Subject: Oh, brother...
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Posted on: 2019-05-15 12:08:00 UTC
On first read I didn't even notice what Minh said about Discovery fans. Minh, this kind of behavior is Not Okay.
Subject: Oh, brother...
Author:
Posted on: 2019-05-15 12:08:00 UTC
On first read I didn't even notice what Minh said about Discovery fans. Minh, this kind of behavior is Not Okay.
Seth MacFarlane's The Orville has been confirmed for a third season, despite fears from fans that it would be struck down by the Mouse (following their merger with Fox) due to poorly ratings for Season 2.
https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2019/05/13/orville-will-return-sbs-viceland-season-3
I, for one, am elated. I've been waiting anxiously for confirmation since the last episode of Season 2 'The Road not Taken'.
If you haven't watched the Orville: Watch it. Now. It's frakking amazing. It's not just Family Guy in space. It's a show that maintains the legacy of the Star Trek franchise, without being part of said franchise. It's a homage, it's a love-letter by MacFarlane (who's a massive Trekkie), and it's a much better show than that farce of a show 'Star Turd: Discovery'
If you watched the Orville, and didn't like it or get into it; watch it again. You're obviously lying. What sort of person couldn't like the Orville? ;)
If you seriously didn't enjoy it, that's your decision. You can choose not to like it. I wouldn't think of you as less of a person. However, if you hate the Orville, but like STD, then I'd be inclined to think words like 'Drekkie' or 'Carrier'.
Sorry. I'll shut up about Discovery now. I'll try not to mention it again. I'll do anything that I can to avoid being toxic about that show.
Now, who wants to watch The Orville
Who's watched it already?
Anyone?
Listen, man, the poop jokes where you replace the show's name with a poop word are really, really funny, good on ya, I appreciate it, it really does feel like something right out of Seth McFarlane's oeuvre.
But can you give it a rest?! This isn't a bloody Nostalgia Critic video, your subscriber count and week's pay isn't dependent on how many poop butt fart puns you make. We get it, everyone gets it, Starman Discovery is Bad and it spells out the funny sex disease acronym.
I respect your passion, mate, I very much do. That sorta passion in fan communities is exactly why Star Trek has lasted so long, has made such a huge impact on popular culture. And this is a fandom-centric community, so that sorta passion is what's fueled this entire place for so bloody long, too. We're driven by that kinda stuff.
But surely there are more constructive outlets for it beyond irrelevant childish potshots and calling its fans diseased?
Look at the entire basis of the PPC: rather than just complaining incessantly about a bad fanfiction or bad trends within fanfiction, it, instead, uses bad fanfiction as a launching off point to create its own mythos, it's own storytelling and characters and world and so on and so forth. An entirely new and unique work of art has been added to the world!
Complaining about bad things is fun for a bit, I know, I would absolutely know, because I find myself doing the same thing, too. But other than letting some steam off, maybe getting a few chortles from mates, it's pointless. And if you let it just fester too long, it gets outright toxic!
Not only is this getting old, you’re also taking out your hatred for a show on its fans, which is Very Much Not Cool.
On first read I didn't even notice what Minh said about Discovery fans. Minh, this kind of behavior is Not Okay.
Since this is generally what I was saying. =P
Minh, I tried to say this to you before as subtly and nicely as I could (which might not have been much, since I'm not a subtle or a nice person, but I did try my best): your constant ragging on Discovery is getting really, really tiresome.
We *know* you hate it and think it's awful. We get it, we really do, even if not everyone agrees. But must you bring it up at every. Single. Available opportunity?
;)