The hand phasers were also more old series than anything else, I think the communicator as well if im recalling correctly from the opening episode. But yeah the ship itself is not.
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The hand phasers were also more old series than anything else, I think the communicator as well if im recalling correctly from the opening episode. But yeah the ship itself is not.
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Just jump ahead 100 years again. Star Trek: The Next Next Generation
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Could do without the lens flare, dutch angles, and gun-metal ships but the show was much better than I thought it would be. I really don't give a shit about this being a war melodrama, though. Star Trek is at its best when it's about diplomacy and philosophy.
I am pleasantly surprised that they focused on world building as much as they did. I guess we can just view this as a unique take on the story telling methodology of ST but was anyone asking for that? Can't we just go back to a cast of interesting characters exploring the universe?
I am pleasantly surprised that they focused on world building as much as they did. I guess we can just view this as a unique take on the story telling methodology of ST but was anyone asking for that? Can't we just go back to a cast of interesting characters exploring the universe?
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to make it more intimidating obviously.
Reminds me of when I was 11 and my mum wanted me to go to some private Christian school. Had to meet the head-teacher first and was like a mini interview in his office, mother fucker purposefully sat with his back to the window/sunlight so I couldn't make out his facial expressions.
That's something I expect from the klingons or romulans, not the federation except for maybe a section 31 interrogation.
I suppose that's also another change from the previous shows.
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So, show is alright overall. However, a few glaring complaints: the try hard acting, the fact that we haven't even seen the fucking primary ship in the first two episodes, and FUCKING LENS FLARES. The intro and theme song fits the intro sequence, which is honestly as basic bitch as it gets these days. It's not memorable at all. And I'm pissed that Discovery is gonna look like shit compared to the Europa and Shenzou. Didnt much care for the Klingon/Prometheus Engineer hybrid looking klingon's, but whatever. The lead Klingon ship I felt looked cool.
Any who, I'll keep watching cuz I'll watch anything star trek, but there's stuff that definitely bugs me that they could have just left out.
I'm also pissed off that they killed a main character this early, not to mention how many red shirt deaths happened. I get it, we're dealing with the intro to the Klingon War, but mehhh this isn't very Star Trek, the edgy, try hard is strong.
Also, the standoff in space made no fucking sense. And what the fuck was the point of the bright beacon thing? It's not like a light signal is going to reach Qo'nos or some shit. Just seemed arbitrary and dumb, like, couldn't they have simply said, "sir, we're detecting a transmission directed at their home world, I expect they're summoning backup". Would have made just as much sense.
Oh, I also fucking hated her calling Michael "number one", ugh, the try hard is real.
Also, the standoff in space made no fucking sense. And what the fuck was the point of the bright beacon thing? It's not like a light signal is going to reach Qo'nos or some shit. Just seemed arbitrary and dumb, like, couldn't they have simply said, "sir, we're detecting a transmission directed at their home world, I expect they're summoning backup". Would have made just as much sense.
Oh, I also fucking hated her calling Michael "number one", ugh, the try hard is real.
Any who, I'll keep watching cuz I'll watch anything star trek, but there's stuff that definitely bugs me that they could have just left out.
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Wife, "Why didn't they just beam directly to the watering hole?" Me, "Because plot."
Same shit with the tribunal. Dark, why? Because it's supposed to be grim, but you know the bitch is getting picked up by Discovery. Also, what's with all the fucking Dutch angles? So fuckin edgy. Outside of the movies, Trek has always had a flat filming angle.
Same shit with the tribunal. Dark, why? Because it's supposed to be grim, but you know the bitch is getting picked up by Discovery. Also, what's with all the fucking Dutch angles? So fuckin edgy. Outside of the movies, Trek has always had a flat filming angle.
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About the beacon:
The Klingons on the ship even had an argument basically,
"I find great wisdom in your teachings, -but- can you be sure our brothers and sisters will answer your call?"
"They will because the prophecy commands all Klingons must come to the light of Kahless when it shines in the night sky."
