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!! 🖖

  • Karim@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
    101·
    5 days ago

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

    • MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.websiteEnglish
      36·
      5 days 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.

  • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
    61·
    6 days 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?

  • aka@slrpnk.netEnglish
    46·
    5 days ago

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

    • Karim@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      73·
      5 days 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

  • Hugh@slrpnk.netEnglish
    46·
    6 days 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
      92·
      5 days 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.

  • SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    136·
    6 days 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!

  • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    38·
    5 days 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
      68·
      5 days 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·
        5 days 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).

  • Ænima@lemmy.zipEnglish
    52·
    6 days 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!

    • Karim@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      82·
      5 days ago

      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

      • merc@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        61·
        5 days ago

        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.

      • S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        5·
        5 days ago

        They could give you Synch that would be cool as fuck! Hopefully one we’ll see you in the mcu!

  • hopesdead@startrek.websiteEnglish
    1271·
    7 days 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?

  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
    111·
    6 days 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!

    • Karim@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      55·
      5 days 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.

  • Kraiden@piefed.socialEnglish
    46·
    6 days 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·
      5 days 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

  • CosmicGoat@lemmy.caEnglish
    87·
    6 days ago

    Wildly unexpected. Thank you for doing this! 💜

    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:

    1. What is Jay-Den’s favorite bird? And…
    2. What is Karim’s favorite bird?

    🐦 🖖🏽

  • GraniteM@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    6 days 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.