I wish I was amazed this threat even exists...but I’m not.
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Of course this was going to come up. It was another mistake of overlooking the implications Just like disfigured pike got changed to tribunal pike.
He does represent the ghost of xmas past/present/future as taken from the scrooge movie.
Tapestry Q
Afterlife Q
Devine Q
Robed Q
Q
Honestly just re-name him and lets move on. In the future DB maybe giving a slight bit more thought to words to avoid these things may work better.
Everything we say gets “censored”. The censored word list is ridiculous but DB can name a crew “God” or “disfigured”.
Im not taking an opinion on the terminology as much as i am pointing out lets give more thought in the beginning so this doesnt happen, and why are we soooo censored but DB seems to offend ppl with crew names?
The reason I suggested Afterlife Q is that in the episode Tapestry, Q welcomes Picard to the Afterlife. Picard also rants that this wasn’t the Afterlife, refuses to believe Q runs the Afterlife.
This wasn’t for theistic reasons at all. Just wanted to make that clear. And it’s possible we might get a wounded Picard with the bloody tunic - an ‘Afterlife’ Picard, as it were. Or maybe even ‘Afterlife’ Maurice Picard who appears to his son in the episode. Or rather, Q’s version of the Afterlife.
I’m not going to die in a ditch over this, I just really think the name is a cumbersome one and there are better alternatives. Divine Q is also a good suggestion.
Of course this was going to come up. It was another mistake of overlooking the implications Just like disfigured pike got changed to tribunal pike.
He does represent the ghost of xmas past/present/future as taken from the scrooge movie.
Tapestry Q
Afterlife Q
Devine Q
Robed Q
Q
Honestly just re-name him and lets move on. In the future DB maybe giving a slight bit more thought to words to avoid these things may work better.
Everything we say gets “censored”. The censored word list is ridiculous but DB can name a crew “God” or “disfigured”.
Im not taking an opinion on the terminology as much as i am pointing out lets give more thought in the beginning so this doesnt happen, and why are we soooo censored but DB seems to offend ppl with crew names?
Again.... DB is spot on with the name they already chose... they put God in quotes as "God" implying this is just what Q introduced himself as... the source material agrees
Of course this was going to come up. It was another mistake of overlooking the implications Just like disfigured pike got changed to tribunal pike.
He does represent the ghost of xmas past/present/future as taken from the scrooge movie.
Tapestry Q
Afterlife Q
Devine Q
Robed Q
Q
Honestly just re-name him and lets move on. In the future DB maybe giving a slight bit more thought to words to avoid these things may work better.
Everything we say gets “censored”. The censored word list is ridiculous but DB can name a crew “God” or “disfigured”.
Im not taking an opinion on the terminology as much as i am pointing out lets give more thought in the beginning so this doesnt happen, and why are we soooo censored but DB seems to offend ppl with crew names?
Again.... DB is spot on with the name they already chose... they put God in quotes as "God" implying this is just what Q introduced himself as... the source material agrees
Get.............. over............... it. You suggest DB give more thought to it but they're pulling DIRECT from Q's words on the show
There is nothing to see here, the name is perfect
Agreed. Leave the name as it is. Perfect link to the episode itself. I’m less concerned with a cumbersome name, and more concerned with larger issues within the game.
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Albino banana Q...... Wait, some ablinos might find that offensive
White Q...... Wait, that might be construied as racist
afterlife Q..... Wait, that's offensive to athiests
Doesn't like to talk to most people Q... Wait, autistics might be offended (I'm Autistic myself, I'm allowed to make jokes about it)
subversively non descriptive Q.... Wait, what about those who are procrastinators?
We could give him a million different names and somebody would still be offended. Just leave it as it is.
how are people saying his name is difficult or awkward? I can type the word God into the crew list, and he comes up. MUCH easier than typing "q".
DB, please note the MAJORITY in this thread don't feel the name change is needed. Pleeease don't try to appease these complainers. I'm never going to remember "divine" or "afterlife" searching for him, why make it more difficult??
Of course this was going to come up. It was another mistake of overlooking the implications Just like disfigured pike got changed to tribunal pike.
He does represent the ghost of xmas past/present/future as taken from the scrooge movie.
Tapestry Q
Afterlife Q
Devine Q
Robed Q
Q
Honestly just re-name him and lets move on. In the future DB maybe giving a slight bit more thought to words to avoid these things may work better.
