The Official Star Trek Thread

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Why?

[bgwah]

Bleh. I'm a little surprised Tarantino hasn't been taken down by the #metoo movement yet.

[Mr. Morden]

link

That story is two months old, and I wouldn't rule out the possibility that Tarantino will be removed from the project following the Uma Thurman allegations, plus renewed controversy about his defense of Polanski:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/movies/tarantino-thurman-interview.html

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Will we see Uhura's feet?

[7,052,770]

With 29 seasons of Star Trek now out there (or 31 if you count TAS), I think season 1 of Discovery probably ranks around #10 or so, behind early TOS, middle TNG, and late DS9.

[Tender Branson]

Season 2 is currently being filmed in Canada and will air at some point in 2019.

While the first season was about the Klingon War with the Federation and the Mirror Universe, season 2 will focus on something else: family, science and faith.

I have now seen all 15 episodes of season 1 and still rate it only "poor" to "neutral". Compared with previous Star Trek series, Discovery I was way too dark and violent, involving too much torture and way too many action scenes - but basically no character building and meaningful dialogue. For example, even after 15 episodes you have no personal impression of several bridge members. On the other hand, I first didn't like the new Klingon design - but after 15 episodes the Klingon story-telling was among the most interesting parts of the series ...

What do you think ?

[Tender Branson]

The Season 2 trailer has been released yesterday during the San Diego Comic Con:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Cd7NKKvDc

[Mr. Morden]

I watched all of Season 1 and it showed some promise throughout much of its run, but I ultimately ended the season quite disappointed.  Not sure if I'll bother with Season 2.  The Expanse remains by far the best space-based show of this decade, and Discovery doesn't hold a candle to it.

[dead0man]

It got better as the season went on.  There were Klingon boobs and somebody said the F-word.

[Torrain]

I liked a lot of what they tried to do in season 1, even if the execution was flawed and frankly awkward at times. I hold out hope that with a more optimistic tone, and return to exploration rather than war.

(That being said, I’d keep watching either way. I’m invested now)

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Discovery was great, in my opinion. I love the changes they've made, plus the way the show distinguishes itself from the TOS and TNG Eras

I'm really excited for season 2, the changes they made to the TOS uniform/style and everything else look great

[7,052,770]

Looking forward to it, but looking forward even more to the series with Patrick Stewart.

[Mr. Morden]

Btw, we're also going to get a new show about Picard's later years:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/aug/04/patrick-stewart-to-reprise-role-as-star-treks-jean-luc-picard

[Tender Branson]

Btw, we're also going to get a new show about Picard's later years:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/aug/04/patrick-stewart-to-reprise-role-as-star-treks-jean-luc-picard

Excellent !

The bad thing is that it is produced by CBS, which is responsible for the crappy "Discovery" series, which was mostly a disappointment in season one.

All action, shooting and torture and almost no dialogue and substance like we used to see in previous Star Trek series.

But I guess this is what CBS and today's Trump-kids want: shoot, kill and only then think (if at all).

At least, Patrick Stewart would bring back some real acting and literature into the series (Shakespeare and Co.) and hopefully he can turn things around to what they were in the 1980s and 1990s ... which would be good, because most Trump-era kids and young adults don't even have a clue anymore who Shakespeare even was ... Welcome to Pakled Nation USA !

[Tender Branson]

What do you expect of this new series that will come in late 2019 and will feature Patrick Stewart once again in the role of (Admiral ?) Jean-Luc Picard ... ?



It was recently mentioned that the series will be set in the year 2399, which is 20 years after the destruction of Data and the events involving "Nemesis".

The new "Picard" series will be set in the "Prime" timeline, instead of the alternative "Kelvin" timeline.

In 2399, Picard will be a 94-year old man - so what can we expect from him ? 94 is quite the age, but medical progress probably means he's still kinda fit for the age.

Too bad Data was destroyed when the Scimitar exploded in "Nemesis", but maybe his "brother" B-4 will play a role 20 years later ...

