Star Trek Discovery premieres tonight

[Fanatical Meat]

The suit computer sounds exactly like the computer in MechWarrior.

It does

 

[SKORPI0]

Timeline. So this show predates ST-TOS.

http://time.com/4952491/star-trek-discovery-timeline/

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Awww fudge just got the race/culture speech

 

[Ketchup]

Star Trek - more of the same, now with lense flare, and you'll pay for it

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

As much as I'd like to see the new Star Trek, there's no way I'm paying yet another streaming service. Guess I'll wait for the pirated version.

 

[Jon-T]

No, did they just have the Klingon ship turn on a light beacon And have Sarak say that a new star has appeared in the sky. Instantly the light hits light years away...

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Wait I'm starting to get it

Spoiler

This is how the Klingon wars begin

 

[Sonikku]

Damn, guess I'm going to have to pay for CBS's paid streaming service if I want to see how the cliffhanger gets resolved...

 

[PottedMeat]

...flipped to it and watched some brownish aliens handing a lighter alien a pointy thing - 'OHHHHHHH THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE KLINGONS?!?!'

was going to watch the whole thing from the start but i'm glad i watched ep6 of the vietnam war doc instead

 

[OutHouse]

The Klingons suck. they talk like they have marbles in their mouth and their movements are sluggish. PLUS they look similar to those aliens on The Orville.

 

[13Gigatons]

The Klingon's look like something from a horror movie. (jeepers creepers)

The women are shrill and silly.

The whole thing feels like a bad SCIFI channel series.

 

[Ken g6]

This feels less like Star Trek than like "The Orville goes to war". The characters seem informal and disorganized like The Orville.

 

[shortylickens]

Missed it. Forgot it even though we were talking about the stupid pilot just this afternoon. Went and took a little nap. Woke up, it was all over.

Since everyone is saying it sucks, I think I didnt screw up so badly.

 

[OutHouse]

No, did they just have the Klingon ship turn on a light beacon And have Sarak say that a new star has appeared in the sky. Instantly the light hits light years away...

 

[Ketchup]

This feels less like Star Trek than like "The Orville goes to war". The characters seem informal and disorganized like The Orville.

That was one of the good parts about it IMO. But I didn't see anybody with drinks on the bridge, so maybe not quite as informal.

 

[shortylickens]

Cliched writing. Poor character building. Excessive Dutch angle and lens flare. Klingons wearing Louis Couture. They are trying way too hard to be cool like JJ Abrams and using an established franchise to draw people into crap.

Yeah, I can safely miss it.

 

[lxskllr]

Took a bit for TNG to hit its stride, and that's a classic. Maybe this'll get better with time.

 

[RossMAN]

The most stupid thing IMO is that a majority of consumers can't watch anything from CBS Access on their TV's. Some kind of htpc device (apple tv, Roku, chrome cast etc) is required. So they're expecting everyone to watch on their tablets? Or is the smart box market that big now?

I watch Roku content on our HDTV via HDMI.

https://support.roku.com/article/208754888-how-to-set-up-your-roku-streaming-player-any-model-

Connecting the Roku player to your TV

All Roku streaming players will work with any television with an HDMI® connection. When connecting your Roku streaming player to your TV using an HDMI connection, we recommend that you use a High Speed HDMI Cable if your TV only supports 720p and 1080p, or a Premium High Speed HDMI Cable if your TV also supports 4K or 4K HDR.

For connecting to older televisions, some Roku models include a standard composite video connection, in addition to the HDMI connection.

 

[OutHouse]

The race baiting with the white Klingon who as "Son of None" kinda pissed me off.

 

[shortylickens]

Took a bit for TNG to hit its stride, and that's a classic. Maybe this'll get better with time.

Well, the first season of TNG was recycled ideas from the original series.
Discovery has writing working on new scripts, and for some reason (probably executive demands) they decided to set up a whole season story arc right from the beginning. But their writing sucks.
I dont see this problem being fixed.

 

[Greenman]

Took a bit for TNG to hit its stride, and that's a classic. Maybe this'll get better with time.

The sun will nova in six billion years, there isn't enough time for this dog to get better.

Edit: Perhaps that statement was a bit harsh. A few changes could improve the series. Fire the actors, director, and writers, hire homeless people to fill the openings, and it would be markedly better.

 

[tommo123]

shows aren't given time to get better anymore. they start off good or they get cancelled. even seinfeld as in danger of being axed after s1

 

[Darwin333]

No, did they just have the Klingon ship turn on a light beacon And have Sarak say that a new star has appeared in the sky. Instantly the light hits light years away...

Even in the distant future people get pissed when you use your high beams.

 

[shortylickens]

shows aren't given time to get better anymore. they start off good or they get cancelled. even seinfeld as in danger of being axed after s1

Its true.
Enterprise wasn't great at the start but they left them enough time to get going.

 

[Aharami]

I liked it.
/shrug