Anyone else watch the first few episodes of the new Star Trek Discovery season?

Thoughts?

Personally I think it might be a bit too early to tell. It is still
hasn't hit the breakpoint for me. Things might be great or they might
fail miserably.

I must say, I do miss the creature of the week episodes of TOS and TNG.
--
frank // netsurge
disksh0p!bbs % bbs.diskshop.ca % mystic goodness
SciNet ftn hq % https://scinet-ftn.org

--- Unison/2.2
* Origin: % SciNet ftn/nntp/email gateway % scinet-ftn.org % (77:77/5)

I must say, I do miss the creature of the week episodes of TOS and TNG.

I find it interesting, and entertaining, just how many early sci-fi TV
shows made it so long using the "creature of the week" format.

For that matter, there were several dramas that made it on the "adventure/challenge of the week" format, too. The Fugitive and Route 66
come to mind.


* SLMR 2.1a * What goes around usually picks up momentum!
--- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
* Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (77:1/115)

Re: Discovery
By: Netsurge to All on Sat Oct 31 2020 02:52 am

Anyone else watch the first few episodes of the new Star Trek Discovery season?

I just started Discovery because I heard the premise of Season 3 so I wanted to check it out. Just finished Season 1, and started Season 2 with Capt. Pike.

Hopefully I can binge my way thru S2 quickly and catch up.

|08~|05B|03ob|08:|06R|03ob|08~
|07



... The poor man. He's completely unspoiled by failure.
--- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
* Origin: Halls of Valhalla <> San Francisco <> hovalbbs.com (77:1/200)

I find it interesting, and entertaining, just how many early sci-fi TV shows made it so long using the "creature of the week" format.

I think DS9 was the perfect balance of creature of the week and story arc
where Voyager's arc was just them getting home.

|15frank |08// |15netsurge
|07disksh0p|08!|07bbs |08% |07bbs.diskshop.ca |08% |07mystic goodness |11SciNet |03ftn hq |08% |07https://scinet-ftn.org

--- Mystic BBS/QWK Gate v1.12 A46 2020/04/13 (Linux/64)
* Origin: % disksh0p!bbs % bbs.diskshop.ca % SciNet ftn hq % (77:1/100)

I just started Discovery because I heard the premise of Season 3 so I wanted to check it out. Just finished Season 1, and started Season 2
with Capt. Pike.

I'm glad there will be a Pike spin-off. The TOS TV series really need a
reboot and this will be pretty close to it.

|15frank |08// |15netsurge
|07disksh0p|08!|07bbs |08% |07bbs.diskshop.ca |08% |07mystic goodness |11SciNet |03ftn hq |08% |07https://scinet-ftn.org

--- Mystic BBS/QWK Gate v1.12 A46 2020/04/13 (Linux/64)
* Origin: % disksh0p!bbs % bbs.diskshop.ca % SciNet ftn hq % (77:1/100)

Anyone else watch the first few episodes of the new Star Trek
Discovery season?
Thoughts?

Especially for the last episode, Way to much pathos and not a single
moment without emotional music in the background.

Mindsurfer

--- MagickaBBS v0.15alpha (Linux/armv7l)
* Origin: FuNToPia telnet://funtopia.ddnss.eu:2023 (77:2/105)

Re: Re: Discovery
By: Netsurge to Bob Roberts on Sat Oct 31 2020 06:09 pm

I'm glad there will be a Pike spin-off. The TOS TV series really need a reboot and this will be pretty close to it.

I get a kick out of it. It certainly explains what happened to Pike in TOS. Oh he was pissing around on Discovery, that explains it.

|08~|05B|03ob|08:|06R|03ob|08~
|07



... If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
--- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
* Origin: Halls of Valhalla <> San Francisco <> hovalbbs.com (77:1/200)

Especially for the last episode, Way to much pathos and not a single moment without emotional music in the background.

It's all about the atmospheric build up I guess.

|15frank |08// |15netsurge
|07disksh0p|08!|07bbs |08% |07bbs.diskshop.ca |08% |07mystic goodness |11SciNet |03ftn hq |08% |07https://scinet-ftn.org

--- Mystic BBS/QWK Gate v1.12 A46 2020/04/13 (Linux/64)
* Origin: % disksh0p!bbs % bbs.diskshop.ca % SciNet ftn hq % (77:1/100)

I get a kick out of it. It certainly explains what happened to Pike in TOS. Oh he was pissing around on Discovery, that explains it.

