More Trek
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wrote on 11 Jun 2022, 01:05 last edited by Mik 6 Nov 2022, 01:05
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.
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wrote on 11 Jun 2022, 01:37 last edited by
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.
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.
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wrote on 11 Jun 2022, 01:51 last edited by
Synthahol no doubt.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2022, 16:15 last edited by
And episode 7although it had its weak spots, did not disappoint. Loving this.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2022, 17:55 last edited by
Yeah, there were some 'miracle occurs here' moments. Still better than Discovery/Picard.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2022, 22:28 last edited by
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wrote on 23 Jun 2022, 19:04 last edited by
Annnnd E8 declines further into retread plots. Ugh.
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wrote on 26 Jun 2022, 21:23 last edited by
The set looked like a cheapass pizza joint with plastic plants and grapes..
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wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 23:43 last edited by
Well, E9 was an improvement. I did like Blue Bunny. Sorry to see him fall to Gorn gestation.
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wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 23:48 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 2 Jul 2022, 00:38 last edited by
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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wrote on 8 Jul 2022, 00:45 last edited by
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).
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wrote on 8 Jul 2022, 00:53 last edited by
Haven’t watched E10 yet. Watching the first episode of the new Orville as I write this.
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wrote on 8 Jul 2022, 01:19 last edited by
Orville > STSNW.
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wrote on 9 Jul 2022, 00:26 last edited by Mik 7 Sept 2022, 00:26
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.
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wrote on 9 Jul 2022, 00:54 last edited by
@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.
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wrote on 9 Jul 2022, 01:12 last edited by
That was true in Hell on Wheels too.