RACETRACK Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) I'm a die hard trekkie and have enjoyed most,not but all of the cannon series, T.O.S, Enterprise, next gen, Voyager and DS9 and most of the movies. The 2009 reboot Kelvin or JJ time-line I thought was very enjoyable indeed especially if we gloss over "Beyond", it really breathed new life into the franchise. The current incarnation (Kurtzman/ prime) timeline should be looked at as another separate time line from cannon. This shows there are 5 Trek universes visualised. Personally I stopped watching Discovery after episode 1 of season 2. I really can't stomach Burnham or Tilley or the writing. this Trekkie's blood boiled when in ep 1 of season 2 Burnham spoke to Captain Pike in a way that should have sent her to the brig for insubordination. Kutzman trek is not for me. If you wan't the real spirit of Star Trek check out the Orville. It's in homage to Trek but has become more like Star Trek than the current incarnations including Picard and the abysmal lower decks.. Orville is shot brightly with characters you will genuinely care about,even its gelatine Lieutenant Yaphit has more personality that most of the crew on Disco. It really is a lot more than comedy, try it, I bet you'll enjoy it. Edited August 24, 2020 by RACETRACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 @RACETRACK I checked out Orville and really enjoy it. However on the Fox catch-up service on Sky, it seems to have stopped halfway through Season 2 just as one of my favourite characters (no spoilers) leaves. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACETRACK Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 thats a real shame,maybe someone might pick it up, Netflix maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Thought the first series of Orville was good, but the second was a boring dud. I am wondering when the third series of Discovery is finally going to crawl on to Netflix (I've read that it will be October in the UK). Was the delay down to the virus crisis, I wonder? Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 4 hours ago, spruecutter96 said: Thought the first series of Orville was good, but the second was a boring dud. Can't agree with that - the first series of The Orville was OK, but unsurprisingly felt like a series finding its feet and tone. The second series (IMHO) was excellent, with assured performances, much more mature stories, good jokes, and real emotional heft. And Isaac's journey is worth price of admission on its own... best, M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 On 9/3/2020 at 9:50 PM, cmatthewbacon said: Can't agree with that - the first series of The Orville was OK, but unsurprisingly felt like a series finding its feet and tone. The second series (IMHO) was excellent, with assured performances, much more mature stories, good jokes, and real emotional heft. And Isaac's journey is worth price of admission on its own... best, M. I think I fell asleep during 4 or 5 episodes of Season 2 (was fairly late at night, admittedly) but that might not be a good sign. We will have to agree to differ on that one.... To each their own. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumblestripe Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I wouldn't call myself a die hard Trekkie by any stretch. Watched TOS back in the day, TNG and most of DS9, some of Voyager and finally bailed completely on Enterprise. Now I enjoyed Discovery especially Series 2 and the spin off with Anson Mount as Captain Pike looks promising. On a related note (SciFi on the telly), BBC iPlayer has Battlestar Galactica (all 4 series) available to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 On 9/3/2020 at 5:38 PM, spruecutter96 said: Thought the first series of Orville was good, but the second was a boring dud. I am wondering when the third series of Discovery is finally going to crawl on to Netflix (I've read that it will be October in the UK). Was the delay down to the virus crisis, I wonder? Chris. My main problem with The Orville is its name. To the Americans, of course, it conjures up images of Orville Wright, but here it's that flipping green duck in a nappy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, GordonD said: My main problem with The Orville is its name. To the Americans, of course, it conjures up images of Orville Wright, but here it's that flipping green duck in a nappy. I’m guessing that somewhere is a space ship called Wilbur 😳 Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACETRACK Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 check out " first frontier" on You tube, it's marvellous. Its the way retro Trek could have been done and if it had the budget of disco it would be amazing. It's hade more views on You tube than the whole of Star Trek day on the same platform. The second series of Orville is ace with real sucker punch/ I never saw that coming moments. Battlestar Galactica is where I got my Avatars name from and I love the show. The BBC is 11 years late to the party. Still at least the can't mess this up as they did'nt make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I won't be coming back to Discovery for S03. It has become boring and gone too far away from what I enjoy watching. I barely managed getting to the end of S02 as it was. You can't enjoy everything of course, I prefer my stories and their characters to be natural and unforced. I also got tired of Burnham whispering all her lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) The 2000's version of Battlestar Galactica made the Star Treks, Orvilles, Doctor Who, you name any other recent sci-fi TV series look like kiddies' show, IMHO. BG was very well-written sci-fi, aimed at adults who don't mind being asked to think whilst they are being entertained. The series examined a number of "social issues" without beating the viewer over the head with its message. Modern script-writers could REALLY take a leaf out of its book. So many recent series have felt like they were shouting at the viewers and subtlety has fallen by the wayside a long time ago. Chris. PS: And I bet BG was shot on a tiny fraction of the budget of the more modern sci-fi shows, too. Edited September 12, 2020 by spruecutter96 Amending some information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Mike said: I won't be coming back to Discovery for S03. It has become boring and gone too far away from what I enjoy watching. I barely managed getting to the end of S02 as it was. You can't enjoy everything of course, I prefer my stories and their characters to be natural and unforced. I also got tired of Burnham whispering all her lines. Burham had a very simple way of communicating... The lower her voice, the more "significant" her pronouncements were. Having said that, Burham could make "I'm just going for a pee" sound deeply profound! She's more a piece of moving scenery than a real, human character, from where I'm sitting. Chris. Edited September 12, 2020 by spruecutter96 Amending information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick4350 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 32 minutes ago, Mike said: I won't be coming back to Discovery for S03. It has become boring and gone too far away from what I enjoy watching. I barely managed getting to the end of S02 as it was. You can't enjoy everything of course, I prefer my stories and their characters to be natural and unforced. I also got tired of Burnham whispering all her lines. I will be as the series is brilliant ( IMHO ). