Paid Members marc2j Posted February 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 14, 2019 Considering the writers loved a 'heres a normal thing and now its changed and the character struggles' trope, its a surprise they didnt take the genetic changes away to make him 'normal'. But alas. Damar is awesome too by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 MORE KNAAR FOR DAMAR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted February 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 14, 2019 19 hours ago, jazzygeofferz said: Sisko is a great captain, but the real star of DS9 was Miles Edward O'Brien. The true everyman of Star Trek. Oh, it did my nut every time I realized I was stuck with an O'Brien episode, they seemed to come around like one in three!! My highlight of DS9 upon a rewatch is definitely the appalling behaviour of Dr Bashir, intergalactic sexpest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted February 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 14, 2019 https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a26333060/star-trek-tv-return-nickelodeon-animated-show/ Â Well, that seems like an interesting development Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 That was the initial plan before Bryan asked to do Discovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 14, 2019 21 hours ago, BrodyGraham said: Wait until the next season of The Expanse hits. I really like The Expanse, but anyone comparing it with Star Trek is being silly. They're both sci-fi, but they're not all that similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Carbomb said: I really like The Expanse, but anyone comparing it with Star Trek is being silly. They're both sci-fi, but they're not all that similar. I know. Back when the Discovery chat was in the TV thread, it got hijacked by people basically ragging on it because it was neither Old School Trek or The Expanse. The concept of apples and oranges seemed alien to them. I'm a big Expanse fan myself, but likewise, the comparison infuriates me. Â Edited February 14, 2019 by BrodyGraham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 12 hours ago, air_raid said: Oh, it did my nut every time I realized I was stuck with an O'Brien episode, they seemed to come around like one in three!! My highlight of DS9 upon a rewatch is definitely the appalling behaviour of Dr Bashir, intergalactic sexpest. My one consolation was that O'Brien's wife clearly found him as annoying as I did. Â She really fucking HATED him, she spent most of her time on the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I'm certain the only reason she didn't dump him after her first time back to the station was that she'd been infected by Deanna Trois mum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted March 8, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 8, 2019 How nice was the little "previously on Star Trek" thing before this week's episode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 On 3/8/2019 at 6:26 PM, jazzygeofferz said: How nice was the little "previously on Star Trek" thing before this week's episode? It was the first little morsel in a buffet of general aceness for me. As much as Discovery improved last season, it really feels like it's getting better and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I'm double posting by default, but fuck it! The last two episodes of Discovery have been absolute stormers. My only gripe is that this week's pay off would be even bigger if we knew the Bridge Crew a bit better. You know you're getting a good one when they bust Frakes out to direct.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I feel like we know a half dozen characters really well and the rest of the Bridge Crew are essentially Tracy the barmaid from 'Enders though. I honestly feel like as much as I like her, I could know Burnham a little less if it got me a little closer to Airiam, Detmer, Oyo and the communications guy whose name I seem to have missed. It's a common complaint and sometimes feels like a petty one but the payoff this week would've hit a lot harder with just a little more investment in the secondary characters. That said the work they did within the episode was excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted March 16, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 16, 2019 (edited) If it had been more an "ensemble" show like the other Star Trek series and not just Michael Burnham and friends this episode would have potentially been heartbreaking. Instead it kind of felt like an episode of Black Mirror, but it managed to get you somewhat invested in Airiam in order for it to have its potency. The problem is that rather than being a show about the ship and crew they decided that it needed a protagonist and in doing so even the episodes about other characters almost all pretty much have to be seen through Burnham's eyes. Hopefully the new showrunner for next season understands this and can try and shift the focus away from that. Edited March 16, 2019 by jazzygeofferz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members marc2j Posted April 9, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2019 Well now. Firstly, I wasn't aware that it even existed, but by golly am I excited about it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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