(Part 3) Top products from r/startrek

Well, the most important thing when learning a language is having people to practice with :)

/r/tlhInganHol is where you'll find the highest concentration of jatlhwI'pu' and ghojwI'pu' on Reddit ... though, admittedly, it's still not very active. You'd have better luck on Facebook; the Learn Klingon group has daily activity from both new learners and experienced speakers.

Apart from that, the most important resource is The Klingon Dictionary (TKD) by Marc Okrand, which contains all the basics.

His follow-up book, Klingon for the Galactic Traveler (KGT), uses language as a vehicle for exploring Klingon culture; it reads almost like a tourist's guidebook. It's not as important as TKD, but still a must-have for any Klingon language student, and it's also very enjoyable (it's my second-favorite Star Trek book, following The Final Reflection).

There's also a great audio guide called Conversational Klingon (CK), starring Michael Dorn as Worf. Like KGT, it's played like a tourist's guide, with a lot of humor and cultural insights. I used to listen to it on the commute to school; very enjoyable. Plus, you get to hear Marc Okrand himself pronouncing the sounds of the language; straight from the figurative horse's literal mouth.

The follow-up audio course, Power Klingon (PK), is even better, but it's not available as a digital download, so it can be difficult to find.

Some useful websites:

• Klingonska Akademien - Features a dictionary (with sources), grammar guides, overviews of the pIqaD alphabet, an extensive archive of the language's canon (very useful for advanced students), and more. (Unfortunately, the server crashes for a couple of hours about once every two weeks.)
  
  
• Klingonska Akademien on Facebook
  
  
• Hol 'ampaS - Features a dictionary (with pIqaD text included), grammar guides, media files, a pIqaD transcriber, and more.
  
  
• Hol 'ampaS on Facebook
  
  
• The Klingon Teacher from Germany - Quvar, also known as Klenginem, has made quite a few video courses (in both English and German) on Klingon. His pronunciation is excellent.
  
  
• tlhIngan Hol in Star Trek works - Note that most Star Trek episodes and books don't use proper tlhIngan Hol; instead, the authors usually make things up on the fly, or do word-by-word translations (or, lately, Bing Translator, which is a big no-no). This list contains many of the exceptions.
  
  
• tlhIngan Hol in other media - Likewise, when "Klingon" is used in popular culture, it usually isn't actually tlhIngan Hol. The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Garden State, you name it; they all abuse the Klingon language for breakfast. This list has a lot of counter-examples that students may enjoy.
  
  
• qepHom wiki - A newly launched wiki aiming for all things tlhIngan Hol.
  
  
• The Klingong Language Institute (website under construction) - The KLI's old website is sort of legendary for its outdatedness ... but they're working on it!
  
  Hope that helps! batlh yIHaD!

Three, per usual in a trilogy. =P

There definitely is a deus ex machina for getting out of the mass Borg invasion. Its lameness is up to personal opinion, but I wouldn't call it cheap. It takes a lot of intelligent set-up, paced nicely throughout the three books.

The books are also really well-written and interesting, with lots of cameos and allusions to the shows, movies, and even other books, none of them feeling two-dimensional or shoehorned in. I'd even go so far as to say that this trilogy is a great place to start if you're feeling up to getting into Star Trek novels.

Obligatory Amazon link

> Alright I will be looking on Amazon and ebay see if there is a good offer. If anyone here has any extra pairs let me know :)

Sometimes Amazon UK has the BDs for substantially cheaper than Amazon US. I got the complete Enterprise boxed set for about 60 bucks shipped when it was ~150 on Amazon US and $350 at Best Buy. The BDs are region free, unlike the DVDs.

You can actually get all the complete BD sets for 261 USD from Amazon right now.

https://smile.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Original-Complete-Blu-ray/dp/B01CJW334Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1474772749&sr=8-2&keywords=star+trek+original+series+blu+ray

Keep in mind that TNG is now showing signs of being dated as well. It gives you an 80s and 90s view of the world. This is going to happen with everything no matter what as the world continues to evolve and change.

And I think I sort of remember our prior conversation now actually, which 'clicked' in my brain once you referenced the sexism of TOS as you perceive it in the show.

