I thought Manifest was a fairly good show with an interesting premise. Toward the end of
the season though, I felt like it was starting to get away from the
original intent
though. I think we all really want to know what happened to the
airplane and why they
were missing for 5 years, but the show hasn't really given any clues
about that yet. The
show went more in the direction of the characters from the airplane
having powers to see
the future, etc.. To me, it started to almost feel like a story Steven
King would write,
and the feel of the show has reminded me somewhat of Under The Dome
(which I think
started out good, but I don't even rememner exactly how the show ended now).
I like Star Trek, but I've been getting tired of all the prequels
they've been doing. I
think Discovery is still good enough to watch though. They just keep
doing Star Trek
content with the original characters (and before), and I think it would be more
interesting to see something taking place between the original series
and the Next
Generation. We only saw the Enterprise B and C once each in Star Trek canon, and it
would be interesting to see more of those. Or something taking place
after Nemesis - and
they're actually doing that with the upcoming Picard show, which I'm
looking forward to.
The trailer for the Picard show looks really good.
I think The Orville is a fresh take on a Star Trek like universe. I
like the mix of
sci-fi and humor in the show. Also, it feels a lot like The Next Generation, which was
my favorite Star Trek show (and I've heard it was Seth MacFarlane's
favorite Star Trek
also). Some of my favorite episodes from The Orville were the 2-part "Identity", and the
episode where they found the old cell phone and one guy started to fall
for the lady in
the videos on the phone (and also, Bortus and Klyden started smoking).
Discovery: 1. a "darker" star trek show, 2. a more "realistic" trek show, than the others, 3. a star trek show, that wants to be a more like star wars show, perhaps? 4. even if it is a prequel, it seems more advanced in technology than the shows/movies, that it precedes.
Orville: 1. a parody of star trek? 2. it's about serious religious, social, political matters of humanity, even if it displays them with too much humor and sarcasm. 3. Nice and simple (but not too simple) CGI 4. a star trek show in disguise :)
The Expanse: You didn't mention it ... but it's a must watch show!!!! :)
The Expanse: You didn't mention it ... but it's a must watch show!!!! :)
The Expanse: You didn't mention it ... but it's a must watch show!!!! :)
I'm not familiar with The Expanse.. Is that another Star Trek show?
DS9 is also generally considered a "darker" Star Trek show.
Initially I thought The Orville might be a parody of Star Trek, but it's not. I read Seath MacFarlane (the creator of The Orville) is actually a big fan of Sta r Trek: The Next Generation and wanted to create
something similar.
I'm not familiar with The Expanse.. Is that another Star Trek show?
No it is a completely different universe based on a series of books. It is the solar system 200 years or so into the future, when the Earth has colonized Mars, some of the asteroids, and some of the moons around Jupiter and Saturn. IMHO, it is better than Star Wars.
DS9 is also generally considered a "darker" Star Trek show.
I never watched all the episodes... i did watch the first seasons and after some time i wanted to watch how it ends, so i can't have a solid opinion on this... but it seemed to me like the Star Trek produces wanted to still some of the glory of Babylon 5 :)
I don't know why, but in my mind all Trek movies/shows are not too "serious" scifi... or let say "hardcore" in a way. So i am not in love with all Trek stuff :) and i am sure that i am not fair with them.
All Trek stuff, were too much geek stuff, mixed with many new/unknow words just to "provoke" the geekness of the viewers, but with not too much fxs and "real" space physics. Also the thing that every movies/show has a different story is not helping to build the feeling that other movies like Star Wars build.
No it is a completely different universe based on a series of books. It is >DW> the solar system 200 years or so into the future, when the Earth has
colonized Mars, some of the asteroids, and some of the moons around
Jupiter and Saturn. IMHO, it is better than Star Wars.
Well, probably pretty much anything is better than Star Wars right now.. :P
Well, probably pretty much anything is better than Star Wars right now.. :P
<GRIN> I am actually including the original trilogy in that statement also, not just the more recent movies.
Babylon 5 started a little bit later than DS9 (though only by a few months). I haven't seen Babylon 5 though, so I can't comment on that.
The original trilogy was good. But you should probably clarify which original >trilogy you're referring to: The 1997 remaster, the 2004 DVD release, or the >original original (theatrical) trilogy? ;)
I've heard some people also say Return of the Jedi was when Star Wars started >to become more like a series of childrens' movies, with the Ewoks and such.. I
still think it's a good movie though.
Babylon 5 started a little bit later than DS9 (though only by a few
months). I haven't seen Babylon 5 though, so I can't comment on
that.
If you enjoy SciFi then you should check it out. It has solid story lines and great CG for it's time (done on an Amiga). It was written by J. Michael Straczynski who also wrote a lot for Marvel and other comic book publishers.
I did not, and still don't, like the idea that the 2004 release replaced origainl Anikin with prequel Anikin during the final scenes of Jedi.
Yeah, I always heard that the original plan was to have them be Wookies, but there was either a continuity issue, or the Wookies were not "cute enough." So they downsized them and flipped the name to make them Ewoks.
I just figured it was a marketing deal to sell more action figures (as the Ewok was a new race of creature where the Wookie was not) rather than necessarily a ploy to market more to children.
That was certainly what happened with the prequel trilogy. I have not made up my mind 100% about 7-9 and all the other new "official universe" movies.
Maybe that is because I have only seen 7. I actually did like it... I thought it was better than the prequel movies... but I also felt like it lacked something and also that it felt almost like a retelling of the original, with different characters.
I've heard about a Star Wars Christmas special that aired on TV in the early 80s that was never shown again, where they visited the Wookie
planet for their "Life Day" holiday. I'm not sure if that would have caused a continuity issue though.
I've heard about a Star Wars Christmas special that aired on TV in
the early 80s that was never shown again, where they visited the
Wookie planet for their "Life Day" holiday. I'm not sure if that
would have caused a continuity issue though.
Hey Nightfox no fan should miss out on this so here ya go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hH8rxarVG8
no hard feelings ok? =]
Hey Nightfox no fan should miss out on this so here ya go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hH8rxarVG8
no hard feelings ok? =]
Thanks! I have never seen it. Back when the movies first came out, I
was not really into science fiction (other friends of mine saw it
multiple times), so the Christmas special was also not of interest. It was not until I got a few years older (around 10 or 11) that I saw the original movie and was hooked.
It is still a joy to watch the Charlie Brown Christmas special all these years later.
I like Star Trek, but I've been getting tired of all the prequels they've be doing. I think Discovery is still good enough to watch though. They just k
I haven't caught up on messages (and maybe this has already been brought up), but your comment made me think of where they're going for season 3, and it seems pretty exciting to me. Like they (hopefully) used the first two seasons with the intent of setting up the series for the place they boldly wanted to go.
I like Star Trek, but I've been getting tired of all the prequels
they've be doing. I think Discovery is still good enough to watch
though. They just k
I haven't caught up on messages (and maybe this has already been brought up), but your comment made me think of where they're going for season 3, and it seems pretty exciting to me. Like they (hopefully) used the first two seasons with the intent of setting up the series for the place they boldly wanted to go.
Where Discovery is going, I wonder if this was their intent from the beginni of Discovery..
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