So thus far Star Trek Discovery sucks.

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Mike A:
Serialized TV shows often get trapped by their own narrative. Good stories are often ruined because writers have to move the plot along. Star Trek is the perfect vehicle for new stories every week.

BadMouth:
I know people who refuse to watch South Park now because they don't like the whole-season story arc concept of the past few seasons.

They prefer the old self contained half hour of entertainment.

pbj:
So, I used to walk to a video store 20+ years ago to rent South Park VHS tapes because our cable company refused to carry Viacom. Had never seen anything like it.

A few years later, I was watching them at work. We'd make a party out of it each week. That was in the Lemmiwinks era of peak South Park

Point being, I've been there since the beginning... the old self-contained stories were fun, but it meant most of their episodes had some lazy ending where an alien or monster or something shows up. The multiple episode story arcs were a nice change up.

Now I quit watching it because it's horrible. I didn't even make it 10 minutes into the season premier.

:'(

nitrogen_widget:
Ok, i watched it.
Both episodes.
keep in mind the most i know about this show is what i read here and i'm on my second pitcher of homebrew. Without dinner.
But don't worry i have ground turkey, salsa, rice, cheese and many spices I plan to bake for 20 mins. at 350 degrees, so dinner is close. :)

Started out with too much bantering, casual dialogue, and bubblyness for what i expect from star trek felt there was more formality in Down Periscope.
Once chit got real with the klingons it straightened up.
Why does a chic have a dudes name?

Klingons - their decorating style reminds me of stargate.How do a bunch of Bro's even manage technology beyond big sticks yet alone star ships? Oh they are warrior cast which means there is a less than warrior cast who builds their stuff and they somehow don't kill them while they are doing it because klingons can't stand weaklings.
Also i'm sure it wasn't a mistake the white guy is the minority and considered scum to the black klingons. bleh.
As for their look - I cannot place it but they look like something i've seen before somewhere in some fantasy/sci-fi thing. I don't hate it but how do you even fight in all that spangly crap?
The whole religious culture of Klingon is different. but I don't have too much of an issue with it since zealots rise and fall so religion can be gone fairly quick far as i'm concerned.

holograms - the writers past star trek's stated they wanted to do holograms but the screen was cheaper. they got more $$$ if they came up with an excuse why we don't see holo comunicators later on like they caused brain cancer or sterility i'm golden with that. :) but i'm not a purist. I lost my purity when Run DMC covered AC/DC.

things that annoyed me:
chick with dude name.
majority of male's doesn't seem to have a nut-sack except the admiral. If Abraham from Hell Boy became part of the crew he would quadruple the testosterone level of the ship.
That red heads eye brows. WTF?
100lb old asian chick blocking a 210 klingon's weapon swing and NOT flying backwards. yeah I don't care if she was crouching tiger hidden dragon, she didn't have no magic sword with her on this away mission.

Things that made me lol:
The shielding that apparently requires a human sacrifice before it kick's on and contains the atmosphere.

I can see how the purists would have issues with this like the purists have issues with most comic book moves but i'm a mouth breather.
I didn't think it was horrible and will watch if I can find it online for free because it seems like the first two episodes have nothing much to do with the rest of the series based on previews other than to be an origin story.

fyi i'm kinda drunk.

pbj:
Best post around here in weeks.

:applaud:

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