You might actually be one of the people that might benefit from doing some reading up on the original series before you begin giving it another look, and in effect, another chance. This is a great resource, but in hard copy form is a big book. The Kindle version is the least expensive of course, although it wouldn't cost you anything if you can get your hands on a copy at a local Public Library.

Anyway, if you do get into the show and have any questions about it anywhere along the line, feel free to PM me. If I can offer any insight at all, I will.

To get a taste of this, everyone should read Star Trek and Philosophy, a really interesting book examines the philosophical themes, ethics, and social values of the Star Trek universe. Far from dry, it's a well-paced and captivating read. I highly recommend it!

Oh. Oh, honey. Okay let's start with this: http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Andrew_Robinson

Memory Beta is like Memory Alpha, but for the books and stuff.

If you're into DS9, here's some good collections to start out with:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743483510/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743491718/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

But the book exists and is pretty great! Honestly the idea kind of loses steam by the end, and it's not as punchy as the Twitter feed, but still very much worth checking out.

My friend, if you haven't already read this you're in for a treat. Scifi author John Scalzi has tackled exactly that premise:

https://www.amazon.com/Redshirts-Novel-Three-John-Scalzi/dp/1491514388

Definitely an interesting read: The Ethics of Star Trek

Read the books after the finale. They aren't canon, but it's as close as you'll get because newer Star Trek books are almost all linear, with the various authors working together to make sure their storylines mesh with each other.

These books are considered the "Relaunch" books, and pick up the story after the series ended. IMO, they do a very good job of continuing the story:

Last Full Measure

The Good That Men Do

Kobayashi Maru

The Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor's Wing

The Romulan War: To Brave the Storm

Rise of the Federation: A Choice of Future

Coming March 25th:

Rise of the Federation: Tower of Babel

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Space-Worlds-Cardassia/dp/0743483510

This is more of a novella, and it focuses on the O'Briens as much as Garak and the Cardassians, but this would be another good book to read.

Star Trek: The Original Series: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CJW334Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_OKn4CbNSRK1RP

This one allows you to watch both remastered and the original unedited.

The Ethics of Star Trek, a pretty decent book. Do you use it in your course?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Q-Continuum-Star-Trek/dp/0743485084

absolutely my favorite ST book of all time

I'll just put this here:

https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Star-Trek-Judith-Barad/dp/0060933267

be warned, its a pretty weighty book with some advanced topics.

The "These Are The Voyages" series has a lot of neat stuff in it.

http://www.amazon.com/These-Are-Voyages-Season-Volume/dp/0989238121

There's a book for each of the 3 seasons.

https://www.amazon.com/Giant-Star-Trek-Generation-Enterprise-D/dp/B009PTQM5E/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1491446093&sr=8-4&keywords=enterprise+d+color+poster

Credit to /u/OldGuyGeek

The actual Red Shirt getting fed up sorry is by John Scalzi. I highly recommend the audio book version

Unfortunately, it's super impractical since it was designed for Star Trek and most words have to do with battle and space/technology. The Klingon Language Institute (apparently this is a real thing) might be helpful. Here's a cd, but there's also The Klingon Hamlet, Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, and The Klingon Dictionary

Haha alright, I'll see what I can do in a bit. I feel kind of bad though because the thing is only ~10 pages long, don't want to post in its entirety.

It looks like the Amazon listing lets you "look inside," if that helps.

Indeed, there's calculus for all ages, and I'll bet that with good teachers and the right tools, you can teach even the most ordinary third-grader some fairly deep stuff. Maybe he isn't writing complex proofs using fourier analysis, but finding the incline and extreme points of polynomials ... that sounds doable.

Proof of concept: Introductory Calculus For Infants

There’s a comic series from IDW that crossed over TNG with the 11th doctor & of course had the borg & cyberman meet. It’s not bad. Even though I had the individual issues I bought the 2 combined paperbacks for my bookshelf.

