Ha, i mean she's no riker or spock that's for sure. her command would be
Re: Re: Any thoughts on Disco
By: Mantrid to Bob Roberts on Wed Jan 06 2021 12:01 am
Ha, i mean she's no riker or spock that's for sure. her command would b
It would be good to quote the part of the message you're replying to so we h some context to what you're talking about. Who is the "she" you're referrin to?
Nightfox
flat and uncomfortable, has the be the
biggest "why are you here" character in
discovery, and this is discovery so
that's saying an awful lot
flat and uncomfortable, has the be the
biggest "why are you here" character in
discovery, and this is discovery so
that's saying an awful lot
Just pretend it's not a Trek show and it's actually called "Gays In Space", then it's pretty good.
That's a little stretch. Discovery is the anti-Trek in that the episodes follow a season-based arc instead of a per-episode wash, rinse, and repeat formula everyone got use to.
Just pretend it's not a Trek show and it's actually called "Gays In Space", then it's pretty good.
Re: Re: Any thoughts on Disco
By: Phigan to Mantrid on Sun Jan 17 2021 04:08 pm
flat and uncomfortable, has the be the
biggest "why are you here" character in
discovery, and this is discovery so
that's saying an awful lot
Just pretend it's not a Trek show and it's actually called "Gays In Space then it's pretty good.
That's a little stretch. Discovery is the anti-Trek in that the episodes follow a season-based arc instead of a per-episode wash, rinse, and repeat formula everyone got use to. I find Discovery an enjoyable and engaging sto that is giving each character more depth as the seasons go on. Calling it "Gays in Space" is a stretch. Haven't you thought that maybe in the future people will stop looking at each other as straight or gay but instead fluid?
Dream Master
Didn't Deep Space 9 do season arcs too?
Also, Star Trek: Picard is doing whole-season arcs too.
I watched one or two seasons of DS9, didn't care for it. Star Trek: Picard is doing whole-season arcs and they are more enjoyable than individual episodes.
Re: Re: Any thoughts on Disco
By: Dream Master to Nightfox on Mon Jan 18 2021 10:20 am
I watched one or two seasons of DS9, didn't care for it. Star Trek: Picard is doing
whole-season arcs and they are more enjoyable than individual episodes.
Lately there have been times when I've felt tired of pretty much every TV show these days do
whole-season story arcs. You can't miss an episode and jump in anywhere anymore. And you
either watch the whole season or nothing. Episodes can often end with a cliffhanger.
Nightfox
Phigan wrote to Mantrid <=-
Just pretend it's not a Trek show and it's actually called "Gays In Space", then it's pretty good.
Dream Master wrote to Phigan <=-
That's a little stretch. Discovery is the anti-Trek in that the
episodes follow a season-based arc instead of a per-episode wash,
rinse, and repeat formula everyone got use to.
Mantrid wrote to Phigan <=-
ha, honestly if something was called "gays in space" i'd expect
something a lot more disco, like buck rogers turned up to 11, nothing below fabulous would be allowed
Mantrid wrote to Dream Master <=-
where's the exploration, the dilemmas, the character development, even
DS9 managed very nuanced and multilayered characters even thought it
was a very action-packed series around war (look at sisko's gradual
slide into being a war criminal versus quark's observations on the real ethics of humanity when their backs are against the wall)
Enterprise played with season-long story arcs with the Xindi story.
Re: Re: Any thoughts on Disco
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Dream Master on Mon Jan 18 2021 04:57 pm
Enterprise played with season-long story arcs with the Xindi story.
That was probably my least favorite season of Enterprise. Knowing the whole season was going to deal with the Xindi, I got a bit bored with the storyline after a little while, and I wanted to see something different.
And Nog recuperating at Vic's. Loved that story.
enterprise was ran by some very disorganized confused people.
it took so long to get its footing. they constantly changed the theme song around to appease tv guide's complaints.
they ended it horribly with a holodeck episode.
Dream Master wrote to Nightfox <=-
Re: Re: Any thoughts on Disco
By: Nightfox to Dream Master on Sun Jan 17 2021 10:16 pm
Didn't Deep Space 9 do season arcs too?
