Star Trek: Discovery

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  1. ameriviking
    Jan 14, 2018
    0
    No spoilers... only nausea. It's as much Star Trek as a rock is a pet... marketing doesn't make it so. The best that can be said is that it's visually pretty. The writing is horrible, the otherwise good actors saying the lines can't fix that, and the stories preposterous. I grew up with Saturday morning cartoons with better plot lines. The Star Fleet in this re-imagined, to use a ratherNo spoilers... only nausea. It's as much Star Trek as a rock is a pet... marketing doesn't make it so. The best that can be said is that it's visually pretty. The writing is horrible, the otherwise good actors saying the lines can't fix that, and the stories preposterous. I grew up with Saturday morning cartoons with better plot lines. The Star Fleet in this re-imagined, to use a rather optimistic term, 23rd century so well established by the original show, is a ridiculous conglomerate of political correctness and upside-down reasoning. It's as if someone put Google in charge of military spaceships. Yes... JJ Abrams movies and Enterprise aside, by the time of Capt. Kirk, it's the military. Like it or not, that's how Roddenberry wrote it. Picard's time may have softened it a bit, but even in the 24th century it's very much the military. Or do science academies throw people in prison for breaking campus rules? Maybe in the SJW wannabe culture portrayed on this show. Not only is this show a horrifying vision of the future, it disappoints on nearly every level. There are things I didn't like about every show and movie, but I never cringed before (OK, maybe a little in ST V... sorry Shatner). I cringe now. It's the worst sci-fi on TV.… Expand
  2. NeuroWeaver
    Jan 18, 2019
    0
    I was so eager for this, even after the endless pre-production problems kept leaking. Unfortunately, I had to give up after Episode 5.

    If they wanted to make a new space battle SciFi show, it would still bomb, but a t least it would had made so many people angry. No matter how ones tries to approach this, ST:D is NOT Star Trek in any sense of the words. Illogical, disrespectful to    I was so eager for this, even after the endless pre-production problems kept leaking. Unfortunately, I had to give up after Episode 5.

    If they wanted to make a new space battle SciFi show, it would still bomb, but a t least it would had made so many people angry. No matter how ones tries to approach this, ST:D is NOT Star Trek in any sense of the words.

    Illogical, disrespectful to fans and new viewers alike, unnecessary R-rated, hijacked by SJWs to promote their fringe propaganda of forced normalcy, no amount of cannibalizing the past can save it.

    An utter failure not worthy of anyone's time and money.    … Expand
  3. bloodline
    Apr 17, 2018
    0
    Having now wasted approximately 10 hours of my life on this show I can confirm that this show is truly abysmal.

    CBS seem to want a serialised show as opposed to an episodic one, but for some reason haven't actually provided a season plot... in place of a season plot we have "war with the Klingons", and a lot (I mean SERIOUSLY A LOT!) of interpersonal drama, but there are only ever 3    Having now wasted approximately 10 hours of my life on this show I can confirm that this show is truly abysmal.

    CBS seem to want a serialised show as opposed to an episodic one, but for some reason haven't actually provided a season plot... in place of a season plot we have "war with the Klingons", and a lot (I mean SERIOUSLY A LOT!) of interpersonal drama, but there are only ever 3 characters with any real dialogue per episode (and one of those characters is always Michael), so we cycle through the same 5 characters having the same arguments over an over again. This is made more tedious as each character's personality and motivations change every episode, I have no idea what a character is going to do or why they are going to do it. I don't like or relate to any of them.

    The dialogue is very stilted, with each character taking it in turns to shout or cry their lines, to the point that each conversation follows the same structure: Conflict, exposition, resolution. At no point advancing the season plot, because there isn't one, there is no challenge or journey... Just a lot of people arguing.

    This is simply a bad show.

    I will not be watching Season 2. Other's on here have said watch Orville instead, I've seen a few episodes of that, and Orville is definitely a better show.    … Expand
  4. jaispeed2015
    Jun 6, 2018
    0
    @FRK
    Enterprise was not a bad show. and This show does not seem that bad either. The only thing bad about Enterprise was the Xenti Arch and that awful series finale
  5. tigirius
    Aug 25, 2018
    0
    Where to begin. STD is not a Star Trek show. Imagine Galactica, Lost, or Dark Mirror without any originality, complete with a "hero" that does nothing right but does whatever she wants because "feelings" (aka a Mary Sue), who has no loyalty no logic no boundries but who can do anything and everything without consequence...and you'd have Discovery.

    This show has all of the markings of    Where to begin. STD is not a Star Trek show. Imagine Galactica, Lost, or Dark Mirror without any originality, complete with a "hero" that does nothing right but does whatever she wants because "feelings" (aka a Mary Sue), who has no loyalty no logic no boundries but who can do anything and everything without consequence...and you'd have Discovery.

    This show has all of the markings of what they did to Star Wars the Last Jedi and yes my fellow nerds you should be very very angry!

    The writers must be second rate hacks. The only actual fan of Star Trek left this abomination before it began because he too saw that the monkeys had broken free from their cages and were reeking havoc on the creation. Gene Roddenberry would be rolling in his grave if he saw what they did to his beloved IP. This show will inspire no-one. It will not create any new scientists. It will not create any new military personnel who trained in medicine. It will not create any new engineers because none of the things that made any of the Star Treks great is in this show! None of the science, medicine, engineering, or command structures are in this show because the CBS CEO doesn't understand or care about scifi and how it can change a life. Leslie Moonves made the decision for both the new Star Trek movies and STD to be as far away from the original as they possibly can.

    Prepare yourselves for the abomination that's branching out to Jean-Luc Picard. He is next! When Sir Patrick Stewart said he might not be the man we recognize, that means the creators of his show will also be destroying Gene Roddenberry's genious by taking away everything that made Picard --- Picard! You have been warned!    … Expand
  6. MichaelDorosh
    Feb 1, 2019
    1
    I didn't make it through the pilot. The set design, costumes, casting and writing all seem like a mess and seem completely unconnected to the existing ST universe. I could have watched Star Trek Continues for years. I won't be watching Discovery.
  7. Poincare
    Jan 17, 2019
    0
    Not sure who the dimwits are that keep commenting "best trek ever." Even the critics have their heads up their arses thinking this is a solid re-imagining of Star Trek. While they are to be commended on the diversity of cast, the story lines, unfolding plot arcs, and conceptualization are terrible. i have been a Star Trek fan for over 40 years, and can firmly say this season (ST:D S01) isNot sure who the dimwits are that keep commenting "best trek ever." Even the critics have their heads up their arses thinking this is a solid re-imagining of Star Trek. While they are to be commended on the diversity of cast, the story lines, unfolding plot arcs, and conceptualization are terrible. i have been a Star Trek fan for over 40 years, and can firmly say this season (ST:D S01) is just a sh!tplie. Critics also need to get facts correct, Voyager was the first Star Trek with a leading female, not this horsepucky. DS9 also had several leading females and diversity in cast as well. The Star Trek universe is not about war and conquest, it is exploration and cooperation. Furthermore, Tilly is NOT a universally acclaimed "fan favorite". Do you ever hear what the fanbase is saying? Most fans agree that Michelle Yeoh does a much better job than Martin-Green or Wiseman do with their characters. Season Two sounds like an appeasement to the fan base but after Season One, I do not hold much hope. At least we can look forward to Picard.… Expand
  8. Zygzagoon
    Apr 6, 2018
    3
    I finished watching S01 a week ago with Dad. I have always wanted to watch a StarTrek show with him because he loves them. Finally! And ... huh, not what I expected. I mean, I wanted new flashy CGI. I wanted space battles like Deep Space Nine (which were awesome). But what I really wanted was some lovable characters, especially comedy characters who don't understand the way humanI finished watching S01 a week ago with Dad. I have always wanted to watch a StarTrek show with him because he loves them. Finally! And ... huh, not what I expected. I mean, I wanted new flashy CGI. I wanted space battles like Deep Space Nine (which were awesome). But what I really wanted was some lovable characters, especially comedy characters who don't understand the way human interaction work like Data, the Doctor or Seven of Nine. Tilly is the closest to a lovable, positive Star Trek character and she disappeared into the background very quickly. At the end of the series, Dad and I turned to each other and asked the same question: Why do they keep giving Burnham monologues? She is SO boring. SO boring! And, dare I say it, I miss the space jargon! It made the show sound smart and I felt privileged for watching it! I learned the word "isotope" listening to them talk. All I learned from this one is "boohoo, our relationship is failing". Its sci-fi, not drama! Ugh! I MIGHT watch the second season.… Expand
  9. eastwest312
    Jan 13, 2019
    0
    I saw the trailer to this just now, and was curious to see what happened to Star Trek with this strange clip. Not only did most of the negative comments express my initial thoughts to a 30 second trailer, but i thank you all for sparing me from this televised diarrhea
  10. DeaconJester
    Feb 1, 2019
    1
    Night time soap opera with prosthetics and FX is not how I imagined STD would return in 2019. Episode 1 was a decent enough beginning to season 2 and I was looking forward to finding out more. What I found was a lot of over wrought exposition signifying nothing. I'm all for dialogue but dialogue that doesn't advance a story or a plot or understanding of a character is mere noise with noNight time soap opera with prosthetics and FX is not how I imagined STD would return in 2019. Episode 1 was a decent enough beginning to season 2 and I was looking forward to finding out more. What I found was a lot of over wrought exposition signifying nothing. I'm all for dialogue but dialogue that doesn't advance a story or a plot or understanding of a character is mere noise with no signal. I am not sure if I'll bother any more and I'm a lifelong Star Trek fan who watched the original series when it was originally broadcast.… Expand
  11. GreenLeaf
    Oct 30, 2017
    0
    This lame excuse for a show might have been marginally bearable if it belonged in any generic sci-fi world, other than the world of Star Trek. Alas, that's the name it claims for itself.

