When tie-in novels pre-date the shows they're based on #1
Star Trek novels can be weird, but once in awhile there will be one that feels like a totally different show. Sometimes it's poor writing, but sometimes there's a good reason.
Ghost Ship exists because Pocket Books wanted to launch TNG novels as close to the show's launch as possible. Yes, that's the Battlestar Galactica on the cover, upside down but that's an unrelated weird thing. But because they wanted it out ASAP, author Diane Carey had the season 1 series bible to go on and nothing else. Not even photos of the crew, since not all parts had been cast yet. Thus you have an indecisive Picard who goes as far as to go into a sensory deprivation tank in order to help him make a choice. You have "Bill" Riker be a complete asshole to Data, going as far as pinning him against a wall, because of a plot point from the series bible that never made it to air. Oh and since it was the late '80, you have the Soviet Union lasting until 1995. I love this book, it's like a bizarre elseworld version of The Next Generation
103 notes
·
View notes
I wish computers worked like they do in 80s cronenberg movies. Like you type in “WHATS WRONG WITH ME” and the computer says “50% BRUNDLE. 50% FLY”
13K notes
·
View notes
I need to [remembers I shouldn't make suicide jokes] join a whaling crew
28K notes
·
View notes
Some memes I made for @opheliawithrosesinherlungs after our weekly Star Trek viewing 😄
2K notes
·
View notes
I suddenly have the urge to cook these.
610 notes
·
View notes