jimhensonslostpuppet

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I didn't like any of the new Star Wars movies, so probably not a good sign

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Well I'm not a Marxist Leninist or anything like that, and neither is Star Trek ever promoting anything like that

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I find it odd because its Hollywood doing these references which isn't exactly a left wing institution.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Ironically The Orville did that better by saying there are no prisons anymore in the Planetary Union.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Ah yeah socialism I guess is a less dirty word in those parts.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (18 children)

I thought socialism was social ownership, not welfare programs that exist under capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

None of those quotes say private ownership of cars is gone. Cars aren't the means of production btw, so I don't even agree with SNW here.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (6 children)

The same episode says private ownership of things like cars no longer exists in the future, so it's clearly a description of the economy. I agree its almost a dismissal though, which is why I prefer The Orville's treatment of the no money post scarcity economy more.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Where are you if I may ask? And I think it may have been a dictate of Gene Roddenberry to not name which economic system won out, which is kind of a copout. But yeah it's refreshing to see it called what it is finally

 

In case you don't know, they explicitly use the term socialist to describe the Federation economy in SNW. I was wondering if ppl liked or hated it? I like it personally since it's not a dodge like "new world economy"

 

Just curious as I want to rewatch some overlooked episodes from each of the series out so far.

 

Should I watch all 20 years of the original run or just begin with the new one which I think is been around for 15 years? What are the best episodes? I've seen only a handful of the old and New ones but I liked what Ive seen, just hoping for a guide to really get into it

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