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The first three episodes of this show have the privilege of being graded on the mother of all curves, but this is a Kurtzman-Goldsman Star Trek series that (so far) seems very Star Trek-y.
Maybe the fact that this is the show Akiva Goldsman thought he was making all along when he was brought on for Discovery has something to do with it:
This should be the most cynical and incompetent version of Trek yet and so far, it's not. "Listen to fans" I guess? God help us.
So what's the plot? It's basically TOS again but when someone says "evasive maneuvers," this happens:
instead of this:
Also, thanks to the stupid events of Discovery, Pike is fully aware he's going to be this in T-minus ten years:
This is one of the "running threads" throughout an otherwise episodic series that so far, don't really seem that important. The show is better for it. And apparently your dad is watching:
CAST (Crew?):
Unpolitical lead
Anson Mount as Pike
Spock 3: The Search For Spock
Ethan Peck as Spock
Numera Una (Her name is literally Una)
Rebecca Romijn as Number One
Newhura
Celia Rose Gooding as Uhura
Dr. Millennial
Jess Bush as Chapel
Star Trek Trivial Pursuit question
Babs Olusanmokun as M'Benga
Matthew Murdock
Bruce Horak as Hemmer
Khanina Drummer
Christina Chong as La'an
Maverick
Melissa Navia as Ortegas
New episodes Thursdays on qBittorrent+
Hope springs eternal. Cue the next seven episodes being garbage
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Nami Melumad, who has been scoring the animated “Star Trek: Prodigy,” has stepped up a notch and is scoring weekly episodes of “Strange New Worlds,” the new Paramount Plus series that chronicles the voyages of the pre-Captain Kirk Enterprise.alright hype shit
The first three episodes of this show have the privilege of being graded on the mother of all curves, but this is a Kurtzman-Goldsman Star Trek series that (so far) seems very Star Trek-y.
Maybe the fact that this is the show Akiva Goldsman thought he was making all along when he was brought on for Discovery has something to do with it:
When Alex Kurtzman, the co-creator and executive producer of Star Trek: Discovery, asked Akiva Goldsman to join that series as a supporting producer, Goldsman believed—based on internet rumors—that it was a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series that would follow the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) under the command of Captain Christopher Pike. He was disappointed to find that this was not the case, and with his encouragement the Enterprise was introduced in the first-season finale.Yes, one of the characters is related to Khan. Yes, Uhura and Spock are both mains. Yes, Nurse Chapel is cool now. Yes, Kirk's brother features prominently. This Kirk's brother:
This should be the most cynical and incompetent version of Trek yet and so far, it's not. "Listen to fans" I guess? God help us.
So what's the plot? It's basically TOS again but when someone says "evasive maneuvers," this happens:
instead of this:
Also, thanks to the stupid events of Discovery, Pike is fully aware he's going to be this in T-minus ten years:
This is one of the "running threads" throughout an otherwise episodic series that so far, don't really seem that important. The show is better for it. And apparently your dad is watching:
Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” garnered a 92% increase in demand for the week ending Friday, and became the top new series in the U.S. with 35.1 times the average series demand, according to Parrot Analytics‘ data, which takes into account consumer research, streaming, downloads and social media, among other consumer engagement.
CAST (Crew?):
Unpolitical lead
Anson Mount as Pike
Spock 3: The Search For Spock
Ethan Peck as Spock
Numera Una (Her name is literally Una)
Rebecca Romijn as Number One
Newhura
Celia Rose Gooding as Uhura
Dr. Millennial
Jess Bush as Chapel
Star Trek Trivial Pursuit question
Babs Olusanmokun as M'Benga
Matthew Murdock
Bruce Horak as Hemmer
Khanina Drummer
Christina Chong as La'an
Maverick
Melissa Navia as Ortegas
New episodes Thursdays on qBittorrent+
Hope springs eternal. Cue the next seven episodes being garbage
By Lupercal Go To PostSo what's the word after 3 episodes?I don't watch Star Trek, but there's positive reviews for sure.
Typical Nu Trek Kurtzmann garbage or positive?
