Avery Kaplan

No one will know what's happening and it will just be depressing. Welcome to the world of creative writing

That’s very true. At the 2025 SDCC Trek panel, I remember that it was specifically Akiva who pitched the idea to the audience.

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Listen rather than read in this case, but thank you so much for sharing Keith!! 🖖🏻

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Keith is right! I know we’ll never get it again but imagine a new 22 episode season of Star Trek. Prodigy benefitted from 20 and they were even aired in chunks!

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You and I are of a kind

Deborah?!

Wow, fresh from the 90s. What a bizarre, possibly temporally displaced artifact

thanks anon I needed that, i hope you’re feeling a little better

Exactly. Admittedly I do enjoy basically all of the recast characters and I appreciate the Trek thriftiness of being able to reuse the SNW sets. But as you say… it’s incredibly well trodden ground and there is a whole universe of stories out there to explore

I agree. However I am not at all into the Year One idea. I’d rather have Lower Decks, Prodigy, Disco 2 or almost any new show*

*that isn’t “Star Trek: Space Force” or some other far right extremist nonsense

I know I’m crossing the Stars here, but: “We’re going to win this war not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love.”

worth remembering, David Lynch directed “fix your hearts or die” specifically at transphobes. it wasn’t a generic “no mean people allowed” statement, it was said by his Twin Peaks character in defense of a trans woman he cared for and deeply respected.

Just like fingers, Bat'Leth is hard to draw
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We just want to study our plants

Well I’m glad you’re fine but sorry that happened. What is wrong with people? Did they think they knew you?

Cute pic but are you OK??

Every. Damn. Day.

The way trans issues and trans lives have been covered by contemporary media is the ultimate example of talking about people like they're not in the room *while we're in the room* begging to speak.

A 15 minute flyby of the Cerritos on a drive-in screen could fix me

Well this rules

I wonder who could be responsible for this particular theft…

Same energy

I mean the secret Section 31 vault has a message that welcomes “visitors.” Why would that vault have visitors?!

I do have some regrets! But I am very happy with where I am now so maybe the long road was necessary

It’s hard for me to imagine. I remember doing a lot of what I wanted but being frequently concerned that I wasn’t being masculine enough. Like if people knew I enjoyed Buffy they’d figure out I was a girl, lol. And my writing was never genuine until I started being honest with myself. So, I guess…

How do you draw these lil freaks

Personally I think I would have enjoyed it much better as my actual gender 😅

Over on Comic News Insider this week, I have a review of Exploit #1 from @madcavestudios.com! It’s a well-done and unfortunately timely issue. Listen to the full episode here: