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“Lower Decks was made by people who hate Star Trek”
No, lower decks was made by people who love Star Trek enough to make an entire show about everything Star Trek is, to put in references to episodes that barely anyone knows about, to watch all of Star Trek enough to know every stereotype and running gag in the fandom, and to still make the show able to stand on its own 2 feet.
They put in a reference to the animated series episode “the infinite Vulcan” where Spock is cloned to be a massive Vulcan, they put in a reference in the comics about “The way to Eden” in their first edition, these are people who care about Star Trek enough to find every nook and cranny of it, and create a likeable show about it.
I am also a firm believer that if you truly like a show, you are able to point out that it does have flaws, and to accept that, and I feel that lower decks does that perfectly. It shows that your little perfect Star Trek show has flaws and inconsistencies, but shows that you can still enjoy watching the show, as well as you can fix those mistakes or just have it be funny.
I really like lower decks. 🫠
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some of my favorite funny spirk moments from the original series. subtitles included. enjoy!
Star Trek can make as many new series and movies as they like, and still nothing will ever truly beat the golden awkwardness of this one shining minute of dialogue.
CATS
AND
STAR TREK
I-
gay little space cats??!?!?!!
k/s is that ship where at first you don’t ship it but understand it, then you start feeling the ship and then, before you realize it, the two have taken over your thoughts, mind and maybe life.
I don’t even have a caption for this help me help me there are gay people in my head and they won’t leave
tell me more about sopek i beg you
Absolutely!!
Sopek is the 19 year old astrophysicist aboard the U.S.S Eridani, a constitution-class starship captained by Captain Saavik. He’s one of the characters featured in the storyline/project series which is being posted about in more detail soon at @startrek-eridani ! (He’d be very disappointed I did such a rush-job on this portrait. You can’t rush perfection.)
Here’s some facts about Sopek:
- He joins Starfleet at 17 and fast-tracks his studies so he graduates in two years, focusing mainly on his astrophysics and tangential scientific studies.
-in hindsight, he probably should’ve spent the full 4 years there actually gaining experience, learning about human social mores, and making connections with others because he’s sorely lacking in understanding of human culture by the time he’s on the Eridani. He failed to consider this. Whoops. But he’s Sopek so he thinks he’ll get along just fine regardless
- he doesn’t tell anyone who his parents are nor does he share his clan name. He doesn’t want anything getting in the way of his chances of getting onto the Eridani (including potential biases against the kid of the woman who incited kal-if-fee on spock)
-he started a club for Human Studies while at the academy because he’s so desperately lost when it comes to the stuff humans reference and a lot of the behaviors they exhibit, their media, etc. The handful of Vulcans who are also attending the academy at the same time, plus a scattering of other alien races all join the club and Study Intensely and Take Notes to try and figure out the enigma that is human socialization. He persuades (intimidates) one (1) human into coming by every semester and grading their Findings, and every semester the club is sorely disappointed to be told everything they thought they figured out is actually not on the mark at all.
-the human who he continuously gets to do the grading is Terrance Riley, son of Kevin Riley. Terrance actually ends up serving aboard the Eridani too, so he becomes Sopek’s go-to for Human Consultations. Terrance is too scared to refuse his questions :)
-once he’s aboard the Eridani, he learns of a phenomenon some of the crew members partake in called “girl’s night”. It becomes his life’s mission to be formally invited to girl’s night for anthropological reasons. (Also one of the male crew is always invited to girl’s night so he wants to be included too >~< )
-He’s not as well-versed in cross-studies and other fields (unlike his idol Spock :/) due to his hyper focus on his contributions to findings in his field of specialization. In other words, this man couldn’t throw a punch, run a mile, or cook a meal to save his life prior to starfleet survival training. What can he say? He’s a ShiKahrian snob and we love him for it
-he was given the choice of whether or not he had to go through the kahs-wan, and chose to do so (motivations may or may not have involved potential bragging rights). made it through the kahs-wan by just chilling in a hideout at night and stealing eggs from a Teresh-kah nest. He secretly thinks his little commemorative kahs-wan bicep tattoo looks dope as fuck, logically speaking in terms of aesthetics
-Stonn and T’Pring do not force him to be bonded at the age of seven due to their own experiences with the traditional rituals, so Sopek remains unbonded. Some of his clan elders are concerned about this choice, but Sopek isn’t worried at all, and thinks if he really NEEDED to form an emergency bond with someone, he’d have no problem securing one in a pinch. There’s no shortage of people who would want to be secured to him. It’s only logical- after all, he thinks he’s Vulcan’s Green Gift^TM to the galaxy
-his parents may have unwittingly unleashed a monster
-what did they expect? He’s an only child
-he def wears finely embroidered Vulcan robes of high quality as casual wear (and the embroidery matches his eyes. He’s so julia)
- he may or may not imagine Spock giving him advice when he meditates sometimes
-he may or may not have an Interest (crush) on a certain Betazoid communications officer aboard the Eridani… we’ll learn more about her in a post I’m gonna make soon!
