STAR TREK

[HVC]

Watched some DS9 last night. It struck me that the show started over 30 years ago.

[Josquius]

Watched some DS9 last night. It struck me that the show started over 30 years ago.

It struck you....as in watching it you realise "Man the filming and stylistic decisions made here are really dated. You can tell how old it is." or it struck you as in you suddenly feel old and mortal?

[Barrister]

It's a shame Lower Decks is ending.

On the one hand it's a cartoon - they could run that show seemingly forever.

But on the other hand was one of the nice things about it was that they gave character arcs to the characters, but as they've all become more fully rounded characters there's not really anywhere else for them to go - and presumably at some point they just aren't lower deckers anymore.


On  amore general point it seems clear there's no one "in charge" of the brand, and hasn't been for a long time.  Originally you had Roddenberry of course, then later on Rick Berman.  So instead you've had several pretty strong changes in directions - from the Kelvin timeline films, to going animated, to the Disco and Picard - but none of them really fit in together in any coherent way.  And now of course they're doing it again.

[celedhring]

It's being replace.

Discovery and Lower Decks are ending, Strange New Worlds will continue. A Paramount+ movie(District 31) and a new show(Starfleet Academy) will replace them in 2025.

There are also theatrical movies rumors.

Fair enough, the Section 31 project has been around for so long that I assumed it was a zombie project by this point.

[HVC]

Watched some DS9 last night. It struck me that the show started over 30 years ago.

It struck you....as in watching it you realise "Man the filming and stylistic decisions made here are really dated. You can tell how old it is." or it struck you as in you suddenly feel old and mortal?

The being old bit

[celedhring]

Video trying to adjudicate the ages-old question: who's the most miserable character in Star Trek?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2naNxaRkLHg

According to the video's author - surprisingly - it's not O'Brien, but Worf.

[Josephus]

Odd there's been zero commentary on Discovery this final season. Did we need musical numbers?

[HVC]

Odd there's been zero commentary on Discovery this final season. Did we need musical numbers?

So still bad but less bad would be my take away if no one is talking about it

[Josquius]

I've not seen it yet. Its on the to watch list somewhere

[Josephus]

Odd there's been zero commentary on Discovery this final season. Did we need musical numbers?

So still bad but less bad would be my take away if no one is talking about it

I guess.  I found myself struggling to stay awake through most episodes.

And not sure what the point of the epilogue was

[Syt]

Odd there's been zero commentary on Discovery this final season. Did we need musical numbers?

I thought it was all right. Not great, but not terrible. 6.5 to 7, in my book.

EDIT: I like scavenger treasure hunts, and though over the top, I liked the addition of the Breen.