JohnGaunt3.0
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I started to watch the first episode of this and stopped after Dr Crushers firefight. What blithering idiot came up with her weapon?! TOS phasers were powerful dangerous IMPROVED weapons compared to current technology. The pistol-grip version could kill armies, heat boulders redhot, vaporize stuff, etc. etc. This thing is the size of a super-soaker, fires 3 shots, has a range of approximately 30ft, then lights up like a Christmas tree and tells everyone nearby 1) you’re out of ammo and 2) where you are! WTF? Why not break into a haiku warning you to duck while reloading, or maybe chastising you for buying the stupid thing in the first place (Good Omens reference). Roddenberry’s Andromeda force lance could stop incoming artillery, EFC’s skrill could punch holes in a bank vault - this thing is a toy. I know that 90’s follow-on Trek has appearances by over-sized “phaser rifles” periodically, but those shows were mostly crap. Nerdrotic/Cullen/The Drinker all praised Picard Season 3 as a return to classic Trek goodness and the first thing I see is an incredible stupid production decision that is a literal slap in the face to the Science part of Science Fiction. Warp drives, transporters & androids paired with a weapon that would have been laughed off a 17th century battlefield! Star Trek can color me as a non-watcher forevermore.
Rant over – go on about your business.
Rant over – go on about your business.