It’s Official: WGA Members Overwhelmingly Ratify New Three-Year Deal With Studios (deadline.com)
Bruce Horak on Deaf & Disability arts (youtu.be)
Because we can’t ever get enough Bruce Horak content....
When will Memory Alpha/Beta move from Fandom to an indie wiki?
Hey there,...
Patrick Stewart loves Amtrak (www.tiktok.com)
Anyone know the singer for the Klingon portion of 'We Are One'?
I know that the utterly incomparable Bruce Horak came back not as Hemmer but as the Klingon for this episode. However the singer, was that Bruce too? If so then I’m genuinely shocked. I thought for sure that it was Weird Al. It sounds almost identical. If it’s not Weird Al himself then it’s a pitch perfect double....
Some formatting questions
So, I have some questions about formatting on this site:...
Revelations from Google Antitrust trial - manipulation of search terms (www.wired.com)
This is a major revelation from the trial....
What are some of your favorite communities?
I’ve been looking around for some more communities to subscribe to and thought I should ask you guys
As AMPTP comes to the negotiating table with SAG-AFTRA, guild leadership flag differences from WGA concerns (www.npr.org)
This NPR coverage is interesting....
Images from this instance aren't arriving at my instance? (feddit.nl)
Hi! I hope this is the right place to post this, but I’m having trouble receiving the images from this instance on my home instance, this is what Risa looks like for me in the browser and in the app (I use liftoff). I’ve tried the suggestion in the FAQ of disabling adblock/adding a rule, but that doesn’t seem to solve...
FCC details plan to restore the net neutrality rules repealed by Ajit Pai (arstechnica.com)
Admirals in The Orville are much better than Star Trek admirals. (startrek.website)
I finished watching The Orville, it was a masterpiece from the hands of Seth Macfarlane....
WGA Strike To Officially End At Midnight As Guild Leaders Approve Tentative Deal With Big Gains (deadline.com)
CNN analysis of WGA strike outcomes and impact (amp.cnn.com)
A solid round up of some of the broader industry issues as the WGA contract moves towards potential endorsement by WGA East and West leadership Tuesday in preparation for a vote by the members.
Where do you fall politically?
I’m hoping this doesn’t start a fight, I’m just curious what the political orientation is of this community. I grew up in a liberal (in the American sense) family, and I identify now as a socialist, though a lot of the liberalism I grew up in has stuck with me, like interest in LGBTQ and women’s rights, environmentalism,...
Sources (likely AMPTP) say ‘final deal’ sent to WGA for consideration (amp.cnn.com)
Amid some speculation about the questionable neutrality of major Hollywood media sources, owned by AMPTP members, CNN reports from “a source familiar” that WGA has been sent a ‘best & final’ offer....
WGA and Studio CEOs Near Deal Finish Line, Working On Fine Print (deadline.com)
Some general questions about this (startrek.website, not lemmy), (If this is the wrong community, sorry. That's one of my questions lol...)
So, I am confused by some things with this website, and as this is a “general” community, I thought Quarks would be the most likely to be the place to post it…...
Latest WGA-AMTPT negotiations report from Variety (variety.com)
Many WGA veterans urged caution at getting hopes too high for what may come out of the AMPTP negotiating room later today, after a third day of talks between labor and management that involved four CEOs....
WGA and Studio CEOs End Second Day Of Talks; “Progress” Made But Deal Not Done – Update (deadline.com)
Netflix’s ‘Daredevil’ Showrunner Steven DeKnight Calls MCU’s ‘Born Again’ Reboot “An Old Disney Scam” (deadline.com)
What songs are on what Trek characters holo-playlists?
I am scrolling through Spotify, looking for something to tickle my fancy, and I come across this slice of pure fucking funk. The immediate first thought I had was of Riker playing alongside all of them....
Spotlight on / controversy about corporate manipulation of Rotten Tomatoes (www.vulture.com)
Leaving aside bias towards the American market and critics, this latest criticism of Rotten Tomatoes influence comes from this September 6th piece from Vulture. The report provides new evidence of PR firms paying critics and persuading them to keep negative reviews off of Rotten Tomatoes tracking....
Newly Discovered Spiders Get Star Trek-Inspired Names (gizmodo.com)
What's the consensus here regarding Babylon Five?
I have the series on DVD but I’ve never seriously cracked it, only seen a few episodes. Was wondering what people here think, is it as good as the internet often says it is? I know it was an inspiration for one of my favorite franchises (Mass Effect) and The Orville had a cute reference to it by making its main actor the...