Thread: Streaming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
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Old 11-09-2026, 15:41   #142
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Re: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
Much better … the ‘Mad Admiral’ trope is more Next Generation than original series (trivia - in the original series you never see anyone above the rank of Commodore. The first admiral is Kirk himself, in The Motion Picture), but they did it well, even if they maybe made it a bit obvious that he was going to cause trouble from the moment he walked on board. Maybe they just thought ‘we’re doing a Mad Admiral story, everyone knows when an Admiral shows up he causes trouble, what’s the point being subtle.’

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Admiral Fitzgerald (ToS The Mark of Gideon)
Admiral Westervliet (ToS For the World is Hollow and I have Touched the Sky)
Admiral Fitzpatrick (ToS The Trouble with Tribbles)
Admiral Komack (ToS This Side of Paradise and Amok Time)
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