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dunking on how our instance is a ghost town

Not really your point, but I can't help but have some thoughts on this:

1. Ultimately, the instance is exactly as active as its users want it to be, for better or worse.
2. If we were overly concerned about size, we'd have stayed on Reddit.

I was able to find a couple of things I found interesting about Section 31, but I had to dig pretty deep to do it.

I don't think there's any question that it was well-liked by the fandom.

However, I used to check in with Parrot Analytics fairly frequently - they're a site that purports to measure the overall "demand" of a series through a variety of means that I don't fully understand...but the industry uses their metrics.

"Lower Decks" was typically the second-lowest "in demand" new series - only "Prodigy" had a lower score.

That said, the demand for all of the new series was categorized as "outstanding."

The War Between the Land and the Sea looks to be just that, but sadly Freema-free.

Oh good, my map edits were accepted!

Yeah, the unrequited crush story did not do her any favours, but they left her in an interesting place.

They made a resurgence in Winnipeg after the Sobeys/Safeway merger, when a bunch of Safeway locations were forced to be sold off.

It's a decent linear service, with lots of channels to choose from. I wish some of the channels had a greater collection of songs, as I use it as background music quite a bit, and it can get repetitive.

I doubt they use antimatter reactors planetside - very risky, and antimatter don't come cheap. They likely rely on fusion more than anything.

But hey, the wind is free. Why wouldn't you use it?

I've seen a few episodes here and there. It's charming, and doesn't take itself too seriously (or, honestly, very seriously at all).

I will say that S4 gets better as it goes along, and a lot of people would cite it as their favourite.

I honestly think season three is one of the best overall seasons of any Trek series. It's got good energy, and I've talked pretty extensively about why I think the ending is pretty great, actually.

killing Book’s family was kind of idiotic

The poor species was doomed once they were revealed to be spore drive-compatible. They were never going to take away the lead ship's unique feature.

Also, background character development feels a bit weak.

I've probably talked about this before as well, but I think Disco was pretty experimental with the extended cast - they essentially gave what would have been wordless extras on other shows and gave them a bit more to do.

Ultimately, I think it was a bit of a failed experiment, but at least some talented Canadian actors were able to pad their resumes.

Time will tell on that one.

I think I read that Giamatti's character has a connection to one of the leads, so I'm kind of hoping he's someone's Bad Dad.

That is not what this article is about.

That is a bold claim.

Apropos of nothing, I watched "How It Ends" (pretty middling) the other night, not realizing it was filmed in Winnipeg. Pretty wild to see Skinner's Wet 'N Wild pop up.

Yeah, they announced the second season renewal very early - right around the time production on season one was starting.

Hopefully it's a good sign.

The jacket looks really nice. It's a shame it's probably a crew thing.

I find the execution to be lackluster.

This is, to an extent, in the eye of the beholder, and I'm not inclined to argue too much about taste.

Except. Except.

the explanation of the Burn

I honestly think this is the most "Star Trek" thing the franchise has done in...decades. It feels like it was ripped straight out of TOS, and I absolutely adore it.

Agreed, though it seems unlikely that we're going to get any more of it, sadly.