okay THIS WAS A BLAST thank you for all the questions! i am so sorry i couldn’t answer every single one i have to run to set now but feel free to dm me on IG @team_karim if you want to ask me anything else and i’ll try my best to answer!! 🖖

  • SysAdmin@startrek.websiteEnglish
    39·
    2 months ago

    We’re live now!

    Happy Dance

    EDIT: Big THANK YOU to Karim and to everyone that left a question!! I think this went really well for our little instance and hopefully can inspire future AMAs all over the Fediverse!❤️

    Also because this thread is understandably getting a lot of attention, here is a link to our Patreon. A few people have requested a higher tier, so we’ve finally added one🖖

      • TwodogsFighting@lemdro.idEnglish
        101·
        2 months ago

        I wish more people would use that format. It’s much easier to relate to your own time zone.

        • Mongostein@lemmy.caEnglish
          62·
          2 months ago

          Depends… I grew up with TV stations advertising shows in Eastern/Pacific time zones while I lived in neither.

          I’ve also driven to both of those time zones and can picture how many time zones away they are in my head.

          Either one of those is easier for me.

          • TwodogsFighting@lemdro.idEnglish
            91·
            2 months ago

            There’s an entire world of timezones that aren’t the US.

            It’s easier for you to remember your timezone in ± utc than making everyone else on the planet look up whatever the fuck est is every time we need to.

            • Mongostein@lemmy.caEnglish
              61·
              2 months ago

              Well I don’t live in the US, so yeah I know. Anyway, my point is that “easier” is subjective and very much based on a person’s experience.

              I’ve looked up UTC compared to my time many times and it just doesn’t stick. I don’t know what the current UTC time is but I could tell you what time it is in Newfoundland no problem. 🤷‍♂️

      • Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        Is that the UTC-0500 one?

        lmao thanks for the reminder that there are four timezones which could be called “EST” 😭

        (but UTC-5 is the only one properly called that)

    • StillPaisleyCat@startrek.websiteEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Over a million upvotes on this post!

      Incredible engagement all.

      Certainly an instance record but is that a Lemmy record? Are many of those upvotes coming via other APIs or is it just Lemmy’s

      • SysAdmin@startrek.websiteEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        I have no idea where you’re seeing a million, I’m seeing 1,300. But that’s still very high for the fediverse! And it’s definitely the highest we’ve ever had in one of our local communities.

        • StillPaisleyCat@startrek.websiteEnglish
          8·
          2 months ago

          LOL — saw k, thought thousand, wrote million

          What I get for posting after an IM, screen heavy workday.

          Yes, a thousand is huge, even if an order of magnitude lower. 🖖🏼

  • Karim@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
    103·
    2 months ago

    Sorry I’m late guys, i’m locked in now! About to go crazy responding to all these questions lol

    • MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.websiteEnglish
      37·
      2 months ago

      I just want to tell you how much I liked the episode that explored Klingon honor and how that hunting scene kept being recontextualized.

      The show reminds me of Lower Decks in that it’s different but it’s the same. Cant wait to see more.

  • SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    74·
    2 months ago

    Whoa, Lemmy is going places! I never expected to see a Reddit-style AMA to appear here. I don’t have any questions for you, Mr. Karim but I do wish you the best!

  • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
    62·
    2 months ago

    Hello Karim! How does it feel to be the first (or at least one of the first) celebrities to do an AMA on Lemmy?

  • Ænima@lemmy.zipEnglish
    52·
    2 months ago

    Weirdly, I just thought about how odd it seemed that the fediverse didn’t have an AMA community and boom, inside 24-hours, here’s this post! Very rad seeing this and now I’ll have to add another show to my watch list!

    • Have you been on the fediverse before this account and AMA post?
    • If so what flavor of Linux do you run? :P

    Seriously, even if you don’t see or answer these questions, it’s super cool you’re doing this and I’m glad one of the first on the platform is for Star Trek!

  • Hugh@slrpnk.netEnglish
    47·
    2 months ago

    It’s really refreshing to see a gay relationship happen organically on screen in a context outside of the contemporary stereotypes - and indeed, outside of human culture altogether. I realize Trek has done this a bit in the past with Culber/Stamets, and Reno - have you had to think about how LGBT culture exists in a multi-planetary society in the 4th millennium? Is it just plainly a utopia to strive for, for everyone? Is Jay Den’s family’s Triad House a non-issue in Klingon Society post Qu’onos, or was that something that happened out of necessity to preserve Klingon culture?

    • Karim@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      93·
      2 months ago

      in the future literally no one cares who and how you love. like whether you love a guy, girl, nonbinary, or trans person, or if you’re in a monogamous, or polyamorous relationship… its not a big deal like it is now in the 21st century. in the future, As long as you are being true to yourself and you’re not harming yourself or others, literally no one cares lol. It just is. that’s why i love on the show its just presented naturally, there’s no big moment about it, it just exists and that’s it. a triad house is completely a non-issue and no one even bats an eyelash at it.

  • aka@slrpnk.netEnglish
    46·
    2 months ago

    Hi Karim! I really liking Starfleet Academy, especially the set designs. What’s your favorite set in the show?

    • Karim@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      73·
      2 months ago

      thank you! its so hard to choose they are all so beautiful! Maybe the atrium? It just feels so large and cool when hundreds of aliens are walking around, really feels like i’m in school in outer space

  • Kraiden@piefed.socialEnglish
    46·
    2 months ago

    Don’t misunderstand me, I’m incredibly excited that you’re doing this AMA on the 'verse, but I’m curious why you chose this over reddit?

    also: Are you going to play the voyager game that was released today?

    • Karim@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      60·
      2 months ago

      why not? What are you trying to say about the 'verse?! are you not worthy?! I think this community is cool af!

      As for the game, with my shooting schedule i have zero time for games, but i might in the future

    • Karim@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      55·
      2 months ago

      we are SO playful on set. play soccer in the green room. board games. read books. on our phones/computers. but mostly we just talk to each other, laugh, and have fun.

  • hopesdead@startrek.websiteEnglish
    40·
    2 months ago

    Is this the thread for questions?

    What actor from Trek’s past, that primarily wore lots of makeup and prosthetics, do you look up at as a acting role model?

  • GraniteM@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    2 months ago

    Welcome to a deeply weird community!

    If you were going to spend a day as a member of a Star Trek crew (other than your current show), which would you choose, and why? Assume it’s going to be a normal and pleasant day, not one of the exceptionally horrifying days where everyone gets space parasites or some such.

  • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    38·
    2 months ago

    Apologies if this is a little intimate, but what do you do to prep yourself mentally for filming? Do you have a little routine you do every day, or do you just jump into makeup and start working?

    • Karim@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      69·
      2 months ago

      i wish i had an elegant answer for this but i honestly just hop into it. most of my preparation happens far before i even get to set. i spend hours memorizing lines, practicing my deep voice, reading scripts, etc. As soon as i get to set all of the work has already been done.

      • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
        26·
        2 months ago

        thank you! i appreciate the insight. i am a community theatre guy, so my routine is basically i brush my teeth and sing a song from a mass i did in high school that really stretches my pipes and gets me in the right headspace. yeah i follow all the hard work happens way before you are there on set (your work definitely shows).

  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
    37·
    2 months ago

    Oh my gosh! Welcome to the Fediverse!

    We’re kind of obsessed with Star Trek here.

    Um…I don’t have a question. It’s just so cool to see you here. And since Academy is relatively new, I should add welcome to the Trek fandom!

    I hope our appreciation for your art shines through!