Star Trek: Discovery Discussion (WARNING: SPOILERS)

[eclipse74569]

Here we go, post news here folks!!!

[Tally]

http://www.cnet.com/news/star-trek-discovery-debut-date-delay-les-moonves/

well here's to hoping the longer the wait the greater the reward...

Maybe they should call it Star Trek: Unreachable 

[eclipse74569]

They should be calling it Stat Trek: Death Of A Franchise the way they keep treating it!

[newhalo123]

Not really news, but, Star Trek Discovery is an STD. 

In all seriousness, I really don't agree with the era the show is taking place. I don't get why Trek keeps going backwards. IMO, we need to see the repercussions of the Dominion War, of Romulus blowing up. While Star Trek Online covers all of this, well... Not that great of writing, in my opinion. And it's not canon anyway, even if Cryptic likes to think it is.


Hell, we could have a show taking place right after Nemesis*** that has B4 coming to terms that he has Data's memories. If Brent Spiner would be interested, I think it would be awesome. It could even be explained that B4/new Data looks older because he just wants to. Brent can't look like he used to, but this could be a great resolution to that. Obviously, the show wouldn't focus on B4, but it could be a sideplot for a while.

I just think that Discovery is the wrong way to go. I'll give it a shot though. I like the idea/rumor that each season is a different story entirely. Like an Anthology series. Writers can shake everything up each season, and you can use any era you want that season. It would also open up TONS of cameos. If it takes place in TOS, you could have an Admiral Archer cameo. TNG/DS9/VOY could have an actor that still can pull off their 80/90's look fairly well. If it's a little while after Nemesis, you can easily have Janeway, Picard, or just about any TNG/DS9/VOY character.
Again, each season could be it's own thing. One could take place in the 29th century, during the Temporal Cold War on the Enterprise J. (Correct me on this, I feel I might be wrong on the century/name of war/ship. Haven't gotten to watch all of Enterprise yet. Finishing DS9 and then I'll do ENT). One could take place in the 25th Century during exploration of the Delta/Gamma Quadrant. One could be during the Lost Era between TOS and TNG. They don't even have to be about the Federation. One season could be a Romulan focused story taking place after Romulus was destroyed. You can see the Potential here.

I think Discovery being an Anthology series would be the best of all worlds. They can do Past/Present/and Future Trek, and it's not as limiting with continuity as if Discovery has 3-7+ seasons in the same era. Eventually, they'd run into a situation they'd have to retcon. With one season per story/era, there is less chance of retcon, and helps the writers keep it fresh.

Let me know what you guys think of Discovery being an Anthology Series.

***(Contrary to popular opinion, Nemesis isn't as bad as Insurrection, in my opinion. It's still bad, don't get me wrong, but I can actually finish Nemesis, whereas Insurrection puts me to sleep a half hour in, and I can't ever finish the movie, even if I try to force myself.)

[nxadam1701]

It would be nice seeing what happens after the DW. I have read several books and as you pointed out, STOs version isn't quite well written. But tackling New Romulus, the adventures of the Titan, the Cardassians, introducing Bajor into the Federation, new tech brought by Voyager, the list goes on. This redoing of Trek and practically every franchise is becoming quite boring and predictable.

But we do have good alternatives until Trek gets its shit together, the Expanse and Dark Matter are quite fun.

[Vortex]

The only way I'd like to see a follow up to Nemesis is another TNG film. Focus on Enterprise and Titan, and Weave a bit of DS9 and possibly VOY in there to tie that era up.

Trek really needs to let go of what it has been and move on. I'll give Dis a go, because I think it'll be a good show even if it's not particularly good Trek, but whatever the next series is, they really need to push ahead 100 years after TNG and reboot, as TNG did to TOS/TMP.

[Tuskin38]

even if Cryptic likes to think it is.

I don't think Cryptic has ever claimed they're canon.

[DJ Curtis]

I'm pretty hopeful of the series, regardless of when it's set.  With the way TV production and distribution has changed over the last few years, we might get something really special.  I'm hoping for more HBO level stuff here, mind you, as opposed to some of the throw away level stuff Netflix has been doing.  (All the comic book stuff, for example)

[Tally]

I heard on the radio they have found their captain of Discovery

http://deadline.com/2017/03/star-trek-discovery-captain-jason-isaacs-cast-1202038246/

Good choice if you ask me

[Vortex]

Indeed. That's got me looking forward to this a little more.

[Darkthunder]

I heard on the radio they have found their captain of Discovery

http://deadline.com/2017/03/star-trek-discovery-captain-jason-isaacs-cast-1202038246/

Good choice if you ask me

Now, make him a regular and you got a deal (by regular, I mean appearing in almost every episode... like every previous Captain in the respective shows)

[Tuskin38]

I dunno, I like the idea it won't focus on the Captain, it mixes it up instead of being the same old same old.

[Nebula]

I want it to bee like the "lower decks" kind of eps. That would be neat. xD

[Vortex]

Maybe something West Wing-ish, where the Captain is there, but the main focus is on the command crew and junior officers.

[sire01a]

I always thought along the same lines of the "Lower Decks" as well. See, having different teams aboard one ship for different purposes, not always focused on the Command Personnel who always goes on away-missions, instead have certain other specialist go on the away mission. And see from their POV working on a Starship. Or every season focusing on multiple ships heading toward the same goal where the last season or two-part episode they all come together to accomplish the task.

[Nebula]

http://www.startrek.com/article/rainn-wilson-his-name-is-mudd-on-discovery

[Tuskin38]

Dorn to guest star as one of Worf's ancestors in the pilot

http://www.scifipulse.net/michael-dorn-to-guest-star-on-stdiscovery/

Edit:

False Alarm

http://trekmovie.com/2017/04/10/no-michael-dorn-is-not-set-to-appear-in-star-trek-discovery/

[Nebula]

NEW TRAILER!!!!!!!

[Tuskin38]

One thing to note, that was not the USS Discovery in the trailer, that was Captain Georgiou's (Michelle Yeoh) ship the USS Shenzhou. It has the wrong registry number and that robot has USS Shenzhou on its head.

So we've yet to see what changes they've made to the Discovery herself.

Also that Vulcan was Sarek if you haven't been keeping up with the casting news.

[nxadam1701]

Has potential, must get use to those Klingons. Quite different.
I like the uniforms, the interiors and the new aliens too. All in all I think this is a trailer well made and has spark a new interest in me. Originally I was completely annoyed at the direction of the franchise and the ship chosen but they may have fixed these problems. Here's hoping for the best.