"Will ships really fly across the galaxy because of a fable?"
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So basically it's Klingons being loosey goosey with their religion just like they did on the episode of TNG when the Klingon priests cloned Kahless to unite the empire. It has to be bright and loud because the legend says that it's essentially a star that appears which calls the Klingons to assemble.
Episode was pretty good too. I'll keep watching but with how CBS is managing it I doubt it'll last another season.
You'll remember that not only was it bright, it was blaring a subspace signal too and those would make it to Qo'nos since that's how you communicate FTL in Trek. The more unrealistic thing in the Trekverse is that they shouldn't have been able to assemble that many ships that quickly on the outskirts of Federation/Klingon territory especially since the Captain mentioned they were the only ship for at least 6 light years.
The Klingons on the ship even had an argument basically,
"I find great wisdom in your teachings, -but- can you be sure our brothers and sisters will answer your call?"
"They will because the prophecy commands all Klingons must come to the light of Kahless when it shines in the night sky."
"Will ships really fly across the galaxy because of a fable?"
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So basically it's Klingons being loosey goosey with their religion just like they did on the episode of TNG when the Klingon priests cloned Kahless to unite the empire. It has to be bright and loud because the legend says that it's essentially a star that appears which calls the Klingons to assemble.
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Makes sense, guess I missed that. Too many fuckin subtitles, not surprising.
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My god is the writing shit. Hey there's a sand storm, let's walk a giant Star Fleet sign in the sand so they can find us more easily. That's totally how a sand storm works. Could have cut the entire scene from the show if that's the best they came up with character introduction.
Let's change Klingons for no reason! I guess there is a reason, but I don't religiously read their blogs. I really liked old Klingons. I guess no Michael Dorn Cameo that way.
M2F transgender without bothering with a name change to rub it in every single episode. In xisxer Vulcan schooling flashback that clearly was a boy, right? was it a boy actor?
M2F transgender commits completely career ending move and fails and probably will get away with it in Episode 2 anyways
Watching this *only* because it's Star Trek.
My god is the writing shit. Hey there's a sand storm, let's walk a giant Star Fleet sign in the sand so they can find us more easily. That's totally how a sand storm works. Could have cut the entire scene from the show if that's the best they came up with character introduction.
Let's change Klingons for no reason! I guess there is a reason, but I don't religiously read their blogs. I really liked old Klingons. I guess no Michael Dorn Cameo that way.
M2F transgender without bothering with a name change to rub it in every single episode. In xisxer Vulcan schooling flashback that clearly was a boy, right? was it a boy actor?
M2F transgender commits completely career ending move and fails and probably will get away with it in Episode 2 anyways
Watching this *only* because it's Star Trek.
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OK, so the one thing decidedly not Trek, even though they do the same stupid shit in Trek 2009, but the CAPTAIN AND FUCKING FIRST OFFICER would not have transported to the Klingon vessel. Not ten fucking minutes before they called out having security. After Enterprise, they had MACO, which were trained specifically for military action. They even cover that though Starfleet is a peaceful, diplomatic, exploratory entity, Wakandans in space want to kill yo ass. Oh, and they're both such strong women, get the fuck out. Little wannabe Vulcan girl and old lady captain would have been smashed by your typical Klingon. Fucking pandering bullshit. She may have been raised by Vulcans, but that doesn't magically give her Vulcan strength. The more I think about this, the more it pisses me off.
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Haven't paid much attention to this as I don't live in the US, and kinda figured SJW prog bullshit would shit all over this, but I heard that they changed the Klingon appearance so I googled it. Jesus fuck, why?? This new look takes away their aggressive look and makes them almost effeminate. What do they do now? Host tea parties and gossip about the latest holodeck reality TV shows instead of drink Blood wine and battle with bat'leths? Fuck me..
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RIP Klingons... I really enjoyed Worf's storyline through TNG and DS9 as he sought out his Klingon roots while trying to balance it with his Federation upbringing. Something tells me this new crop of Klingons is not going to entice an entire generation of fans to learn Klingon...
