What’s this? Star Trek?
on March 9, 2020 at 12:01 amChapter: Passing the Beckydel Test
Location: Rosenthal Industries
me trying to figure out if i’m cheating ultra car’s eye-level height to keep her face in frame or if her headlights would actually be up that high in relation to joe and rachel
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Joe, you’re among people who know better. Don’t try to hide being a nerd.
**glances up from watching Star Trek: Picard**
Hm?
Enjoying it? I am so far!
Yes, very much. ^^
Joe, Joe, Joe.
Watching something more obscure than Star Trek just makes you a hipster nerd, rather than a normal nerd.
As for the “Am I cheating UC into this shot” thing; anything can work if you convince yourself they’re sitting in chairs pulling them down to the right height. >_>
At the time the comic was written BSG had gotten mainstream-ish appeal. It was like the sci-fi Game of Thrones.
Need to introduce Joe to Diane from EGS.
My thoughts exactly! What a funny parallel between comics right now.
Frankly, I think watching Battlestar Galactica is nerdier than watching Star Trek, since most people have heard of Star Trek.
This is what I was gonna say. If watching Star Trek makes you a nerd, watching a sci-fi show that’s less well-known makes you more of nerd.
So what does watching LEXX make you?
Whatdyamean most people have actually heard of Star trek? Who hasn’t heard of Battlestar Galactica?? It’s one of the great, if slightly obscure, space based TV shows. And by slightly obscure I mean I’m the only person in my family who knows what it is. But, it’s great. Honest. Just like that other universe show about about an ultra car…
She’s flying to stay the same height as them.
If her current chassis is based on something like a Suzuki Samurai or Isuzu Amigo, it’s not too far off. 80s-90s hatchback SUV things sat pretty high.
I suppose if Joe and Rachel are sitting down, UC’d only have to sit a little high for her headlights to be chest-level.
Oh my cheese, the best Walkyverse character is back!
I agree with Kernanator: BSG is more nerdy than Star Trek.
Pretend UC’s gotten extendo-wheels in this chassis?
This is the first time that we’ve seen Rachel or Ultra Car with Joe since they were formally introduced, other than a quick cameo at Danny’s wedding, so this strip feels really weird without the dynamic pre-established. Are they some sort of unconvential family unit? Is Rachel just stopping by to watch TV? Why is Ultra Car in the living room?