Star Trek: Discovery
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- Continuity0
LOL
'Star Trek: Discovery Showrunners Fired
Aaron Harberts and Gretchen Berg have been replaced by Alex Kurtzman amid reports of bullying and budgetary issues.'
http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/s…
I'd be extremely surprised if this turd makes it to four seasons, never mind seven.
- Damn, and there's me thinking the bump was indicative that the next season was starting...detritus
- Nairn1
So .. no mention of the new series yet?
I was a bit taken aback when I heard someone who sounded very much like Tig Notaro pop up.. and then it's fucking her.
The chummy millennial inclusivity is grating a little bit. Plain Jane Ginger girl was only beat by some guy in a wheelchair sweeping through shot on the Discovery at some point.
Still, it's daft slightly camp fun - just like the original series.
- No mention cos it still sucks.
No sense repeating it.Continuity
- No mention cos it still sucks.
- thumb_screws0
So is section 31 a rip of special circumstances from Ian m banks culture novels. Which came first?
- Wolfboy0
I've not watched any of the second season as I really did not enjoy the first. It never felt like Star Trek to me (far too explosions and punching based – which I have no issue with, I just want something slightly more cerebral from Star Trek)
So am I missing out? Have they adjusted the tone and style to be a bit more on brand? Should I give it another go considering the type of things that turned me off the first season?
- On the whole, you're not really missing much. Although, I will admit Anson Mount plays a thoroughly watchable Pike.Continuity
- I've been enjoying but I'm not a treky.thumb_screws
- I love that they brought Pike in but he's not as good as Bruce Greenwood in the recent movies.CyBrainX
- No way, Bruce Greenwood has nothing on Anson Mount's Pike.Continuity
- Nairn0
It's more of the same, if not moreso. There are strong rumours the whole thing's going to get canned though, so whethe ror not it's worth the investment, I can't say.
It's definitely NOT TNG, etc, but I find it quite enjoyable overall.
The fucking hypercolour rainbow inclusivity's a bit irritating, mind.
- Oh? I've not heard these rumours ...Continuity
- I just looked it up. Doesn't look like they're from a reliable source.Continuity
- Wolfboy0
Sounds like it's going to remain at the wrong end of my stuff to watch list then. Fingers crossed for the new Picard show being up to snuff.
- renderedred0
I survived the first season, not watching second.
First interracial kiss on TV was in the original series (although aliens made them do it). I want stuff like that in Star Trek, but shoving it in my face - no thanks.
- CyBrainX0
I enjoyed the first season and thought it was the best first season any of these shows had other than the original series. For that reason I'm hanging on but the second season is not as good. There are too many subplots but there are good things going on with the potential for very good things later.
- Continuity2
Urgh. This week's episode was pretty bad. It owes Quark 100 bars of gold-pressed latinum just for the privilege of even being allowed to exist.
- Watch DS9 'House of Quark' as an antidote. It has it all. QUARK. ROM. GOWRON and HOT KLINGON.tank02
- I have no memory of this. https://www.youtube.…CyBrainX
- I have selective memory (read: intentional forgetfulness) of DS9's Ferengi eps, but I do remember House of Quark.Continuity
- Watch it while wearing this:
https://rover.ebay.c…SlashPeckham
- i_monk0
The writing is garbage this season.
- CyBrainX0
SPOILERS (last night)
Last night's episode was more coherent but the Prime Directive violations go to Kirk Prime territory. I might have been ok with Seru going down there to tell them about the other race from his planet but not about telling them about technology and the Federation.
- I was pretty impressed, and finally an episode that didn't feel absolutely schizophrenic from trying to juggle A-, B-, C-, D-, E-, and F-plots in one go.Continuity
- If you didn't check out Short Treks, you should watch the one about Seru's early life and homeworld planet. It was very good and explains the last two episodesCyBrainX
- I did catch the Saru one. I wasn't impressed.Continuity
- The Prime Directive exists to be broken. Just like Worf existed to get thrown around.i_monk
- The tradition of characters getting their asses kicked: Checkov, Worf, Archer and Tilly on DiscoveryCyBrainX
- A bit different: Worf was the measure of toughness, so if he got tossed it's a Serious Threat.i_monk
- ^AgreedCyBrainX
- i_monk0
- copy-paste moonssted
- The production values are quite good on this show. They obviously have a higher budget for TV than the past series.CyBrainX
- Netflix money.i_monk
- Netflix has season 1 but my money has been going to CBS All Access.CyBrainX
- Netflix paid for most or all of the production: https://screenrant.c…i_monk
- i_monk1
Stepped out the door after work today and ran into someone I used to work with but now only ever see when I randomly run into him. Anyway, he works on the set of Discovery! He says Sonequa Martin-Green (Michael Burnham) is a *super* nice person on set. And all that ridiculous lens flare is real, done with special lights, not CG'd in post like I assumed.
He's working on a Brooke Shields pilot now between seasons.
- sted-2
it started to get really-really hard to watch this show:
- Meaning, I can take Discovery to the future.But I won't be able to come back.
It's a one-way trip.
- You're leaving? Forever?
- That is correct.
- To ensure the Sphere data remains out of Leland's reach, Michael must remain in the future.
- Permanently.
- What does that even mean?
- Akagiyama0
Season 3 - October 15.
- scarabin0
The animated “lower decks” series is fun
- i_monk0
It's back.
- CyBrainX0
To Perdition's Flames with you haters. I'm looking forward to it.
- Continuity1
All right, I just watched this week's episode. And I will — grudgingly — admit that it was fairly entertaining.
- i_monk0
I like some of the direction they've taken.
- And they could have done a lot worse than casting David Ajala.Continuity