    Star Trek has always been about the better angels of our nature. It's about optimism, science, peaceful exploration, empathy, cooperation, maturity. It's about the best humans can be. Star Trek:    This lame excuse for a show might have been marginally bearable if it belonged in any generic sci-fi world, other than the world of Star Trek. Alas, that's the name it claims for itself.

    Star Trek has always been about the better angels of our nature. It's about optimism, science, peaceful exploration, empathy, cooperation, maturity. It's about the best humans can be.

    Star Trek: Discovery is a sinister, twisted mockery of all the above. It's about what's worst in us. It's about conflict, war and immature behaviours. It's about corrupt Captains, about officers that mutiny without a second thought, about Starfleet officers that refer to prisoners as "trash" and "animals", about a whole crew that can completely disrespect any and all lifeforms if it suits its needs. Not even the echo of the Prime Directive can survive in this pithole of a show.

    It is NOT a show about exploration. No new (or even old) worlds are explored in this series. It is NOT a show about science. Evidently, so little thought has gone into the technology and science, and so utterly ridiculous are things like the new "spore drive" that whoever had these ideas is undoubtedly scientifically illiterate.

    You might think that the show could be enjoyable if you just try to go beyond the utter unpleasantness. But it is anything but. It is badly written, slow-paced, uninteresting, full of huge plot holes and unlikeable characters that no sane person could relate to.

    I wish I could score it negatively because not only does this abomination not add anything to the world of Star Trek - but it subtracts from it.    … Expand
  12. SkydivingWill
    Nov 2, 2017
    0
    I'm a fan of The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Enterprise. This show is complete and otter crap. I suggest watching Orville instead.
  13. StarTrek81
    Oct 29, 2017
    0
    Found myself actually scrubbing through the timeline and moaning.

    Whatever this is, it needs to remove the name Star Trek. The characters feel hollow. The world is unattractive. The story is uninteresting and not in the style or vein of Star Trek at all. I watch Star Trek to see what the best of humanity can do when faced with impossible choices. If i wanted to see people being    Found myself actually scrubbing through the timeline and moaning.

    Whatever this is, it needs to remove the name Star Trek. The characters feel hollow. The world is unattractive. The story is uninteresting and not in the style or vein of Star Trek at all.

    I watch Star Trek to see what the best of humanity can do when faced with impossible choices. If i wanted to see people being snarky, know-it-all, autistic, SJW A-holes, i could just go outside or hop on facebook.

    The worst part is that this is the current show. So it will take years before another show is even hinted at. This is all we get for the next few years, and it feels a lot like nothing.    … Expand
  14. Dick_Kickass
    Nov 2, 2017
    2
    I really wanted to like it. I gave it a chance and actually thought the first two episodes were promising, if a little odd. But it quickly went off the rails. Between the constant bickering and undermining between crew members, the utterly bizarre and unnecessary way they've altered the Klingons (arguably the best villains in sci-fi history), or the introduction of radical new technologyI really wanted to like it. I gave it a chance and actually thought the first two episodes were promising, if a little odd. But it quickly went off the rails. Between the constant bickering and undermining between crew members, the utterly bizarre and unnecessary way they've altered the Klingons (arguably the best villains in sci-fi history), or the introduction of radical new technology into a PREQUEL that's supposedly canon... it all adds up to a disaster. Fact is there's not ONE likeable character on the whole show. Everyone is either annoying, obnoxious, or just plain dumb. And this has nothing to do with 'diversity' or any of the controversial elements that people have been talking about... it's just a poorly written and executed show.

    I'm just really disappointed here. This show really is not Star Trek. Not tonally, not stylistically not in any recognizable sense. It's a shame too... with the budget they were given, they had a great opportunity here. Instead we got... well, not a whole lot other than some nice special effects.    … Expand
  15. gl1977
    Nov 3, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like hundreds have already said, this is absolutely no Star Trek. The most unforgivable aspects of this show are the utter lack of Federation ethics and the unbelievable behaviour of the characters.

    As per the first aspect:
    - There is no way on Earth (or any other planet) in which a mutineer, who has physically incapacitated her captain and single-handedly started a war, would become the go-to person on a Federation spaceship;
    - It goes against all the Federation believes in to exploit another lifeform for fuel, as the Discovery does with the tardigrade: they would literally rather die than do so;
    - There is no way a Federation captain who's abandoned his ship would gain command of another;

    As per the second aspect:
    - It doesn't make any sense the constant bickering of the characters with one another, the utter disrespect of the chain of command, especially in a war situation;
    - The character of Tilly would have never made it to Starfleet:
    - The character of Michael Burnham would have never made it to Starfleet;
    - Michael Burnham does not make any sense as a Vulcan-educated person: she is basically constantly emoting (anger, frustration, disappointment, boredom) and makes almost always illogical decisions;
    - the finale of the Lethe episode makes no sense whatsoever: letting a character who dominates time travel and is clearly deranged and takes pleasure in murdering people go scot-free like that?
    - the obligatory love story of Burnham and Ash is puerile, forced, and frankly cringeworthy.

    In one word, this show is a mess. And don't even get me started of the unforgivable disrespect of canon and the abysmal level of acting, especially from Sonequa Martin-Green.    … Expand
  16. BronzeCentipede
    Dec 31, 2017
    1
    This is called "Star Trek" but is not set in the Star Trek universe. This is supposed to take place shortly before TOS, but the society we are shown is entirely different. Gone is the idea that people would be better in the future. No interest is shown in canon in general. Also, only one character really matters, while the others just stand around being impressed. Go watch The Orville.
  17. TJJ
    Oct 9, 2017
    0
    Indescribably bad..... but I'll try.

    The Klingons...... more like Uruk-hai in space. Subtitles only was a monumentally stupid decision, as was the change in appearance. The space battles..... the choice of camera shots, and lack of context leave them bereft of any meaning. The writing.....incoherent garbage you'd expect to find in a b-movie. The characters..... oh my,.....    Indescribably bad..... but I'll try.

    The Klingons...... more like Uruk-hai in space.
    Subtitles only was a monumentally stupid decision, as was the change in appearance.

    The space battles..... the choice of camera shots, and lack of context leave them bereft of any meaning.

    The writing.....incoherent garbage you'd expect to find in a b-movie.

    The characters..... oh my,.....

    On second thoughts, screw this review; Discovery is so worthless it's not even worth expressing what it did wrong. Everything!    … Expand
  18. v3ctor
    Oct 9, 2017
    0
    What did I just watch? This is not the Star Trek that has inspired so many people. Any sci-fi show can be set in space, but Star Trek was about having a reason to be there - to seek out new life and new civilizations. But no, this show is about killing new life, treating others with utter disrespect and generally seeing who can be the stupidest. I had hopes this show would improve, but theWhat did I just watch? This is not the Star Trek that has inspired so many people. Any sci-fi show can be set in space, but Star Trek was about having a reason to be there - to seek out new life and new civilizations. But no, this show is about killing new life, treating others with utter disrespect and generally seeing who can be the stupidest. I had hopes this show would improve, but the last episode was so terrible I just give up.… Expand
  19. Dudleyk2
    Sep 29, 2017
    0
    This show is terrible and not entertaining. To top it off the libtard actors decided to take a knee on instagram to split their audience base. Smooth move morons.
  20. Atriox
    Oct 2, 2017
    0
    Don't waste your time ! Seriously ! It is generic. The FX are just standard and not appealing. The lead character is unlikable. The production design is god awfully bad. The new Klingons are the worst.
  21. mikeym
    Oct 6, 2017
    0
    What a dreary mess. The fact that the show is going out of its way to eshew the things that make Trek Trek mean that this is not for me. The turgid script and deeply contrived characters, mean that this for no one of taste.

    By the third episode we have had no more than the most superficial introduction to a handful of characters.

    I have no idea what the official reviewers are watching.
  22. Nebadon_Adams
    Oct 6, 2017
    0
    I tried. But within the first five minutes, you have useless exposition between two "friends" who have know each other for 7 years and it sounds like a robot informing a fax machine of the weather forecast. Beautifully shot, but boring as all get out. The Klingons talking in Klingon the whole time actually put me to sleep in the second part of the pilot...and because that dude MichaelI tried. But within the first five minutes, you have useless exposition between two "friends" who have know each other for 7 years and it sounds like a robot informing a fax machine of the weather forecast. Beautifully shot, but boring as all get out. The Klingons talking in Klingon the whole time actually put me to sleep in the second part of the pilot...and because that dude Michael Burnham is unredeemable, I didn't even care to find out what happened.

    The Shenzhou could have exploded and everyone died, and I would just shrug my shoulders. Give me Janeway ANY DAY OF THE WEEK (and she was a notorious breaker of the Prime Directive).

