It's meant to be science even if it doesn't have any grounding in reality.
shit, I didn't recognize him until this post
Of course there are always going to be elements of fantasy in scifi, and it's generally true that Trek is much harder scifi than Wars. It tries to maintain an internal logic where everything has a reasonable scientific explanation even if that explanation is outside the current understanding of the characters. That doesn't necessarily mean it's based on our reality, though.
Spore drive is no different than the iconians or the gateway to forever or the borg transwarp conduit.
Those three didn't cause damage/pain to lifeforms whenever they were used. It's weird (and irritating) that Starfleet is overlooking it. That said, it's not a certainty that Lorca has reported the damaging effects to his superiors, but this is a Captain that has the potential to not do that. Which in itself is frustrating. This series is giving me the same sort of vibes I get when watching a Shonda Rimes series (Scandal, etc.), drumming up drama at the expense of logic (especially Trek logic). I don't want to dive too far into this yet, because I'm thinking about starting a thread for the comparison between this series and The Orville, how the two handle similar scenarios in the realm of scifi.
Anything that's 200+ years old is classical. Shit was probably a 20th century theme party, because that's how the galaxy's favorite dorks roll.
If they only listen to Beastie Boys in the future, it can't be that bad.
I'm ok with it, in part because past attempts by trek to make futuristic clothing, music etc have been dorky as all hell.
Food dispenser shames you when you order anything without the correct balance of proteins and carbs so you stay thin naturally lol.
I love a good groundhog day episode of any series.
I understand, but there are ways to make Mudd appear to 'suffer' while maintaining continuity.
