As a purist, we can agree that the only real series was TNG, this was the cornerstone, built on the hallowed but kind of silly ground made by the original series, but followed by DS9 when we grew up a little, and we can kinda accept Voyager was a thing that happened somewhere in the distance but we don’t get too close.
There was nothing else. The franchise ended and we all moved on, happy for the good run. “ALL GOOD THINGS…”
A purist would know that it’s not Star Trek if Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are not present. We don’t need French men with English accents or William T. Ripoff!
why should anyone care about your arbitrary opinion
By this metric, what’s the point of even browsing any forums or websites at all? Everything is someone’s arbitrary opinion, if it makes you feel bad to read something you disagree with, you can’t fix that outside of yourself.
I guess you missed the part where he quoted the exact part of your comment that he was replying to. Or do you just want to ignore that part so you don’t have to defend it?
Focus that energy on areas that are making people actually contentious and hateful towards each other like rampant capitalistic greed, subversion of democracy and internet grifters who manufacture hate for engagement. Talking shit about the shows we like and don’t like is fun.
People have been debating their standards for media, entertainment and franchises for longer than we have written history. Literally, look up Roman graffiti. It’s fine, it’s fun even. If you’re seeing malice and stress in these kinds of debates, you need to back away from it entirely for a bit. Just don’t get involved, stay healthy.
part of that is calling out negative behaviours. critique is one thing. but there are too many shitbirds today who think it’s somehow cool and erudite to yuck other people’s yums.
as you said, a lot of the blame for encouraging and normalizing that behaviour goes to grifters, social media, capitalism. but every person gets to make a choice on what kind of person they want to be today and what energy they want to put out.
I just wish I saw more Star Wars references but not that bootleg Disney crap, I like my star wars like I like my bands in the EU.
As a purist, we can agree that the only real series was TNG, this was the cornerstone, built on the hallowed but kind of silly ground made by the original series, but followed by DS9 when we grew up a little, and we can kinda accept Voyager was a thing that happened somewhere in the distance but we don’t get too close.
There was nothing else. The franchise ended and we all moved on, happy for the good run. “ALL GOOD THINGS…”
A purist would know that it’s not Star Trek if Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are not present. We don’t need French men with English accents or William T. Ripoff!
wtf is a Star Trek “purist” and why should anyone care about your arbitrary opinion?
Burn the heretic!
By this metric, what’s the point of even browsing any forums or websites at all? Everything is someone’s arbitrary opinion, if it makes you feel bad to read something you disagree with, you can’t fix that outside of yourself.
I love that your response to what a “star trek purist” is is a defense of bs opinions on the internet
My actual response to someone so cynical and unable to relax and banter about hobbies and fandoms is to block them. Bye.
I guess you missed the part where he quoted the exact part of your comment that he was replying to. Or do you just want to ignore that part so you don’t have to defend it?
you mean like they ignored the part of me asking what a “star trek purist” is? maybe you can shed some light on that.
You take this shit so seriously that I think you are having some issues.
you keep responding but i’m taking it seriously😂😂
this kind of negativity doesn’t help Star Wars, or any fandom.
Yeah I’ve spoken to enough young people who watched the prequels first that I no longer begrudge them their nostalgia.
I just don’t share it, and that’s ok. I’d rather define myself by what I enjoy than what I turn my nose up at.
Speaking of, have you heard the good word of Andor?? It’s the best thing to happen to Star Wars since greebles!!!
lol i HAVE heard the Good News! XD
life is just a lot more fun when you enjoy stuff rather than hate stuff.
the OT, i love it, i grew up on it, it has some really naff bits in it. XD this just IS Star Wars. the cornball stuff was baked in from the beginning.
Are you new on the internet?
no, but i am sick of it. we don’t have to be this way.
Focus that energy on areas that are making people actually contentious and hateful towards each other like rampant capitalistic greed, subversion of democracy and internet grifters who manufacture hate for engagement. Talking shit about the shows we like and don’t like is fun.
People have been debating their standards for media, entertainment and franchises for longer than we have written history. Literally, look up Roman graffiti. It’s fine, it’s fun even. If you’re seeing malice and stress in these kinds of debates, you need to back away from it entirely for a bit. Just don’t get involved, stay healthy.
part of that is calling out negative behaviours. critique is one thing. but there are too many shitbirds today who think it’s somehow cool and erudite to yuck other people’s yums.
as you said, a lot of the blame for encouraging and normalizing that behaviour goes to grifters, social media, capitalism. but every person gets to make a choice on what kind of person they want to be today and what energy they want to put out.
more ppl need to start choosing the good.
Critique of media is so fun! It’s the clannish obsession with fighting over the objectively “true” instance of a piece of media that’s so tiring.
Though I agree it’s small potatoes, and usually just a proxy for generational or class fielty divisions.