Hm... That's certainly true. I still think they should make every aspect as good as possible though! But I suspect they deliberately went for a different style, maybe to step away from Kirk's "masculine" 60s vibes. They told Paul Wesley to not try to copy William Shatner's mannerisms too much.

Thank you! Someone told me it looks a bit too "bleak", so maybe I'm re-adding some blues since I de-saturated the blues. I think there's something to it because it looks better when I remove the de-saturation. (image) (image) Maybe it's a little oversaturated now, but overall I think it looks decent. (image) (image)

It's a really good balance!

Actually now that I think about it, if they had cast a really good Kirk, he may well have overshadowed the other characters. They definitely wouldn't want that, as Kirk is only a bit part.

Working on the Death Star lightsaber battle now... This is what I got so far. (image) (image)

Haha thank you! Yea right! I wonder what happened! But when I watch Picard I see so many similarities! He has the same look in his eyes, the same kind of "dark" energy about him. Maybe they just decided to change Kirk's character a bit, or maybe just to go for a more established actor. I like Paul Wesley but he is not really doing it for me in Strange New Worlds. If they had cast Ed Speleers I might have decided to watch SNW but now I probably won't, even though I heard it's not bad.

I converted your img links to plain text so we can manually visit the page to see. those are good pictures and I see exactly what you mean, he looks so much like Kirk. He should have got that role, or maybe he couldn't get the personality right.

Hm yes, that makes sense. I will keep that in the mind.

i should consider setting up a way to import pasted images. hotlinking can be problematic, especially since the top image service imgur is blocking everyone in the UK. and images on external sources can be replaced or lost. best to just upload them for now. or copy them and paste them in imgbb.com

Ah- I guess these images don't work.

Am I crazy? Surely I can't be the only one who noticed this. The way he carries himself is Kirk-like. TURNS OUT.... He did audition for the role! And they didn't do it! What a missed opportunity!!! https://cdn.nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/26005249/Captain-Kirk-Star-Trek-Generations.jpg https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fCp0hw8dgXc/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLBYQYyvGqEBYqj2suqDQmLDXEeRaA https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmZlODdlYmMtNWFlMi00MzBjLThkMzMtMGZhNDE0YTQ5ODUzXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/images/c/c2/Jack_Crusher.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20230422013326&path-prefix=en https://images.prismic.io/star-trek-untold/Zjk4MWI0OGItNzE2OC00NjU3LWIyYTItZGRiNDc2MjM0ODhk_balanceofterrorhd074.jpgitoksk4n0fbj?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,900,675&w=900&h=675

Am now at episode 7, The Force Awakens. Here is a thought. Picard's son reminds me a lot of KIRK. His actor should have played KIRK IN STRANGE NEW WORLDS! Not Stefan Salvatore hahaha.

I reworked the topic cards so that they use real links. this way you can see the url and use normal browser functions relating to urls like right clicking and opening in a new tab and similar stuff. The topic preview is now static and the latest post preview appears in a tooltip. That can be improved in time to be more attractive. Topics now open in a full page rather than an overlay. This gives a sense of stability and prevents page elements from arguing with each other. Reply form is reworked to appear fixed to the bottom of a topic or if a reply button is clicked on a post, it summons the reply form and glues it to the screen, allowing you to scroll the topic while replying. Because of changes to elements that are cached in the browser, you may need to clear your browser cache for this site.

reply functionality is now much more robust. you may need to force reload the whole page if you get sent to the bottom of the page when clicking reply. Hopefully the new stability should fix the image upload issues. let me know if that issue persists. Thanks :)

Okay perfect, thank you. Off topic Content removed by moderator: please stay on topic.

I've adjusted some scripts to simplify. still working on changing some behaviours. hopefully the first change to the topic card should help. so now when looking at all topics in a forum, the behaviour is different. hovering the mouse over no longer changes the preview. instead, the latest post will appear in the tooltip. This is a bit crude, but it is stable for now. I can consider having a more elegant preview window in future. . next step is changing reply functionality. I want to make it more robust so server responses can be more concrete.

I had to get advice from chatgpt because as an autistic person, I struggle to understand implicit social rules. I can often see when problems exist but I don't fully understand what the rules are and why people are reacting. so this was rather helpful for me. I think what it gave me does seem to point towards some issues that have occurred over on discord. My hope is, if I can get feedback on this here, we can ensure the forums grow and flourish. Social Disruption & Community Impact Rule (Draft) Intent: To protect the community from ongoing social harm, even when no individual action is malicious or rule-breaking on its own. Rule: A member may be moderated if their repeated behavior causes ongoing disruption, distress, or conflict within the community, even if: they are not acting with malicious intent they are not trolling each individual action appears rule-compliant in isolation Examples include (but are not limited to): repeatedly ignoring or dismissing social feedback from moderators or members consistently derailing discussions despite guidance causing recurring frustration, arguments, or emotional escalation continuing patterns of behavior that negatively affect group cohesion Key principle: Moderation is based on impact, not intent. Unintentional harm is still harm. Process: Moderators will address concerns privately and clearly, with concrete examples. Expectations for change will be stated explicitly. If disruptive patterns continue, moderators may restrict or remove the member to protect the community. Important note: This rule is not a moral judgment. It exists to maintain a healthy environment, not to label anyone as a bad actor.

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Yes... That makes sense indeed.

like.. he was aware that they were on their way and so he didn't want to give them any respect so he chose to have dinner and be rude to them.

This is true. but perhaps he was putting on a show for them? Putting on a show? Elaborate?

Discussion for this fanedit.

are you able to check on this? I can't do anything about it without data. I can only really poke about at possible optimisations, but without any info I'm stabbing in the dark. if you are able to look in tools>browser tools>browser console in firefox or whatever the equivalent is in your browser if it's not firefox. then try posting and tell me what it says.

This is true. but perhaps he was putting on a show for them?