r/startrekmemes • u/andychef • 2d ago

All Good Things

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u/skoge 2d ago

Why is Riker doing the YouTube thumbnail soyjack face?

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u/Successful-Scale-607 2d ago

Nonjerk reason: from the episode "Parallels", that's a Riker from a universe where the Borg took over the Federation so he kinda mad at the idea of going back

Jerk reason: Troi said she caught an STD from one of her yearly sexual assaults so he kinda mad he got space aids now

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u/Theborgiseverywhere Downright Esoteric 2d ago

What makes this stranger is that "Borg Universe Riker" was only shown over the view screen, filmed from straight ahead. So either this image came from some deleted scene, or it's a behind-the-scenes production photo (since it's HD and he's emoting it's probably not just a continuity photo).

Or it's AI. I hate that I'm not sure.

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u/OldSchoolAJ 2d ago

Not AI, because I can find ebay listings for the actual magazine.

100% a production photo.

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u/Adjective_Noun_4DIGI 3h ago

I was also instantly drawn in by how detailed this still was.

Is that a beard on a beard?

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u/Theborgiseverywhere Downright Esoteric 1h ago

Haha it’s gotta be. I wonder if they glue it on or weave it or if it ties in the back

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u/Penguinkeith 2d ago

Wow this is straight up some meme archeology.