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Initial Thoughts on Discovery

Love it
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14%
Like it
92
23%
So-so
114
29%
Dislike it
44
11%
Hate it
90
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Postby New haven america » Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:09 pm

Tarsonis wrote:
New haven america wrote:I've praised ST09 and Beyond dozens of times here, because they're genuinely enjoyable.

STD o the other hand, is joyless, grimdark, edgy, and completely got rid or ST's optimism. Meanwhile JJ's films are light, have enjoyable action, and still have ST's optimism.


Woah wish woah,..insurrection? Really? That’s on part with SFS

I never talked about Insurrection.
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Postby Ism » Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:22 pm

The Huskar Social Union wrote:I like the Abrams movies and Discovery.


You may set your phasers to kill, its okay i understand.


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It's possible to enjoy both equally...


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Postby Tarsonis » Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:33 pm

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Woah wish woah,..insurrection? Really? That’s on part with SFS

I never talked about Insurrection.


ST 09 is Insurrection
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Postby New haven america » Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:33 pm

Ism wrote:
The Huskar Social Union wrote:I like the Abrams movies and Discovery.


You may set your phasers to kill, its okay i understand.


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Ameriganastan wrote:It's possible to enjoy both equally...


Is it possible to learn this power?

Not from a solely Star Wars fan.

The ability to be part of multiple fandoms leads to powers some consider to be unnatural.
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Postby New haven america » Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:35 pm

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New haven america wrote:I never talked about Insurrection.


ST 09 is Insurrection

If ST09 is Insurrection then how could Insurrection have been made in 1998 and not 2009?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Insurrection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(film)
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Postby Tarsonis » Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:43 pm

New haven america wrote:
Tarsonis wrote:
ST 09 is Insurrection

If ST09 is Insurrection then how could Insurrection have been made in 1998 and not 2009?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Insurrection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(film)


Wait we have here is a failure to comminicate

You’re thinking years I’m thinking numbers.

Star Trek 08: first contact
Star Trek 09: Insurrection
Star Trek 10: nemesis
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Postby New haven america » Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:51 pm

Tarsonis wrote:
New haven america wrote:If ST09 is Insurrection then how could Insurrection have been made in 1998 and not 2009?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Insurrection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(film)


Wait we have here is a failure to comminicate

You’re thinking years I’m thinking numbers.

Star Trek 08: first contact
Star Trek 09: Insurrection
Star Trek 10: nemesis

I know, that's why I gave you the links.

I think of them as ST 7, ST 8, ST 9, ST 10, ST09, Into Darkness, and Beyond. (If we're using numbers, but if were not I just give the subtitle)
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Postby New haven america » Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:52 pm

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What do you mean? We all like the Abramsverse. We just don’t like STD


Doesn't quite gel with what I saw especially around the STID release. And indeed to this day.

That's because STID was generally pretty good up until oh... the final 3rd of the movie, which was incredibly lazy. (Also, how did the crew not know who Khan, one of the most dangerous humans in existence was?
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Postby Ameriganastan » Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:24 pm

I liked Into Darkness. I think people are too hard on it.
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Postby Ism » Sat Jan 19, 2019 10:16 pm

Ameriganastan wrote:I liked Into Darkness. I think people are too hard on it.


Like with Star Trek (2009), it's a decent popcorn flick, but that's all I can really say for it.
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Postby The Huskar Social Union » Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:04 am

New haven america wrote:
The Huskar Social Union wrote:I like the Abrams movies and Discovery.


You may set your phasers to kill, its okay i understand.

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We're only doing this because we care about you.

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The Huskar Social Union wrote:I like the Abrams movies and Discovery.


You may set your phasers to kill, its okay i understand.


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Ameriganastan wrote:It's possible to enjoy both equally...


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Not from a Trekkie.
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Postby Tarsonis » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:55 pm

Anyone watching season 2 of STD?
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Tarsonis wrote:Anyone watching season 2 of STD?

Yarp

Watched the opening episode, i quite liked it. Thought it was a good starting episode for a new season.

Im intrigued in these signals that the Enterprise picked up on and what they will mean, and also what exactly this red angel is. I fully expect Pike to die in like an episode or two though because he dies in like the first episode of the original series right?

Miss Lorca tho, he was awesome
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Postby New haven america » Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:25 am

The Huskar Social Union wrote:
Tarsonis wrote:Anyone watching season 2 of STD?

Yarp

Watched the opening episode, i quite liked it. Thought it was a good starting episode for a new season.

