Patrick Stewart to return as Picard

[Leithen]

Salted_Peanut said:

Yes.

Gas giants & portals.

[Arnold Cunningham]

I've read all Iain M. Bank's books too - but I missed that one.

I do feel like most people missed the nod to BSG though that I mentioned earlier in the thread - the old ship coming out of retirement because it's not networked.

[DeejRC]

I defo heard Starbuck at the Station.

[eltawater]

[FourWheelDrift]

DeejRC said:

I defo heard Starbuck at the Station.

[FourWheelDrift]

Since it involves TNG Enterprise and crew

(1990) DeForest Kelley Tours The Next Generation Sets.

[KR158]

Jut finished watching. Thoroughly, Thoroughly enjoyed it. Didn't mind the first couple of series but they felt a bit "flat" somehow, not really "proper" Trek. But Season three was classic stuff! Endless Easter Eggs & hefty nods to series past. I'm now in a dilemma, they've really hit their stride with season 3, really found the sweet spot & signed off with an absolutely perfect "fairwell". However it was so good, I'd really like some more! What to do!?

[Guvernator]

Just watch\rewatch TNG, DS9 or Voyager.

I've started with TNG been years since I've seen it and I'm sure I've missed loads of episodes. First few episodes are a bit wobbly but it really get's into it's stride by the end of season 1.

[ZedLeg]

I rewatch all the star trek series at least once a year. We usually just cycle through with a watch of X-Files or something in between to break it up. Just finished a DS9 rewatch.

Edited by ZedLeg on Tuesday 2nd May 15:25

[Mammasaid]

ZedLeg said:

I rewatch all the star wars series at least once a year. We usually just cycle through with a watch of X-Files or something in between to break it up. Just finished a DS9 rewatch.

[ZedLeg]

fksake

[Arnold Cunningham]

My solution to that is I've just started watching The Next Generation from Series 1, Episode 1. Have to say, they acting wasn't great back in 1987, was it.

[Mammasaid]

ZedLeg said:

fksake

[Guvernator]

Arnold Cunningham said:

My solution to that is I've just started watching The Next Generation from Series 1, Episode 1. Have to say, they acting wasn't great back in 1987, was it.

It's very hammy initially, Tasha Yar especially is an appalling actor but I think she probably wasn't chosen for her acting ability, she was an ex playboy model so firmly in the eye candy department. The rest actually get much better as the seasons progress.

[Dave Hedgehog]

Guvernator said:

Arnold Cunningham said:

My solution to that is I've just started watching The Next Generation from Series 1, Episode 1. Have to say, they acting wasn't great back in 1987, was it.

It's very hammy initially, Tasha Yar especially is an appalling actor but I think she probably wasn't chosen for her acting ability, she was an ex playboy model so firmly in the eye candy department. The rest actually get much better as the seasons progress.

the first season is dreadful, mostly because of the hippy ideals of roddenbury

"Roddenberry "virtually rewrote" the first 15 episodes because of his "dogmatic" intention to depict human interaction "without drawing on the baser motives of greed, lust, and power". Writers found the show's "bible" constricting and ridiculous and could not deal with Roddenberry's ego and treatment of them"

Things improve a lot from season 2 and get really good with the later klingon story arcs (lust, greed, power )

DS9 develop on this even more (with the Ferengi taking greed to literally religious levels) and is the best of the shows IMO

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Tuesday 2nd May 16:25

[ZedLeg]

Dave Hedgehog said:

the first season is dreadful, mostly because of the hippy ideals of roddenbury

"Roddenberry "virtually rewrote" the first 15 episodes because of his "dogmatic" intention to depict human interaction "without drawing on the baser motives of greed, lust, and power". Writers found the show's "bible" constricting and ridiculous and could not deal with Roddenberry's ego and treatment of them"

Things improve a lot from season 2 and get really good with the later klingon story arcs (lust, greed, power )

DS9 develop on this even more (with the Ferengi taking greed to literally religious levels) and is the best of the shows IMO

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Tuesday 2nd May 16:25

If you’re going to talk st about Gene Roddenberry, learn his name.

[C5_Steve]

After Picard it makes sense to watch/rewatch TNG. I never realised they restored/updated it to HD (available on Netflix) which makes a massive difference over DS9 or Voy so I'd start there.

As said, the first season or two are a bit cheesy but still worth it. Blows my mind we had this AND the films with Kirk coming out at the same time (I was two young to see them in the cinema).

[Dave Hedgehog]

ZedLeg said:

If you’re going to talk st about Gene Roddenberry, learn his name.

its well documented by the people that worked with Gean Riddenbury that he was a nut job

[DodgyGeezer]

ZedLeg said:

fksake

[Flip Martian]

Enterprise rarely gets recommended even now but some of Enterprise matches the best Trek elsewhere and it's poor eps are no worse than TNG's or the others. Many new fans have hopped on board thanks to streaming, and realised it wasn't anything like as bad as the rep it had when fans had ST fatigue from 1 series after another back then.

Well worth giving another go to.