-maybe the whole simping for a cool woman out of his league thing is genetic on his father’s side
-he may or may not be the Actual Worst when it comes to actual, real life flirting. His idea of a marriage proposal is telling someone their work is adequate and then very swiftly fleeing the room
That’s all I’ve got for now without any significant spoilers! I think Sopek would be Very satisfied with all the attention he’s already generating on tumblr dot com (he’s so diva superstar).
<333 thank you for your interest
Nurse Chapel on deck <333
Hey guys so this is a project my friend @purple-iris has been working on for a bit (with some minor contributions from myself), it’s basically a “lost media” tv show of Captain Saavik and her crew serving aboard the U.S.S Eridani getting into all kinds of adventures! There’s been 4 seasons worth of episodes plots outlined for trekkies to use as prompts for Trek fanfiction or artwork or, well, anything really! There’s a lot more to come, including posts about the plot of the show, descriptions of the characters, some artwork (expect some fanart from me pretty soon), so stay tuned if you’re interested in learning more!
STAR TREK: Eridani (1994-1998)
Screen captures of the opening credits of season 1 (Fall 1994- Spring 1995)
Sketch of my Queen Janice
I was talking to my friend and it hit me that there is SO much potential for a My Big Fat Greek Wedding Spirk AU.
Like dude. Just picture it.
30 something year old Spock trying to live his life and gain some autonomy from the bounds of Vulcan culture and trying to date Kirk in secret. Spock having a big ass family and the reason he keeps not telling Jim about his relatives is because he can’t keep track of them there’s so many. Instead of a bunch of cousins named “Nick” Spock has ten Vulcan relatives all named Selek. He secretly has no idea who is who (much less which part of the family they’re from).
The scene where they find out about Toula’s boyfriend and they’re like oh so YOURE Mr Pottery Class EXCEPT it’s “ah, so YOU must be Mr Transwarp Theory Logistics,” and Jim is like sweating bullets while Spock is internally hemorrhaging.
Jim having to undergo various Vulcan rituals and learning the language in order to impress Spock’s family.
Someone PLEASE write this. Like.
Jim: I’m sorry I didn’t ask to date your son, but sir, he’s THIRTY years old!
Sarek:
Jim: Alright. May I.. PLEASE ,, date your son???
Sarek: …
Sarek: no.
Jim: …
Jim: I’ll see you tomorrow Spock
(Bonus points for Sybok - or Michael- being like Hey Jim! We’re gonna kill ya!) ⌄ ⌄
Romy and Michele
All I ever do is use my art for silliness
This is how I imagine their texts go
Average shift on the USS Enterprise
#igotalittletoosillyyourhonor
“Jim, I am unfamiliar with these ‘Side-blotched Lizards’ of earth.”
“Why, they’re a species of reptiles in which the males have three different reproductive strategies, each one dominating over one of the other strategies, and losing to the remaining third.”
“Captain?”
“They’re the rock paper scissors lizards, Spock.”
