Discovery Star Trek: Discovery - Part 1

[Morg]

Lenovo sets computer to stun, shows off Star Trek Enterprise PC
Not about the show but still cool

 

[Kaleb]

 

[Kaleb]

For those outside of the States that are unable to view the trailer.

 

[Dark Raven]

Okay, I would never have guessed that was Spock with a beard. I have to see what he looks like when he's had a proper haircut and a shave.

 

[Primal Slayer]

Trailer looks promising though I did kind of roll my eyes that Michael had the same vision as Spock. I like her but I hope that the rest of the cast gets some good development this season.

 

[NotNickFury]

Somebody get Spock some clippers.

 

[flickchick85]

Looking good to me!

 

[Sithborg]

EVIL SPOCK!!!

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Pike looks like he will be a fine captain, fun and efficient.
Didn't like the trailer music at all.
New 52 Spock ?

 

[Rodimus]

Looks amazing, the first session was up there with the best trek seasons for me

 

[tanita_mors]

I'm liking it, and loving that Georgiou is back !!! Is anyone else getting a Babylon 5 flashback with those red angel aliens ???

 

[rebellion]

Rebecca romijn looks great and i would watch it for her alone.
Series looks spectacular, a proper tv blockbuster. You can see every penny on screen.

 

[Dark Raven]

Why is Rebecca Romijn's collar black? The original Cage tops had turtle necks so that the "collar" would've been yellow/ mustard. They also wouldn't have been a garment underneath but all one piece.

I suppose they could've changed the style by the time it got to the Cage. Is this set years before the Cage?

 

[tanita_mors]

I think it's 3 years after The Cage.

 

[Dr.]

Generally, the various Trek series and movies have maintained an overall “story continuity” - give-or-take a few flubs. Everyone seems to agree, though, that “visual continuity” went out the window a long time ago. Arguably, DISCO’s version of Enterprise gets props for depicting the classic gold/blue/red uniform scheme of TOS. But it’s probably too much to expect they’d resurrect the “velvety”/velour tunics from “The Cage” and “Where No Man Has Gone Before.”

 

[Elayis]

Yeah, this show still does nothing for me, just more Kelvin-lite. Oh well. Here's hoping Picard's show will be more like classic Trek.

 

[Flash525]

Yeah, this show still does nothing for me, just more Kelvin-lite. Oh well. Here's hoping Picard's show will be more like classic Trek.

Classic Trek? What is that exactly? Each series, film, and even various episodes within a series have differed from each other.

What's being defined as classical here?

 

[Elayis]

I just meant something more focused on philosophical issues and character relationships instead of wham-bang action spectacle. I'm also just sick of prequels.

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

I'm liking it, and loving that Georgiou is back !!! Is anyone else getting a Babylon 5 flashback with those red angel aliens ???

They do remind me of Vorlons.

 

[tanita_mors]

Yeah, effing Vorlons. God, did their vague and shady asses irritate me. They did have the best lines on B5.

I always saw classic trek as thees character pieces and morality plays set in space. DS9 added some serialization and war/political/religious intrigue, but it was still same, slightly darker trek.
Discovery is heavy on the spectacle with some slight character work sprinkled through - like the rest of the Kelvin Timeline. It's not necessarily a bad thing, particularly if you are attracting young and new viewers.

 

[Flash525]

These new aliens, red angels or whatever they're called, no doubt they'll merely be a single-season focus cause (lore wise) we never see or hear about them again, but I'm getting an Iconian vibe from them; maybe it's due to their appearance in STO.

I do wish to see some known aliens at some point though; Tholian? Breen? Tzenkethi? Maybe a Cardassian?

 

[Flash525]

Curious, but anyone here go to DST (Birmingham) this past weekend?

 

[Dr.]

Star Trek: Short Treks - “Calypso”

I appreciate that these short standalones are, in fact, short.

But so far, I’m finding that brevity is their main liability. And it almost seems that just a few extra minutes of screen time and one or two additional scenes would greatly improve the narrative and clarify certain obvious/nagging questions.

That said, this month’s “Calypso” was vastly better than last month’s “Runaway.” And the online reaction appears to be very positive.

 

[KevTravels]

where can we can view the short standalones?

Just like 6 weeks left until season 2. I'm debating whether to binge or not. Sunday nights gonna get busy with TWD returning in February along with this plus Game of Thrones season 8 this April.

 

[Flash525]

where can we can view the short standalones?

I've only been able to find the Saru one after a little web browsing. Haven't been able to locate the others yet.