So, I've actually been interested in seeing this series... until I watched this trailer. Technology seems to be off for the timeline, none of the characters grabbed my attention, the the feel was "Oh, if we put Star Trek on it, they will pay to watch." One of the few times that a trailer has taken my interest away from a project.
Star Trek Discovery
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So, I've actually been interested in seeing this series... until I watched this trailer. Technology seems to be off for the timeline, none of the characters grabbed my attention, the the feel was "Oh, if we put Star Trek on it, they will pay to watch." One of the few times that a trailer has taken my interest away from a project.
Yeah, I've been at least curious to see how this might turn out. And the trailer...just ain't doing it for me. It comes across very bland, honestly. Really stilted acting, too. Which, for Star Trek, is saying something. 
I didn't realize it was going to be on netflix. I thought it was going to be on the CBS thing or whatever.
I'm disappointed that we're still not moving forward in the timeline but man that did look pretty dope. Klingons look kinda weird but I guess since this is going for a more Abrams vibe anyway they might as well use the same look as Into Darkness.
I'm for sure willing to give it a shot!
I'm disappointed that we're still not moving forward in the timeline but man that did look pretty dope. Klingons look kinda weird but I guess since this is going for a more Abrams vibe anyway they might as well use the same look as Into Darkness.
I'm for sure willing to give it a shot!
That is a somewhat scary thought, but the commercial/trailer for that made me interested, unlike this series trailer.
GasBandit
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Neat, thanks.
Yeah, it doesn't really feel Star Trek, but it does look like something I'll give a shot.
This takes place in the regular universe, but the Klingons look like JJ Klingons, but the Klingons in the regular universe had to be explained to look like humans by Enterprise, because they couldn't just drop the explanation at TOS had no budget, but they're just gonna go with JJ universe looking Klingons, but, but, but.
Anyways, kidding aside, looks kinda neat and I love Trek too much to not watch it.
Anyways, kidding aside, looks kinda neat and I love Trek too much to not watch it.
Well it never made any sense that time travelling to when Kirk's dad was young would change what happened during Archer's time.
So i for one will just pretend the klingons from Into Darkness where just the result of an unhealthy obsession with plastic surgery by virus affected klingons...
This video explains some of the visual differences, and why they MUST exist:
I have it starting in the relevant section. It heavily details ownership, who owns what, and how that has a style influence on the series BY LAW (well, by contract law).
(If the embed doesn't work right, start at 9m28s)
You know that she's been dead for almost 9 years, right?
And before she died she recorded an entire library of words and phrases so her voice can continue as the computer.
Oh, so it's just more corporate fuckery... awesome.
Oh my God, that entire video is one lengthy, annoyed groan for me.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck corporations.
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No wonder Brian Fuller bailed.
Heh heh heh heh heh
I was pumped for this show, but feels like a let down. The antagonist was not interesting and I kept wondering about the crew outside of the Captain 1st and 2nd officers. And physics was just thrown out the window.
I have a buddy who's been working as security/gofer on this. He keeps teasing me with things like "Johnathan Frakes is a totally awesome dude," or "party on the bridge tonight!"
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I hate him just a little bit.
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I hate him just a little bit.
I don't know, there was something there, but it got drowned out by all the unnatural slow grunting noises he was trying to pass off as klingon. And it was made worse by some of the holograms speaking it more naturally.
Also, it felt like it was actually doing the opposite of ST and making the Federation seem too naive and shit:
The whole "lets talk now that enough of us are dead" thing was so off putting and out of character, even in Picard's time. And it was also pointless, they could have rammed them with an invisible ship without it, that's kind of how invisibility works as a weapon.
Hmm, the Klingon changes feels like a redesign for the sake of a redesign (admittedly not for the first time). The uniforms look nice but don't follow any design thematic we've seen Starfleet use before. In most ways it looks more like JJ Trek than Prime Trek, but then you get the occasional glimpses of TOS era aesthetics (the shape of the captain's chair, the phasers, the communicators). I'm not convinced by the MC but she doesn't offend me either, beyond the needless connection to Sarek which has the uncomfortable feeling of a fanfic authors trying to make her OC stand in super important.
Essentially the first 2 episodes feel sorta like Trek but not really Trek. Which is a description sometimes levelled at DS9 - and that was the best Trek. So I'm not convinced - yet - but you have my attention. Let's see where you go from here.
(Of course it helps that I'm in the UK, so I get it on Netflix & don't need to buy a new subscription just for one show. I don't think it's got that much of my attention.)
Essentially the first 2 episodes feel sorta like Trek but not really Trek. Which is a description sometimes levelled at DS9 - and that was the best Trek. So I'm not convinced - yet - but you have my attention. Let's see where you go from here.
(Of course it helps that I'm in the UK, so I get it on Netflix & don't need to buy a new subscription just for one show. I don't think it's got that much of my attention.)
One other thing that's just occurred to me. If the rest of the season is of similar quality to the first 2 episodes then it will be far from the best season of Trek, but it will be the best *first* season of a Star Trek show since TOS. TNG, DS9, VOY & ENT all had pretty bad first seasons. Here's hoping that's one way that Discovery is going to be un-Trek-like.
Duet in Season 1 is an excellent episode.
This is my hot take : "Fuck you for making this series be behind a paywall. Fuck you even more in making a TIERED paywall to have less commercials."
I'm not willing to pay extra month for one show, it's dumb. They should have sold the series to Amazon and be on Prime.
I'll torrent the first 2 episodes and see how I feel about it, reviews are pretty good but I won't be paying for this corporation bullshit.
I'm not willing to pay extra month for one show, it's dumb. They should have sold the series to Amazon and be on Prime.
I'll torrent the first 2 episodes and see how I feel about it, reviews are pretty good but I won't be paying for this corporation bullshit.
It's not bad, but it was a shaky start compared to the rest of the series. Certainly compared to everything after Season 3.
So as much as I would love for a Star Wars movie that wasn't so tied to the original trilogy and does something different with the setting, it turns out that's exactly the opposite of my feelings for Star Trek.
I'm not sure I'll be checking this out. I signed up for the 1 week trial, but nothing really sold me on staying on. $1.50 an episode ($2.50 without commercials) is not the big deal people make it out to be.
I'm not sure I'll be checking this out. I signed up for the 1 week trial, but nothing really sold me on staying on. $1.50 an episode ($2.50 without commercials) is not the big deal people make it out to be.