It's actually kinda fascinating that they chose to write the captain as an older, more mature executive-leadership character in TNG as opposed to the lead-the-charge mission-leadership Kirk mode. The Kirk archetype was taken over by Riker as first officer. This makes sense.
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I also like stories where I don't identify with a particular character, but with world as a whole (so implicitly the author). The value of HHG and Discworld is seeing like Adams or Pratchett, not as any particular character within those worlds. The author as viewpoint character.
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I think I'll conduct auditions by blogchain sparring. Anyone who can can go 3 rounds with me gets regular contributor spot if they want it.
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Trying to extrapolate the project that is ribbonfarm into the future with each of these different self-mythologizing lenses (Star Trek, Doctor Who, Alice, Discworld, HHG) leads to different results and different ideas for where to go next.
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Naybe the assholery of Alice can be spun into a VillainShow like Malificent
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