By Freewheelin Go To PostI don't watch Star Trek, but there's positive reviews for sure.STD & Picard had great reviews too and those were garbage. Didn't even see past season 1.
Lower Decks is fine for what it is.
I might watch episode 1 tonight.
Guess I'm the only one that's seen all three episodes.
It's ... alright.
I can see why people would be quick to praise it after the dumpster fire that is Picard and (to a lesser extent, maybe) Discovery. It still has the smell of new Trek around it, it's just toned down and (so far) kept in check by the episodic nature of the show. Captain Pike is the highlight, although they're not exactly breaking new ground with the likable doing-things-my-own-way captain or his narrative, at least in the latter two episodes.
The stories / episodes have been pretty run-of-the-mill ST stuff so far, nothing to write to Gene Roddenberry's transporter buffer ghost about, with a fair bit of crew background spotlighting thrown into the mix. Speaking of, so far I don't hate any of them. Other Kirk, the nurse, young Uhura and Hemmer strike me as the ones with most potential, but it's obviously too early to tell.
It's watchable, which is not nothing. Could go either way.
It's ... alright.
I can see why people would be quick to praise it after the dumpster fire that is Picard and (to a lesser extent, maybe) Discovery. It still has the smell of new Trek around it, it's just toned down and (so far) kept in check by the episodic nature of the show. Captain Pike is the highlight, although they're not exactly breaking new ground with the likable doing-things-my-own-way captain or his narrative, at least in the latter two episodes.
The stories / episodes have been pretty run-of-the-mill ST stuff so far, nothing to write to Gene Roddenberry's transporter buffer ghost about, with a fair bit of crew background spotlighting thrown into the mix. Speaking of, so far I don't hate any of them. Other Kirk, the nurse, young Uhura and Hemmer strike me as the ones with most potential, but it's obviously too early to tell.
It's watchable, which is not nothing. Could go either way.
By Patriotism Go To PostCan't even watch it here because paramount forgot it was 2022.Looks like you forgot too, if you're waiting for Paramount. :distroemoji:
By Zabojnik Go To PostGuess I'm the only one that's seen all three episodes.Basically agree with most of this. Its watchable, and right now, that's exciting
It's … alright.
I can see why people would be quick to praise it after the dumpster fire that is Picard and (to a lesser extent, maybe) Discovery. It still has the smell of new Trek around it, it's just toned down and (so far) kept in check by the episodic nature of the show. Captain Pike is the highlight, although they're not exactly breaking new ground with the likable doing-things-my-own-way captain or his narrative, at least in the latter two episodes.
The stories / episodes have been pretty run-of-the-mill ST stuff so far, nothing to write to Gene Roddenberry's transporter buffer ghost about, with a fair bit of crew background spotlighting thrown into the mix. Speaking of, so far I don't hate any of them. Other Kirk, the nurse, young Uhura and Hemmer strike me as the ones with most potential, but it's obviously too early to tell.
It's watchable, which is not nothing. Could go either way.
Looks like you forgot too, if you're waiting for Paramount. :distroemoji:
Not the biggest recommendation in a vacuum, but hey I'm tuning in
By inky Go To PostKeep Camina's name out of this fucking threadI legit thought it was Cara Gee the first scene she was in lol
I was drunk tho
With the exception of the fairy tale episode, which was basically a holodeck period piece equivalent, by far my least favourite type of ST episode, I enjoyed pretty much all of them, some more, some less.
All hail the Gorn.
All hail the Gorn.
I liked that they had the stones to do it TOS-style (alien presence etc.), and the fact that most of the actors got to cut loose and do different shit rather than just be fish out of water on another set in the CBS lot, which is the worst kind of holodeck ep. Anson Mount is fucking incredible in this
Holy crap they need to get a new Kirk PRONTO
How do you cast a Kirk who never smiles and looks like a miswestern baptist church elder
Ace Ventura lookin motherfucker
How do you cast a Kirk who never smiles and looks like a miswestern baptist church elder
Ace Ventura lookin motherfucker
3 eps in and OK, you nerds win, this is good.
