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  • MikM Offline
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    wrote on last edited by Mik
    #25

    I really hate his hair, but….it’s the future so what the hell.

    In episode 5, did you notice the music in the the opening Spock dream? Straight out of the original. Awesome.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #26

      Enjoying this SO much. It's a throwback in the best sense:

      Anson Mount’s Christopher Pike feels like a massive gift to Star Trek fans. He’s full of the charisma and verve that made us fall hard for Captain Kirk, but has the sensitivity and philosophical bent of a Picard. He is the kind of man we’d all follow across the stars, into black holes, and to the surfaces of wayward comets. That’s because Pike is the kind of leader who believes in his crew. Thereby he believes in all of us.

      Star Trek: Strange New Worlds works because it feels so much like a great throwback to the bones of what makes Star Trek great. And Anson Mount’s Christopher Pike is emblematic of the values that made us love Star Trek in the first place. He’s all the greatest values of Starfleet wrapped up in the image of a classic swashbuckling hero. He is simply perfect.

      @Mik said in More Trek:

      In episode 5, did you notice the music in the the opening Spock dream?

      In episode 6, did you notice the music at the end, when Pike is standing and looking out the window of his cabin, holding a glass of (not cheap) whiskey? Straight out of ST:TNG....at least a bit.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • MikM Offline
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        #27

        Synthahol no doubt.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • MikM Offline
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          #28

          And episode 7although it had its weak spots, did not disappoint. Loving this.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • MikM Mik

            And episode 7although it had its weak spots, did not disappoint. Loving this.

            George KG Offline
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            George K
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            #29

            @Mik the weakest so far.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • MikM Offline
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              wrote on last edited by
              #30

              Yeah, there were some 'miracle occurs here' moments. Still better than Discovery/Picard.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • MikM Mik

                Yeah, there were some 'miracle occurs here' moments. Still better than Discovery/Picard.

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                @Mik said in More Trek:

                Yeah, there were some 'miracle occurs here' moments. Still better than Discovery/Picard.

                When Boris pukes up a hairball, it's better than Discovery/Picard.

                Low bar, my friend.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • MikM Offline
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                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • MikM Offline
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                    #33

                    Annnnd E8 declines further into retread plots. Ugh.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • MikM Mik

                      Annnnd E8 declines further into retread plots. Ugh.

                      George KG Offline
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                      @Mik said in More Trek:

                      Annnnd E8 declines further into retread plots. Ugh.

                      Horrible. Just horrible.

                      Maybe in the next episode Pike and #1 will dress up like gangsters.

                      Gimme moar Gorn.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • MikM Offline
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                        The set looked like a cheapass pizza joint with plastic plants and grapes..

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • MikM Mik

                          Yeah, there were some 'miracle occurs here' moments. Still better than Discovery/Picard.

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                          #36

                          Well, E9 was an improvement. I did like Blue Bunny. Sorry to see him fall to Gorn gestation.

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                          • MikM Mik

                            Well, E9 was an improvement. I did like Blue Bunny. Sorry to see him fall to Gorn gestation.

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                            George K
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                            @Mik said in More Trek:

                            E9 was an improvement.

                            Yeah, and Vesuvius was worse than Mt. St. Helens.

                            It wasn't good. I found it tedious and boring. It seems like they're trying to shoehorn the characters (Uhura) into the storyline so that they fit the "established canon."

                            "The Orville" is more imaginative, although I really hated this week's "Woke AF" episode.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              #38

                              This Trek thing is supposedly on Paramount+
                              The Orville thing is supposedly on Hulu+
                              And you folks have another thread talking on AppleTV+

                              How many streaming services do you subscribe too?

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                                Season Finale: 4 out of 5 stars.

                                The minus: I really HATE time travel/alternate history stories that try to resolve themselves so that everything sort of works out.

                                The plus: Great seeing Pike and Kirk together. Good backstory on the Federation/Romulan conflict (where are the Klingons, by the way???).

                                Nice space battle(s), but it's getting a bit too predictable, and after watching The Expanse, I HATE "swoopy" maneuvers.

                                Satisfying conclusion of the first year, with a minor cliff-hanger regarding #1 that opens the door for future tales.

                                Still, this is light years beyond "Discovery" and "Picard" (of which I've watched neither of the last seasons).

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  Haven’t watched E10 yet. Watching the first episode of the new Orville as I write this.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    Orville > STSNW.

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      wrote on last edited by Mik
                                      #42

                                      Ok that was my workout show. Indeed 4 stars. But Indont like the new Kirk. He looks like Jim Carrey.

                                      Still, the Romulans were very true to form even if some of the dialogue was nakedly stolen.

                                      The new Spock is excellent.

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      • MikM Mik

                                        Orville > STSNW.

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                                        #43

                                        @Mik....

                                        Watching The Orville.

                                        What, ANOTHER time-travel show? LOL.

                                        The difference between the two is that The Orville tries to be light hearted while being serious to the story.

                                        Star Trek; Strange New Worlds tries to be serious to the story while being light hearted, sort of.

                                        Nevertheless, ST:SNW is parsecs beyond the other new iterations of ST. Perhaps it'll find its stride like The Orville has.

                                        All that aside, nothing can compete with Anson Mount's hair.

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          That was true in Hell on Wheels too.

                                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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