The thing I liked most about Wolf 359 was the character development, the growing story arc until they did something epic at the end. For context, I enjoy Buffy and Avengers and Firefly because of the characters and the dynamic and the characters growing in how they interact with each other.
I'm open to most settings but I don't want the setting to be the story.
Not interested in a murder mystery.
Doesn't have to be as high production as Wolf 359.
I only just stared listening to wolf 359. The first episode started a little slow and I would have stopped, if it weren't for how many times I saw the show recommend. I stuck it out and I am so glad! I am absolutely loving it. It's a great mix of found family/lovable characters/wacky adventures. I highly recommend it for anyone looking for strong story telling and great voice actors.
I was thinking about all the imagery we've seen of Star Trek Picard, and also all of the images of Bajoran artifacts, and something occurred to me.
Q has always seemed like a malevolent force when it comes to humanity. Q even sought sanctuary with Picard and crew when he was stripped of his powers, since other aliens he had 'tortured' were coming after him. On the surface, the things he did in Star Trek the Next Generation to Picard and crew seemed cruel, even malevolent. One of the worst things he did was to send the Enterprise to encounter the Borg, flinging them thousands of lightyears and accelerating first contact.
This chain of events led to tragedies on Earth and in the Alpha Quadrant. These include the assimilation of Captain Picard by the borg, where he was forced to destroy over 11,000 Federation citizens, most of them Starfleet members. Among the casualties were the wife of Benjamin Sisko, something he blamed Picard for when they first met years later.
Picard has been haunted by his assimilation by the Borg and never quite got over it. He appeared to get over it in the series, but, it was clear by the film Star Trek First Contact that he wasn't. And in Season 1 of Picard, it was clear he still had issues from his time with the Borg.
Q has helped Picard, both in terms of helping the human species and Picard personally. Q allowed Picard to 'erase' a mistake of his past by avoiding the fight with 3 Nausicans that led him to get stabbed through the back and require an artificial heart. The future that came from this led Picard to be a timid officer who never commanded the Enterprise. After Picard begged Q to let him go back to how things were, Q obliged.
Q also intervened when the fate of the entire human species was on the line. He moved Picard through time in "All Good Things" which allowed Picard to figure out that ...
(1) He had accidentally created an anti-time anomaly in the future that led to the destruction of the Earth (and most likely the universe) (2) Once Picard realized the paradox and what had happened, he was able to coordinate the 3 time periods and prevent that future disaster.
So, on the surface Q has done terrible things to hurt humanity, but has also helped humanity, and Picard personally, on multiple occasions.
The biggest regret that Picard has in his life is the Battle of Wolf 359. And all of that happened because Q sent the Enterprise to encounter the Borg 'early.' What if Picard asked Q to erase that moment from his
... keep reading on reddit β‘They thought theyβd made it to Earth, but they hadnβt so they got annoyed and totalled the fleet they found.
Therefore, it was an inside job.
This was written by Russell T Davies and it was from after The Parting of the Ways was broadcast, and the issue celebrated David Tennant's arrival as the 10th Doctor. The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, which looks back on the New Year's Day special, is on sale now.
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##It's The Wolf!
This is the story of Bad Wolf, and how it came to be.
Right from the start, I wanted Doctor Who to have a genuine simplicity. Saturday night, new story, sit down, stop talking, I thank you. And I've seen too many sci-fi story arcs disappear up their own back-reference, forcing the audience into the groves of the cult, far away from the glittering lights of primetime. Brrr, those groves are cold! Beware the groves! And yet, and yet, and yet, I used to wonder, on my own, late at night, and yet... Couldn't there be something for the faithful viewer? Some reward, to thank them for staying all 13 weeks?
