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COMTE is the online handle of Christopher Paul Comte, a native of the great State… more »
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- Where do you buy your WOW Gold?: Feh, I steal it from unwary hunters.
- What do you like to read when you poop?: Teh Maakies
- Tushy or Tuchus
- What piece of art would you steal?: "The Lion of Nimrud", because it's already been stolen, and it seems only proper to steal it from the Asshole who now has it.
- What movie can you recite verbatim?: 2001: A Space Odyssey
in the past few hours
COMTE commented on Spoiled Rotten: Star Trek Into Darkness.
COMTE commented on Spoiled Rotten: Star Trek Into Darkness.
Well, I AM a Star Trek purist, have been literally since Day One, so...
The Enterprise in atmospheric flight didn't bother me too much, as this has been established several times (in addition to the TOS ep already cited, there was the Command Section re-entry in ST: Generations, as well as several planetary landings in Voyager), but most particularly in the 2009 reboot, where we see entire ships assembled on-the-ground, which then presumably must be launched into space. But, a ship constructed to handle the varying pressures of space, atmosphere AND under water? That's really pushing the physics, IMO.
As for the Klingon subplot, in TOS, tensions between the Federation & the Empire didn't seriously heat up until Kirk & Co. are well into their 5 year mission, so I could just as easily see Adm. Marcus using this as a convenient excuse for his jingoistic build-up of Starfleet's military functions. Again, mildly irritating, but not that big of a deal.
The super long-distance transporter issue was also established in the previous film, but like you say Paul, the device is used so indiscriminately, that it lacks any sort of logical internal consistency, which is just shitty writing, so far as I'm concerned.
But, Khan, where oh where to begin? How about this: even though it was established in the reboot that we're now in an alternate universe (caused by Nero's appearance and subsequent mucking with this universe's timeline), KHAN WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, since he was put into cryo-sleep some 300 years before those events occurred. As much as I like Cumberbatch as an actor, he was simply the WRONG choice physically: Khan Noonian Singh is a Sihk, from Northern India, NOT a London-born Caucasian. Making the argument that "well, it's an alternate universe, why CAN'T he be from London?" would only make sense if one also argues that Kirk could be Black, Uhura could be a male, and Scotty could be of French descent! Seriously, if you're going to fuck with nationalities and use "alternate universe!" as your rationale, why not go all the way with it?
Sloppy, just plain sloppy...
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The Enterprise in atmospheric flight didn't bother me too much, as this has been established several times (in addition to the TOS ep already cited, there was the Command Section re-entry in ST: Generations, as well as several planetary landings in Voyager), but most particularly in the 2009 reboot, where we see entire ships assembled on-the-ground, which then presumably must be launched into space. But, a ship constructed to handle the varying pressures of space, atmosphere AND under water? That's really pushing the physics, IMO.
As for the Klingon subplot, in TOS, tensions between the Federation & the Empire didn't seriously heat up until Kirk & Co. are well into their 5 year mission, so I could just as easily see Adm. Marcus using this as a convenient excuse for his jingoistic build-up of Starfleet's military functions. Again, mildly irritating, but not that big of a deal.
The super long-distance transporter issue was also established in the previous film, but like you say Paul, the device is used so indiscriminately, that it lacks any sort of logical internal consistency, which is just shitty writing, so far as I'm concerned.
But, Khan, where oh where to begin? How about this: even though it was established in the reboot that we're now in an alternate universe (caused by Nero's appearance and subsequent mucking with this universe's timeline), KHAN WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, since he was put into cryo-sleep some 300 years before those events occurred. As much as I like Cumberbatch as an actor, he was simply the WRONG choice physically: Khan Noonian Singh is a Sihk, from Northern India, NOT a London-born Caucasian. Making the argument that "well, it's an alternate universe, why CAN'T he be from London?" would only make sense if one also argues that Kirk could be Black, Uhura could be a male, and Scotty could be of French descent! Seriously, if you're going to fuck with nationalities and use "alternate universe!" as your rationale, why not go all the way with it?
Sloppy, just plain sloppy...
10:46 AM
COMTE commented on Rightwing Anti-Gay French Activist Commits Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral.
COMTE commented on Rightwing Anti-Gay French Activist Commits Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral.
@14:
Which itself is lifting most of the salient details directly from an article posted by The Daily Mail.
So @10, perhaps you should do just a teensy bit of research the next time you the Pavlovian urge for knee-jerk criticism strikes you.
Dipshit.
Which itself is lifting most of the salient details directly from an article posted by The Daily Mail.
So @10, perhaps you should do just a teensy bit of research the next time you the Pavlovian urge for knee-jerk criticism strikes you.
Dipshit.
12:49 PM yesterday
COMTE commented on Instant Karma Gonna Getchoo.
COMTE commented on Instant Karma Gonna Getchoo.
Dang, missed winning that Darwin Award by thiiiiiiiss much!
May 16
COMTE commented on Obama Has "No Apologies" for Spying on Reporters.
COMTE commented on Obama Has "No Apologies" for Spying on Reporters.
@1:
Unless there was some specific aspect of the murder that placed it in federal jurisdiction, then probably not.
Unless there was some specific aspect of the murder that placed it in federal jurisdiction, then probably not.
May 16
COMTE commented on Occupy Offshoot Blockades Home to Save South Park Man From Eviction.
COMTE commented on Occupy Offshoot Blockades Home to Save South Park Man From Eviction.
@15:
That may be the case in certain parts of Seattle, but from what I've seen, the farther south one goes, the less likely one is to find property values "skyrocketing"; quite the opposite, in fact.
That may be the case in certain parts of Seattle, but from what I've seen, the farther south one goes, the less likely one is to find property values "skyrocketing"; quite the opposite, in fact.
May 16
COMTE commented on Star Trek Into Darkness: Less Space, More Opera.
COMTE commented on Star Trek Into Darkness: Less Space, More Opera.
Oh, @7, you HAD to go there, didn't you?
May 15
COMTE commented on The White House Strikes Back.
COMTE commented on The White House Strikes Back.
By the time November 2014 rolls around, voters are going to have completely forgotten these particular so-called "scandals" (not that that will stop the GOP from beating the dead horses into "pate d' cheval", of course).
The real question is: can the GOP continue to generate enough "scandal of the week" type outrages over the next 18 months to keep the faithful in a perpetual state of mouth-foaming, and if so, is there a saturation point where even the staunchest Wing-Nut simply runs out of umbrage? Because the general public will no doubt have reached that point long before Election Day.
The real question is: can the GOP continue to generate enough "scandal of the week" type outrages over the next 18 months to keep the faithful in a perpetual state of mouth-foaming, and if so, is there a saturation point where even the staunchest Wing-Nut simply runs out of umbrage? Because the general public will no doubt have reached that point long before Election Day.
May 15
COMTE commented on Want to Avoid Buying Monsanto Products?.
COMTE commented on Want to Avoid Buying Monsanto Products?.
Link on Google Play seems to be down - could be they've pulled the app due to a bug report.
May 15
COMTE commented on A Critical Overview of The Stranger.
COMTE commented on A Critical Overview of The Stranger.
Harry Knowles? I'm surprised he hasn't he died of a massive coronary brought about from a diet consisting exclusively of movie theatre junk food.
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Majel Barrett wasn't married to Roddenberry at the time she was cast as Number One in the first TOS pilot; they were married in late 1969, after the end of the third season and the show had already been cancelled - for the second time - by NBC.