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Alcubierre’s theoretical proof of concept for warp drives was created in the mid 1990s nearly 30 years after TOS first broadcast and TNG had completed its run.

Probably the most salient point - one cannot credibly claim that the warp drive was "based on science" that hadn't yet been published, and wouldn't be for three decades.

1. I said nothing of the sort.

2. Star Trek's warp drive isn't really an Alcubierre drive at all.

they dont however operate in a separate space outside of normal reality

Well, that would be difficult to prove one way or the other.

But since we've already got the fictional construct of subspace, the notion of a mycelial species that can extend through it seems...within the realm of truthiness, all things considered.

The part I've never fully grasped is how one travels along the network, but then, I've never fully grasped how the warp coils are supposed to work, either.

Well, it's not closed closed, as far as we know. But filming on SFA is done, and there's nothing active until we hear something about a renewal.

SNW filmed at a different Toronto-area studio that CBS owns directly, but obviously there's no current Trek production there, either.

Oh neat, the cookbook! We did an AMA with Chelsea Monroe-Cassel back in the Reddit days. She seemed cool.

I vaguely remember owning Best Destiny when I was a kid - that sucker was first published in 1992.

I found The Enterprise War tough to get in to, but once I did, I enjoyed it.

I supported Section 31 until I saw it.

Hey, nothing wrong with optimism.

Hell, I still think that story could have been decent, had it been a 10-episode series as originally intended.

But yeah, I think SFA has turned out a very strong first season, so far.

And of course, the Vietnam War is the perfect setting when you're not looking to make jingoistic propaganda.

After I made this post, I read that Apocalypse Now was a direct influence of this, and...well yeah, that tracks.

As long as Star Trek remains popular enough, I think it might be advantageous to not be considered one of the "crown jewels" - flying under the radar has its advantages.

David Ellison seems to genuinely love movies - I had high-ish hopes back when he was initially looking to buy Paramount for that reason.

Unfortunately, he also seems to be willing to trample over anyone and their grandmother in order to make those movies.

I really despise having to read the tea leaves about this stuff, but in the absence of solid information here we are.

An interesting anecdote that I've noticed is that two podcasts (Star Trek Academy, which I recommended a few days ago, and Larry Nemecek over on his YouTube channel) have said that SFA has led to a large increase in their audience. What does it mean? Who knows!

Ah, the tail end of a season, when the publicity stills are even less informative than usual.

As the year comes to an end, Caleb must choose between the life he thought he wanted and the life he’s built for himself at Starfleet Academy. Meanwhile, Nahla breaks protocol in one final gambit to keep a promise to Caleb.

Sounds like the rumours I saw that Tatiana Maslany would be back this week are likely true.

I won't pretend to be an expert, and I do hope that someone out there will get an actual therapist to guest on a podcast or soemthing to talk about the episode, but I do know that therapeutic confrontation is a real thing.