Comet260
I really like Enterprise. Don't vaporize me.
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LurkerOfDarkness
They made some mistakes, but they didn't intentionally shit all over TOS-VOY. Over all they did pretty well.
AmbroseGudmaker
Nope, it's officially prime universe, not JJverse.
Zreen
And the producers likely felt if a portion of the audience is coming from the films regardless of DIS being prime then familiarity helps