Did You Hear What They Said

The second season of Star Trek: Picard was pretty good Trek. Better than the first, I think. Time-travel stories are risky by nature, and this one has some hefty changes in the future history. Being Trek, of course, canon is flexible, and there's always the out of creating an alternate timeline.

Strange New Worlds got off to a good start. The first two episodes were rock-solid Trek. I love the cast, especially Jess Bush's Christine Chapel. Anson Mount is a really good Christopher Pike.

The drawback to watching these shows on my TV is the Paramount+ app. On the PS4, at least, the app is hot garbage. It doesn't save logins, so I launch the app, sign into my account on the laptop, enter a code, and then I can watch something. But, the HUD stays on-screen at all times, and the audio and video lose sync far too often. So, I just watch on my iPad instead, and that'll do until I drop the subscription in a few weeks in favor of AppleTV, probably.

I'm thinking about selling off my X-Wing collection. I don't think I'll play the game again, not with any regularity, at least. I may go that route with Armada, too - I think I have two expansions sealed in box that have been sitting next to my desk for over a year.

Continuing my read of The Expanse - about 3/4 of the way through the seventh book. It continues to be darned enjoyable.