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mike said: I won't be coming back to Discovery for S03. It has become boring and gone too far away from what I enjoy watching. I barely managed getting to the end of S02 as it was. You can't enjoy everything of course, I prefer my stories and their characters to be natural and unforced. I also got tired of Burnham whispering all her lines. I started with Discovery way back at the release of Season 1 on Netflix. Quickly gave up on it then. The blatant advertising of it based on "look LGBTQ+ inclusion" didn't help it either. Someone earlier in this thread mentioned TNG was written by the politically correct, well that applies to STD also, moreso because it's advertised as being such, and unlike TNG (which I maintain is the best Star Trek, besides DS9) it's in your face... 2 hours ago, spruecutter96 said: The 2000's version of Battlestar Galactica made the Star Treks, Orvilles, Doctor Who, you name any other recent sci-fi TV series look like kiddies' show, IMHO. BG was very well-written sci-fi, aimed at adults who don't mind being asked to think whilst their being entertained. The series examined a number of "social issues" without beating the viewer over the head with its message. Modern script-writers could REALLY take a leaf out of its book. So many recent series have felt like they were shouting at the viewers and subtlety has fallen by the wayside a long time ago. Chris. PS: And I bet BG was shot on a tiny fraction of the budget of the more modern sci-fi shows, too. OG BG was better. BG 2000 was depressing. Although Tricia Helfer made of for some of that... BTW BBC have BG on iPlayer. Edited September 12, 2020 by RobL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, RobL said: I started with Discovery way back at the release of Season 1 on Netflix. Quickly gave up on it then. The blatant advertising of it based on "look LGBTQ+ inclusion" didn't help it either. Someone earlier in this thread mentioned TNG was written by the politically correct, well that applies to STD also, moreso because it's advertised as being such, and unlike TNG (which I maintain is the best Star Trek, besides DS9) it's in your face... OG BG was better. BG 2000 was depressing. Although Tricia Helfer made of for some of that... BTW BBC have BG on iPlayer. By "OG BG" are you talking about the original 1970's TV series? If you are, I have to say I find it just about un-watchable now. It is so obviously aimed at the 8-15 year old market. The only really good aspect was the vintage Cylons ("By Your Command!"). Still, to each their own, I guess. Chris. PS: I'm not usually that into tall, skinny women, but Tricia Helfer made me think some VERY un-gentlemanly thoughts..... Oh, Lordy, Matron! Edited September 12, 2020 by spruecutter96 Amending information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 Disco needs at least two viewings per episode to ‘get’ everything. Even then, I’m sure there is stuff that’s gone over my head. However I like it as a stand alone. Anson Mount was head and shoulders the best thing about S.2 and thank goodness he’s been used for a spin off. S3? Without being drawn into any arguments, it appears that it wants to appeal to ‘a wider audience’. I don’t mind agendas as such, as long as it’s got something to do with advancing the plot. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPuente54 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) It's being shown on "Regular", "Live", "Cable"(however, you might call it), tonight on the CBS network in the USA. it was on their "CBS All Access" streamlining service since its premier. I intend to give it a watch to see how it is. I watched the episode; not bad; will watch it for the next few episodes. Normally, the TV networks are showing new series and new episodes of returning shows; but, neither new shows, or returning shows have happened. So, this may get more attention than usual. I actually read the opening credits(producers, writers, etc.) and saw that Eugene Roddenberry was one of the producers; yes, I know that it is his son. Edited September 28, 2020 by JPuente54 Added more information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick4350 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Season three starts tomorrow on 16 October, streaming on Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Can’t wait. At the moment though, I’m motoring though Battlestar Galactica on iPlayer. Quite like that too! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Just watched Disco Series 3 EP. 1. I'd give it a 6-out-of-ten. This entirely new storyline needs some time to develop. The special-effects looked very expensive. The Michael Burnham on "truth-serum" scene? That felt like it was included to make her seem a more believable character, to be honest. Having said that, it was nice to see her act more naturally. Still find her horribly "goodie two shoes". What say you? Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick4350 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 12 minutes ago, spruecutter96 said: What say you? I watched it tonight and the sound was absolutely terrible with continual dropouts at around the time of her capture. We'll see if it improves at the next viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Spoiler free zone guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick4350 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 28 minutes ago, Beermonster1958 said: Without giving away too much, I really enjoyed the first episode of season 3. Especially watching those bad guys get eaten!! Oooops! Sorry! No spoilers! Oh yes, and a beautiful cat named Grudge!!😊😂 John Like the barfly who i've seen b4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Mick4350 said: I watched it tonight and the sound was absolutely terrible with continual dropouts at around the time of her capture. We'll see if it improves at the next viewing. Sorry to hear about your audio issues. Were you having some problems with your internet connection? Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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