Everything we say gets “censored”. The censored word list is ridiculous but DB can name a crew “God” or “disfigured”.
Im not taking an opinion on the terminology as much as i am pointing out lets give more thought in the beginning so this doesnt happen, and why are we soooo censored but DB seems to offend ppl with crew names?
Again.... DB is spot on with the name they already chose... they put God in quotes as "God" implying this is just what Q introduced himself as... the source material agrees
Get.............. over............... it. You suggest DB give more thought to it but they're pulling DIRECT from Q's words on the show
There is nothing to see here, the name is perfect
I dont know why you are telling me to get over it. That was rude. I clearly said im not arguing the terminology. I couldnt care less what name they give cards.
What i do care about is our words being heavily censored. Even if it is a small minority who takes issue with crew names, im just pointing out the irony of the situation.
And BTW, there are alot of things directly from the show that get changed, altered, or are not spot on exactly accurate. And crew cards names that are/were on the censor list so all you got was ############ when referring to crew.
Fascinating thread, well done everybody! But it does raise a far more interesting question - what should DB call THIS GUY if we ever get him?
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As has already been mentioned is mentioned by Q himself that he is God, to which Picard dismisses him.
This is a nod to that.
I think this is a very clever naming in that it's not "God" Q which wouldn't have been as clever but Q as "God" is saying that he is playing the part of God not that he is God as you have actors E.G. Patrick Stewart as Picard.
I don't see this as any different from, Morgan Freeman as God in Bruce Almighty
Alanis Morrisette as God in Dogma
Or one of my Favourites Bruce McGill as God in the last Episode of Quantum Leap.
My point is this is no different and I fail to understand how anyone could be offended. After all isn't God supposed to be within all of us so aren't we all God
As has already been mentioned is mentioned by Q himself that he is God, to which Picard dismisses him.
This is a nod to that.
I think this is a very clever naming in that it's not "God" Q which wouldn't have been as clever but Q as "God" is saying that he is playing the part of God not that he is God as you have actors E.G. Patrick Stewart as Picard.
I don't see this as any different from, Morgan Freeman as God in Bruce Almighty
Alanis Morrisette as God in Dogma
Or one of my Favourites Bruce McGill as God in the last Episode of Quantum Leap.
My point is this is no different and I fail to understand how anyone could be offended. After all isn't God supposed to be within all of us so aren't we all God
To me, this Q is more like Ed Harris as the executive producer Christof in The Truman Show.
Your last sentence reminded me of Michael Valentine Smith. 🧂
"In the short run, the game defines the players. But in the long run, it's us players who define the game." — Nicky Case, The Evolution of Trust
IIRC Q literally refers to himself as God. Hence Jean Luck Pickard’s reply “you are not God. The universe is not so poorly designed.”
Picard is right. The universe is perfectly designed or else it couldn’t exist.
WHERE IS YOUR PERFECTLY DESIGNED UNIVERSE NOW?
Anyway, for the record, I have three positions.
1 I am not offended by the name. I just find it clumsy.
2 I am not offended by the name. I just can't keep my mouth shut when someone else's concerns are trivialized by someone else. It's one of my many character flaws.
3 When immortalized, his background should be all white. No one else brought that up. I just threw it out there all on my own in case anyone wants to get back to Q.
DB even took great care to put quotes to imply that he is just pretending. Plus you’re all supposed to be science fiction fans, beings pretend to be Gods all the time.
As has already been mentioned is mentioned by Q himself that he is God, to which Picard dismisses him.
This is a nod to that.
I think this is a very clever naming in that it's not "God" Q which wouldn't have been as clever but Q as "God" is saying that he is playing the part of God not that he is God as you have actors E.G. Patrick Stewart as Picard.
I don't see this as any different from, Morgan Freeman as God in Bruce Almighty
Alanis Morrisette as God in Dogma
Or one of my Favourites Bruce McGill as God in the last Episode of Quantum Leap.
My point is this is no different and I fail to understand how anyone could be offended. After all isn't God supposed to be within all of us so aren't we all God
To me, this Q is more like Ed Harris as the executive producer Christof in The Truman Show.
Your last sentence reminded me of Michael Valentine Smith. 🧂
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He does represent the ghost of xmas past/present/future as taken from the scrooge movie.
