Star Trek: Discovery

[lazythursday]

I thought it was superb, albeit with a few flaws, and have read some of the grumpy reviews around the net wondering if they watched the same show. I think they had to change it up from the old ST formula to attract a new audience. There's no way I would have stuck with it and recommended it to people if it had been the same old thing. And that's the problem perhaps - fans want it to 'feel like Star Trek' but lots of us non-fans would run a mile from that having got bored of it a long time ago. I've told several people to watch this and see them screw their faces up at the mention of Star Trek, and then agree to give at a go thanks to my exhortations that it's different, honestly.

 

[Lord Camomile]

The real problem with Tyler is that he's Clem Fandango.

Although I usually hate such fan service that brings you out of the story, there is a part of me that's disappointed they didn't sneak a "hello Michael, it's Ash Tyler, can you hear me?" over a crackly radio or something.

 

[teuchter]

Stick it out, you'll like the ending, and the prospect of where it 'might go'

I'd not advise anyone to stick it out in the hope of a decent ending.

 

[teuchter]

I thought it was superb, albeit with a few flaws, and have read some of the grumpy reviews around the net wondering if they watched the same show. I think they had to change it up from the old ST formula to attract a new audience. There's no way I would have stuck with it and recommended it to people if it had been the same old thing. And that's the problem perhaps - fans want it to 'feel like Star Trek' but lots of us non-fans would run a mile from that having got bored of it a long time ago. I've told several people to watch this and see them screw their faces up at the mention of Star Trek, and then agree to give at a go thanks to my exhortations that it's different, honestly.

So they've attracted a new audience to star trek by providing them with something that's not star trek.

 

[lazythursday]

So they've attracted a new audience to star trek by providing them with something that's not star trek.

I think it's a good balance between retaining some of the old and bringing in plenty of the new. I never expected I'd be avidly binge watching a new series of Star Trek. I thought the storyline was very carefully constructed to lure people in with a very different tone only to end up reaffirming all the star fleet principles etc by the end.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I'd not advise anyone to stick it out in the hope of a decent ending.

I'll be watching the last two regardless.

 

[strung out]

Although I usually hate such fan service that brings you out of the story, there is a part of me that's disappointed they didn't sneak a "hello Michael, it's Ash Tyler, can you hear me?" over a crackly radio or something.

They nearly did it...

Surely the best bit of the last episode was when Burnham asked Clem Fandango...

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[DotCommunist]

I've told several people to watch this and see them screw their faces up at the mention of Star Trek, and then agree to give at a go thanks to my exhortations that it's different, honestly.

klingons moaning at each other with ludicrouse face plastic and subtitles will surely have confirmed peoples prejudices about the show-what I'm saying here is that none of the things that the prejudices were based on have been left out here. Its still good if you like sci fi TV but if you have no tolerance for that fairly low bar then this I don't see as changing that.

I'll be watching the last two regardless.

second part of 'o lord take this cup from me' is 'if it be thy will, then it is done'. I am cursed to watch it because I cannot do otherwise, it was foretold by isiah

 

[Vintage Paw]

John Hannah has a pointy little chin. Shazad Latif actually lacks a lower mandible.

Dude's got plenty of chin. What you're detecting, perhaps, is a high and narrow mandible.

 

[donkyboy]

she sure has gone down hill since her voyager days:

'Star Trek: Voyager' Star Jennifer Lien Arrested for Driving on Revoked License

 

[DotCommunist]

hmm:

The last episode of season one, “Will You Take My Hand,” ended with Mirror Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) alive and well in the main universe, seemingly scampering off to whatever smoke-filled sex den she feels like going to. An unused scene revealed at WonderCon shows Georgiou doing just that, because Mirror Georgiou does what Mirror Georgiou wants. Only thing is: She’s not alone. Georgiou encounters a black-coated Trill, who’s secretly a human in disguise. After exchanging some repartee about how awesome Mirror Georgiou is, the Not-Trill leaves her a black badge and an invitation:

“Welcome to Section 31.”

 

[maomao]

Last week at work I took a call from someone with the surname Pickard who made a booking for someone called Lafarge. My colleagues don't care, my friends and family don't care.

 

[krtek a houby]

 

[donkyboy]

Section 31 deleted scene

 

[DotCommunist]

wankers
https://io9.gizmodo.com/this-new-star-trek-discovery-teaser-offers-a-fleeting-1825573422
the video on this doesn't work but news none the less. Spock will be in it, or a voice of spock. Nobody really knows whats going on with spock anymore do they? he's a question mark with point ears

 

[cybershot]

The video from the article is here for none US residents:

 

[BoxRoom]

Season 2 trailer!

 

[editor]

Having persevered to the end, I can declare myself thoroughly unimpressed with the first series (are there any more)?

Far too much war and explosions and COMBAT for my tastes. It only got a bit interesting towards the end. Harumph.

 

[DotCommunist]

trailer for new series came out (I refuse to say dropped) recently. I'll still watch it because it wasn't that bad. Anyway, tradition is the 1st series is a bit poor

 

[DexterTCN]

Having persevered to the end, I can declare myself thoroughly unimpressed with the first series (are there any more)?

Far too much war and explosions and COMBAT for my tastes. It only got a bit interesting towards the end. Harumph.

You are indeed a harumpher. It's good for ones character to persevere.

It was divisive, I'll grant.

 

[editor]

You are indeed a harumpher. It's good for ones character to persevere.

It was divisive, I'll grant.

It's just Star Trek - to me - was always a bit more than endless space battles and massive explosions...

 

[DexterTCN]

It's just Star Trek - to me - was always a bit more than endless space battles and massive explosions...

I didn't take what you did from STD (cough).

They're going back to the old formula next season...adventures.

 

[T & P]

I’ve just noticed they’ve made a mini-series of four spin-off short episodes of Discovery. I had not heard of this. Is not on Netflix is it?

Star Trek: Short Treks (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb

 

[krtek a houby]

I’ve just noticed they’ve made a mini-series of four spin-off short episodes of Discovery. I had not heard of this. Is not on Netflix is it?

Star Trek: Short Treks (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb

Nope. Can't even find 'em on YouTube

 

[ruffneck23]

the first one is out there in torrent world , it was ok

 

[fishfinger]

the first one is out there in torrent world , it was ok

First 2. 3rd one should be available in a few days.

 

[ruffneck23]

oh cool , I could only find one of them , Il check for the other tonight , new series starts in 27 days

 

[cybershot]

 

[Don Troooomp]

I thought it was superb, albeit with a few flaws, and have read some of the grumpy reviews around the net wondering if they watched the same show.

Different tastes make the world interesting. I thought is was utter crap and packed it in after a couple of episodes but others seem to enjoy it - horses for courses.

 

[T & P]

That looks cool as fuck