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!! 🖖
To be clear, this is for 4pm EST
Is that the UTC-0500 one?
I wish more people would use that format. It’s much easier to relate to your own time zone.
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.
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.
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. 🤷♂️
You don’t need to. Jesus christ.
UTC-3:30
That’s all you need to remember to be able to refer anyone else to your time zone to any other timezone on the planet.
Ok get mad about it, because that’s a reasonable response.
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)
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
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.
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. 🖖🏼
Might as well had been a million, I don’t think it could have gone better! ❤️
30 more minutes! God I’m excited!
+24 hours. But you can still be excited!
Oh well. Guess I gotta be patient. Thanks for the heads up!
We wanted to make sure there was lots of time to accumulate questions, but the Fediverse is unsurprisingly rising to the occasion.
This sparks joy in me!
aww well this is kind, haha thank you for your enthusiasm!! i really appreciate it
Omg he responded to me twice! ☺️
This is incredible, my respect and gratitude to those that are making it happen. Also can’t wait.
would you rather fight 100 tribble-sized sehlats or one sehlat-sized tribble?
The trouble with (sehlat sized) tribbles is that won’t remain 1 sehlat sized for tribble for long!
First, I admire you for the heart, depth, and character you bring to this role. My question relates to Klingon culture and in-universe development. Star Trek has a rich history of having “flagship characters” for the important cultures (You, Worf, and B’ellana for the Klingons, Spock for the Vulcans, Deanna and Lwaxana Troi for Betazed, etc.)
What has been the hardest part about redefining Klingon culture post burn? and what defining in-universe moment changed the Klingons the most in the last ~1000 years?
Qapla’! (Also thank you! but Klingon doesn’t have a word for that…)
T’Pol and Tuvok would be crying in a corner now, if they allowed themselves to feel feelings.
Oh man, you are right!
What’s the Klingon food like on-set, for scenes where you have to actually eat it? Do they try and make it taste good, or is it as gross as it looks?
Wildly unexpected. 💜
I’m a huge Star Trek as well as lover of Birds. imagine my surprise to see a Klingon carrying binos and then saying, “I watch birds.” My family started laughing because I wear a t-shirt often that simply says, “I like birds” and they were really really hoping that you would say that. Haha. Close enough!
I have a very serious two part question:
- What is Jay-Den’s favorite bird? And…
- What is Karim’s favorite bird?
🐦 🖖🏽
Hi Karim, no question I just wanted to say that your performance in episode 4 honestly made it some of the best Star Trek I’ve ever seen.
First of all I agree, but also on that note- we have actually been in touch with the writer for that episode (Eric Anthony Glover) about a possible AMA in the future as well. But first we want to see how this one goes!
Oh shit, you guys are absolutely awesome!!
oh wow, what a kind compliment thank you
Hey Karim, super cool to have you here. I love what you’ve done with your character so far and I’m hoping for continued success on SFA.
- What’s the energy like on set? Are there any particularly strong jokesters? Tim Russ on Voyager was noted for cracking a lot of jokes, for example, and I think Michael Dorn and Brent Spiner had a similar reputation on the set of TNG.
- Are you into science fiction generally? If so, what’s your favorite book, movie, or tv series?
- What do you wish people knew about SFA (or you!) that they don’t seem to?
energy on set is VERY playful. like a real school. jokes, pranks, a lot of fun. Honestly, every single cadet has a funny sense of humor, its like ping pong with the laughs. Kerrice is DEFINITELY the most responsible for making everyone crack up tho
i LOVE sci fi. I think predator badlands that just came out was one of the my favorite movies from the previous year. underrated in my opinion??
Just want to say: While I’m not a huge fan of the highschool drama part of the show, I love all the characters so far <3 You’re all doing a great job!
thank you Skave!
Hey bud! I just wanted to say I really appreciate your show. I’m a middle age guy who grew up on TNG/DS9 and this show really captures the soul of Star Trek. Keep up the great work!!
As for a question, were you a Trek fan before? If so, how’s that incorporated into your performance, if at all. And if you weren’t a fan before, are you now, and how does no prior exposure to Star Trek inform your performance?
Thanks!!
Stealing from Colbert, what is the best sandwich? Both for you and for your character?
What previous trek cast member do you want to do a cameo on Academy, just so you can share the set with them?
Michael Burnham!!!
What franchise you’d love to be in? Airing or otherwise.
i wanna work with James Gunn real bad lol. I think I’d do a phenomenal job at playing Cyborg, i hear they are making a new teen titans movie. BUT i grew up on Marvel, i am a HUGE x men nerd. I would take ANY role in the new x men universe. I’ve watched all the movies multiple times, watched all the cartoons, x men 97 is one of my favorite shows on television, read the comics… like… IM PREPARED!! I hope my time in the star trek universe primes me to become a bad ass superhero in the future
The obvious black Marvel character is Bishop. I think he’s a great character and I’d love to see someone play him in a movie (though maybe Sandro Rosta is a better match for his physique). But, you know who I think you’d be great for is Longshot. In the comics he’s white and blonde, but who cares. He’s a genetically engineered alien. The Mojoverse is such a rich vein of potential movie content, and writers could have so much fun with a character whose superpower is luck.
They could give you Synch that would be cool as fuck! Hopefully one we’ll see you in the mcu!
Hi Karim!
I’m liking Starfleet Academy. It’s hard to pick a favourite character though _’
How did you prepare for your role as Jay Den?
(more questions might come up if I think of them before you answer)
dozens of costume fittings, a few days of prosthetics and makeup tests, eye contact lens fittings, dozens of hours of work with vocal coach to drop my voice, a couple hours of practice with klingon language coach, watched a TON of star trek, particularly any episodes that featured klingons
Do they provide actors with easy access to the entire Star Trek catalogue so they can prepare, or is it something the actors have to do on their own?
I don’t think they actually do it this way. But, if I were in charge, I’d build a tool for actors, writers, costumers, prop artists, etc. that allowed them to quickly search through the entire Star Trek catalogue going all the way back to the 60s to find examples of whatever they were looking for. So, you could search for “Klingon” or “Klingon marriage” or “Klingon ship console” and it would pull up relevant clips. Basically imagine something like YouTube, but containing only Star Trek content, and designed to help all the creative people match their stuff to the existing lore, rather than something built for entertainment.
Hi Karim! I am absolutely adoring Jay-Den’s character. If you’re able to discuss it are there plans for his triangle with Darem and Kyle? I might’ve fangirled a wee bit hard this last episode with all the teasers being dropped XD
Star Trek has always been a show using sci-fi elements to draw parallels to our own culture. What mirror do you feel Jay-Den holds up to people in the real world?