Also, Star Trek: Picard is doing whole-season arcs too.
I watched one or two seasons of DS9, didn't care for it. Star Trek: Picard is doing whole-season arcs and they are more enjoyable than individual episodes.
Nightfox wrote to Dream Master <=-
Re: Re: Any thoughts on Disco
By: Dream Master to Nightfox on Mon Jan 18 2021 10:20 am
I watched one or two seasons of DS9, didn't care for it. Star Trek: Picard is doing whole-season arcs and they are more enjoyable than individual episodes.
Lately there have been times when I've felt tired of pretty much every
TV show these days doing whole-season story arcs. You can't miss an episode and jump in anywhere anymore. And you either watch the whole season or nothing. Episodes can often end with a cliffhanger.
Other shows played better without one (albeit the inclusion of season-ending cliff-hangers):
ST: Voyager
ST: TNG
Or any show really
I'm not fond of the new Picard series. I really tried to enjoy it.
And I thought they only changed the theme song maybe once or twice.. I don't remember constant changes in the theme song.
Nightfox
Re: Re: Any thoughts on Disco
By: Dream Master to Phigan on Sun Jan 17 2021 06:37 pm
That's a little stretch. Discovery is the anti-Trek in that the episode follow a season-based arc instead of a per-episode wash, rinse, and rep formula everyone got use to.
Didn't Deep Space 9 do season arcs too?
Also, Star Trek: Picard is doing whole-season arcs too.
Nightfox
Re: Re: Any thoughts on Disco
By: Phigan to Mantrid on Sun Jan 17 2021 04:08 pm
Just pretend it's not a Trek show and it's actually called "Gays In Space then it's pretty good.
ha, honestly if something was called "gays in space" i'd expect something a more disco, like buck rogers turned up to 11, nothing below fabulous would b allowed
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calcmandan wrote to Nightfox <=-
Lately there have been times when I've felt tired of pretty much every
TV show these days doing whole-season story arcs. You can't miss an episode and jump in anywhere anymore. And you either watch the whole season or nothing. Episodes can often end with a cliffhanger.
I'm with you there brother. I miss the terminal episode. Though,
honestly, some shows play better with an arc. It does bug me that
they always end with a cliffhanger:
Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul
MRO wrote to Nightfox <=-
And I thought they only changed the theme song maybe once or twice.. I don't remember constant changes in the theme song.
i binge watched it last month. they changed it about 4 times.
sometimes it was little changes of tempo.
On 01-17-21 18:37, Dream Master wrote to Phigan <=-
That's a little stretch. Discovery is the anti-Trek in that the
episodes follow a season-based arc instead of a per-episode wash,
rinse, and repeat formula everyone got use to. I find Discovery an enjoyable and engaging story that is giving each character more depth
as the seasons go on. Calling it "Gays in Space" is a stretch.
Haven't you thought that maybe in the future people will stop looking
at each other as straight or gay but instead fluid?
On 01-17-21 22:16, Nightfox wrote to Dream Master <=-
That's a little stretch. Discovery is the anti-Trek in that the episodes follow a season-based arc instead of a per-episode wash, rinse, and repeat formula everyone got use to.
Didn't Deep Space 9 do season arcs too?
Also, Star Trek: Picard is doing whole-season arcs too.
On 01-18-21 08:10, Mantrid wrote to Phigan <=-
ha, honestly if something was called "gays in space" i'd expect
something a lot more disco, like buck rogers turned up to 11, nothing below fabulous would be allowed
On 01-19-21 08:28, Nightfox wrote to MRO <=-
I thought the first couple seasons were alright, and I thought season 4 was pretty good (though ending it like they did with the holodeck
seemed a little weird).
And I thought they only changed the theme song maybe once or twice.. I
My favorite "reset" nitpick is when a ship survives a battle and has received 87% structural damage and will require a tow to the next starbase, then is magically in tip top shape by the next week. Voyager would piss me off because of this. I recall one episode where the Hirogen turned then entire ship into large multi-deck holodecks for hunting down and reviving crew members over and over, then the next week the ship didn't appear to have been gutted and modified. I imagine if the Borg transform a ship into their technology, it can't be reset to defaults easily either.