Im intrigued in these signals that the Enterprise picked up on and what they will mean, and also what exactly this red angel is. I fully expect Pike to die in like an episode or two though because he dies in like the first episode of the original series right?

Miss Lorca tho, he was awesome

Nope!

During a training mission Pike gets exposed to radiation after trying to save some cadets and is left in a vegetative state until 2267, when he gets to return to Talos IV (The setting of The Cage) and spends the rest of his life in a dream world.
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The Huskar Social Union wrote:Yarp

Watched the opening episode, i quite liked it. Thought it was a good starting episode for a new season.

Im intrigued in these signals that the Enterprise picked up on and what they will mean, and also what exactly this red angel is. I fully expect Pike to die in like an episode or two though because he dies in like the first episode of the original series right?

Miss Lorca tho, he was awesome

Nope!

During a training mission Pike gets exposed to radiation after trying to save some cadets and is left in a vegetative state until 2267, when he gets to return to Talos IV (The setting of The Cage) and spends the rest of his life in a dream world.

Ohhhhhhh, ive watched like three episodes of the original series, so i always thought Pike bought it.
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Postby New haven america » Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:42 am

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New haven america wrote:Nope!

During a training mission Pike gets exposed to radiation after trying to save some cadets and is left in a vegetative state until 2267, when he gets to return to Talos IV (The setting of The Cage) and spends the rest of his life in a dream world.

Ohhhhhhh, ive watched like three episodes of the original series, so i always thought Pike bought it.

I mean, he doesn't really get to go to Talos IV, he more gets kidnapped by the Spock and Kirk because he doesn't accept the Talosians offer to help him due to the events of The Cage, but the Talosians have taken a liking to him and he eventually comes around figuring that a dream world is better than being stuck in a wheelchair with painful burns all over his body and not being able to talk.
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The Huskar Social Union wrote:Ohhhhhhh, ive watched like three episodes of the original series, so i always thought Pike bought it.

I mean, he doesn't really get to go to Talos IV, he more gets kidnapped by the Spock and Kirk because he doesn't accept the Talosians offer to help him due to the events of The Cage, but the Talosians have taken a liking to him and he eventually comes around figuring that a dream world is better than being stuck in a wheelchair with painful burns all over his body and not being able to talk.

Wait now that sounds familiar. Think i remember this now.
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Postby Ameriganastan » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:55 am

Tarsonis wrote:Anyone watching season 2 of STD?

No, and I doubt I will. Looks like they're milking their TOS connections hard and I don't like that.
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Interesting Orville.
I like those stories where an advanced society believes in something seemingly archaic. Kinda like "Devil's Due" but more extreme.

Also, I love how giddy everyone was at the prospect of first contact. That was nice.

New Alara is...meh.
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I finished S1 of TOS over the weekend. I'm enjoying it so far.
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Ameriganastan wrote:Interesting Orville.
I like those stories where an advanced society believes in something seemingly archaic. Kinda like "Devil's Due" but more extreme.

Also, I love how giddy everyone was at the prospect of first contact. That was nice.

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Postby Ism » Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:59 am

Ameriganastan wrote:Interesting Orville.
I like those stories where an advanced society believes in something seemingly archaic. Kinda like "Devil's Due" but more extreme.

Also, I love how giddy everyone was at the prospect of first contact. That was nice.

New Alara is...meh.


At least Talla isn’t a carbon copy of Alara. Still, wish it hadn’t been another xelayan.
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Ism wrote:
Ameriganastan wrote:Interesting Orville.
I like those stories where an advanced society believes in something seemingly archaic. Kinda like "Devil's Due" but more extreme.

Also, I love how giddy everyone was at the prospect of first contact. That was nice.

New Alara is...meh.


At least Talla isn’t a carbon copy of Alara. Still, wish it hadn’t been another xelayan.


I think they have a lot more Xelayan episodes planned and didn’t want to toss them just cause Halston Sage quit.
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Ameriganastan wrote:Interesting Orville.
I like those stories where an advanced society believes in something seemingly archaic. Kinda like "Devil's Due" but more extreme.

Also, I love how giddy everyone was at the prospect of first contact. That was nice.

New Alara is...meh.


I had the same reaction, but I’d say give her time. It was only one episode.
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Postby Juristonia » Fri Jan 25, 2019 4:14 pm

Tarsonis wrote:Anyone watching season 2 of STD?

Yarp.

Last episode was some pretty old school Trek stuff, which is good.

Seeing some signs that we might actually get to know the rest of the bridge crew too, which is something I was missing in season one.
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