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Post by String on Jun 28, 2016 9:53:44 GMT -5
Meh, I hate feeling indecisive.
I feel the urge to watch some Trek but can't decide if I want to watch the political machinations of DS9, follow Kate Mulgrew's hairstyle on Voyager or reminiscence over what Enterprise should have been.
All I know is BBC America needs to realize that TNG was aired for seven seasons. They need to stop showing the same eight episodes over and over!
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jun 28, 2016 15:20:43 GMT -5
It doesn't give any hints to what the show is about but CBS has released a promo for the show:
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Post by urrutiap on Jun 28, 2016 15:29:29 GMT -5
I love the original Star Trek William Shatner Kirk and gang since Star Trek II Wrath of Khan.
I cant stand the sillyness of the 1960s era of the sci fi style for original Star Trek.
Deep Space Nine is the middle ground for me.
Voyager's alright I got tired of seeing Janeway act like a mother to everyone including Seven of Nine
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2016 15:00:53 GMT -5
It doesn't give any hints to what the show is about but CBS has released a promo for the show: It's on CBS and I was surprised to see this. I'm really curious about this and thanks for sharing it. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jun 30, 2016 11:18:39 GMT -5
It doesn't give any hints to what the show is about but CBS has released a promo for the show: It's on CBS and I was surprised to see this. I'm really curious about this and thanks for sharing it. Only the pilot will be on CBS proper, the rest will only be available on their new on-demand service. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2016 13:08:53 GMT -5
It's on CBS and I was surprised to see this. I'm really curious about this and thanks for sharing it. Only the pilot will be on CBS proper, the rest will only be available on their new on-demand service. Good to know, and thanks for telling me this. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 6, 2016 13:03:59 GMT -5
Star Trek is available on Netflix Canada... don't know for how long, so I watched two episodes yesterday; "where no one has gone before" and "balance of terror".
It's amazing how well the show has aged in most aspects. Balance of terror, in particular, had a very taut dramatic line. Note to current movie producers : that's the Enterprise I want to see; one that might be outgunned but whose crew is intelligent and resourceful enough to outmaneuver the opposition. No McGuffin, no cheating, just a well-executed plan that doesn't require the enemy to be an idiot. (And notice that it wasn't blown to pieces either).
A few things had me smiling. Apparently, the terms "phasers" and "photon torpedoes" were interchangeable in those days, something that would drive fans up the walls today. It also wasn't enough for the Enterprise and the Romulan warbird tiptoing around each other to shut off everything they could to diminish their energy signature, their crews also had to talk in whisper to avoid detection, as if they were submarines! (Hey,guys, it really is fine... in space, no one can hear you scream, so talking is all right).
Since "where no man has gone before" was meant as the second Trek pilot, a few things aren't quite there yet; McCoy isn't there, the uniforms aren't the colour we're used to, and most importantly Leonard Nimoy hasn't quite developed the Vulcan persona of Mr. Spock yet. He smiles and shouts excitedly entirely too much for a man without emotion! Still, an ambitious and good start.
I notice that I haven't watched the third season's episodes that many times. I'll probably try to rectify that!
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Post by Gene on Jul 7, 2016 13:31:48 GMT -5
Minor spoiler for the new movie. There's a short scene that shows John Cho's Sulu with his husband and child as a tribute to George Takei. I think that's great. I'm not the biggest fan of the new movies, but this is absolutely in the spirit of the original series. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 7, 2016 19:06:10 GMT -5
Minor spoiler for the new movie. There's a short scene that shows John Cho's Sulu with his husband and child as a tribute to George Takei. I think that's great. I'm not the biggest fan of the new movies, but this is absolutely in the spirit of the original series. That's a piece of fan service I can really get behind. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 8, 2016 6:52:35 GMT -5
But in a surprising development, George Takei doesn't like the idea! Bless the man. I was surprised, but his reflections on the matter make a lot of sense. |
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Post by Randle-El on Jul 8, 2016 10:57:45 GMT -5
But in a surprising development, George Takei doesn't like the idea! Bless the man. I was surprised, but his reflections on the matter make a lot of sense. I can see valid points on both sides. I just wish they had hashed everything out before going ahead with things. Now it just looks bad that the one they are trying to pay tribute to has basically distanced himself from it. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 8, 2016 11:06:08 GMT -5
But in a surprising development, George Takei doesn't like the idea! Bless the man. I was surprised, but his reflections on the matter make a lot of sense. I can see valid points on both sides. I just wish they had hashed everything out before going ahead with things. Now it just looks bad that the one they are trying to pay tribute to has basically distanced himself from it. I agree that it looks a bit silly, and if the move was justified as a homage to Takei it kind of backfired, but as a character development for the "new" Sulu it still works fine... so it's not so bad. |
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Jul 8, 2016 13:46:31 GMT -5
It's amazing how well the show has aged in most aspects. Balance of terror, in particular, had a very taut dramatic line. Note to current movie producers : that's the Enterprise I want to see; one that might be outgunned but whose crew is intelligent and resourceful enough to outmaneuver the opposition. No McGuffin, no cheating, just a well-executed plan that doesn't require the enemy to be an idiot. (And notice that it wasn't blown to pieces either). I was disappointed to read about a member of the new movie's cast saying something along the lines of "Star Trek can't be cerebral anymore". Star Trek should not be a mindless sci-fi action movie. The best episodes of the original series were very intelligently written. |
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Post by Randle-El on Jul 8, 2016 15:49:47 GMT -5
It's amazing how well the show has aged in most aspects. Balance of terror, in particular, had a very taut dramatic line. Note to current movie producers : that's the Enterprise I want to see; one that might be outgunned but whose crew is intelligent and resourceful enough to outmaneuver the opposition. No McGuffin, no cheating, just a well-executed plan that doesn't require the enemy to be an idiot. (And notice that it wasn't blown to pieces either). I was disappointed to read about a member of the new movie's cast saying something along the lines of "Star Trek can't be cerebral anymore". Star Trek should not be a mindless sci-fi action movie. The best episodes of the original series were very intelligently written. I think that was Christopher Pine who, from everything I've read, isn't really a fan and doesn't seem to "get" Star Trek. Thankfully, you have guys like Simon Pegg and Karl Urban, who appear to be abashed fans of TOS, who balance things out. |
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Post by String on Jul 10, 2016 19:50:24 GMT -5
I can see valid points on both sides. I just wish they had hashed everything out before going ahead with things. Now it just looks bad that the one they are trying to pay tribute to has basically distanced himself from it. I agree that it looks a bit silly, and if the move was justified as a homage to Takei it kind of backfired, but as a character development for the "new" Sulu it still works fine... so it's not so bad. I agree more with Takei's viewpoint. It would've made more sense to create a brand-new gay character. 'Making' Sulu gay based solely off Takei seems redundant. |
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