I have nothing to say, just needed to share that somewhere
Justice league international (1987) i think issue 1
screw you guys im not going to sew the fucking vulkan's brain back
Zeus and Hercules
Plato's stepchildren
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I'm taking longer than I expected to make the pages (it takes longer to do it digitally than on paper)
Without realising it, I've been with this comic for more than a year 😄
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I like how this turned out
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Al fin subo las siguientes páginas del cómic. Necesitaba un tiempo de descanso tanto de dibujar como de otras cosas. Intentaré subir las siguientes páginas más a menudo ahora que tengo bastante tiempo libre. Estas páginas las hice intentando la nueva forma de dibujar, pero creo que es mejor que para el cómic use un estilo más sencillo. (Y quizás cuando lo acabe, redibuje las primeras páginas que están en papel. Siento que hay mucha diferencia de calidad entre estas últimas páginas y las primeras)
I'm finally uploading the next pages of the comic. I needed some time off from drawing and other things. I'll try to upload the next pages more often now that I have enough free time. I made these pages trying the new way of drawing, but I think it's better to use a simpler style for the comic. (And maybe when I finish it, I'll redraw the first pages that are on paper. I feel there's a lot of difference in quality between these last pages and the first ones)
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Pronto descubriremos la verdad
We'll soon find out the truth
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Ya he acabado los exámenes, así que ya puedo volver a dibujar. Ayer hice esto para entender las luces y las sombras (me fijé de una imagen de referencia)
I've finished my exams, so I can start drawing again. Yesterday I did this to understand the lights and shadows (I used a reference)
Pocas veces he hecho dibujos que consisten solo en sombras, y como quería una imagen de perfil que me gustara, pues se me ocurrió que quedaría bien esto (Mirror Spock me encanta por su barba 😆)
I've rarely done drawings consisting only of shadows, and since I wanted a profile picture that I liked, I thought this would look good (I love Mirror Spock because of his beard 😆)
Sketch:
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Un dibujo hecho rápido y corriendo (pero que luego le puse el lineart) para practicar poses
A quick and fast drawing (but then I put the lineart on it) to practice poses
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Rápido boceto de Sulu. Es la primera vez que lo dibujo 😁
Quick sketch of Sulu. It's the first time I've drawn him 😁
(Si se ven algo extraño por debajo es porque donde estoy dibujando es un papel que ya usé antes. A ver si adivinas qué es. Se adivina mejor si le das la vuelta a la imagen ⤵️)
(If you can see something strange underneath, it's because where I'm drawing is a paper I've used before. See if you can guess what it is. You can guess better if you turn the image upside down ⤵️)
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No se por qué pero la idea de Spock y su contraparte del Mirror peleando por McCoy me gusta
I don't know why but the idea of Spock and his Mirror counterpart fighting over McCoy appeals to me
Parece que ha habido un malentendido. ¿Se pelearán o se pondrán de acuerdo?
There seems to have been a misunderstanding. Will they fight or will they agree?
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Un simple y rápido dibujo
A simple and quick drawing
Idea: McCoy es un gran doctor, incluso en el universo del Mirror, pero a menudo se ve eclipsado por Spock. Su trabajo nunca está recompensado, y todos piensan que es inútil (es un trabajo que no exige capacidades físicas. La fuerza física en el universo del Mirror es esencial). Spock le obliga a hacer entrenamiento, pero es muy duro con él y lo sobreexplota. McCoy llega a pensar que ser doctor no sirve de mucho en este universo, hasta que salva a Spock de la muerte con sus habilidades médicas y su pericia. A partir de ahí descubre cómo poner cualquier situación peligrosa en su favor en vez de usar la fuerza bruta, y Spock se lo agradece.
Idea: McCoy is a great doctor, even in the Mirror universe, but he is often overshadowed by Spock. His work is never rewarded, and everyone thinks he's useless (it's a job that doesn't require physical abilities. Physical strength in the Mirror universe is essential). Spock forces him to do training, but is very hard on him and over-exploits him. McCoy comes to think that being a doctor is of little use in this universe, until he saves Spock from death with his medical skills and expertise. From there he discovers how to turn any dangerous situation to his advantage instead of using brute force, and Spock thanks him for it.
Siguientes páginas del cómic, pero... ¡Sorpresa! Esta vez en dibujo digital 😁. De ahora en adelante, intentaré seguirlo en digital.
Next pages of the comic, but... Surprise! This time in digital drawing 😁. From now on, I'll try to continue it in digital.
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