Star Trek: Discovery - New series on Netflix

Star Trek: Discovery - New series on Netflix

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Gavia

7,627 posts

91 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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Mushroom12 said:
Gavia said:
ymwoods said:
Gavia said:
Leave it in NP&E, you dullard. I won’t call you what I was going to, as the last person who complained about snowflakes had my reply to him removed by the mods, because he found it offensive

Irony, much
Or...how about chill and take it as the joke it was intended to be.

Knock back a few beers, Get some sleep and cuddle someone exciting. It will all seem better in the morning, I promise.
Yes, that’s right, I need a cuddle rolleyes
OK, Prozac then...
Christ, when did the world become full of people who are perpetually offended?




Edited by Mushroom12 on Sunday 18th February 05:04
Christ, when did the world become full of people who are perpetually unoffended, apart from when they are perpetually offended by people who have a different opinion to them?

For reference, I’m neither offended, nor unoffended by the gay couple in either this, or The Orville. They are just gay characters and like real life, I don’t care either way.

irocfan

40,356 posts

190 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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Back on to STbiggrin...

It was ok, but no more than that - IMO The Orville is street ahead and every aspect

chris watton

22,477 posts

260 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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irocfan said:
Back on to STbiggrin...

It was ok, but no more than that - IMO The Orville is street ahead and every aspect
Have to agree, the re-watchability of The Orville is a lot stronger than STD, and I will buy the box set when available.

I have to be honest and say that I have no interest in re-watching any of the STD Series 1 episodes.

Also, I do not get why they included the F word into just one episode, why, for shock value?

sparks_E39

12,738 posts

213 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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Gavia said:
Christ, when did the world become full of people who are perpetually unoffended, apart from when they are perpetually offended by people who have a different opinion to them?

For reference, I’m neither offended, nor unoffended by the gay couple in either this, or The Orville. They are just gay characters and like real life, I don’t care either way.
I agree, although I can’t say I’m ever going to be 100% comfortable with it. It reeks of standard Hollywood box ticking. But I don’t care really, it doesn’t detract.

Mushroom12

158 posts

91 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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chris watton said:
irocfan said:
Back on to STbiggrin...

It was ok, but no more than that - IMO The Orville is street ahead and every aspect
Have to agree, the re-watchability of The Orville is a lot stronger than STD, and I will buy the box set when available.

I have to be honest and say that I have no interest in re-watching any of the STD Series 1 episodes.

Also, I do not get why they included the F word into just one episode, why, for shock value?
The Orville was great when it wasn't trying to be 'funny'. Some excellent episodes in it though.

Yes, for shock value, another box to tick, just to prove that this is dark and gritty trek.

SystemParanoia

14,343 posts

198 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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Mushroom12 said:
just to prove that this is dark and gritty trek.
It could have been, but they chickened out at the last moment.

well, at least the Roulans were man enough to kill a populated home-world in cold blood

Robster

1,402 posts

177 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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Wasn't Tilly the first to drop the F bomb? Thought that was great !

SlimJim16v

5,648 posts

143 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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anonymous said:
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That was also wrong, her being brought up as a Vulcan.

Wobbegong

15,077 posts

169 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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coldel said:
AlexC1981 said:
I vaguely recall some steamy public moments. Torres and Paris in Voyager. DS9 was a hotbed for it, particularly between Dax and Wolf, should have called it Deep Sex 9" tongue out

I don't think Picard would allow any kissing on his ship at all hehe
He happily let guys walk around in dresses though ;-)
He dressed like this too


geeks

9,157 posts

139 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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Well binge watched up to the last episode yesterday and I have to say I actually got into it before the end, I adored the final scene without a spoiler seeing the two was very cool!

Will wait for Season 2 with interest. First half of the season was so-so bordering on pants, the second half was alot better and the final couple I would actually call good!

Robster

1,402 posts

177 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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Wobbegong said:
coldel said:
AlexC1981 said:
I vaguely recall some steamy public moments. Torres and Paris in Voyager. DS9 was a hotbed for it, particularly between Dax and Wolf, should have called it Deep Sex 9" tongue out

I don't think Picard would allow any kissing on his ship at all hehe
He happily let guys walk around in dresses though ;-)
He dressed like this too



Nuff said smile

Mushroom12

158 posts

91 months

Tuesday 20th February 2018
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Red Letter Media did their STD re:view
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri7v-utIcvY

SpudLink

5,737 posts

192 months

Sunday 4th March 2018
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A balanced review of season 1.

https://youtu.be/CtE7SqoyjE8



Catatafish

1,361 posts

145 months

Friday 9th March 2018
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Well that was hard work getting to the last episode. It had some decent moments but overall, it didn't work for me. Far too many turd elements:

spore drive
The hack and stitched klingon agent Clem Fandango, perfectly sewn together apparently
Burnham's mono facial expression
Lorca's character ruined (was infinitely more interesting as a morally flexible starfleet captain)
sword fights
new klingon ships
OTT technicolour space vistas
pew pew space battles
original series elements crudely shoehorned into the last few minutes

Hopefully they will flush it all away and come back with some interesting characters and plots, but I'm not optimistic.

speedtwelve

3,510 posts

273 months

Friday 9th March 2018
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Catatafish said:
Lorca's character ruined (was infinitely more interesting as a morally flexible starfleet captain)
Jason Isaacs was the best thing in it by far. Still think the 'Starfleet' Lorca may be the new captain that the Discovery was en route to Vulcan to collect in the last episode.

Flip Martian

19,610 posts

190 months

Friday 9th March 2018
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speedtwelve said:
Jason Isaacs was the best thing in it by far. Still think the 'Starfleet' Lorca may be the new captain that the Discovery was en route to Vulcan to collect in the last episode.
I hope so - it will be a lesser series without him in it.

Bullett

10,879 posts

184 months

Friday 9th March 2018
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Just finished this.
TBH I struggled to start with, found most of the characters annoying or moody or both, no one you really cared about, especially Burnham. They developed some, Tilly became less annoying as did Stamets, Lorca was the best thing in it.
Plot improved towards the end of the first half to keep me interested but the second half was a struggle despite some cool moments. Lorca reveal was a highlight I didn't see until it happened. Other 'shocks' not so much.
A few plot inconsistencies and really/wtf moments spoiled it and I think I stuck with it to the end in spite of what was happening not because of it.

So I think I'll give it an average 6 of 10.

Flip Martian

19,610 posts

190 months

Friday 9th March 2018
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Glad its not just me that found Burnham annoying.

Sheets Tabuer

18,941 posts

215 months

Friday 9th March 2018
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And the guy with the googly eyes

Klippie

3,119 posts

145 months

Friday 9th March 2018
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Best ever Star Trek by a country mile...I literally couldn’t wait till the next episode, movie quality effects and a great story line the final few minutes of Ep15 was sensational.

Roll on series two.

Oh and Discovery has killed off the Star Trek movies too...what can they do to compete with this answer...nothing.