Gamgee wrote to calcmandan <=-
calcmandan wrote to Nightfox <=-
Lately there have been times when I've felt tired of pretty much every
TV show these days doing whole-season story arcs. You can't miss an episode and jump in anywhere anymore. And you either watch the whole season or nothing. Episodes can often end with a cliffhanger.
I'm with you there brother. I miss the terminal episode. Though,
honestly, some shows play better with an arc. It does bug me that
they always end with a cliffhanger:
Breaking Bad
I didn't think this ended with a cliffhanger. Walt is dead, and Jesse gets away. His later doings are chronicled in the movie "El Camino".
Better Call Saul
Not over yet. I believe a new season is about to start, or will be opening on Netflix, soon. Need to check on the status of this...
Nightfox wrote to calcmandan <=-
Re: Re: Any thoughts on Disco
By: calcmandan to Nightfox on Tue Jan 19 2021 03:43 pm
Other shows played better without one (albeit the inclusion of season-ending cliff-hangers):
ST: Voyager
ST: TNG
Or any show really
Some shows (including the above mentioned) had 2-part episodes. Those were the days when they had to say "To be continued..." at the end of
the episode, because episodes were usually stand-alone stories. Star Trek: Enterprise had 3-episode story arcs a couple times.
Phigan wrote to Mantrid <=-
Re: Re: Any thoughts on Disco
By: Mantrid to Tracker1 on Sun Jan 03 2021 04:32 pm
flat and uncomfortable, has the be the
biggest "why are you here" character in
discovery, and this is discovery so
that's saying an awful lot
Just pretend it's not a Trek show and it's actually called "Gays In Space", then it's pretty good.
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By the time Enterprise came out, I was burned out on star trek. Having grown up with it, and at one point, there was not a single hour of the evening where there wasn't a star trek playing.
I may give it a shot at some point.
My biggest issue is the character development for the lead character is
absolutely absent. Time after time after time this character just does
what they decide is best, completely ignoring the chain of command or
anything resembling an honor code. It's probably the only thing that's
consistent in her character. She's like the a concentrated abstraction
of everything wrong with youth in someone who should have learned better
at this point. Most of the rest of the cast are better written at least.
I used to have a supervisor who liked slogans, such as "learning by doing," and "do it right the first time." I tried to explain part of learning is the bitter sting of making mistakes, and doing things right the first time doesn't prove you're learing anything except you haven't made a mistake yet. He had nothing to throw back at me.
And they made her #1. Shes a freaking Ensign and now she's second to the Captain. It makes no sense! The other bridge officers are like happy and smiling that she got the job. Oh, I'm sure they're thrilled that their
years of starfleet career just got overlooked so some chatty redhead could run the ship.
On the other hand, there are some other long-running shows that I haven't watched in years, such as
The Simpsons and South Park..
On the other hand, there are some other long-running shows that I
haven't watched in years, such as The Simpsons and South Park..
Awww. Give South Park another shot. Maybe try "The South Park Pandemic Special" on HBOMax.
I burned out on the Simpsons awhile ago. They still get recorded but the number of episodes waiting for me keeps growing and growing.
Nightfox wrote to calcmandan <=-
Re: Re: Any thoughts on Disco
By: calcmandan to Nightfox on Wed Jan 20 2021 02:23 pm
By the time Enterprise came out, I was burned out on star trek. Having grown up with it, and at one point, there was not a single hour of the evening where there wasn't a star trek playing.
I may give it a shot at some point.
I've never felt burned out with Star Trek. I've always liked it and
never really felt like I got tired of it.
On the other hand, there are some other long-running shows that I
haven't watched in years, such as The Simpsons and South Park..
I think I aged out of South Park and the Simpsons (which started when I was in high school mind you).
I never got into the simpsons but my wife used to check every week for new episodes, but that stopped around 2008. I haven't seen South Park since about then.
We cancelled cable in 2010. Cancelled Netflix in 2017. Talking
about cancelling Prime at the moment. We got nice antenna for broadcast tv but neither
of us watch that at all. Too many ads and most broadcast shows suck butthole.
I buy most dvd's at goodwill. And for anything fresh, there's putlocker and redbox. Yeah we're weird.
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