Or maybe Data was not destroyed at the explosion and will be found drifting in space 20 years later ...

https://comicbook.com/startrek/2018/12/04/star-trek-picard-series-2019-premiere-patrick-stewart

[7,052,770]

I have extremely high hopes and expectations.

[Sirius_]

I hope data is back he's my favorite. Him dying is sad.

[Tender Branson]

I have extremely high hopes and expectations.

Me too.

But the problem is that CBS All Access is in charge of producing the series and with them basically the "Discovery" producers as well, which doesn't bode well.

"Discovery" has been a big disappointment for TNG/80s/90s Star Trek fans like me.

To quote myself:

All action, shooting and torture and almost no dialogue and substance like we used to see in previous Star Trek series.

But I guess this is what CBS and today's Trump-kids want: shoot, kill and only then think (if at all).

At least, Patrick Stewart would bring back some real acting and literature into the series (Shakespeare and Co.) and hopefully he can turn things around to what they were in the 1980s and 1990s ... which would be good, because most Trump-era kids and young adults don't even have a clue anymore who Shakespeare even was ... Welcome to Pakled Nation USA !

It would have been better if CBS dumped the "Discovery" producers and instead brought back the producers from the 1980s. Some of them are probably dead or demented by now, but they'd still be better than the Discovery people ...

[politicallefty]

I have extremely high hopes and expectations.

Me too.

But the problem is that CBS All Access is in charge of producing the series and with them basically the "Discovery" producers as well, which doesn't bode well.

"Discovery" has been a big disappointment for TNG/80s/90s Star Trek fans like me.

That’s actually the reason my hopes and expectiations are so low. We seem to have a similar taste in Star Trek overall. I tried to like Discovery and I just don’t. I even ended up liking Enterprise (especially Season 4). If it wasn’t for Discovery, my hopes and general excitement would be so much higher. I’d love to see the Federation as it enters the 25th century.

[brucejoel99]

I have extremely high hopes and expectations.

[Tender Branson]

After 2 episodes, Season 2 seems to be better than Season 1.

Spock has not appeared so far, but apparently he's in a mental institution on Star Base V ...

I enjoy it much more though to watch the Orville.

[7,052,770]

I've enjoyed it so far. I actually would prefer a lot more Spock. Like if season 3 were just on Pike's Enterprise, that would be cool.

[Middle-aged Europe]

Yeah, Season 2 seems to be an improvement over Season 1 so far (I found the first half of Season particularly weak). I atrribute to the fact that they actually try to be Star Trek now, instead of some silly nuBSG rip-off. Anson Mount's likeable portrayal of Pike is also a nice addition.

Btw, in addition to the aforementioned Captain Picard series (and the Star Trek: Short Treks  short film companion show to Discovery which is already available with its first four installments) there are a couple more Trek show in the works at CBS right now.

There's an upcoming Section 31 show, starring Michelle Yeoh as former Terran Emperor Philippa Georgiou:
https://deadline.com/2019/01/star-trek-spinoff-michelle-yeoh-philippa-georgiou-series-development-1202534747/

And an animated comedy show titled Lower Decks, focusing "on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships":
https://deadline.com/2018/10/star-trek-lower-decks-animated-series-rick-and-morty-mike-mcmahan-alex-kurtzman-cbs-all-access-1202489207/

[Tender Branson]

After 2 episodes, Season 2 seems to be better than Season 1.

Spock has not appeared so far, but apparently he's in a mental institution on Star Base V ...

I enjoy it much more though to watch the Orville.

And with episode 3, they are back to the Season 1 storyline: Klingons (now with hair), brutality, spores and Georgiou.

On the other hand, Orville did their own version of Data + Jenna from Star Trek TNG ...

[dead0man]

After 2 episodes, Season 2 seems to be better than Season 1.

Spock has not appeared so far, but apparently he's in a mental institution on Star Base V ...

I enjoy it much more though to watch the Orville.

And with episode 3, they are back to the Season 1 storyline: Klingons (now with hair), brutality, spores and Georgiou.

On the other hand, Orville did their own version of Data + Jenna from Star Trek TNG ...

and it was the first good episode of the season.  I've been really disappointed in this season.