Star Trek: Discovery - New series on Netflix

[goldar]

I thought obese women couldn't get pregnant?

[ThomW]

goldar said:

I thought obese women couldn't get pregnant?

Is that what they’ve told you?

[hotchy]

goldar said:

I thought obese women couldn't get pregnant?

Only if they lay upside down..

[dudleybloke]

Keeping her around saves all the trouble of time travelling back to 1980's San Francisco.

[glazbagun]

Star Trek was always a modernist utopia where technology had freed up our time and allowed us to pursue worthy avenues such as art, literature, etc. In TNG->Voyager everyone seemingly had a hobby, played cards, trombone, was a respected amateur archaeologist or scientist. So it's possible that Tilly is really into home made food- she wouldn't be the first star trek character to complain about synthahol, or replicator stuff. Neelix even made it an excuse to keep him in the show.

But I don't think the writers have thought that far into it. Of course this show is pre- Kirk enterprise and they were all a bit fat in the end so I think it's more of a problem that her character is just annoying and thus attracts flack. The effortlessly overachieving crews of the future who would make Barclay feel like a loser obviously hadn't been born yet.

[DodgyGeezer]

glazbagun said:

Star Trek was always a modernist utopia where technology had freed up our time and allowed us to pursue worthy avenues such as art, literature, etc. In TNG->Voyager everyone seemingly had a hobby, played cards, trombone, was a respected amateur archaeologist or scientist. So it's possible that Tilly is really into home made food- she wouldn't be the first star trek character to complain about synthahol, or replicator stuff. Neelix even made it an excuse to keep him in the show.

But I don't think the writers have thought that far into it. Of course this show is pre- Kirk enterprise and they were all a bit fat in the end so I think it's more of a problem that her character is just annoying and thus attracts flack. The effortlessly overachieving crews of the future who would make Barclay feel like a loser obviously hadn't been born yet.

what's amazing though is that she isn't even the most annoying character in the series.... not by a long way!!

[ThomW]

HA! I’ve just realised that the Starfleet HQ guy with grey hair and glasses (Kovich) in S3&4 is legendary director David bloody Cronenberg!

And honestly, watching S4, it’s really got a lot better. Less of whiney Burnham, more action, quite enjoying it.

Sure there are still some really annoying characters, but it’s definitely a huge improvement over S3.

Edited by ThomW on Sunday 15th January 22:54

[sbk1972]

I didnt even know that the new series of Deiscovery has started. Will download it now.

Cheers all

Simon

[eltawater]

Season 5 in early 2024 will be the last. No tears please.

https://intl.startrek.com/news/star-trek-discovery...

[markiii]

Hopefully all the woke snowflake characters melt

[Flip Martian]

eltawater said:

Season 5 in early 2024 will be the last. No tears please.

https://intl.startrek.com/news/star-trek-discovery...

I love how much they talk it up - reading that you'd be forgiven for thinking the whole of TV land has been applauding Disco since Season 1. And not deriding it as badly scripted and with poor character development, even before you get to the woke criticisms.

And if it was so good, how come there was such a huge clamour for Pike and SNW - and when they wrote that they took it back to original ST format story telling for the first time in decades.

Given SNW has been so well received, and season 3 of Picard has gone back to being ST too, Discovery suddenly looks a bit like ST's less popular sibling.

[BabySharkDD]

In a way we should be thankful for STD. If it wasn’t such a steaming turd of all that’s wrong with modern film/tv, we wouldn’t have the proper Star Trek of SNW and the latest series of Picard.

[DodgyGeezer]

eltawater said:

Season 5 in early 2024 will be the last. No tears please.

https://intl.startrek.com/news/star-trek-discovery...

[ThunderSpook]

Maybe if they’d focus a little bit less on inclusivity and a bit more on, ya know, space, we might actually remember who some of the characters are.

[pquinn]

At least that's one STD where if you ignore it it eventually goes away.

[AudiMan9000]

Late to the party but watching STD season 4 now. It’s dreadfully boring. 3 episodes in and it’s utterly atrocious. Does it get better?

[Flip Martian]

AudiMan9000 said:

Late to the party but watching STD season 4 now. It’s dreadfully boring. 3 episodes in and it’s utterly atrocious. Does it get better?

Not...really...no.

[ThomW]

The final series starts today on Paramount+. Will be watching Ep1 later!

[ChocolateFrog]

pquinn said:

At least that's one STD where if you ignore it it eventually goes away.

I didn't even realise there'd been a season 4, let alone 5.

And I've watched every single episode of the TOS, TNG, VOY, DS9 and Enterprise atleast twice.

[ThomW]

First two Eps of S5 are great, if you enjoy Disco that is