    Maybe I didn't like STD (it burns!!!) because I watched ORVILLE first, and man-oh-man, the second episode was directed by Tom (Robert Duncan McNeill) Paris, and it was a BREATH OF FRESH AIR! Rejoice, Trekkies, we do have a NEW STAR TREK SHOW and it is called: THE ORVILLE.    … Expand
  23. kenpeach2007
    Oct 9, 2017
    1
    I've watched the first 4 episodes and this just does not feel like Star Trek. It might bear the name and alien races but it is something entirely non-Roddenberry.
  24. BlobTheCat
    Oct 9, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Trek is known for ensemble-screenplay of likeable characters who work well together and portraing a bright positive future of humanity.
    Star Trek Discovery is exactly the opposite. It's centered around one unlikeable character in cinematic screenplay in a dark grim future.
    The whole tone of the show is just depressing. The sets are all dark. It's like the crew is working on a spaceship without turning the lighting on once.
    The maincharacter is less stable than a 12 year old child. Even todays astronauts have more discipline and ratio than her.
    CBS killed the brand Star Trek off.
    Time to search for other space opera, and actually there is one. You'll know what i am talking about. Jar of pickles    … Expand
  25. DMW206
    Oct 9, 2017
    0
    This show is not Star Trek. They have ignored or explained away important elements central to the 'soul' of the show, a vision Gene Roddenberry brought to the screen. There are no longer humanist qualities within humanity. They no longer work to better themselves with an optimistic view of the future - instead, they are petty, greedy, impulsive, rash, and adversarial. These are qualitiesThis show is not Star Trek. They have ignored or explained away important elements central to the 'soul' of the show, a vision Gene Roddenberry brought to the screen. There are no longer humanist qualities within humanity. They no longer work to better themselves with an optimistic view of the future - instead, they are petty, greedy, impulsive, rash, and adversarial. These are qualities that are suppressed by an evolved sensibility by the time Starfleet comes into being - but this is no longer true. The way Michael acts is disgraceful for a Vulcan and for a Human. The Captain, Lorca, would never, ever be entrusted with a ship. He would be cashiered out of Starfleet so fast his head would spin. Even the Maquis act with more dignity. The creator of Star Trek would be ashamed of what his creation has become. No critic, no actor, no producer could claim otherwise and at the same time understand the vision of the future that was Star Trek.

    If you put the above aside, the storytelling is sub-par. There are logical holes within the plots presented. An example: the first episode, the Captain allows the First Officer to get into a space suit and fly on out to a special anomaly they know nothing about, all the while on a time limit due to radiation. This is a plot hole so big you could drive a truck through it. No Captain would allow this. No Starfleet Officer would volunteer for this. And, for someone who lived on Vulcan and grew up in their culture, it is obviously illogical. This is blatant disregard for the intelligence of the fan base. Those in charge think you're stupid and that all you want to be entertained with is fancy, flashy effects and visuals accompanied by action, with no thought needed. Do not support this show. It will either become the standard for Star Trek, and we will have lost something great, or it will be the final nail in the coffin for the franchise. Either way, the outcome is sad.

    And a last remark: this is a show I would never allow my kids to watch. That says everything you need to know.    … Expand
  26. Baird788
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    SOMEONE! Kill it with fire! this is an Abomination to the star trek series the writing is horrible and the only good character was the captain from the first episode as the main character comes off as Cringy, rude and WILDLY emotional which is weird considering she was supposed to be raised by a Vulcan. Its nothing like past star treks at all where they focus on the captain and tell youSOMEONE! Kill it with fire! this is an Abomination to the star trek series the writing is horrible and the only good character was the captain from the first episode as the main character comes off as Cringy, rude and WILDLY emotional which is weird considering she was supposed to be raised by a Vulcan. Its nothing like past star treks at all where they focus on the captain and tell you all about the crew members aboard the ship. The Kiingons not only Look god awful but sound as if they are talking underwater. The tech they have is like 100 years more advanced then even star trek voyager yet this is based before Kirk but the worst part about the show is CBS access.… Expand
  27. fchemenway
    Oct 13, 2017
    1
    The Orville is much better. The only GOOD thing about Discovery is the money they pumped into it for special effects. I generally didn't like any of the characters, nor the plot. They friggin totally changed the Klingon's appearance ! Those are NOT Klingons! I got through the first episode and half the second, but now I'm done. The Orville is much better, without even trying to be.
  28. blade01
    Feb 27, 2018
    0
    High production value no question. But for everything else i will make it short: The show is garbage! Had to stop looking at the screen at times. No charisma, sometimes bad acting, terrible writing and everything is so **** dark. This is not Star Trek which might be okay but if i dont think about the franchise and try to put a new name to the show its still garbage im sorry. In the end iHigh production value no question. But for everything else i will make it short: The show is garbage! Had to stop looking at the screen at times. No charisma, sometimes bad acting, terrible writing and everything is so **** dark. This is not Star Trek which might be okay but if i dont think about the franchise and try to put a new name to the show its still garbage im sorry. In the end i cheered for the klingons to kill everyone at the end of the second episode. They even got the lore wrong, its amazing. This is an abomination and because its not Star Trek! Its because its just bad SciFi with so much money behind it that it hurts. Look at Axanar the fan project. That is star trek and its good! Most fan projects are far bettter and thats why Paramount shut them down because they knew they cant compete with fans that love the franchise. ZERO points because i think i lost braincells while watching this ****… Expand
  29. jakedubbleya
    Jan 7, 2018
    0
    Sonequa Martin (star of the show) is the worst dramatic actor I've ever seen on a screen of any size. There's a phrase that is used over and over again in beginner acting classes; "do less". Sonequa Martin is why do less has become an industry cliche.

    The writing is terrible. The characters are completely undeveloped halfway through the season despite mountains of tactless plot and    Sonequa Martin (star of the show) is the worst dramatic actor I've ever seen on a screen of any size. There's a phrase that is used over and over again in beginner acting classes; "do less". Sonequa Martin is why do less has become an industry cliche.

    The writing is terrible. The characters are completely undeveloped halfway through the season despite mountains of tactless plot and background exhibition in every sentence.

    Star Trek used to mean something. Now it's just another IP getting squeezed by paper pushers through the market group study colander for every last penny.

    There should be negative scores available for shows like Discovery.    … Expand
  30. goggomobile
    Jul 30, 2018
    0
    This is not Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry would be turning in his grave. Utter rubbish! Watch the Orville instead.
  31. jamestheweesel
    Oct 31, 2017
    2
    The shows impressive effects and single interesting character can not save it from directors and producers that don't understand that this isn't star trek. If you want one-shot interesting stories exploring topics like the knowledge, society and the human spirit, watch the Orvile. Despite its marketing, the second episode onward nearly drops the comedy in favor of a above par star trekThe shows impressive effects and single interesting character can not save it from directors and producers that don't understand that this isn't star trek. If you want one-shot interesting stories exploring topics like the knowledge, society and the human spirit, watch the Orvile. Despite its marketing, the second episode onward nearly drops the comedy in favor of a above par star trek show. This is not worth your time.… Expand
  32. Unclepitty
    Apr 11, 2018
    0
    Terrible show. The writing is atrocious. It is Star Trek by name only. Get someone that knows what they are doing on that show and get rid of Kurtzman. That guy destroys everything he touches.
  33. 2L82Pray
    Jan 25, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't pay, thank God! My brother was staying over and has a CBS all access and we watched it together. At the end of ep 1 I was so furious we had a half hour long talk about it. OK, I screamed and ranted and he listened to me rant.
    *Starts off with an irrelevant storyline wasting the gods only know how much time with ridiculous banter between CPT and #1 on a planet that has no bearing on the show. It was all about wandering in a desert and Talking. NO one cares!
    *Klingons arrive but I had run to the kitchen to grab a drink and came back and caught one glimpse and asked, Who are these new aliens? My brother answered, Those are Klingons. I said, No they aren't. And they aren't. They don't look or even speak like Klingons. Since when did the Klingon language sound like a Native American Tribe? Since when are their teeth so huge and in the way you can't even understand them when they're speaking English? What's up with Klingons wearing what looks like a Cardassian breastplate? This started an argument over where this show lies in the timeline, which I said it HAD to be a few hundred years after Janeway because at least that would explain the superior technology, Klingon changes and well...everything. But nope. A quick phone search and I discovered how wrong I was. We had to pause so I could rant about how stupid it was and how Klingons are established as near legendary canon. How they thought toying with that was a good idea is beyond comprehension. Then, nearly all 24 houses just decide to accept this Klingon as the embodiment of Kayless, in like 5 seconds... I should have turned it off then.
    *SEVEN YEARS and this is how you treat your 1st Officer? Where's the trust? Seven years and you decided NOW is the time to knock your captain unconscious and take over after only 5 mins contemplation about it? Even our logical Spock wouldn't have been that stupid. The show would have made more sense if the CPT ignored her 1st officer, started a war, got killed and then, knowing she was right but suffering from survivor guilt, our main character went on to be 1st Officer on another ship. But no...they did the most illogical thing possible and expect us to just play along.
    *The science officer. Don't know his name, don't care. How in the holy hell did an alien like that end up on a starship? Annoying, stupid, cowardly. Then, we get a dying crew member whining he couldn't understand how they were at war, they were explorers. Apparently, neither the character or the writers ever watched the original Star Trek. The Federation has always been at war or nearly at war constantly.
    *Against my better judgment I actually watched ep 2. Don't go that far. You'll just be disappointed.
    And CBS things people are going to pay extra for this? I wouldn't watch more if they paid me in hard cash.    … Expand
  34. JRjr
    Feb 5, 2018
    2
    The first half of the season was perfectly watchable, with the revamped Klingons a lot more interesting than previous incarnations and great special effects. The story itself was average but held my interest to some degree.
    However the start of the second half of the season has been utter nonsense and in particular the fight scenes are just laughable. Just comes across as lazy direction    The first half of the season was perfectly watchable, with the revamped Klingons a lot more interesting than previous incarnations and great special effects. The story itself was average but held my interest to some degree.
    However the start of the second half of the season has been utter nonsense and in particular the fight scenes are just laughable. Just comes across as lazy direction and feels its being made up as it goes along not to mention not being able to connect with any characters,
    There are a number of strong female characters and not one strong male, at times it feels that its been written by misandrists. Get some balance    … Expand
  35. RCarter
    Feb 15, 2018
    0
    I’ve been a Star Trek fan from the 60’s onward, so I can’t help but feel as though I’m betraying a sacred trust by wring a negative review. To the point, the producers of Star Trek Discovery have clearly done a bait and switch by using the name Start Trek as a cheap trick to try and reinvent the Sci-Fi franchise wheel. A huge gamble that I believe, will ultimately diminish their fan baseI’ve been a Star Trek fan from the 60’s onward, so I can’t help but feel as though I’m betraying a sacred trust by wring a negative review. To the point, the producers of Star Trek Discovery have clearly done a bait and switch by using the name Start Trek as a cheap trick to try and reinvent the Sci-Fi franchise wheel. A huge gamble that I believe, will ultimately diminish their fan base rather than adding to it. Rather than holding true to the fundamental elements of good storytelling with well thought out characters and story arcs, there is this persistent and deliberate effort to reach for the sparkling sound bite at the expense of believable and cohesive story telling. The major themes of the series betray the history and lore of Star Trek with no plausible explanation. This is a thinly veiled attempt to appear substantive when in fact; each attempt leaves viewers laughing at the absurdity of what the writers are asking from the audience, to suspend disbelief, which is after all, the secret ingredient which makes all Sci-Fi work.

