NEW STAR WARS!

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** (?) » Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:13 pm

Yes it's Star Wars!

A new Star Wars TV series has started, and it's pretty amazing.

Staring...

Captain Lucius Malfoy

A Gentleman

And the rest!

Daikatuna · Post by **Daikatuna** (?) » Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:22 am

Execs: what if we made a star trek tv show that wasn't star trek

Daikatuna · Post by **Daikatuna** (?) » Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:24 am

set desinger: this ship interior isn't generic enough, put more blue and lens flares into it

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** (?) » Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:45 am

Daikatuna wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:22 am
Execs: what if we made a star trek tv show that wasn't star trek

People said that about DS9, and it ended up being the best Trek.

Daikatuna · Post by **Daikatuna** (?) » Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:48 am

ds9 didn't look this generic

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** (?) » Sun Nov 12, 2017 11:58 pm

Mid-Season finale was pretty awesome.

:ponynet:

Will now quantify exactly how much more screwed the crew got every time Stamets said "just one more jump"

Angel Beat · Post by **Angel Beat** (?) » Tue Nov 14, 2017 3:35 pm

I hope they ended up where I think they ended up.

Seriously, that was a gooood midseason finale.

PhoolCat · Post by **PhoolCat** (?) » Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:04 pm

"I love you!"

...

"I love you too!"

Oh, this is going to end happily with nothing going wrong at all!

PhoolCat · Post by **PhoolCat** (?) » Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:05 pm

also klingon tiddies just in case anyone missed the point somehow

Angel Beat · Post by **Angel Beat** (?) » Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:50 pm

I totally missed those.

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** (?) » Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:56 pm

Disco is back!

Angel Beat · Post by **Angel Beat** (?) » Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:14 pm

Angel Beat wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 14, 2017 3:35 pm
I hope they ended up where I think they ended up.

Seriously, that was a gooood midseason finale.

I was riiiiiight. Poor Dr. Culber tho. I didn't like that bit. Stop killing gay characters, media.

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** (?) » Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:05 pm

Two of the big fan theories have been proven correct. I'll admit I was on the fence about Lorca, just because the foreshadowing seemed a tad overdone. Still been quite a ride and I am wondering how they are going to wrap up the season.

Angel Beat wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:14 pm
I was riiiiiight. Poor Dr. Culber tho. I didn't like that bit. Stop killing gay characters, media.

I'm mixed on that...

On one hand. Yeah. Stop killing gay characters.

On the other hand, nothing about his death felt spiteful. He's the guy who figured it out, and it felt less... vindictive on the part of the writers than other gay deaths do in media.

PhoolCat · Post by **PhoolCat** (?) » Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:14 pm

omg i was right about Lorca??

Angel Beat · Post by **Angel Beat** (?) » Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:59 pm

That was such a good episode!

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** (?) » Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:55 pm

So, season 2 just finished up, and it was pretty great. I enjoyed S1, but S2 ticked off most of the things I wanted to see improved.

- There was a bigger focus on stand alone episodes. There is certainly a season arc going, but in many episodes, it's more of a background thing to the primary story.

- MUCH more development of the supporting cast.

No spoilers, but the ending is one giant, fabulous middle finger to all the constant "but canon" whining. They nailed it.

Anson Mount was AMAZING as Captain Pike.

If you didn't care for S1, but want more Trek, give S2 a try, you might think better of it.

ToastGhost · Post by **ToastGhost** (?) » Fri Apr 19, 2019 4:26 pm

This doesn't seem like Star Wars...

Angel Beat · Post by **Angel Beat** (?) » Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:22 pm

That season finale, omg.

There'll be some nitpicks I'm sure, but I liked how it ended. And I, for one, can't wait to see what they'll do with season 3.

also pls can we haz Pike show?

SlateSlabrock · Post by **SlateSlabrock** (?) » Mon May 13, 2019 8:40 pm

(?) · Post by **Perrydotto** (?) » Mon May 13, 2019 10:37 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote: ↑
Mon May 13, 2019 8:40 pm

once more, being outside of the US has its perks!

we get Star Trek Discovery on Netflix and now Picard Show on Amazon, no CBS nonsense

SlateSlabrock · Post by **SlateSlabrock** (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:08 pm

Adiwan · Post by **Adiwan** (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:53 pm

I don't know if I'm the only one but I strongly dislike the Picard show.
Discovery is dumb but also fun at times it its own dumb way.

Picard is just dreary.