Like, it's not mindblowing thought-provoking science fiction but it's a nice callback to TOS and even some TNG. It's adventurous and characters use restraint and logic and words!-not shouts to solve problems. Nothing is over-explained or bombastic for the sake of it, characters are simple but layered, no one walks around throwing slogans or catch phrases or inane sentimental babble and it's not obnoxiously self referential either (I know there is some connection to TOS Pike's fate and STD but I don't even know how those timelines work anymore).
I have to say tho, I want to see the floor plan of that space ship because there is no way the captain's quarters should be that fucking large WTF... and just an open fireplace in a spaceship is asking for trouble.
Why not just start with this series? Fucking Kurtzman
Like, it's not mindblowing thought-provoking science fiction but it's a nice callback to TOS and even some TNG. It's adventurous and characters use restraint and logic and words!-not shouts to solve problems. Nothing is over-explained or bombastic for the sake of it, characters are simple but layered, no one walks around throwing slogans or catch phrases or inane sentimental babble and it's not obnoxiously self referential either (I know there is some connection to TOS Pike's fate and STD but I don't even know how those timelines work anymore).
I have to say tho, I want to see the floor plan of that space ship because there is no way the captain's quarters should be that fucking large WTF... and just an open fireplace in a spaceship is asking for trouble.
Why not just start with this series? Fucking Kurtzman
I mentioned it above, but Goldsman signed onto Discovery thinking he was making a Pike series. This is clearly what he wanted to be doing
Discovery was Fuller's baby and got eyes on it just by virtue of being the first Trek in a while, now Paramount's on that train to nowhere with no way off. Picard was a cash grab for Stewart that no one involved truly gave a shit about
The captain's quarters are ritzy as shit yeah, no wonder they coaxed him away from his winter cabin in bumfuck
Discovery was Fuller's baby and got eyes on it just by virtue of being the first Trek in a while, now Paramount's on that train to nowhere with no way off. Picard was a cash grab for Stewart that no one involved truly gave a shit about
The captain's quarters are ritzy as shit yeah, no wonder they coaxed him away from his winter cabin in bumfuck
Actually looking forward to the next episode of a Star Trek show, what a time to be coagulated star dust.
I think one of the reasons these shows look so good on TV budgets is because the world's most talented vfx nerds are all Trekkies
Eps 4 & 5: I liked watching these back to back. From the horror of the Gorn to a more lighthearted body swap / finding oneself episode. I like how they are planting the seeds for each crew member's personal hardships. I think so far Uhura is my favorite character. Entirely by design tho; as the newcomer doing the rounds about the ship and making connections with each character and finding her place among the crew and beyond her comms position she's the entry point for the audience. But she's charismatic and I like her performance a lot. I hope Chapel's arc goes beyond waiting for the right tall, handsome Vulcan to dump her gf and notice her. Give her a hobby or something.
By Zabojnik Go To PostActually looking forward to the next episode of a Star Trek show, what a time to be coagulated star dust.Fuck, I didn't know s1 was only 10 episodes.
negativeman.jiff
Ep 6: Damn Classic Star Trek. Cap gets to bone an alien babe, show off a little, then things get creepy, then creepier and escalates to such a bitter end and tests the resolve and ethics of the crew and the federation. It's been done a million times, heck even Mass Effect did it with Overlord but it still works because they keep finding ways to bring it back home to the rest of the crew like with M'benga's story and his girl trapped in the buffer. This is a more hopeful style of sci-fi, but I still expect that resolution to be bittersweet at best even after these developments. Good stuff.
Ep 7: OK, this was more a "let's have fun with the crew" episode. Aspen's onesie was so on the nose, my god, but it's fun that they just say fuck it and have them wear that kind of stuff lol. Still a step up from some of the wardrobe choices from TNG and I'm so glad we are over the sepia brown fashions from the 80s.
With both eps 6 and 7 you know exactly where things are going at all times, that these characters can't be trusted and yet they still find ways to keep them interesting. It's not quite Hitchock's "tension is when the audience knows there's a bomb under the table but the characters don't" because I assume the showrunners expect some of these twists to still hit, but a lot of TV (things like Westworld) just trade turns and obscurity for confusion's sake, when a well told story is still all you need.