    The occasional suspension of believability is necessary for any successful Sci-Fi story, but when the audience is asked to do so in at least half the scenes, or by rewriting Star Trek lore and history, the producers are not asking us to watch Star Trek any longer. Instead they are asking us to take what amounts to an acid trip into the disconnected world of meaningless fantasy.

    First impressions, when Star Trek Enterprise debuted the bridge of the ship was what you would expect given the timeline of the series. But in Discovery, the bridge looks more like a massive sound stage four or five times the size of the original Star Trek and two to three times that of STNG. With more computer screens than crew members to monitor them, it all sparkles and screams high tech, yet with all this displayed information, crew members continue to pull up fantastical bits of information from only two or three consoles. Let’s get real for a moment, if a crew member has to run, not walk, from one console to the next because of the distance, aren’t we a bit over the top of what is practical? Especially when you have a voice activated AI with the ship's computer. This is what I mean by all sparkle and no substance. Star Trek Discovery requires the audience to completely dismiss all practicality and leap into magic thinking.

    Second impression, how in the world do human or alien crew members’ get from the hello’s of just having met, to I love you so much I’m willing to die for you, all in less than 15 minutes of storytelling? If you want your audience to buy in emotionally with its characters, there needs to be some plausible plot development around the relationships. Suspending disbelief on this aspect of storytelling truly is alien and not of this world. Maybe Star Trek Discovery would play better on another network in a galaxy far, far away.    … Expand
  36. Hibbitydibbity
    Feb 28, 2018
    0
    It's not Star Trek. Whatever this mess is, they paid the "professional" shills (critics) off to mislead the public into purchasing a CBS online subscription. Bait-n-switch.

    I will say this for it, STD has exposed the professional critics for what they are... paid advertising without credibility.
  37. Rickh68
    Mar 5, 2018
    0
    There shouldnt be a season finale. It should be a series finale. The show stinks to high heaven. They are trying too hard to appease every group, gender, etc. and its totally obvious.
  38. Jackhelix
    Apr 9, 2018
    0
    Amazing graphics, the story is awful and the show has no charisma. Klingons make no sense and the real timeline is gone. Overall a good scifi but not star trek in any way, i can watch any star trek series all day every day and i do every day and night, but this series is not and never will be one of them, i wanted to like it but i simply can't.
  39. EvilCartman
    Jul 14, 2018
    0
    If this was the reason that CBS and Paramount murdered Axanar, then the result is tragic indeed. This is once again an example of a company pandering not to the story, not to the fans, but to some miss guided idea that every show has to represent every facet of every society disproportionately.

    I assume that Paramont think if they put every minority and marginalized demographic in    If this was the reason that CBS and Paramount murdered Axanar, then the result is tragic indeed. This is once again an example of a company pandering not to the story, not to the fans, but to some miss guided idea that every show has to represent every facet of every society disproportionately.

    I assume that Paramont think if they put every minority and marginalized demographic in every show they make, then people forget that it's nothing but old white men on their Board of Directors.

    This isnt true diversity this is just pandering. Not to mention the Star Trek has always been one of most diverse shows ever. I still feel like this is all shoehorned in there, and it didn't need it.

    But in this quest to represent everybody and everything at all times they forgot to represent one thing, smart science fiction and good storytelling. Things that have always been the hallmark of Star Trek at its best. Tho honestly at this point we have way more messages than hits.

    Instead of attacking fanfiction they should hire the guys because most of those low budget productions have a much better story to tell than any of their commercial products of the last 20 years.    … Expand
  40. STDSUCKS
    Jul 14, 2018
    0
    In how many languages can you say the word CRAP !!! It's that bad ... It's the most friggin diseased pos that I have ever seen,,, ever ! . Please do not do SO2 for god sake !!!
    Just let it die !!! Bad mistake . No one will remember it so just go do something else please
  41. charlyw64
    Jul 23, 2018
    0
    What is there to say, Discovery is one of the worst series I had the misfortune to watch (partially, I canceled my Netflix subscription because of that junk within the trial period). Seldom have I seen a less engaging cast act their way through a quagmire of bad writing and bad characterizations. I was rooting every minute I watched for the protagonist to die so that the torment ends...
  42. jimmyk413
    Jan 15, 2018
    0
    This is not Star Trek. Every time I watch an episode, I get angry. I don't care about the gay characters. I don't care about the diversity of the cast. What angers me is that this has nothing to do with Star Trek. The character's are without honor and without admirable qualities. There is no real teamwork going on in this Starship. There is no message of hope or any beacon to whatThis is not Star Trek. Every time I watch an episode, I get angry. I don't care about the gay characters. I don't care about the diversity of the cast. What angers me is that this has nothing to do with Star Trek. The character's are without honor and without admirable qualities. There is no real teamwork going on in this Starship. There is no message of hope or any beacon to what is good in the human condition. I loved all things Trek, but this is not one of them. I feel the show is victimizing anyone knows what Trek is by perverting the Star Trek universe. By the end of every episode, I am angry and unsatisfied. Discovery shouldn't be.… Expand
  43. Zybane
    Oct 2, 2017
    0
    Words cannot describe how cringe-worthy this show is. I just got halfway through episode 3 and I had to turn it off.

    Lets just say a Star Trek in which Star Fleet officers use ridiculous disparaging nicknames, prisoners simply have their handcuffs removed so that they can try and find a seat at the dining table among the crew and no one wants to sit with the prisoner like a high-school    Words cannot describe how cringe-worthy this show is. I just got halfway through episode 3 and I had to turn it off.

    Lets just say a Star Trek in which Star Fleet officers use ridiculous disparaging nicknames, prisoners simply have their handcuffs removed so that they can try and find a seat at the dining table among the crew and no one wants to sit with the prisoner like a high-school TV show, and the writing and dialogue is beyond cringe-worthy.

    I thought the new Michael Bay'esque Star Treks were awful, this show takes awful to where awful has never gone before!    … Expand
  44. VanGheist
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Are you joking? These so called "Professional" critics don't understand the vision Roddenberry had in mind. This show SUCKS, not because of it's cast, or anything. The reason this show is bad is because it's NOT STAR TREK. How dare you sully Gene's reputation with this overly dramatic and violent smut. This isn't even close to any of the principle shows. The Orville is closer to StarAre you joking? These so called "Professional" critics don't understand the vision Roddenberry had in mind. This show SUCKS, not because of it's cast, or anything. The reason this show is bad is because it's NOT STAR TREK. How dare you sully Gene's reputation with this overly dramatic and violent smut. This isn't even close to any of the principle shows. The Orville is closer to Star Trek, than this show. I suggest you skip this nonsense and let it burn, to show these executives that we're pissed off. Completely missed the mark. (Sorry Sonequa Martin, go join the Orville crew, sorry you got sucked up into this show.)… Expand
  45. aj1324
    Nov 4, 2017
    0
    Completely terrible. Should cancel the show and start over from scratch. This is only "Star Trek" in the sense that CBS owned the rights to call it such, and is not in the same universe of Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry.
  46. Mwalk
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    This newest Star Trek series could have been better if it had stayed with format of the previous Star Trek series. The Klingons & there ships look totally different, I don't like the homosexual relationship in the story line nor some of the vulgar language, The sad part is that you have to pay to watch the series & that is not fair at all. Whoever is writing this series needs guidanceThis newest Star Trek series could have been better if it had stayed with format of the previous Star Trek series. The Klingons & there ships look totally different, I don't like the homosexual relationship in the story line nor some of the vulgar language, The sad part is that you have to pay to watch the series & that is not fair at all. Whoever is writing this series needs guidance from the former Trek writers because this current writer/producer doesn't have it. The pace of this series is too slow & it is a flop as far as I am concerned. Don't let your children watch this filth!… Expand
  47. AthanasiosT
    Nov 8, 2017
    1
    Kirk would have ejected this show in space...It is Not for trekkies and if by any chance you have a trek nostalgia, you can always watch The Orville. Even though the SFX are top, it just relies too much on action, shooting, firing torpedoes, simplified logic and silly thinking and too much straying from Strafleet directives. No exploration and no surprises await the crew this time. Simply boring..
  48. AHP
    Oct 29, 2017
    0
    Its a space based action drama. Definitely not Star Trek. People will never watch reruns of this show. It will definitely not earn money through syndication in the future....will be forgotten as a bad memory (like Star Trek - Enterprise). Are there no writers with a good imagination available these days ? #NotStarTrek
  49. DrShepherdLIVE
    Jan 15, 2018
    0
    Gene Roddenbery would be ashamed of what they did to his creation. Characters lack of depth and emphaty. Story is vanilla and also either very chaotic or embarrassing.
    I have really nothing more to add to that. Its a short summary but I mean every word 100%!!!
  50. allandor
    Feb 13, 2018
    1
    It could have been a good new entry into the star trek franchise. The pilot is the best of the whole season and it is not really good. At episode 3 it is over the discovery comes into play and with it ... well the worst Star Trek series yet.
    Why must be everything new, if it is named Star Trek?`Why don't they use the Characters and "history" of the Trek-universe if the series should be    It could have been a good new entry into the star trek franchise. The pilot is the best of the whole season and it is not really good. At episode 3 it is over the discovery comes into play and with it ... well the worst Star Trek series yet.
    Why must be everything new, if it is named Star Trek?`Why don't they use the Characters and "history" of the Trek-universe if the series should be playing right in that universe?

