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QuiGonFishing · Saturday at 12:12 PM

I think I’ve discovered the secret of photographing and/or displaying T’Pol.

Low Light.

As soon as you hit her with full on studio lights, or even display her in a very bright display case or in bright daylight in an open room, those eyes pick up said light, reflect it back, and she winds up looking like a straight face emoji:

But place her under indirect subtle lighting, the eyes surrender their dominance over her face, and viola! T’Pol!

I have her on her stand on a side table next to me in the living room facing a window and in the late morning light, she looks like all the early photos (see the emoji pic above). I don’t think I’ve ever observed this phenomenon to quite this level in any other figure I’ve had. But the good news is that she can look quite AMAZING if you follow these guidelines, at least in my view.

afrog · Saturday at 2:23 PM

QuiGonFishing said:
...place her under indirect subtle lighting, the eyes surrender their dominance over her face...

I love it when poetry and science marry!

DParga21 · Saturday at 3:22 PM

afrog said:
I love it when poetry and science marry!

It's even more beautiful when you read it in Liam Neeson's voice.

QuiGonFishing · Saturday at 4:58 PM

DParga21 said:
It's even more beautiful when you read it in Liam Neeson's voice.

That’s My voice

QuiGonFishing · 2025-01-19T12:26:26-0500

Not really figure related, but am I the only one with pretty much no interest in this Section 31 movie? I’m on record as being a big Discovery fan, and I enjoyed Michelle Yeoh in her role as Captain Georgiou, and her appearance as the Emperor in the Mirror Universe was an interesting twist, but from the previews I’ve seen, the movie looks like a circus and nothing very Star Trek about it.

I’m sure there will have to be some ties to the Trek universe we’re familiar with at some point (most likely the introduction and/or the final act) but it’s just not grabbing me. It’s like they’re expecting “Academy Award Winner, Michelle Yeoh” to be 100% of the draw, or they would have put something more familiar in the previews.

Knowing how much of a fan NT is of Ms. Yeoh, I wonder if this Trek extension will draw EXO into some limited release figures (assuming the movie would not require a separate license). Anyway, I hope I’m wrong and the movie is excellent, but I’m going to let others watch it first and report back!

Johnny Utah · 2025-01-19T12:40:01-0500

It's out next Friday. I had no idea until Yeoh was on Graham Norton Friday night.

StarDude · 2025-01-19T12:41:02-0500

This movie will be terrible. The Emperor is an incredibly horrible and try-hard character. She's really bad. One of the absolute worst aspects of Discovery, an already truly terrible show.

Pauln6a · 2025-01-19T12:56:55-0500

QuiGonFishing said:
Not really figure related, but am I the only one with pretty much no interest in this Section 31 movie? I’m on record as being a big Discovery fan, and I enjoyed Michelle Yeoh in her role as Captain Georgiou, and her appearance as the Emperor in the Mirror Universe was an interesting twist, but from the previews I’ve seen, the movie looks like a circus and nothing very Star Trek about it.

I’m sure there will have to be some ties to the Trek universe we’re familiar with at some point (most likely the introduction and/or the final act) but it’s just not grabbing me. It’s like they’re expecting “Academy Award Winner, Michelle Yeoh” to be 100% of the draw, or they would have put something more familiar in the previews.

Knowing how much of a fan NT is of Ms. Yeoh, I wonder if this Trek extension will draw EXO into some limited release figures (assuming the movie would not require a separate license). Anyway, I hope I’m wrong and the movie is excellent, but I’m going to let others watch it first and report back!

I do get the impression that the modern writers think that Star Trek is outdated conceptually and they keep trying find ways around it. I would have thought that a series featuring characters outside of Starfleet would not be a stretch - Firefly in the Star Trek universe. I'm not sure that S31 appeals that much. Its premise is that the utopia of the Federation is only built on breaches of 'human/alien' rights and that diplomacy is for losers. I will watch it but it doesn't sit well with me.

davejames · 2025-01-19T13:42:50-0500

QuiGonFishing said:
Not really figure related, but am I the only one with pretty much no interest in this Section 31 movie? I’m on record as being a big Discovery fan, and I enjoyed Michelle Yeoh in her role as Captain Georgiou, and her appearance as the Emperor in the Mirror Universe was an interesting twist, but from the previews I’ve seen, the movie looks like a circus and nothing very Star Trek about it.

I’m sure there will have to be some ties to the Trek universe we’re familiar with at some point (most likely the introduction and/or the final act) but it’s just not grabbing me. It’s like they’re expecting “Academy Award Winner, Michelle Yeoh” to be 100% of the draw, or they would have put something more familiar in the previews.

Knowing how much of a fan NT is of Ms. Yeoh, I wonder if this Trek extension will draw EXO into some limited release figures (assuming the movie would not require a separate license). Anyway, I hope I’m wrong and the movie is excellent, but I’m going to let others watch it first and report back!

Yeah I was a big fan of Yeoh on Discovery and even liked how S31 was depicted on the show before, but nothing about this movie is grabbing me so far. And with it's random group of outlaws and misfits it's reminding me more of some generic Zack Snyder scifi action flick than something with Trek in it.

And I'm also wondering what the point was of having Rachel Garrett in this if there's no connection whatsoever with the Enterprise C and she's just another member of this crazy group. Feel like she was only added for the buzz and name recognition.

Hell I'm starting to wonder if we'll even see a freakin starship in this movie. Lol

afrog · 2025-01-19T14:29:18-0500

When it comes to Star Trek I’m strictly old school. Anything after Enterprise has been of little to no interest to me. I never saw Discovery, I never heard of this S31 and I don’t know Yeoh from Yo-Yo Ma. So there.