Kinda not feeling this Spock and Chapel thing tbh. And I'd like see more Una and just give Ortegas a couple of things to do, why not.
Ep 7: OK, this was more a "let's have fun with the crew" episode. Aspen's onesie was so on the nose, my god, but it's fun that they just say fuck it and have them wear that kind of stuff lol. Still a step up from some of the wardrobe choices from TNG and I'm so glad we are over the sepia brown fashions from the 80s.
With both eps 6 and 7 you know exactly where things are going at all times, that these characters can't be trusted and yet they still find ways to keep them interesting. It's not quite Hitchock's "tension is when the audience knows there's a bomb under the table but the characters don't" because I assume the showrunners expect some of these twists to still hit, but a lot of TV (things like Westworld) just trade turns and obscurity for confusion's sake, when a well told story is still all you need.
Kinda not feeling this Spock and Chapel thing tbh. And I'd like see more Una and just give Ortegas a couple of things to do, why not.
I mean I guess if you don't binge it it's less noticable how constantly thirsty Chapel is for that half Vulcan DACK
Would be nice if they gave her something else besides that and being awesome
Would be nice if they gave her something else besides that and being awesome
Yeah, I guess that's a bit my fault. Still trying to do only one or 2 eps at a time but you still see more clearly how they are connecting the subplots. And in Star Trek I just assume everyone's a super genius of some sort (well, except the redshirts and that doofus Kirk) but the rest of the crew need some hobbies like I said. Pike cooking, for example. More of that, just hints.
And I mean, this Spock is such a hottie. They definitely got that right. T'Pring doing the "I've been reading human books to understand sex" joke is something I can get behind.
And I mean, this Spock is such a hottie. They definitely got that right. T'Pring doing the "I've been reading human books to understand sex" joke is something I can get behind.
Ep 8: That was a fun setup for this subplot. I can take one ep a season where everyone is walking around in period costumes though I agree with Zabo those were never the best. The fucking ship sets are so good you can tell they want to film as much as they can in them and I fucking love it for it.
I thought they wouldn't give so much closure to M'benga's daughter fate (we'll see her again I'm sure), but I can see it from both sides. If you leave it miserable and ambiguous, then it becomes a hanging thread over everything he does and his future and you probably don't want to carry this over S2; we've seen several times already he was getting ready to let her go. But you do it the other way and it can feel too sappy. La'an was the spitting image of Jennifer Garner in that role lmao and I'm sure everyone else had a ton of fun with their parts.
Ep 9: I didn't think Hemmer would be the first to go but it's nice to finally settle Uhura's path as an essential part of the team. Cool little Alien-like episode to raise the tension a bit ahead of the finale.
I thought they wouldn't give so much closure to M'benga's daughter fate (we'll see her again I'm sure), but I can see it from both sides. If you leave it miserable and ambiguous, then it becomes a hanging thread over everything he does and his future and you probably don't want to carry this over S2; we've seen several times already he was getting ready to let her go. But you do it the other way and it can feel too sappy. La'an was the spitting image of Jennifer Garner in that role lmao and I'm sure everyone else had a ton of fun with their parts.
Ep 9: I didn't think Hemmer would be the first to go but it's nice to finally settle Uhura's path as an essential part of the team. Cool little Alien-like episode to raise the tension a bit ahead of the finale.
I'm on Episode 5 or 6, really enjoying this show. Didn't think I could take Blackagar Boltogon serious, but I like him as Pike. Spock is still the best character as always. Well, until he inevitably hooks up with the nurse
Ep 10: The strength of the show is definitely the characters. And they do a hell of a job with Pike here... so it is kind of insane how much they missed the mark with James Kirk and that wet fart of an actor. I wonder if his casting was even part of the same process or just another setup for a future show considering how strong the cast overall is. This alternate reality/future self track they are on is handled as well as you can handle it without bogging down your lead with melodrama and giving the audience whiplash between a fun, episodic adventure and the ptsd of inevitable sacrifice and catastrophe.