    Star Trek Discovery wouldn't be that bad if it had been its own IP. Just "Discovery" with a whole new "universe". If you don't want to use Star Trek lore, just don't name it so.    … Expand
  51. Vespin_Feebler
    Mar 23, 2018
    0
    This is not Star Trek. This is a cold, dark, angst-ridden, unfriendly, morally gray, M-rated drama with enough in-fighting between the characters to make Gene Roddenberry roll in his grave. I call it "Dark Trek". It's an abomination. I gave it ten episodes because it's (supposedly) Star Trek, but couldn't stand to watch any farther.
  52. Knight3079
    Nov 2, 2017
    3
    A show that has lost what it is and is turning it to something very generic and forgettable... It's a beautiful show with amazing visuals but a weak story. Numerous plot holes make this show seem confused and sometimes boring.
  53. Kilrahi
    Jan 3, 2018
    0
    Star Trek fans have had to either bail or adapt to a lot of big changes over the last ten years. First there were the Abrams films that both upped the emphasis on often mindless action and Star Wars visual style (just compare the new phasers to the old if you missed it). Nevertheless, that step was doable for most because at the end of the day there was still the core beating heart of StarStar Trek fans have had to either bail or adapt to a lot of big changes over the last ten years. First there were the Abrams films that both upped the emphasis on often mindless action and Star Wars visual style (just compare the new phasers to the old if you missed it). Nevertheless, that step was doable for most because at the end of the day there was still the core beating heart of Star Trek that many of us recognized – that ever present warm and optimistic view of the future that even with sometimes dark themes could be enjoyed as a family. Now, in comes Star Trek: Discovery. Like the Abrams’ films, it largely spits on cannon more often than it doesn’t (a cannon wink here and there is meant to placate fans so they can convince themselves it’s the same universe), but this new show goes even further. It continues to up the action, and jettison the brains, but now it goes where no Trek has gone before – because it was never what Trek was about in the first place. This new Trek incorporates a hardcore TV-MA tone which makes it decidedly not an optimistic or family tone vibe. Not only does the show loose it’s optimism tone, but fans all over the world lose something they’d always valued about it. There’s plenty of room and reason in this world for TV-MA shows. The Walking Dead, Vikings, Game of Thrones – there is no shortage of them right now, but why CONSCRIPT a show with a 50 year legacy to be something it’s not? Why INTENTIONALLY narrow your viewership? Disney protects the Star Wars legacy while CBS cares nothing about Star Trek’s – even if it was the best written and best acted show we’ve ever seen, aborting the optimistic tone that was a 50 year tradition’s hallmark isn’t worth the trade. It’s shocking how little confidence CBS displays in this 50 year franchise. I have PLENTY of hardcore science fiction films available to me if I want them. Hardcore has ALWAYS been the most common sci fi on television and movie screens. What I don’t have is plenty of new optimistic Star Trek to watch, and now I never will. What’s worse, once you open that Pandora’s box the safety net is gone forever. From this time forward, comic books, novels, movies, shows, video games, they all can suddenly jump into the decidedly R rated territory this new show has brought in. Sound like a slippery slope? Recent news points to the next Star Trek film being done by Quentin Tarantino with a contractual R rated obligation. Perhaps the slipper slope fallacy isn’t a fallacy after all, but one thing is certain, from the cannon changes, to the action changes, to the philosophical changes, and most importantly, to the tonal changes, this show is Star Trek in name only.… Expand
  54. writeboywrite
    Jan 23, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Seriously ... it's as bad as Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The horrible Mary Sue character of Michael (virtue signaling by the producers), combined with REALLY wooden acting is just a complete turn off. That, and the fact that this just isnt Star Trek. It's a FAR below average, amateurish take on war in outer space with a Star Trek logo stamped on it.

    Seriously?

    although this iteration of Star Trek is visually amazing (it blows every other Trek series out of the water in terms of visual effects and just purely awesome camera work and art direction) it's like Disney has taken over Star Trek too.

    I'm all for human rights, and plurality, and infinite diversity in infinite combinations. So, I don't have a problem with a female captain or a female lead character.

    I DO have a problem with the overly emotional femme themes (similar to the horrible line by the also horrible female Asian character in Star Wars, Rose Tico, "We're going to win this war not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love!" *Huge groan and eye roll.*)

    Yes, and if the Allies had similar notions to fighting Nazis, Hitler would be ruler of the galaxy.

    The same crap is going on in the Star Trek universe. (Not to mention the retarded writing that made the female lead character a ward of Spock's parents, who calls Sarek "father," and who apparently got bed time stories together WITH Spock as a child.

    (Never mind that this was never ever mentioned by any Trek series ever, and none of the relevant characters ever mentioned her previously. You want to make her grow up on Vulcan? Fine. Make her the first human to be schooled on Vulcan? Fine. But writing her into Spock's family? It's like going to an Online forum and reading very very bad fan fiction. Who writes this total and utter CRAP?)

    Oh yeah.

    The Millenial SJWs and their Gen-X enablers who have taken over everything in California.

    So ... to sum up.

    These jackasses have ruined TWO of my childhood's most cherished franchises. No money from me is going to these people ever again.    … Expand
  55. SHB
    Apr 14, 2018
    0
    They asked us to give them the benefit of the doubt and let them show how STD matched up with 40+ years of established canon.

    They asked for a season - so I watched the whole season before delivering a final verdict, which was: I hated this show so much I registered on this site to vent my anger. The lead character is an unlikeable mutineer who shows disrespect to all of her peers    They asked us to give them the benefit of the doubt and let them show how STD matched up with 40+ years of established canon.

    They asked for a season - so I watched the whole season before delivering a final verdict, which was: I hated this show so much I registered on this site to vent my anger.

    The lead character is an unlikeable mutineer who shows disrespect to all of her peers and superiors in the 1st half of the season.

    The other characters are peripheral and don't get to do a lot. We still know nothing about the majority of the bridge crew (you know, the highly trained professionals who actually run the ship in EVERY iteration of Star Trek) at the end of the season.

    Praising "diversity" and shouting to the world about having a black female lead isn't enough if the character is not engaging or there are no other characters of note in the show. It just smacks of brow beating the fans to like the show otherwise you are "racist", or "sexist" which I find offensive. In this case the emperor has no clothes, Micahel Burnham just isn't good enough to carry the show on her own in my opinion.

    The Klingon re-design is frankly awful. The terrible new make up doesn't let the characters emote well, the Klingon dialogue likewise, and the Klingon ships look like they belong in a different franchise altogether. The changes made to them are so radical that they look like another species altogether and I have to say I would respect the show runners more if they had created a new race instead of despoiling an existing fan favourite.

    Even JJ Trek had Klingons and ships that were recognisably like the ones we are familiar with.

    The changes to Starfleet are only slightly less jarring. Case in point the Andorians and Tellarites get ugly redesigns - but the Vulcans don't for some reason.

    The writers seem to have focused on shock tactics and plot twists for the sake of them, and as a result the alleged serialised format just falls flat. The end to the season felt rushed and made little sense. In fact much of the show has people doing things that are plain stupid "because plot" and things that are vitally important to the overall story tend to disappear with no real explanation or reason.

    I am glad that I didn't have to pay to watch this show, as it is on NETFLIX in the UK. I won't be bothering with season 2 when it arrives.

    Many of my friends feel the same way.

