It was also WAY too spoilery.
Figured this thread would appreciate this more than the funny images one.
Haha
Figured this thread would appreciate this more than the funny images one.
HA! I actually just watched this yesterday. Patrick Stewart’s performance was fantastic.
Here's an interesting short biography of the "Native American" consultant that Rick Berman hired for Star Trek Voyager:
So I’ve been slowly making my way through various Star Trek series since 2014 or so.
I can’t handle the camp of the original series, but at this point I’ve seen TNG, DS9, and Voyager; although it’s worth noting I’ve skipped episodes that have less than 1.5 stars on Jammers Reviews, which I’ve generally found to be a pretty good indicator of quality.
I’ve started in on Enterprise now and am about 4 episodes in...and I’m not really digging it. I get that this is supposed to take place way back when starfleet was just getting started, but the repeated bad decisions and gung ho attitude of the captain and crew are really rubbing me they wrong way.
Does this dynamic change at all as the series progresses, or is it just constant repeats of “hotheaded humans continually ignore Vulcan pleas to slow down and think their actions through”?
One of my biggest gripes with Enterprise was the casting of Bakula. Don't get me wrong, I like him, and he fills the role of idealistic, kind explorer well. The writers just don't actually keep him there. He is the least intimidating captain ever. Every time he gets angry and yells at people (this ramps up a LOT in season 3) I just can't take it seriously. Bakula is too nice.
So next month we get two new animated Short Treks and... wow, if you're like me and discovered TAS on Nickelodeon back in the day, this invokes all the nostalgias:
But TAS was so terrible....
Tonight's the 40th anniversary of the premiere of TMP and I had to dig through a few boxes to find my copy of the Director's Cut because there's no way I'm sitting through that movie with no background noises on the bridge.
Edit: Okay, you know the TMP Director's Cut is old when on the back of the box they advertise a trailer for the "new Star Trek series: Enterprise."
Ugh is the directors cut shorter? Less starship porn and more actual movie?
The Sex Trek movies have a lot less starship porn but a lot more human and alien porn.
I'm an open-minded guy, but a cruiser fornicating with a runabout is just a bridge too far IMO.
Odo!
R.I.P. Odo. You were one of my favourites.
f*ck, me too. f*ck.
Oh god now Marina Sirtis' husband passed away today as well. Geeeeezus.
I was annoyed with the concept of Discovery. Not another damn prequel, please do something post-Voyager original timeline.
And from what I've heard of the basic arc of the first 2 seasons it gets better, and might be very interesting going forward. Only watched the pilot myself, but going to try to catch up soon.
Personally I thought Discovery is by far the best star trek has ever been overall.
Have you noticed how talky-talky Klingons are in Discovery? I mean, the old Klingons loved a good monologue now and then, but these Klingons just... won't... shut... up!
Personally I thought Discovery is by far the best star trek has ever been overall.
I concer. For cure Discovery takes a lot of Star Trek lore and bends it almost past breaking point - but it is consistent with what has gone before and does so with the right amount of reverence without bogging itself down.
It does take a while to get going and yeah, the kingon mythology stuff is too stodgy for it's own good but the show does get past that and starts to have a lot of fun. Stick with it.
I am looking forward to a season of stability on the creative side for Discovery. Maybe I am being too kind by letting the blame for the issues fall on some rough patches behind the scenes, but both seasons 1 and 2 had some writers' room disasters befall them. This shows MUCH more prominently in season 1 than 2, but 2 was still not exactly the best.
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