Then I wrote Aliens of London, and in a casual moment, had the TARDIS graffiti'd. It seemed quite funny, and in keeping with the whole down-to-Earth feel. I think in the first draft, I wrote 'Bad Dog'. Then I fiddled, and for no good reason, changed it to 'Wolf'. Nice word, wolf. The words began to brew. I'd find myself wondering about them, past midnight, when the phone's stopped ringing and it's just me, typing away in the silence. What if? What if those words keep cropping up? What if Bad Wolf occurred somewhere else in time and space? No! Everywhere else! And with that comes the instant condition that the kid, the graffiti artist, couldn't have known the significance of what he was writing. Which made the words somehow subconscious. Bleeding through. Like a message from afar.
Ideas connect. I'd always known that Rose would be transformed by the Time Vortex at the end of the series (and look, back in DWM 337, I'm referring to it, in December 2003, promising a scene in which 'the Doctor's trapped and the countdown's ticking and he turns round and sees... oh blimey.' That was the Goddess Rose, all the way back then. Only in DWM!). I reckoned that this creature would be a massive space-time event, leaving an imprint on the universe, writing itself across reality, casting omens and portents bef
... keep reading on reddit β‘I really love long serialized stories with deep characters, spent the past 2-3 days trying to find some and turns out I suck at trying to find one I'd gel with? So thought I'd mention what I enjoyed about those two series and see if there's anything currently on going? I don't mind things have have ended but I'd love to get involved with a community of an on going series.
I loved the engaging characters and specific cosmic horror world building of Magnus archives. Despite the nature of cosmic horror being unknowable, the authors definitely created a set lore which was interesting to dive into. I find with a lot of cosmic horror authors kind of use the "it's impossible to really know" as a crutch to just write things which make no sense in the story? I don't know how else to explain it.
I also really enjoyed the meta plot obviously, I'm not really a fan of short stories or anthologies. I want to stick with a cast of characters and come to understand them.
A lot of the same reasons are why I enjoyed Wolf, the relatively small cast of characters allowed the author to focus on them and build upon them. I especially loved Hera as I've always been a fan of inherently "inhuman" characters exploring their own humanity and what exactly they are and wish to be.
Just as the title says. I have just recently discovered the Wolf 359 podcast, and really enjoy it. Are there any others out there like it?
Since it was a strategic call to make a stand there and wait for the Borg cube to appear,they could have easily evacuated their civilians with lifeboats and shuttles.
For listeners of the podcast "Wolf 359" you probably remember the character Kepler, the leading officer of the Uraniua. I wont recap his whole story, but I just found out that there is a planet in real life that scientists discovered called Kepler-70b. I am pretty sure Keplar-70 is the name of the star for that solar system, but planet b is a hell planet that is theorized to have gone through a star at one point because the entire planet is made of mainly lava with a surface temperature of over 7000 degrees. Kepler (the character) put the crew of "Wolf 359" through hell, so it wouldnt suprise me if the creators took inspiration from a hell like planet for his design. My ears perked up when I heard the name of the planet in a video I was watching and I thought it would be a fun thing to share.
Itβs this one, wake up sheeple.
Changelings arenβt real, the Dominion war never happened and Harry Kim was Captain.
Iβve been listening to Wolf 359, a deep space comedy/suspense podcast, and I wish they had scripted a romance between two of the main characters. The commander of the ship is a no-nonsense, type-A woman named RenΓ©e Minkowski, and her in-flight nemesis is Doug Eiffel, head of communications and a melodramatic class clown who canβt go more than 10 seconds without making cheesy pop culture references. He frequently complicates their mission by being a (lovable) pain in the ass, and there are often yelling matches between him and the commander.
Butttt there are also some really sweet moments that prove they actually care about each other, and even though itβs not what the writers went for, I would loooove to read something similar to their dynamic but in romance form.
TLDR: basically enemies to lovers, grumpy FMC and sunshine MMC, forced proximity, in space. Would definitely prefer both MCs to be human but beggars canβt be choosers. TIA!
I loved that show so much I bought the nerdy Wolf 359 t shirt. The writing and acting is like nothing I have experienced for any genre, esp space horror.
Lighthearted but genuine. Iβve heard malevalent, and several other great ones. Canβt get into Appalachia, but I love horror podcast like cellar letters too. You all are the best community. Thanks for any help!ΰ² α΄ΰ²