    My real fear is that this iteration of Star Trek may irreversibly damage one of my favourite fictional settings. I hope this show dies fast before that happens.    … Expand
  56. IG88
    Oct 3, 2018
    0
    I have watched Next Generation all the way through 3 times. I've seen DS9 through twice, Voyager I'm doing a second time and Enterprise I've seen once. This show, labeled "Star Trek" is not "Star Trek". It's less entertaining than the "Pigs in Space" segments from the Muppet Show and should be called "Angry Unbecoming of an Officer Women in Space". My wife and I, due to our love of allI have watched Next Generation all the way through 3 times. I've seen DS9 through twice, Voyager I'm doing a second time and Enterprise I've seen once. This show, labeled "Star Trek" is not "Star Trek". It's less entertaining than the "Pigs in Space" segments from the Muppet Show and should be called "Angry Unbecoming of an Officer Women in Space". My wife and I, due to our love of all things "Star Trek" pushed our way through the first 3 episodes and then decided to do something more entertaining, like take up knitting or watering the plants (we really should water the plants more...). We will never watch this show again.… Expand
  57. markbrak
    Jan 18, 2019
    0
    This is not Star Trek. This is generic scifi with bad writing. It is nonsensical and combative. This is not the hopeful vision of the future that Gene Roddenberry had.
  58. CCColeman
    Feb 1, 2019
    0
    I have been attacked for not liking STD. I am told that Gene Roddenberry was a SJW. Let's take a look.
    Here is the SJW that created Star Trek.
    Gene was a pilot in WW2 and a decorated veteran. He worked in the Los Angeles Police Department. He honed his writing craft writing speeches for the Police Department then moving into Hollywood scripts; mostly in Westerns, Police Procedurals,    I have been attacked for not liking STD. I am told that Gene Roddenberry was a SJW. Let's take a look.
    Here is the SJW that created Star Trek.
    Gene was a pilot in WW2 and a decorated veteran. He worked in the Los Angeles Police Department. He honed his writing craft writing speeches for the Police Department then moving into Hollywood scripts; mostly in Westerns, Police Procedurals, and Cop Shows. Star Trek was born of two shows one he wrote for was about a US Marine Corp base that was made and the other was about a muli-ethnic crew of an Airship in the 1930's that traveled the World that was not made.
    Any signs of SJW yet?
    In the 1st season of TOS he enlisted Harlan Ellison to promote the show. At the time Harlan was considered liberal but at the time of death he was hounded by the hashtag me too movement for playing a practical joke on a woman.
    Roddenberry injected Patriotic and Christian themes into TOS through out it's run. He hired and encourage Nichelle Nichols to stay on the series even before the MLK call. Through out his life he was a sexual libertine with an open relationship with his wives. Raised a Southern Baptist but later in life considered himself a Humanist and sometimes even a Pagan but still contributed to Churches and advocated Christian and Moral themes in television shows.
    Gene never wore a Man Bun, ate Soy, or considered himself a Socialist.
    Gene had all the Marks of Cain for a SJW; he was White, Male, Hetero, a Veteran, a Cop, and a Patriot.
    Gene would have considered STD an abomination and a cancer on television if he had lived to see it.
    It is void of any on his establishing values and ethics.    … Expand
  59. ghostalker
    Jan 18, 2019
    0
    The story is far more involved with the MIchael Burnham character and forgoing the other characters and storyline. Discovery has now become too far fetched and has very little to do with Star Trek and feels more like a space version of Alley Mcbeal.
  60. danmanx
    Feb 2, 2019
    0
    This. This show. I can't even begin to tell you how bad it is. I'm not even going to talk about canon. It was the worst experience I've had all year. From the first pathetic episode of this terribly-written show, it was a complete disaster and dumpster fire. Nothing. Nothing makes any coherent sense in this useless, worthless waste of time. Thank God I have a job and work for aThis. This show. I can't even begin to tell you how bad it is. I'm not even going to talk about canon. It was the worst experience I've had all year. From the first pathetic episode of this terribly-written show, it was a complete disaster and dumpster fire. Nothing. Nothing makes any coherent sense in this useless, worthless waste of time. Thank God I have a job and work for a living, so I could get my mind off of this show. I thought about it for days on how they destroyed my entire favorite franchise with over-the-top dramatic action, overwhelming violence, infighting on bridge, dutch angles, lens flares and poorly written characters. Michael Burnham should be erased and completely forgotten and ignored in this fake "prime" timeline. Nothing makes any sense in this show. There is no happiness, no joy, no love in this chaotic, formulaic dystopian future. There is no world view of Earth whatsoever in this entire series. It's all dark and desperately trying to be edgy. It appears also to be made with agendas and those that do not even care for Star Trek. Would you have a mechanic fix your car or an artist? Obviously, the writers have meticulously destroyed any hope of this bomb being a success. I will never pay CBS a single dime for this show or any CBS All Access crap. Kurtzman, should be fired. CBS, you really, really, really need to focus more on your IPs and not let them be corrupted and manipulated by charlatans.… Expand
  61. Kabindas
    Apr 10, 2019
    1
    It was painful to watch each episode with so much liberal SJW crap propaganda. And by the way the first officer, Michael fits just right in, is annoying overbearing and arrogant like a typical snowflake.
  62. shachar2like
    Oct 9, 2017
    0
    Sorry this isn't what made star trek or any other classic tv show that ran for decades a success.
    What made every classic TV show as I described & defined above is that they're not about violence.
    I'm trying to stick to the new show but it's just not it. And whoever made the Klingons speech did a poor job, it just sounds is if they don't know the words and just going over the    Sorry this isn't what made star trek or any other classic tv show that ran for decades a success.
    What made every classic TV show as I described & defined above is that they're not about violence.

    I'm trying to stick to the new show but it's just not it.
    And whoever made the Klingons speech did a poor job, it just sounds is if they don't know the words and just going over the pronunciation, they don't speak it fluently.
    That's without speaking of their appearance change which I ignore (like I have a choice)
    A captain that runs his crew to the max risking his ship and his entire crew and no one says a thing.

    I was just looking on the web to make sure I'm not alone.
    Sadly this show isn't the classic show we've all been waiting for.
    We'll continue waiting.

    RIP Star Trek Discovery, your cloak is ticking.    … Expand
  63. majiemao
    Oct 30, 2017
    0
    Show is a complete insult to anyone that is fan of Star Trek, they don't care about any continuity what so ever, from the improper symbol on their uniforms to technology that exists completely out of its date of development........and friggen magic mushroom flight! I feel like someone at CBS hates Star Trek fans and wants to **** on them the hardest they could possibly could. If you hadShow is a complete insult to anyone that is fan of Star Trek, they don't care about any continuity what so ever, from the improper symbol on their uniforms to technology that exists completely out of its date of development........and friggen magic mushroom flight! I feel like someone at CBS hates Star Trek fans and wants to **** on them the hardest they could possibly could. If you had just made this some generic Sci-fi show without Star Trek it might of been better.… Expand
  64. celta
    Feb 12, 2019
    0
    Not Star Trek, Uninspiring, unoriginal, boring and dull.
    I really really wanted to like this show, but the fact is: it's just not Star Trek
    Terrible characters, bad acting, boring story, obvious political implications and enforced diversity
  65. Stormwolf
    Oct 9, 2017
    2
    This series is pretty awful in terms of characters and writing, the special effects and set design are pretty good though.

    A good Star Trek show has a well balanced crew who greatly make up for the occasional crappy episode. The crew on Discovery is just unlikeable, it doesn't exactly help that we get a poorly written Mary Sue character forced down our throats. I watched the first 4    This series is pretty awful in terms of characters and writing, the special effects and set design are pretty good though.

    A good Star Trek show has a well balanced crew who greatly make up for the occasional crappy episode. The crew on Discovery is just unlikeable, it doesn't exactly help that we get a poorly written Mary Sue character forced down our throats.

    I watched the first 4 episodes and I find this show to be inferior to most fanfics for its disregard to established lore. The Klingons are a embarrassment and Sarek's personality and backstory get twisted to the point where I think that it's a grave insult to Mark Lenard's work on the character.

    Don't watch this if you love Star Trek, watch Orville instead, that show has the heart and spirit of what made the original Star Trek great.    … Expand
  66. shapesforms
    Jan 13, 2018
    0
    WOW!! How they gutted the francchise. This has nothing to do with Star Trek besides the name. Its utter distopian retardedness. Maybe would be good if they called is Star Wars instead. LOL this is even worse than Star Trek Enterprise
  67. aowehrwlasdn
    Feb 6, 2018
    1
    Do you hate RACISTS and NAZIS? Me too! Now you can take out all your frustration of our current political situation in the form of killing RACISTS and NAZIS in SPACE!

    The best part about this show is that every straight white male, is an evil character. yay! I hate straight white men! After so many years of oppression, it's so great to see those kinds of characters routinely    Do you hate RACISTS and NAZIS? Me too! Now you can take out all your frustration of our current political situation in the form of killing RACISTS and NAZIS in SPACE!

    The best part about this show is that every straight white male, is an evil character. yay! I hate straight white men! After so many years of oppression, it's so great to see those kinds of characters routinely killed!

    ...and when they go to the Mirror Universe... oh man, there are just the whitest frat-boy attractive looking men playing evil characters. ...sooooo good to see those bad guys killed as well!

    Yay for social justice!    … Expand
  68. GJA
    Nov 5, 2017
    0
    Funny how this show gets 72 from "critics" and orville get 36, users vote this show as **** but vote orville high... Hmmm maybe the higher budget of Star Trek matters, it's like someone paid the critics to put good reviews, not surprised. Hopefully the day these idiots are replaced by youtube reviews is coming soon.
  69. haberman13
    Oct 31, 2017
    1
    The only good thing about this show is that someone somewhere agreed to spend money on a new Trek show.

    So there is hope, that after this destroys the franchise for 20 years, we will perhaps get a real Trek show again.
  70. nilsy
    Oct 22, 2017
    3
    Think this will be remembered as the worst star trek ever.

    Se more and more look back at enterprise which was the whipping dog of star trek in the past as ... hmm maybe it wasnt that bad it could have been a discovery abomination. Those that dislike this really dislike it, why didnt you make a star trek everyone would have watched that sure they would have complained but they would    Think this will be remembered as the worst star trek ever.

    Se more and more look back at enterprise which was the whipping dog of star trek in the past as ... hmm maybe it wasnt that bad it could have been a discovery abomination.