DaikatunaRevengeance · Post by **DaikatunaRevengeance** (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2020 3:13 pm

i forgot about picard show

Angel Beat · Post by **Angel Beat** (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:30 pm

I'm still enjoying em both so far.

Adiwan · Post by **Adiwan** (?) » Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:21 pm

They killed Icheb

Not the most glamorous character but one I liked.
Defenitely the character has deserved a more dignified future.

At this point I can only hate-watch the show.

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** (?) » Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:27 pm

Adiwan wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:21 pm
They killed Icheb
Not the most glamorous character but one I liked.
Defenitely the character has deserved a more dignified future.

At this point I can only hate-watch the show.

They have a nice mystery being set up, but I'm finding the show a bit too bleak.

So far every returning character has been given a miserable 20 years, or outright killed.

Seven being a vigilante just seems wrong, and I wish she had been going by Annika instead of Seven.

Adiwan · Post by **Adiwan** (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2020 2:21 am

Yeah. The misery is one thing that bummed me out, but also the whole federation has gone to crap where former Starfleet officers can be poor people forced to live in a crappy trailer. The federation is a somewhat fascist society but at least the technology was at that level to prevent garbage living conditions.
As a viewer I don't give a crap and I don't believe that Picard is that obsessed with Data's legacy. Those flesh android girls are booooring.
Also what's with the android uprising? Why do they have androids? They have perfectly adequate holograms to perform all the tasks.
Where are the Robert Picardo EMH?

And Patrick Steward's acting is horrible. He overacts. In. A. Theatrical. Way. And. Announces all the words. In. A. Staggered. Manner to the point it doesn't fit with the style of the rest of the cast. In the past he spoke more naturally. As if the director lets him loose without reigning him in.

DaikatunaRevengeance · Post by **DaikatunaRevengeance** (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:40 am

well that's dissapointing

Adiwan · Post by **Adiwan** (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:06 am

When you see the Rotten Tomatoes site then most of the people seem to like it.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/star_trek_picard/s01

Sometimes I feel conflicted with my feelings towards a thing when the majority of people like that thing.
As if I am not (capable of) seeing the greatness of that thing.
It's definitely the other way around.

DaikatunaRevengeance · Post by **DaikatunaRevengeance** (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:07 am

Adiwan · Post by **Adiwan** (?) » Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:57 am

Gloomy Rube · Post by **Gloomy Rube** (?) » Fri Feb 28, 2020 7:26 am

I don't like either show but I also preferred voyager to deep space nine so don't listen to me

Gloomy Rube · Post by **Gloomy Rube** (?) » Fri Feb 28, 2020 7:27 am

explanation: I like the episodic "whoa something spooky and mysterious is happening" type episodes that happened in TOS TNG and Voyager, but DS9 was mostly plot-relevant episodes

Gloomy Rube · Post by **Gloomy Rube** (?) » Fri Feb 28, 2020 7:31 am

and ever since Enterprise they seem to have gone onto "all the episodes are plot-relevant"

And discovery and picard seem to be designed to be binge-watched so are like a step beyond every episode being plot-relevant and onto "each episode is part of a really long movie"

Gloomy Rube · Post by **Gloomy Rube** (?) » Fri Feb 28, 2020 7:32 am

and I dunno that makes the new star trek universe seem really small to me

DaikatunaRevengeance · Post by **DaikatunaRevengeance** (?) » Fri Feb 28, 2020 7:49 am

yeah, i get ya

Perpetual Motion · Post by **Perpetual Motion** (?) » Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:01 am

Janeway can have a little war crime, as a treat.

DaikatunaRevengeance · Post by **DaikatunaRevengeance** (?) » Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:13 am

Perpetual Motion wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:01 am
Janeway can have a little war crime, as a treat.

Angel Beat · Post by **Angel Beat** (?) » Fri Feb 28, 2020 5:31 pm

I'm pretty into ST:Picard myself, though I did find out for myself that the series is too... heavy for me to watch more than one episode of in one go. So it's definitely not bingeable for me.

I'm glad I found that out early enough tho, because I found that out way too late with DS9.

Adiwan · Post by **Adiwan** (?) » Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:43 am

I'm in a state of foaming rage after watching the season end.
The episodes before weren't good either but as the last episode it put the nail into the coffin to my final conclusion, and that conclusion is a full nerd rage. The whole series was filled with a nonsensical plot and insulting "fan service".

I need to vent

I'm glad that Red Letter Media has some kindred spirits that share my opinion.