Star Trek: Discovery

[Idris2002]

and why should it not be?
the klingons were once a feared race. the very mention of their name made worlds tremble.

and why should it not be?
the klingons were once a feared race. the very mention of their name made worlds tremble.

But then their super-soldier programme went wrong, and they all ended up with those stupid ridges on their foreheads.

 

[EastEnder]

CBS delaying 'Star Trek: Discovery' to maintain quality

Sounds like it's too shit to release yet....

 

[cybershot]

CBS delaying 'Star Trek: Discovery' to maintain quality

Sounds like it's too shit to release yet....

Did you read the rest of the article? Or just the headline. Admit ally a bit of a clickbaity headline by Fox.

 

[DotCommunist]

thats 'was delayed' not 'will be delayed'

old news

 

[DotCommunist]

feem tune:



its...its not bad!

from about 40s in to hear it without waffle

 

[donkyboy]

meh DS9 had the best theme.



followed by voyager

 

[strung out]

But then their super-soldier programme went wrong, and they all ended up with those stupid ridges on their foreheads.

It was the super soldier programme that removed the ridges.

 

[Idris2002]

It was the super soldier programme that removed the ridges.

Son, have you ever kissed a girl?

 

[cybershot]

feem tune:



its...its not bad!

from about 40s in to hear it without waffle

Going to wait, I want to hear it for the first time as I watch the show!

 

[Omaplata]

Son, have you ever kissed a girl?

When me and my pal were kids playing computer games, his old dad (staunch wiganer) used to say, "tha dont know the difference between a rugby ball and a tit cause tha's touched neither"

 

[SpookyFrank]

"tha dont know the difference between a rugby ball and a tit cause tha's touched neither"

IME the former is mainly used by those with no interest in the latter.

 

[magneze]

It's on Netflix in about a week if you're into that sort of thing.

 

[CNT36]

Watched the trailer on Netflix last night. Looks fucking shit. Didn't feel like Star Trek at all. I'll still watch it but it was nearly the final nail when the missus said she'd maybe like to try watching it with me.

 

[magneze]

Watched the trailer on Netflix last night. Looks fucking shit. Didn't feel like Star Trek at all. I'll still watch it but it was nearly the final nail when the missus said she'd maybe like to try watching it with me.

What would make it Star Trek for you?

 

[CNT36]

What would make it Star Trek for you?

Not really sure tbh. If you changed the names, uniforms and ship design a bit nothing would say this is Star Trek rather than just another space based series. Even Deep Space Nine was very much Stat Trek while also something very different and a challenge to the status quo. The trailer just felt like a mindless action series that happens to be set in the same universe Picard mooched about.

 

[Dom Traynor]

Watched the trailer on Netflix last night. Looks fucking shit. Didn't feel like Star Trek at all. I'll still watch it but it was nearly the final nail when the missus said she'd maybe like to try watching it with me.

I thought it looked like it could go either way but erred on the side of great!

 

[Steel Icarus]

feem tune:



its...its not bad!

from about 40s in to hear it without waffle

Goosebumps
especially when the voices came in

 

[8den]

If you can't wait there are 3 episodes of "the Orville" online. I'm genuinely surprised at how good and likeable it is. One of the things that annoys me about Meyers is there doesn't seem to be a joke he won't go for, but this is surprisingly restrained, and ther ares moments of real world building. The 2nd episode isn't great, but the 3rd episode feels like a modern TNG episode but with laughs. It's a meaty story taking on a current social issue (transgenderism) in a surprisingly sensitive way. Oh and the music is ace. Really sounds like ST TNG.

 

[DotCommunist]

If you can't wait there are 3 episodes of "the Orville" online. I'm genuinely surprised at how good and likeable it is. One of the things that annoys me about Meyers is there doesn't seem to be a joke he won't go for, but this is surprisingly restrained, and ther ares moments of real world building. The 2nd episode isn't great, but the 3rd episode feels like a modern TNG episode but with laughs. It's a meaty story taking on a current social issue (transgenderism) in a surprisingly sensitive way. Oh and the music is ace. Really sounds like ST TNG.

I've enjoyed it more for it being yhat familiar sci fi than the jokes so far. Not seen ep 3 yet, will line it up for later

 

[cybershot]

If you can't wait there are 3 episodes of "the Orville" online. I'm genuinely surprised at how good and likeable it is. One of the things that annoys me about Meyers is there doesn't seem to be a joke he won't go for, but this is surprisingly restrained, and ther ares moments of real world building. The 2nd episode isn't great, but the 3rd episode feels like a modern TNG episode but with laughs. It's a meaty story taking on a current social issue (transgenderism) in a surprisingly sensitive way. Oh and the music is ace. Really sounds like ST TNG.

3rd episode kind of seemed like a ripp off of tng ep measure of a man.

Brannon Braga directed it. Just looked and Jonathan Frakes also directs episode 8.

There's been some commentary online saying this is the star trek fans wanted, and to not be going backwards in time again. It seems the show is getting a lot of love, but if that will repeat in ratings i don't know. I really have my doubts that this will get renewed, unless another network lke SyFy is prepared to run with it.

 

[cybershot]

Not long to go now.

 

[Balbi]

That was good

 

[bemused]

Not bad, I don't think it needed a Spock rip off.

 

[Cid]

feem tune:



its...its not bad!

from about 40s in to hear it without waffle

It's... kind of dull imo. I mean the first bit and the last bit, fine, but they write themselves (well, are pre-written by Alexander Courage). But other than that it doesn't really do anything. Nothing distinctive about it.

 

[red & green]

Those Klingons are horrible - look like LOTR orcs

 

[DotCommunist]

hmm. Well there were exploding consoles. The new klingons are awful, no facial expressions really make it through the make up.

its not terrible but needs to be better than that

 

[captainmission]

Having watched the first two episodes I'm a bit nonplussed. On the one hand it was classic trek, if this was a show about Michelle Yeoh captain I'd watch the shit out of it. But they've made the main character (and i don't know why they have a main character- Star Trek has always been an ensemble cast) a unbalance racist, who stands against Federation values whose actions have led to war. I'm not sure how they are going to continue with such a unlikable many character.

 

[cybershot]

Well I thought that was bloody brilliant. No dea where it will go from here, but CBS may rue not airing this on the tellybox

 

[8den]

3rd episode kind of seemed like a ripp off of tng ep measure of a man.

It shares the central plot premise "measure of man" clearly.

It's more like the stepchild of The Outcast tho.

The Outcast (Star Trek: The Next Generation) - Wikipedia

Brannon Braga directed it. Just looked and Jonathan Frakes also directs episode 8.

I didn't know that. I think if you've got Brag and Frakes shooting your show it's more than a rip off it's a homage.

There's been some commentary online saying this is the star trek fans wanted, and to not be going backwards in time again. It seems the show is getting a lot of love, but if that will repeat in ratings i don't know. I really have my doubts that this will get renewed, unless another network lke SyFy is prepared to run with it.

The production values are very high, I imagine it's an expensive show.




I guess it kudos from me for being a Seth Mac Farlane show about transgenderism that handled the issue quite intelligently and sensitively, and objectively, and played for few laughs.

I guess my bar for Mac Farlane is extremely low.

 

[captainmission]

I guess it kudos from me for being a Seth Mac Farlane show about transgenderism that handled the issue quite intelligently and sensitively, and objectively, and played for few laughs.

I guess my bar for Mac Farlane is extremely low.

Considering his last attempt at dealing with trans issues was a dog vomiting for several minutes after having sex with a trans woman I think he set the low bar himself.