    Those that dislike this really dislike it, why didnt you make a star trek everyone would have watched that sure they would have complained but they would have watched it.
    This isnt "star trek" its just another bad scifi show    … Expand
  71. finnonfire
    Nov 13, 2017
    0
    Klingons look like space turds. Dialogue is terrible -for example the characters say stupid **** Did I mention the ideas behind the episodes themselves are garbage?
  72. Beowufknight
    Dec 17, 2018
    0
    SJW crapshow very bad wahmen power film not star trek I mean why do feminists have to ruin freaking everything?
  73. RonGianti
    Dec 23, 2018
    0
    There is nothing "Star Trek" about this show. Just a bunch of random "Star Trek" names ("Federation", "Klingon", "phasers") that someone coopted for a bad Sci-Fi show. Take away the names and the plot falls flat and offers nothing. The people are angry and follow no logical protocols. My wife and I, who have been huge fans of everything "Star Trek" since The Next Generation, forced ourThere is nothing "Star Trek" about this show. Just a bunch of random "Star Trek" names ("Federation", "Klingon", "phasers") that someone coopted for a bad Sci-Fi show. Take away the names and the plot falls flat and offers nothing. The people are angry and follow no logical protocols. My wife and I, who have been huge fans of everything "Star Trek" since The Next Generation, forced our way through 3 episodes of this series and quit, never to return. How this got labeled "Star Trek" is beyond me, it is nothing of the sort.… Expand
  74. DarthJack
    Apr 13, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I made it to 13 episodes. I really tried to like it. The problem is that apart from Jason Isaacs performance as the captain, this show really has nothing going for it. It tries to mix a dark and gritty tone with characters that are mostly starry-eyed idealists, and what you end up with is a whole lot of boring with a side of non-sensical writing. *spoilers below*

    As I said, Jason Isaacs character was the lone bright spot for me. It felt fresh to have a daredevil sort of captain who didn't shy away from hard choices, even morally ambigious ones, if thats what it took to win the war against the Klingons. The grittiness and tone of the story matched his character perfectly. He was a warrior captain surrounded by sheep, and it was kind of amazing to see him rally Discovery to several big victories against the Klingon.

    Unfortunately, you only get a couple episodes of this, as the show goes into this ridiculous parallel universe plotline wherein its revealed Isaac's character is the main villain, and then is killed off. This all happens in one episode, Episode 13 to be exact.

    With the sole compelling character in the show killed off, I don't see a reason to keep watching. The story is ridiculous, the remaining characters are either boring or spend most of their time barreling from one emotional breakdown to another. Doug Jones is decent as Saru, but he can't carry the show alone.

    This show fails as Star Trek, but perhaps worse, it fails as good sci-fi.    … Expand
  75. crappo
    Aug 4, 2018
    1
    Worth the reviews this low. It's not a bad sci-fi show on its own. It would have been pretty OK if they had called it "Space Odyssey" or "Dark Horizon Flights" or whatever you wanted ti call it except "Star Trek".

    It's just not a Star Trek and I watched all of them/ The Star Trek lore is totally wrecked. Some ideas can be called "innovative and fresh" but in this case it's a totally    Worth the reviews this low. It's not a bad sci-fi show on its own. It would have been pretty OK if they had called it "Space Odyssey" or "Dark Horizon Flights" or whatever you wanted ti call it except "Star Trek".

    It's just not a Star Trek and I watched all of them/ The Star Trek lore is totally wrecked. Some ideas can be called "innovative and fresh" but in this case it's a totally different/new show.

    As a sci-fi series in general: 7/10
    As a Star Trek: 2/10

    Don't ruin your star trek palate with this. You'll be disappointed. I expect this show to be cancelled at lightspeed. Hopefully the new one with Patrick Stewart won't be such a joke.    … Expand
  76. Aliadenshe
    Oct 14, 2018
    0
    This is what happens when a bunch of fellas whant to make some money filming stuff but do not have enough imagination and/or intelligence to launch their own project so they jump onto existing one with a ready audience. Storyline is idiotic, characters are shallow, dumb and predictable, Klingons, one of the most handsome race it Star Trek Universe are turned into a laughable orc parody. IThis is what happens when a bunch of fellas whant to make some money filming stuff but do not have enough imagination and/or intelligence to launch their own project so they jump onto existing one with a ready audience. Storyline is idiotic, characters are shallow, dumb and predictable, Klingons, one of the most handsome race it Star Trek Universe are turned into a laughable orc parody. I feel sorry I wasted my time on four episodes of this sickening twaddle.… Expand
  77. Kurok74
    Dec 28, 2018
    0
    I just finished watching season 1 and what an abomination of Gene’s dream. Whoever created this has more knowledge of day time soaps then military comradery or even the upbeat attitudes of Star Trek personnel. I’m sure with long missions it’s something team leaders would be versed in to stave off depression and low crew morale. There are some good things here, notable the beginningI just finished watching season 1 and what an abomination of Gene’s dream. Whoever created this has more knowledge of day time soaps then military comradery or even the upbeat attitudes of Star Trek personnel. I’m sure with long missions it’s something team leaders would be versed in to stave off depression and low crew morale. There are some good things here, notable the beginning sequence is quite cool. The music and effects are pretty good. I he cast seems well built but the story line seems very weak and sjw-ish, at a child’s level. Clear breakdowns in Military / Star Fleet protocols obvious to anyone except the writers who obviously either never watched the show or had any structure in their lives. The story is weak and bears resemblances to a trip down the 2016 election by CNN. Just eye roll after eye roll moment aboard this ship of fools. The show was so terrible they decided to throw out the season cliffhanger bs with the enterprise. I will not watch the next season it was that hard to get through. I literally had to pick up my phone(which is a no no in my house) to distract myself from shutting it off. Every show is allowed bad episodes but some of these were so bad it was painful to watch. This is another show that had some really good things going for it but the writing failed to show up. It had a feeling of sad appeasement and tragic childish attitude.… Expand
  78. golibethesda
    Oct 5, 2017
    1
    Worst Star Trek by far and the stupidest one. On RPG Codex I've written a list of idiocies and inconsistencies that are abundant in every episode so for details you can go there and here I'll only say this: watch The Orville instead.
  79. AxeT
    Oct 5, 2017
    2
    Like Disney's "Star Wars" now, this is more interested in diversity casting than in good storytelling craft, and what lame casting and boring storytelling it is! Snazzy visual effects are a given these days. Utter JUNK!
  80. abyssoft
    Jan 26, 2018
    0
    Utterly disappointing to say the least. Almost unwatchably bland, preachy, and hypocritical. I season is more than enough of this abomination of a Star Trek series. I've gone back and even rewatch a few episodes thinking maybe it was my mood and nope, still just as horrible. I think we can officially say the franchise is dead.
  81. dailylunatic
    Jan 28, 2018
    0
    I'm 15 minutes into episode 13 and I just had to pause it just to write this 0 review. This show is dumb. Incredibly dumb. Not by the standards of Trek: but by the standards of dumb sci-fi action. Below the level of Space: Above and Beyond or Sliders or Starship Troopers minus the tongue-in-cheek.

    There's hardly any real science, let alone tactics, strategy, world-building,    I'm 15 minutes into episode 13 and I just had to pause it just to write this 0 review. This show is dumb. Incredibly dumb. Not by the standards of Trek: but by the standards of dumb sci-fi action. Below the level of Space: Above and Beyond or Sliders or Starship Troopers minus the tongue-in-cheek.

    There's hardly any real science, let alone tactics, strategy, world-building, characterization or decent writing. Zero appreciation for the source material. This is painful to watch.

    This goes beyond the show's politics and diversity, because the only politics are "Klingons = militaristic humans = Trump = Nazis" and the only diversity is in shades of bland.    … Expand
  82. ozymandias79
    Oct 4, 2017
    3
    It doesn't feel like Star Trek. This show focuses too much a single character who is boring and shallow. The two pilot episodes were bad and I made it about halfway through the third before giving up. What a waste of money.
  83. notafan54
    Sep 30, 2017
    0
    Character Michael Burnham ruins this show. She is not believable nor even likeable. Lt. Saru is disgusting to look at. It's the future. Don't they have better plastic surgery? The Klingons are a joke. Why are we going with Klingons? How about something new? That's what the Original show was all about. The unknown. The only redeemable is Michelle Yeoh. The rest of the show really stinks.Character Michael Burnham ruins this show. She is not believable nor even likeable. Lt. Saru is disgusting to look at. It's the future. Don't they have better plastic surgery? The Klingons are a joke. Why are we going with Klingons? How about something new? That's what the Original show was all about. The unknown. The only redeemable is Michelle Yeoh. The rest of the show really stinks. it is not Trek Worthy and I have seen every episode in all of the earlier series. They are also pushing Homosexual activity onto the show. What's the point? Star Trek Sucks Literally!… Expand
  84. Hutbug
    Oct 8, 2017
    0
    Dreary, tedious, boring. And why make it a serial? Ugg. And a Vulcan makes a good sidekick but not a lead. Even though the character is human, her demeanor is stiff and uninteresting. And we have to pay extra for this AND watch commercials?? I wish I could find even one thing to like about this show.
  85. Souther_discom
    Nov 11, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is so bad it is unbelievable. I have stomached up to episode 7, and can literally take no more. The story-lines are so unbelievable and tired. Right off the top of my head here are some issues that come to mind that give you an idea of what to expect. Episode 7 involves a time loop. The script is so drawn out it is hard to actually watch it because it is irritatingly stupid. How about just destroying the creature before it gets on the ship, which would completely fix the problem? Instead they go about some convoluted response involving DANCING!!! Another stupid example of inconsistencies among the dozens I've encountered that ruin it is the fact that in this version of Star Trek you can't transport people if they have no vitals. But shortly before using this to ramp up the plot they transported a bomb?

    The show has way too much romance. Every chance the writers get they throw love scenes or platitudes about how humanity can be soooo much better if it wasn't for all the bad people. The Klingons look fake and nothing like traditional Klingons. When they do show Klingons, they use subtitles that scroll so fast you can't actually think about the implication of what you are reading.

    The actors are okay. Not great, but mediocre. Passable. But the writers are trying so hard to put SJW and PC nonsense into the scrip that it has totally ruined the show. IT IS HORRIBLE!!

