Patrick Stewart to return as Picard

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MrsMiggins said:

I was really hoping to binge watch this series, but I can't wait until they're all released and hope to avoid spoilers. That means the question now is whether or not I stay up and watch Ep1 tonight.

I am! Cannot wait.

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Read a few reviews, shouldn't have as none are saying it's amazing.

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Now live on Prime.

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Have to say, I'm a bit disappointed with the first episode and I can't quite put my finger on why. Didn't really do it for me.

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SWoll said:

Well, thoroughly enjoyed that. By no means a TNG aficionado but watched enough to know the characters etc.

Fantastic production values, good script, well acted and interesting story possibilities. After so much bad/disappointing TV over the past 12 months hopefully this one will be different. Just a shame to have to wait a week for the next one and no 4k version.

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I too have noticed it's not 4k, Discovery is! Poor.

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ChocolateFrog said:

Kenny Powers said:

JagBox said:

No doubt others will complain that it doesn't follow on and that someone who was lefthand four seasons ago is now right handed. :-)

Although in fairness, it does feel odd that Data has put on about four stone

Was expecting this to be really obvious based on the previous comments but it didn't distract me too much, his face is just a bit rounder. He's an old man after all.

Luckily it has been established in cannon that Data can age.

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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.

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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.

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JamieBeeston said:

F-Bomb used in star trek

<gasp>

Felt deliberately used to differentiate it and set the underlying tone!

Happy I am!

The F bomb was dropped a few times in the past.

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robemcdonald said:

rider73 said:

JamieBeeston said:

In a TV Series? When?

Movies are a different kettle of fish

The thing called DISCOVERY that they dared to prefact with STAR TREK

The young engineer said it once, Tilly i think she was called ......

Yes, but when was it used in Star Trek?

Definitely dropped a couple of times in Star Trek Discovery, fairly sure it was used in one of the older movies too. There was a bit of light profanity in DS9 I seem to remember.

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I'm all caught up now. It's getting a lot better, I enjoyed episode 3. I agree that the episodes are far to short, I watched 2 and 3 together and they passed all too quickly.

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But those sunglasses on Commodore Oh though... how ridiculous.

I'll leave this here.

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Civpilot said:

FourWheelDrift said:

No money, all transactions are done by sexual favours.

No wonder Ben Sisko's Dad is so upbeat all the time... his restaurant always seems busy

I loved the restaurant episodes, basically anything showing civilians.. the height of 90's fashion in the late 23rd century! Ben's son Jake was especially guilty

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I'm afraid I'm struggling again. 4th episode was a bit of a snore fest, as in I literally fell asleep watching it and had to rewind. Things need to ramp up. I'm not talking "pew pew pew". I mean, it needs to get interesting. We're nearly half way through and it feels like two episodes content has been spread across four. I'm concerned we'll get to the end of episode 10, and feel like a 2 hour movie has been told in about 7 hours.

It's not meant to feel, look or be like TNG and that's fine. Unfortunately it's not very Star Trek either, so far. Willing to stick with it for now, but it's been a disappointment, in my opinion.

Even bigger kick in the teeth is that Jonathan Frakes directed this one.

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Catatafish said:

My god, that last one was dire.

Picard himself nothing like the actual character of old. Every new character has some unreasonable hostility against him and then magically is friends because script needs it to happen. Romulans totally different.

I have to agree. I'm sorry to say but I think Patrick Stewart is somewhat out of touch, and hasn't convinced me he remembers how to play Picard. Yes things have happened to Picard and he's changed. But his whole demeanor, the way he talks, moves and interacts.. it's off. Yes he's 80 years old now, but I don't think that really accounts for it.

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cologne2792 said:

Civpilot said:

This is set 14 years after Picard quit Starfleet as an Admiral. I'm thinking Voyager long since returned home before that (if we go real passage of time then Voyager would be home and I would think her ships logs would be required reading for all Starfleet Admirals and Captains. If not all officers)

As stated above they may not have met, but you can be sure he knows all about Voyager, her crew and their exploits (in fact an ex-borg drone would be of special interest to him I would think)

Voyager returned to Earth in 2378 - the year before Star Trek: Nemesis, in which Admiral Janeway gives Picard his orders.

Considering Voyager was her first command she rose to Admiral quickly, 7 years?

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New screens of episode 5 are out. Looks like the piss taking has elevated. Picard with an eye patch anyone?

No, no one asked for that after 18 years!

https://trekmovie.com/2020/02/18/check-out-new-pho...

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I'm in the unfortunate position of having never not watched new Star Trek, but not being arsed with this. Frankly it's an abomination! And that's coming from someone who loves Discovery!

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Okay. Episode 6 was good. Not great, but pretty good.

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I did enjoy this week's episode...

I hope Riker makes another appearance.