Small Places -- Large Issues by Eriksen is a great intro to the field. For something more specific (and kind of mind blowing) I suggest Stone Age Economics which is about the economics of hunter-gatherers.

big words, small man. have a good one.

huh?

I do, love.

I am merely stating the fact that your opinion is wrong. It's not bad nostalgia bait, it's a formulaic show that is well executed. Don't behave like a child.

It's actually a good execution of the formula for the most part. McFarlane is a well known trekkie who has huge respect for the series so I think he's going for more than nostalgia baiting for a quick buck.

On a different note, what is this "supporting shows" thing? I usually just watch them.

LD did a lackluster DS9 episode that literally references the opening is what I'd call milking nostalgia. Or when SNW did Zap Brannigan Kirk just so all those people who have heard of him would recognize it and clap. Is the Orville derivative? Absolutely. But let's not act like Star Trek is a stranger to exploiting nostalgia.

to each his own

edit: sad

I couldn't finish Picard because I think it's poorly written, but I usually shut up about it in the fear that someone afraid of brown people thinks we're buds.

That's right, it actually makes no sense that bigots gravitated to it, but then again being a conservative and a Trek fan makes no sense in the first place, so who knows how those people's minds work (if they work at all).

This is exactly why I never bother with fandoms, not even for stuff that I like (ok maybe except DaystromInstitute, but that's a community with really high standards). As far as the Orville is concerned, I didn't particularly like the humor in seasons 1 and 2, but 3 tones it down a lot and it works for me.

yeah lots of morons saw the Orville as GOP Trek I guess, but it's certainly not a bigoted show and the third season is great, imo. I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed SNW (Kirk drift notwithstanding; it is what it is now).

That's too harsh. Give it a shot.

that's a dumb way to judge something. Now if the people making it or the actors playing were encouraging asshole-ish behavior that would be a different story. My take as someone who liked SNW is that the Orville is a good show, especially the third season.