The nice thing about Romulans as antagonists is that they are almost never one dimensional monsters or mindless warriors. Yes, they are usually evil and scheme ways to goad the federation and starfleet into conflict but... they keep it interesting with double crosses and triple crosses which, more importantly, gives our protagonists enough room to be creative and come up with different strategies outside of open conflict. That's something that someone like JJ never understood by making Nero a blanket bad guy with no dissenting voice among his crew, but shows you the people running this show actually watched Star Trek before.
This show does make me wonder a bit if I've become one of those people (fanboys) who just want the same thing repackaged over and over. There's probably a lot here that we've seen plenty of times before, like the charming, good looking ladies man white guy in the chair, or the underutilized maverick pilot, the one off ethical dilemma, or Spock being logical, or the away mission that goes just the right amount of wrong or the callbacks to all the things you've liked before.... I know in my heart of hearts that STD and Picard suck ass because they don't know how to tell a story or overstuff you with action and don't understand key aspects of this universe, from basics like the science itself to what their own elements like the Federation stands for... but here's a show that does while feeling comfy and familiar and feels good from start to finish, and just makes me wonder how radically different you can get before you lose me again. I liked stuff like DS9 too so maybe there's a lot of wiggle room.
But I'm not gonna worry about that. There's enough cynical ass TV out there that I'm fine with Star Trek keeping itself to the right side of hope, showing us a bright future for humanity and interesting science phenomena, solving problems through diplomacy and just a crew hanging out and being lovely people to each other. I hope they find more layers for characters like Ortegas and Chapel and while I did feel Una was underutilized too maybe that was the point looking at how S2 is gonna go. Thanks for keeping the hope alive m9s.
The nice thing about Romulans as antagonists is that they are almost never one dimensional monsters or mindless warriors. Yes, they are usually evil and scheme ways to goad the federation and starfleet into conflict but... they keep it interesting with double crosses and triple crosses which, more importantly, gives our protagonists enough room to be creative and come up with different strategies outside of open conflict. That's something that someone like JJ never understood by making Nero a blanket bad guy with no dissenting voice among his crew, but shows you the people running this show actually watched Star Trek before.
This show does make me wonder a bit if I've become one of those people (fanboys) who just want the same thing repackaged over and over. There's probably a lot here that we've seen plenty of times before, like the charming, good looking ladies man white guy in the chair, or the underutilized maverick pilot, the one off ethical dilemma, or Spock being logical, or the away mission that goes just the right amount of wrong or the callbacks to all the things you've liked before.... I know in my heart of hearts that STD and Picard suck ass because they don't know how to tell a story or overstuff you with action and don't understand key aspects of this universe, from basics like the science itself to what their own elements like the Federation stands for... but here's a show that does while feeling comfy and familiar and feels good from start to finish, and just makes me wonder how radically different you can get before you lose me again. I liked stuff like DS9 too so maybe there's a lot of wiggle room.
But I'm not gonna worry about that. There's enough cynical ass TV out there that I'm fine with Star Trek keeping itself to the right side of hope, showing us a bright future for humanity and interesting science phenomena, solving problems through diplomacy and just a crew hanging out and being lovely people to each other. I hope they find more layers for characters like Ortegas and Chapel and while I did feel Una was underutilized too maybe that was the point looking at how S2 is gonna go. Thanks for keeping the hope alive m9s.
anytime bro
Kirk seems like the one big misstep so far, but the actor's said in interviews he swings more towards the charm and wit we're used to in season 2. Introducing a future humorless alternate universe version of him first seems like a bizarre move, but what do I know. maybe they didn't want to step on Pike's character traits and didn't know how to do it yet
look, I seriously thought this was gonna be bad. thought I would be one and done like Picard s2. But I love Star Trek, and I'll take decent iterations of it where i can get it
Kirk seems like the one big misstep so far, but the actor's said in interviews he swings more towards the charm and wit we're used to in season 2. Introducing a future humorless alternate universe version of him first seems like a bizarre move, but what do I know. maybe they didn't want to step on Pike's character traits and didn't know how to do it yet
look, I seriously thought this was gonna be bad. thought I would be one and done like Picard s2. But I love Star Trek, and I'll take decent iterations of it where i can get it
