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!! 🖖

  • Nangijala@feddit.dkEnglish
    10·
    6 days ago

    Oh wow, I didn’t know this corner of the internet got AMA’s. 8O

    Late to the party and not really a star trek fan, but still, good on Karim for popping by! 🤗

  • SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    136·
    8 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!

  • hopesdead@startrek.websiteEnglish
    1271·
    8 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·
    8 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
    102·
    7 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
      37·
      7 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.

    • StillPaisleyCat@startrek.websiteEnglish
      7·
      7 days ago

      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

      • SysAdmin@startrek.websiteEnglish
        11·
        7 days ago

        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.

        • StillPaisleyCat@startrek.websiteEnglish
          8·
          7 days ago

          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. 🖖🏼

        • Mongostein@lemmy.caEnglish
          62·
          7 days ago

          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.

          • TwodogsFighting@lemdro.idEnglish
            91·
            7 days ago

            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.

            • Mongostein@lemmy.caEnglish
              61·
              7 days ago

              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. 🤷‍♂️

      • Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish
        7·
        8 days ago

        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)

  • end0fline@piefed.socialEnglish
    89·
    8 days ago

    First, I just wanted to say that you’re a treat to watch on Academy and I can’t wait to see where your story goes! It’s always great to see a species fleshed out in Trek, in this case a Klingon that has other pursuits than that of a warrior.

    Were you initially intimidated by the fact that you are playing a character that is part of a species that has decades of culture built up to this point? If so, how did you prepare for the role? If not, I can’t tell because you’ve been great so far.

  • CosmicGoat@lemmy.caEnglish
    87·
    8 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?

    🐦 🖖🏽

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish
    791·
    8 days ago

    Where you a Trekkie before you got the role? If so, what’s your favorite show/movie?

  • j4yc33@piefed.socialEnglish
    62·
    7 days ago

    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, Tuvok, and T’Pol 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…)

  • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
    61·
    7 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?