Tapestry Q
Afterlife Q
Devine Q
Robed Q
Q
Honestly just re-name him and lets move on. In the future DB maybe giving a slight bit more thought to words to avoid these things may work better.
Everything we say gets “censored”. The censored word list is ridiculous but DB can name a crew “God” or “disfigured”.
Im not taking an opinion on the terminology as much as i am pointing out lets give more thought in the beginning so this doesnt happen, and why are we soooo censored but DB seems to offend ppl with crew names?
This wasn’t for theistic reasons at all. Just wanted to make that clear. And it’s possible we might get a wounded Picard with the bloody tunic - an ‘Afterlife’ Picard, as it were. Or maybe even ‘Afterlife’ Maurice Picard who appears to his son in the episode. Or rather, Q’s version of the Afterlife.
I’m not going to die in a ditch over this, I just really think the name is a cumbersome one and there are better alternatives. Divine Q is also a good suggestion.
Again.... DB is spot on with the name they already chose... they put God in quotes as "God" implying this is just what Q introduced himself as... the source material agrees
Get.............. over............... it. You suggest DB give more thought to it but they're pulling DIRECT from Q's words on the show
There is nothing to see here, the name is perfect
Agreed. Leave the name as it is. Perfect link to the episode itself. I’m less concerned with a cumbersome name, and more concerned with larger issues within the game.
White Q...... Wait, that might be construied as racist
afterlife Q..... Wait, that's offensive to athiests
Doesn't like to talk to most people Q... Wait, autistics might be offended (I'm Autistic myself, I'm allowed to make jokes about it)
subversively non descriptive Q.... Wait, what about those who are procrastinators?
We could give him a million different names and somebody would still be offended. Just leave it as it is.
DB, please note the MAJORITY in this thread don't feel the name change is needed. Pleeease don't try to appease these complainers. I'm never going to remember "divine" or "afterlife" searching for him, why make it more difficult??
I don't even think that name was put in place to not offend people. Picard himself says he does not believe Q to be God.
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Q as himself = God
flashy laser eye pretend "God"
I dont know why you are telling me to get over it. That was rude. I clearly said im not arguing the terminology. I couldnt care less what name they give cards.
What i do care about is our words being heavily censored. Even if it is a small minority who takes issue with crew names, im just pointing out the irony of the situation.
And BTW, there are alot of things directly from the show that get changed, altered, or are not spot on exactly accurate. And crew cards names that are/were on the censor list so all you got was ############ when referring to crew.
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I just pretend that movie never happened.
Picard is right. The universe is perfectly designed or else it couldn’t exist.
Bearded Admiral J.P. Hanson
This is a nod to that.
I think this is a very clever naming in that it's not "God" Q which wouldn't have been as clever but Q as "God" is saying that he is playing the part of God not that he is God as you have actors E.G. Patrick Stewart as Picard.
I don't see this as any different from, Morgan Freeman as God in Bruce Almighty
Alanis Morrisette as God in Dogma
Or one of my Favourites Bruce McGill as God in the last Episode of Quantum Leap.
My point is this is no different and I fail to understand how anyone could be offended. After all isn't God supposed to be within all of us so aren't we all God
To me, this Q is more like Ed Harris as the executive producer Christof in The Truman Show.
Your last sentence reminded me of Michael Valentine Smith. 🧂
WHERE IS YOUR PERFECTLY DESIGNED UNIVERSE NOW?
Anyway, for the record, I have three positions.
1 I am not offended by the name. I just find it clumsy.
2 I am not offended by the name. I just can't keep my mouth shut when someone else's concerns are trivialized by someone else. It's one of my many character flaws.
3 When immortalized, his background should be all white. No one else brought that up. I just threw it out there all on my own in case anyone wants to get back to Q.
DB even took great care to put quotes to imply that he is just pretending. Plus you’re all supposed to be science fiction fans, beings pretend to be Gods all the time.
Just pick your battles.
It's actually not that bad of a movie. It's basically just an extented TOS episode. And there are some great scenes between Kirk, Spock and McCoy.
I respectfully disagree, even though Sybok always reminds me of George Carlin. But it’s the only Trek movie I have never been able to watch in one go.
I’ve just been referring to him as Tapestry Q.