I do love the fact that they tied Pike's story from the pilot episode of TOS. Letting him know that his actions will lead to a terrible accident was a
great nod to the fans.

|15frank |08// |15netsurge
|07disksh0p|08!|07bbs |08% |07bbs.diskshop.ca |08% |07mystic goodness |11SciNet |03ftn hq |08% |07https://scinet-ftn.org

--- Mystic BBS/QWK Gate v1.12 A46 2020/04/13 (Linux/64)
* Origin: % disksh0p!bbs % bbs.diskshop.ca % SciNet ftn hq % (77:1/100)

-=[ On 10-31-20 02:52, Netsurge wrote to All below: ]=-
-=[ Re: Discovery ]=-

Hi Netsurge!

Anyone else watch the first few episodes of the new Star Trek Discovery season?

Thoughts?

Personally I think it might be a bit too early to tell. It is still
hasn't hit the breakpoint for me. Things might be great or they might
fail miserably.

I feel the same way, might be a total bomb but it might be a really good season to watch. I find that I'm not as attached to watching Season 3 of Discovery as I was in the first two seasons. I also binged watched Season 1 of The Mandalorian and look forward to continue to watch the upcoming episodes of it as well.

What about you? Any other Sci-Fi shows you watch?

Cheers,
Bryan
bhandfield(at)me(dot)com

... Nobody knows the trouble I have been.
--- MultiMail/Mac v0.52
* Origin: Battlestar BBS : battlestarbbs.dyndns.org (77:1/107)

Re: Re: Discovery
By: Netsurge to Bob Roberts on Sun Nov 01 2020 01:48 am

I do love the fact that they tied Pike's story from the pilot episode of TOS.
Letting him know that his actions will lead to a terrible accident was a great nod to the fans.

I'm only on Ep 4 of Season 2 of Discovery now, but I find it interesting that the genetically modified klingon (I'm so bad with character names) is now back with the Klingons, helping L'rell (Chanchellor/"Mother"). I'm curious if they will use this "Human/Klingon" hybrid to explain the "smooth forehead" Klingons of TOS. If so, that is very clever writing.

Genetically modified Klingon = Ash Tyler

|08~|05B|03ob|08:|06R|03ob|08~
|07



... No one wants war. Kirk, Errand of Mercy, stardate 3201.7.
--- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
* Origin: Halls of Valhalla <> San Francisco <> hovalbbs.com (77:1/200)

Re: Re: Discovery
By: Netsurge to Dumas Walker on Sat Oct 31 2020 06:07 pm

I find it interesting, and entertaining, just how many early sci-fi TV shows made it so long using the "creature of the week" format.

I think DS9 was the perfect balance of creature of the week and story arc where Voyager's arc was just them getting home.

|15frank |08// |15netsurge
|07disksh0p|08!|07bbs |08% |07bbs.diskshop.ca |08% |07mystic goodness |11SciNet |03ftn hq |08% |07https://scinet-ftn.org

Voyager sucked big time :-(

It was not just getting home. Most of the episodes you could not tell the ship was moving at all. They kept facing the same creatures and enemies as if they were standing on the same sector they had started the series in.

The creators of the series had said that they wanted the series to ve about a ship coming home in order to force the crew to face different creatures and challenges on the way (and prevent lazy writing). I think they didn start including any variety until half the show had already aired.

They did something right by killing Neelix, though. Too bad they resurrected him.

--
gopher://gopher.operationalsecurity.es
--- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
* Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (77:1/114)

I'm only on Ep 4 of Season 2 of Discovery now, but I find it interesting thatthe genetically modified klingon (I'm so bad with character names)
is now backwith the Klingons, helping L'rell (Chanchellor/"Mother"). I'm curious if theywill use this "Human/Klingon" hybrid to explain the
"smooth forehead" Klingonsof TOS. If so, that is very clever writing.

IMO, Season 2 was better than Season 1. Pike's introduction brought a great dynamic to the story line.

|15frank |08// |15netsurge
|07disksh0p|08!|07bbs |08% |07bbs.diskshop.ca |08% |07mystic goodness |11SciNet |03ftn hq |08% |07https://scinet-ftn.org

--- Mystic BBS/QWK Gate v1.12 A47 2020/10/31 (Linux/64)
* Origin: % disksh0p!bbs % bbs.diskshop.ca % SciNet ftn hq % (77:1/100)

It was not just getting home. Most of the episodes you could not tell
the shipwas moving at all. They kept facing the same creatures and
enemies as if theywere standing on the same sector they had started the series in.

They could have wrapped up that getting home story line in 2 seasons and expanded the series. Letting it drag on was painful.

|15frank |08// |15netsurge
|07disksh0p|08!|07bbs |08% |07bbs.diskshop.ca |08% |07mystic goodness |11SciNet |03ftn hq |08% |07https://scinet-ftn.org

--- Mystic BBS/QWK Gate v1.12 A47 2020/10/31 (Linux/64)
* Origin: % disksh0p!bbs % bbs.diskshop.ca % SciNet ftn hq % (77:1/100)