Patrick Stewart to return as Picard

[SCEtoAUX]

InitialDave said:

I quite liked it, looking forward to more.

Bruce Maddox, blimey, that's a very specific callback, but a welcomely apt one.

Agreed. Loved that and watched The Measure of a Man straight afterwards.

[sparks_190e]

ben5575 said:

Am I missing something? Is there no 4k version on Prime?

It's not in the 4k section and the episode click is not playing in 4K/UHD?

It's only in HD, not available in 4k.

[juggsy]

FourWheelDrift said:

juggsy said:

The twin thing, I’ll reserve judgement for, feels a bit convenient

Lab created children always come in twin packs. Two for the price of one special deals.

[MrsMiggins]

I enjoyed it and hope that it builds into a really good show. Not sure why the borg reference at the end was a surprise for some - it was in the titles.

[james_TW]

SCEtoAUX said:

InitialDave said:

I quite liked it, looking forward to more.

Bruce Maddox, blimey, that's a very specific callback, but a welcomely apt one.

Agreed. Loved that and watched The Measure of a Man straight afterwards.

Maddox appears in the Lal (sp) episode too doesn't he?

And I loved this - was at a gentle pace and sets things up nicely. But one a week? Not sure how I'll cope with that one...

[irocfan]

I've not watched any trailer (except maybe the very 1st one, can't remember) so I've come into this quite fresh. Whilst I'm a little pissed at him trying to foist his politics on us I have to say that he has a magnificent voice and the dude can act.

This new series had me pulled in right from the start and I couldn't believe how quickly it was over. There is one MASSIVE complaint though....

Got to wait for a week for E2

[MissChief]

ben5575 said:

Am I missing something? Is there no 4k version on Prime?

It's not in the 4k section and the episode click is not playing in 4K/UHD?

It's not an Amazon original, they just bought the international rights. It's done by CBS in the US who, AFAIK, don't do 4k/UHD content on their channels.

[ChocolateFrog]

I don't know if anyone else noticed when they sat at the table in the Daystrom institute there was 3 or 4 beakers with different coloured liquid on the table. They looked exactly like the ones from the science montage in Sharknado, or atleast one of the SyFy channel films.

[ChocolateFrog]

Kenny Powers said:

Catatafish said:

Lol she had an actual cloak, not cloaking tech. where'd you get the cloaking tech from?

By watching the show and listening to the words?

Was Picard insinuating she was still alive? I got the impression that the Romulans just came in and cleaned everything up before the authorities got there.

[Sophisticated Sarah]

Enjoyed that long time since I’ve watched a series where I feel excited about the next episode

[davek_964]

Really enjoyed it - a very promising start.

[sparks_190e]

james_TW said:

SCEtoAUX said:

InitialDave said:

I quite liked it, looking forward to more.

Bruce Maddox, blimey, that's a very specific callback, but a welcomely apt one.

Agreed. Loved that and watched The Measure of a Man straight afterwards.

Maddox appears in the Lal (sp) episode too doesn't he?

And I loved this - was at a gentle pace and sets things up nicely. But one a week? Not sure how I'll cope with that one...

I can't remember the Admirals name in that episode but it's not Maddox. He's only appeared in Measure Of A Man. An episode I watched immediately prior to episode one of Picard.

[DanL]

Had mixed feelings about this, as like it or not Patrick Stewart is rather old now and I thought that might translate into a rather plodding show. Couldn’t have been more wrong - an excellent opening, now I’m just concerned they won’t be able to maintain the quality throughout the series.

Can’t wait for the next one!

[D-Angle]

Really enjoyed this. It's not TNG but it's not trying to be, which is fine with me as long as it respects TNG enough to be a clear continuation of that universe, which so far it is.

[juggsy]

D-Angle said:

Really enjoyed this. It's not TNG but it's not trying to be, which is fine with me as long as it respects TNG enough to be a clear continuation of that universe, which so far it is.

This very much, I’m glad it’s not the rose tinted perfect world of TNG, but am glad it still feels like the same canon. Looking forward to the other old faces coming in.

[Catatafish]

ChocolateFrog said:

Kenny Powers said:

Catatafish said:

Lol she had an actual cloak, not cloaking tech. where'd you get the cloaking tech from?

By watching the show and listening to the words?

Was Picard insinuating she was still alive? I got the impression that the Romulans just came in and cleaned everything up before the authorities got there.

But she isn't cloaked at any point! It isn't used at all. It's retconned in at the end as a throwaway line... I doubt I am the only one to miss that.

[FourWheelDrift]

Catatafish said:

ChocolateFrog said:

Kenny Powers said:

Catatafish said:

Lol she had an actual cloak, not cloaking tech. where'd you get the cloaking tech from?

By watching the show and listening to the words?

Was Picard insinuating she was still alive? I got the impression that the Romulans just came in and cleaned everything up before the authorities got there.

But she isn't cloaked at any point! It isn't used at all. It's retconned in at the end as a throwaway line... I doubt I am the only one to miss that.

I took it to be him not wanting to give out too much information on someone/something that is banned to someone who might not be on his side. He can't trust anyone so tried to be vague and throw a few extra possible things in there without sticking to what he actually thinks and believes. Synth you can't trust with stealth tech etc...

Perhaps he knows she's still alive because she could alter the surveillance because Data, as seen earlier.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Saturday 25th January 15:59

[ben5575]

Hmmm.

It was ok. It felt like watching a TNG film; same characters, yet somehow distant, not quite right.

The nostalgia was nice but it's regressive and backward looking, not boldly going where no one has gone before. It felt a bit old hat as a result.

But then again I have no idea who Maddox is and certainly couldn't name a single TNG episode let alone one that he appeared in. Perhaps I'm just not dedicated enough.

I'll obviously stick with it and I'm sure I just need to reset my expectations. I also look forward to reading back this post in a month or two's time and thinking how wrong I was. Here's hoping.

[FourWheelDrift]

ben5575 said:

But then again I have no idea who Maddox is and certainly couldn't name a single TNG episode let alone one that he appeared in. Perhaps I'm just not dedicated enough.

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_Maddox

[robemcdonald]

I was a pretty big fan of TNG and have watched pretty much everything Star Trek (with the exception of the animated series)

I quite liked the first episode.

Pros

Patrick Stewart as Packard
Looks very nice.
Lots of call backs and Easter eggs those who wanted them.
Interesting story.
Almost feels like proper trek, but not quite (see below)

Cons

Sloppy writing
Plot errors. (They talk about there being Data and B4, but forget about Lal and Law)
Gaps in logic (how could a malicious party transport into star fleet HQ? 950 million doesn’t seem like a lot of Romulans, why couldn’t they just move themselves to a different planet in the empire? There must have been a thousand ways to do it without having to build an amarda,)
Why would you put an artificial brain in an organic body? Wouldn’t the other way around make more sense?

Hopefully some points will be answered as the show moves on.

At least it’s not as bad as discovery.