Skyroes · 2025-01-19T16:05:01-0500

QuiGonFishing said:
Not really figure related, but am I the only one with pretty much no interest in this Section 31 movie?

You’re definitely not alone. The trailer looks dreadful and has the typical dumbed down dialogue so it’s an easy pass.

How hard is it to create a series that is post-Voyager with a new ship and crew? Bring in some of the old guard creative talents (e.g. Ronald D. Moore) and let’s get back to storylines and issues with substance.

Heavy Metal Spike · 2025-01-19T16:32:34-0500

Johnny Utah said:
It's out next Friday. I had no idea until Yeoh was on Graham Norton Friday night.

I had to stop watching that a couple of years back - love Graham's sharp/cutting wit & talent, but became increasingly ticked-off by several of the guests.

I settle for the occasional YouTube clip that catches my eyes instead

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MarkKing · 2025-01-19T16:48:51-0500

afrog said:
When it comes to Star Trek I’m strictly old school. Anything after Enterprise has been of little to no interest to me. I never saw Discovery, I never heard of this S31 and I don’t know Yeoh from Yo-Yo Ma. So there.

I too think that is when Star Trek ended

Incredible, we saw the destruction of so many franchises. Star Wars, Star Trek, Terminator, comics! Heck Power Rangers.

The magic people had is gone. The new generation can't cut it. Too much cooks in the kitchen, CGI makes movies worse.

My theory is NOTHING is really meant to be a franchise. Two or three movies tops and that's it. Terminator ended for me after T2.

I think fans need to decide their own cannon in their heads as everything is convoluted and terrible. Star Trek after enterprise, never happened. Star Wars only has 6 movies and so on.

Heavy Metal Spike · 2025-01-19T16:51:04-0500

Well, each to their own - but I think Strange New Worlds is AMAZING!

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JohnnyStarTrek · 2025-01-19T17:03:03-0500

afrog said:
When it comes to Star Trek I’m strictly old school. Anything after Enterprise has been of little to no interest to me. I never saw Discovery, I never heard of this S31 and I don’t know Yeoh from Yo-Yo Ma. So there.

I'd even say after Voyager it starts to get sketchy. Berman & Braga were running on fumes, but at least Enterprise has that era's sensibilities

MarkKing said:
I too think that is when Star Trek ended

Incredible, we saw the destruction of so many franchises. Star Wars, Star Trek, Terminator, comics! Heck Power Rangers.

The magic people had is gone. The new generation can't cut it. Too much cooks in the kitchen, CGI makes movies worse.

My theory is NOTHING is really meant to be a franchise. Two or three movies tops and that's it. Terminator ended for me after T2.

I think fans need to decide their own cannon in their heads as everything is convoluted and terrible. Star Trek after enterprise, never happened. Star Wars only has 6 movies and so on.

100%

Mike86 · 2025-01-19T17:22:42-0500

For me Enterprise is the cut off for classic Star Trek. TNG through ENT all felt relatively cohesive and like a modern (for the time) progression of TOS.

Something about new Star Trek just doesn’t have the same feeling to it. It’s more cold and harsh. Tries to be more edgy and dark while throwing in lots of action.

Skyroes · 2025-01-19T18:00:46-0500

MarkKing said:
I too think that is when Star Trek ended

Incredible, we saw the destruction of so many franchises. Star Wars, Star Trek, Terminator, comics! Heck Power Rangers.

The magic people had is gone. The new generation can't cut it. Too much cooks in the kitchen, CGI makes movies worse.

My theory is NOTHING is really meant to be a franchise. Two or three movies tops and that's it. Terminator ended for me after T2.

I think fans need to decide their own cannon in their heads as everything is convoluted and terrible. Star Trek after enterprise, never happened. Star Wars only has 6 movies and so on.

I consider myself lucky to have had my childhood/teen years spread across the 80s/90s - it was really a golden age for a lot of the favourites you mentioned.

While I’m not expecting Trek to make a return to the 1990s formula, I am hopeful that the pendulum does swing back or at least balances.

The problem with a lot of entertainment these days is it’s not really separating itself from the first world problems of today, everyone is a victim of some “injustice”. I think the average person has had enough of the constant barrage.

Give me some quality sci-fi centred around capable and believable characters who work together as professionals to resolve whatever issue they face and bring back some optimism.

davejames · 2025-01-19T18:15:20-0500

I think the dumbing down started with Enterprise myself, with the super generic stories and simplistic dialogue. And it reached it's apex with the JJ films.

For my taste the writing got a lot better with DSC and SNW, but they probably did go way overboard with reinventing the Trek universe we know and love. And I can understand why that turned off so many older fans.

afrog · 2025-01-19T18:42:05-0500

JohnnyStarTrek said:
I'd even say after Voyager it starts to get sketchy. Berman & Braga were running on fumes, but at least Enterprise has that era's sensibilities

100%

Actually, what I meant to say is that even after TNG I lost interest until Enterprise. So, in other words, for me, even DS9 and Voyager didn't cut it. But that's just me.

QuiGonFishing · 2025-01-19T18:47:56-0500

afrog said:
Actually, what I meant to say is that even after TNG I lost interest until Enterprise. So, in other words, for me, even DS9 and Voyager didn't cut it. But that's just me.

I felt the same way about DS9 initially, and gave up on it midway through season two. Badly sitting here and waiting for things to happen didn’t work for me at first. Then when Worf joined the cast, I lasted another half dozen episodes or so before I gave up again. But then I decided to do a complete rewatch a few years later, and it became one of my favorites.

Just kidding! Jadzia was all I ever needed!

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