Star Trek: Discovery

Oh man, hadn't seen the ship picture previously. Was excited for this before now lol. Nah, I'll still watch it and be excited for it.

My best mate is a huge Trekkie, has watched all the TV series and films, can tell you everything about the ships and draw the layouts of them. Myself, I like the films and the boxset of the original 6 films is lovely. Was never taken by the TV series for some reason, although I have watched a load. Voyager, original series with Shatner,  The Next Generation with Patrick Stewart which had one of my favourite characters in Riker. Always preferred the films though, but I will definitely be watching this. Apparently it's going to follow a more traditional series format instead of a different story per episode like previous series.

Benji, if you have not seen DS9, do it now. The first two seasons like most trek series are not the best with only a few outstanding episodes. DS9 has story arcs, similar to Battlestar Galactica and Babylon 5. The main storyline is the Dominion War, arguably the best thing ever in Trek. I would suggest to see if you like it, and to see a completely different side of trek take a look at "In The Pale Moonlight" S06E19.

Also, the trailer for beyond:

Last edited by essa hh (Tue-30-Aug-2016 00:42:12)

There is a masdive part of me that's excitend for more Trek.  But why can't we go forward in history.   For crying out loud I'm getting so tired of going backwards.  DS9 is the best series to date.

I'ld say that DS9 had less flops than TNG but TNG takes the cake for the best episodes. Best of Both Worlds, The Inner Light, Measure of a Man, Redemption, Chain of Command... i could go on.  Oh yea, the last episode All good things... that should have been the first movie instead of generations.

I also really wish they went forward. I get the argument that advanced tech has made some things too easy, specifically replicators which don't exist in TOS or ENT. It would have also given the chance to have some cross overs, like TNG and DS9 (aka Worf, O'Brien, Thomas Riker) without ruining the actual show like they did with the ENT finale.

On the O'Brien note, if you haven't seen O'Brien at work cartoons you really should.

I'm not a massive Star Trek nut, but I always like Voyager the best. Can't say I'll watch this unless it gets a lot of good reviews.

Last edited by rhys (Tue-30-Aug-2016 03:37:21)

I had been looking forward to this for so long since the first rumours came out about a new star trek series... But like mahy others I was hoping to see a post Voyager series, with the possibility of the use of  the borg transwarp hub.  I would have loved to have seen a series where it wasnt limited on what has already preceeded it etc but surely another prequel series cant actually 'Go where noone has gone before' because we all know what happens after.. I mean, this series is going to predate the arrival of Q.. although that could be cool to see some Q action again hahaha

I was one of the few that even loved the theme tune to Enterprise as I thought it described the series perfectly and the tone of the song fit well i thought, but then I have always been a trekkie so i will obviously be watching and I do wonder if it will hit the magic Star Trek 7 series limit or if it will fall early like Enterprise..

As for DS9 i have to agree it is definitely worth watching if for nothing else, for Jadzia Dax alone haha

I think they took the decision to go backwards because of the fan film Axanar, which was gonna focus on the klingon war, and probably do a better job of it than CBS were doing. Granted, I'm more into Star Wars than tar Trek, but I have always enjoyed what they did, and the whole lawsuit and crackdown on fan related content has really pissed me off. Plus, the hip desing from Axanar is soooo much nicer!

I was one of the few that even loved the theme tune to Enterprise as I thought it described the series perfectly and the tone of the song fit well i thought.

While I never thought much of Enterprise, I fucking love that song too,

I've got strength of the soul, and no-one's gonna bend or break me! I can reeeeeach for the stars... I've got faith... faith of the heart!

I think they took the decision to go backwards because of the fan film Axanar, which was gonna focus on the klingon war, and probably do a better job of it than CBS were doing!

It was actually Fuller who pitched the timeline. He loved the TOS era where they didnt have all the crazy gadgets and tech. Its set in 2255, so 100 years after ENT, exactly as it ended in 2155. Federation will still be a baby, likely with teething problems.

There are some cool things that happened in the 2250's

- Kirk is a lieutenant (god dont bring him in thought) (TOS)
- Treaty with the Shelliak Confederacy (TNG)
- Kodos The Butcher changes identities and starts an acting troupe (TOS)   

I also take back the Romulan-Earth War, it is in the 2100's

I was one of the few that even loved the theme tune to Enterprise as I thought it described the series perfectly and the tone of the song fit well i thought.

While I never thought much of Enterprise, I fucking love that song too,

I've got strength of the soul, and no-one's gonna bend or break me! I can reeeeeach for the stars... I've got faith... faith of the heart!

WhIle it was an ok song, it was by far the worse theme song of the franchise.  It lacked that massive Orchestra vibe that the other shows had.

A Handy Infographic of what we know so far...

Last edited by essa hh (Wed-31-Aug-2016 00:00:26)

Not going to lie that's a huge help.  Thanks Essa.