The Official Star Trek Thread

[Cactus Jack]

You know, I try to be polite on this forum on account of way too many political brawls on YouTube as it is, but anything that makes these useless, entitled brats pitch a fit can only be a worthwhile contribution to society.

[Tender Branson]

Update:

* Jonathan Frakes will direct a few episodes.

* "Discovery"'s storytelling was influenced by Game of Thrones.

* The series will start on September 24 on CBS and Netflix.

[Tender Branson]

A new trailer is out:

https://players.brightcove.net/78144477/HJ1F9mOa_default/index.html?videoId=5519112648001

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Not at all

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Not enough to get CBS All Access.

[Tender Branson]

Just 3 weeks left.

What actually is the previously-mentioned event?

EDIT: Based on the idea that this is going to be a Klingon-driven plot, I hope the event is the Great Tribble Hunt.

The series might actually be about (or start with) the following incident:

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[Tender Branson]

Don't forget.

It's on CBS.

And yes, there are Tribbles. I have seen them in a new behind-the-scenes clip.

It doesn't look as bad as I thought, but they need to get rid of that occasional lens-flare.

[Tender Branson]

The first 4 episodes are called:

* The Vulcan Hello
* Battle at the Binary Stars
* Context Is for Kings
* The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry

[Koharu]

I am so looking forward to this. Trying not to over-hype it to myself.

[7,052,770]

It's going to be about 15 minutes late starting due to football running over.

[Enduro]

Quick question, is this show in the Abrams timeline?

[7,052,770]

Quick question, is this show in the Abrams timeline?

No, thankfully. Prime timeline.

[Enduro]

Quick question, is this show in the Abrams timeline?

No, thankfully. Prime timeline.

Alright, I personally prefer the Abrams timeline, but I'll still put it on my watch list (at least the first episode)

[7,052,770]

I'm relieved to say it was good. Haven't watched part 2 online yet, but I will soon.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Didn't see it. Not gonna bother signing up for another streaming service just to see it. While I do watch over-the-air TV, the local CBS affiliate has too poor a signal for me to get it like I do NBC, ABC, FOX, and PBS.

[Middle-aged Europe]

Plot and story was kind of meh, mainly because of the overused and clichéd Klingon shenanigans. But considering that most Trek shows had a terrible first season and got much, much better later on I'm willing to give Discovery the benefit of a doubt.

Party of me was wondering why they even bothered to make it a prequel though. The uniforms, the ship's design and technology (especially that holocommunicator), the look of the Klingons... nothing resembled the TOS era even in the remotest sense. This could have easily been the 25th century instead of the 23rd, and much of the plot doesn't really require a setting in the TOS era anway.

(SPOILER for the second episode in the next paragraph)

The things I liked was when they really made an effort to do something new and different. You quickly notice that this show isn't about a starship and its crew (at least so far) as we are used to, but the personal journey of a single character. It's also unsual that in the second episode of a Star Trek show, the main protagonist is stripped of her rank and sentenced to prison. It was at this junction that it came apparent that our hero's story resembles a bit that of Ro Laren from TNG, except that everything is told from her point of view. It was of course also highly unusual for a Trek show that neither the titular ship nor its captain appeared in the first two episodes (even though Jason Isaacs is credited as a main cast member). The promo for next week revealed that this is in fact going to happen in the third episode.

[Tender Branson]

I first watched it in German, but realized they didn't subtitle all the Klingon that was spoken ...

Since I don't speak Klingon fluently, I had to re-watch the relevant parts in English which had subtitles of the Klingons.

And I have to say, you get a really good Trump/Nazi/IS vibe from these "new" old Klingons ...

[Tender Branson]

I mostly agree with Old Europe, even though there were parts which looked ok.

But that constant lens-flare is a total turn-off.

One would expect that with a budget of 6 million per episode they would get rid of that silly lens-flare.

Also, the main characters are filmed too close: It's as if the camera is only 20 cm in front of their faces.

[Middle-aged Europe]

That third episode was a definite improvement over the first two, although I'm starting to get the feeling that they're trying to turn this into Star Trek: Battlestar Galactica.

Not sure if the ship's captain's "moral ambiguity" is a bit of a red hering or if they try to set him up as the Big Bad in the end. He could go both ways. I enjoy Jason Isaacs' acting though... he's a pretty dark character, but in some way also wickedly funny.

[dead0man]

I don't know if it's good or bad or better or worse than Seth MacFarlane's rip off, but it's a LOT slower.

[7,052,770]

That third episode was a definite improvement over the first two, although I'm starting to get the feeling that they're trying to turn this into Star Trek: Battlestar Galactica.

Not sure if the ship's captain's "moral ambiguity" is a bit of a red hering or if they try to set him up as the Big Bad in the end. He could go both ways. I enjoy Jason Isaacs' acting though... he's a pretty dark character, but in some way also wickedly funny.

I'm holding out hope that he turns out to be Garth of Izar.

[Tender Branson]

That third episode was a definite improvement over the first two, although I'm starting to get the feeling that they're trying to turn this into Star Trek: Battlestar Galactica.

Not sure if the ship's captain's "moral ambiguity" is a bit of a red hering or if they try to set him up as the Big Bad in the end. He could go both ways. I enjoy Jason Isaacs' acting though... he's a pretty dark character, but in some way also wickedly funny.

I agree. The 3rd episode was much better than the 2 pilot episodes. They got rid of almost all of the silly lens flare, there was more talk between characters rather than overused action scenes.

The tractor beam was pretty weak though, while the "new way to fly" experiments using bacteria looked more like 25th century research, rather than TOS storyline or technology.

Jason Isaacs as Cptn. Lorca is great. He reminds me of Luther Sloan from Section 31 in DS9. Maybe the Discovery is a part of Section 31 ?

[Tender Branson]

I have re-watched all 3 episodes in German by now and I was a bit too critical on the 2 pilot episodes. I actually like them better now and I think I can live with the rest of the show's episodes, even though it has progressed significantly in technology compared with TOS and TNG for example.

Old Europe mentioned that Burnham is comparable to Ro Laren, but I think she's also comparable to Seven of Nine or Data, but in character style definitely more with 7/9. Saru is more like Data.

I really liked the Klingon's scenes and their talk/portrayal of honour, warrior-dom, the fallen and outsiders.

Besides, the intro theme is great too. Reminds me of recent James Bond themes.

[Tender Branson]

I have now seen all 6 episodes so far and some scences were OK, but I have now watched the clip from the 7th episode and they are throwing a college-like party on the ship and I will officially declare this show a trainwreck ala Martin Schulz ... (started OK, but is slowly getting worse).

[fluffypanther19]

the first episode was ok if not a bit stiff in its delivery. im either going to watch it on the free trial or just straight up pirate it, but im not paying for cbs all access. besides I got plenty of Netflix to watch (going through stranger things rn) and the Orville is actually pretty good. so im good