It's collected in two trades and available on Amazon: volume 1 and volume 2

The destiny series of books are some of the best star trek books i have ever read the first one starts of a bit slow but you will be demanding the next one at the end. Star trek destiny

its set after nemesis

https://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Discovery-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B07G2D87C1/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1SX2KNPQOU6LT&keywords=star+trek+discovery&qid=1563720777&s=gateway&sprefix=star+t%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-3

Star Trek: Discovery - Season One [Blu-ray] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G2D87C1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_hF4TCbD33KGA6

I don't see it available digitally on Prime. Only on Bluray/DVD:

https://smile.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Discovery-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B07G2D87C1

As far as how they broadcast, they're shutting out a lot of people with the streaming only.

Direct link without referral spam

Link for those subscribing to CBSAA via Amazon.

There where two version of this one at one time. A small and the large. The large one was 48 inches and I always wanted it as a kid. https://www.amazon.com/Giant-Star-Trek-Generation-Enterprise-D/dp/B009PTQM5E

https://www.amazon.com/Giant-Star-Trek-Generation-Enterprise-D/dp/B009PTQM5E/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1491446093&sr=8-4&keywords=enterprise+d+color+poster

https://www.amazon.com/Star-Movie-Memories-William-Shatner/dp/0060176172/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=star+trek+movie+memories&qid=1562640062&s=gateway&sr=8-1

In Star Trek Omnibus Volume 2: The Early Voyages Pike and the crew find a colony of Vulcans who left prior to the conversion by Surak and are essentially a warrior race.

In case you haven't already seen it, check out the Star Trek Book of Opposites.

If you delve into The Next Generation TV series, the season 5 blu-ray contains a 71 minute roundtable discussion titled "In Conversation: The Music of Star Trek: The Next Generation," in which Dennis McCarthy, Ron Jones and Jay Chattaway discuss their work on the series and maybe the movies. It's moderated by author Jeff bond, who wrote a book called The Music of Star Trek.

You may already know about this, but if it's any use to you OP, Jeff Bond wrote a book on the Music of Star Trek in 1999.

He was actually licensed by CBS to publish a book version: https://www.amazon.com/Warped-Engaging-Never-Aired-Season-Generation/dp/1476779058/

Why the down votes? It's a real book.

I just watched it. It's mislisted. Its S2 EP 0, titled as "The Escape Artist" for some reason. Click the drop down box.

If that doesn't work, use this direct link to the video: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07YR536M9/ref=atv_dp

Early Voyages comic book: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Omnibus-Early-Voyages/dp/1600104967 . I read the whole run and there's nothing that outright contradicts Discovery in it except for the occupation of Pike's father, and even that works if he's both an admiral and science teacher. The Klingon confrontations are isolated incidents that don't really contradict the official non-contact history Discovery established.

I've read... pretty much all of them, and I'll say they're uneven. There are some stinkers, but if you hit one of those early on don't be discouraged, because there's also plenty of good ones.

Some recent stuff I've really enjoyed was the post-Enterprise stuff that came along and 'fixed' the finale then took the series to the logical next step: Romulan conflict.

• The Good That Men Do
  
• Kobayashi Maru (not to be confused with the TOS book of the same name that came out decades ago)
  
• The Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor's Wing
  
• The Romulan War: To Brave the Storm
  
  
  These books really lay out a strong foundation about WHY the Romulan war was so bad and why emotion was still as strong as it was by Balance of Terror when crewman whathisname flipped out on Spock after they learned the 'terrible secret'. They also go into the logistics of how this secret could have been maintained, tie into TOS and even Voyager episodes in completely legit feeling ways ("Did Chulak of Romulus give an ultimatum after his defeat at Galorndon Core?", A Piece of the Action) that rewards knowledge of trek lore.
  
  They even tackle (in what I felt were pretty convincing ways) explanations for why the bridge of the TOS Enterprise looks more 'primitive', and the reasoning they come up with adds depth and texture to the Trek universe. No spoilers, but it makes practical sense.
  
  There's a little bit of suspension of disbelief needed, especially in that first book (which uses a post-DS9 Jake/Nog wrapper, no spoiler this is in the first few pages), but sometimes surgery hurts.

They should do an adaptation to The Q wars.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Continuum-Star-Trek-Generation/dp/0743485084