    About CBS all access. You will regret the fee they require, simply because there is nothing worthwhile on CBS. The owners thought they had the greatest idea since sliced bread: Use a tried and true franchise (Start Trek) to draw loyal fans who wouldn't be able to help but pay a fee. Everyone was going to get rich, until it turned out the show was unwatchable.
    The Initial season opener wasn't too bad, but trust me, it goes down hill rapidly. I'd definitely wager a bet that Orville lasts longer than Discovery, by a WIDE margin. Two seasons of Discovery at the VERY max. #startrekdiscovery killed the franchise.    … Expand
  86. GodBeliever
    Feb 15, 2019
    0
    Worst star trek of all series, and here is reasons:
    1. Plot. Who was writing it? you haven`t talent for it, change your profession.
    The start of tv show, klingons reasons for war - the Federation want to tarnish our culture. As for me, it isn`t enough to start war, if they said - they have resources and we need it and it worth to fight for it, then i will agree. Another thing, when they    Worst star trek of all series, and here is reasons:
    1. Plot. Who was writing it? you haven`t talent for it, change your profession.
    The start of tv show, klingons reasons for war - the Federation want to tarnish our culture. As for me, it isn`t enough to start war, if they said - they have resources and we need it and it worth to fight for it, then i will agree. Another thing, when they obtained intel data, they could just transmit it, how did they talk to the base and cannot send them the information? There is no logic here.
    I liked the plot about another universe and another earth, but they dropped it in next moment, because the Federation as timid as mouse and cannot kill the enemy by using any method. How did this organization was able to survive util now.
    2. Gay story. The scenario writer must die. I cannot endure to watch it, if you want to create film for gays, then do it in films only for gays.
    3. It was so uninteresting plot that i skipped time, when i watched series.
    And the last one about gay story line - they were able to transform a klingon into a human, but they unable to change DNA of gays to cure them, if you will ask Vulcans about it, they will die because there is no logic here.    … Expand
  87. SpecimenB
    Nov 13, 2017
    3
    What's getting rated here? When you peruse through the critic reviews and the user reviews, it seems very few of the positive reviews are actually reviewing the show on its merits. They seem to be reviewing how politically correct it is. "The captain is a middle-aged Asian woman, About time." "The lead is a strong, black woman. How progressive." "The ships doctor and chief science officerWhat's getting rated here? When you peruse through the critic reviews and the user reviews, it seems very few of the positive reviews are actually reviewing the show on its merits. They seem to be reviewing how politically correct it is. "The captain is a middle-aged Asian woman, About time." "The lead is a strong, black woman. How progressive." "The ships doctor and chief science officer are gay lovers. Bravo!" But when you look at the reviews for the show itself, the results are predominantly negative. The credit I will give this show is the acting is top notch. And the allowed budget clearly allows this show to go where no show has gone before. But the plot and story are abysmal. The science is ridiculous. The characters themselves, while expertly played, are very cliche and difficult to relate to. It seems the attempt to bring Star Trek to a wider audience has backfired and lost them their original fanbase.… Expand
  88. Paxdiem
    Feb 12, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It just so bad it hurts to watch it. Im big fan of the Klingon and Discovery destroyed what the Klingon Empire was supposed to be, look and feel. The plot its just plain bad! The only interesting character was Captain Lorca and they killed him....Will not endure another episode and hope another Star Trek Series will come along that does justice to this universe. In the meanwhile I have the Orville!… Expand
  89. TheSHO
    Jan 19, 2019
    1
    I am done after watching the 5th episode of the 1st season. Are you kidding me?! I let most of the things that I didn't like go. But when you have a very unlikable chief engineer (who is gay) and a very forgettable lead doctor (who is also gay) being shoved down our throats (pun intended) by the liberal Hollywood as a couple, that is when I am done. I am so sick and tired of HollywoodI am done after watching the 5th episode of the 1st season. Are you kidding me?! I let most of the things that I didn't like go. But when you have a very unlikable chief engineer (who is gay) and a very forgettable lead doctor (who is also gay) being shoved down our throats (pun intended) by the liberal Hollywood as a couple, that is when I am done. I am so sick and tired of Hollywood making everything about PC. Every single character is unlikable. The only one that is decent is the main character and they made her name Michael. Sigh, really? Just had to show us that gender and names don't mean anything, They are all interchangeable, right hollyweird? Other then forgettable and unlikable characters, you have horrible special effects for the space scenes. The older Star Treks looked soooo much better when there was no Computer technology. And don't get me started on the Klingons. The only good thing I would say this series has is the nice indoor set pieces. That is about it. Oh and one more thing. Isn't this show suppose to be before Enterprise? If so, why do they have so much more technology then Enterprise? Just doesn't make sense.

    I hope to God that the new one with Picard is better.    … Expand
  90. Humboldt1337
    Jan 17, 2019
    1
    This show is 100% SJW garbage now. It is like a diversity hire who hates Star Trek made all of the decisions regarding this series. These out of touch Hollywood elite execs know white males are the biggest Star Trek fan base, right?! Apparently not, as they do everything in their power to demean and insult white men throughout the entire show. Just total garbage, I hope this seriesThis show is 100% SJW garbage now. It is like a diversity hire who hates Star Trek made all of the decisions regarding this series. These out of touch Hollywood elite execs know white males are the biggest Star Trek fan base, right?! Apparently not, as they do everything in their power to demean and insult white men throughout the entire show. Just total garbage, I hope this series fails and is forgotten. I will just go watch DS9 re-runs instead.… Expand
  91. hewhocaves
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Like all the others have said - this show is an awful abomination which seems to go out of its way to trample into the ground everything that Gene Roddenberry held dear. Want to watch good, new episodes of Star Trek these days? Watch The Orville.
  92. Cosmicdust
    Dec 10, 2018
    0
    This show is laced with political correctness BS from snowflake writers with itchy vaginas. It's absolutely ridiculous at times and totally unrealistic like most of the crap coming out of hollywood. It's a shame really because it could be so much better if it didn't feel the need to ram PC crap down the viewers throats. i can see this being cancelled soon.
  93. deltagilbert
    Mar 17, 2019
    3
    There's so much to dislike about this show. It's Star Trek in name only. Everything in this show blue. It looks awful. The dialogue is terrible. Conversations between characters are forced and awkward as the writers try to make them sound witty with short sentences delivered at lightening pace. They just sound stupid. No one talks like that.

    It's just generally not very good. Just    There's so much to dislike about this show. It's Star Trek in name only. Everything in this show blue. It looks awful. The dialogue is terrible. Conversations between characters are forced and awkward as the writers try to make them sound witty with short sentences delivered at lightening pace. They just sound stupid. No one talks like that.

    It's just generally not very good. Just cancel it and start again.    … Expand
  94. bongwater
    Mar 25, 2019
    0
    This isn't star trek, if you liked the old star trek, you won't like this.
    If you hated the old shows, then you might like this one.
  95. grovian
    Feb 11, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is like a badly written fan fic. Everyone is an idiot (at least some of them gets killed for their stupidity), not one character is likable. This is not the Starfleet i know for decades, and it was never like this even at their lowest (ex: Dominion war). Star Trek was always about the bright future and (ironically) discovery. It was about curiosity, to wonder at the universe. ST had shown the best of humanity a future we can aspire for. But not this series. This is just a generic sci-fi with a Star Trek skin on it. None of these characters would have made trough Starfleet academy even just a few years later...

    The Expanse is way better at being a sci-fi with much better stories to tell.

    The Metacritic page says this: "Summary: 10 years before the Enterprise, the U.S.S. Discovery sets out to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before."
    Except nothing of this is true.

    SPOILERS
    The ship sets out to war and jumps all over the place with a new drive tech which is a bad joke (at least a little bit of sci-fi is in it).

    Some things the protagonist did at the outset of the series:
    - She (Michael) disregard for orders after Captain Geogiou stated to simply do a flyby of the alien ship/probe/whatever. There was no "exceed this mandate at your discretion" clause. She consciously disobeyed and landed
    - She then, instead of avoiding the Klingon warrior's defense by moving in any other way, she chose to surge forward into him and killed the warrior
    - She then proceeded to incapacitate her own superior or commandeered her ship
    - Then she murdered the Klingon boss (her weapon was on stun during the boarding of the Klingon vessel, but she had set it to kill and then shot this dude on purpose (while the whole purpose of the boarding was to capture the guy, which would have been possible even after the captains death, but she choose to kill the Klingon))

    Are we supposed to like this character? She should be in jail for her crimes (she even gets a life sentence but they just wave it, cause she got plot-shield).    … Expand
  96. dk150968
    Mar 11, 2019
    2
    I seriously gave this show a chance, but after few episodes I've given up. no more thank you.
    No likeable characters, written by people that don't know anything about Star Trek. I have watched all Star Trek spin offs and this one is the worst. If you want to see what it should be like watch "The Orville"
    A Star Trek we should have got and not this PC garbage,,,,,,,,
  97. An1
    Mar 29, 2019
    0
    Don't waste one minute of your precious time watching this even if they pay you a fortune to watch it.
  98. voxnulla
    Oct 3, 2017
    0
    A jumbled mess of poor acting, dismal writing and flashy CGI and nostalgia tugs to distract you from these facts. Yet another millennial style gritty real people drama that confuses convoluted plot lines for depth and unnecessary artificial character flaws for character development.

    Fly along for 15 episodes where an unremarkable cast will explore their own faults and failures to    A jumbled mess of poor acting, dismal writing and flashy CGI and nostalgia tugs to distract you from these facts. Yet another millennial style gritty real people drama that confuses convoluted plot lines for depth and unnecessary artificial character flaws for character development.

    Fly along for 15 episodes where an unremarkable cast will explore their own faults and failures to absolutely assure us that the future is every bit as pale and empty as today is. Join the spectacle where the Klingons are just a McGuffin and the real enemy is the enemy within because humans are flawed. See how nonsensical and trivial conflicts are resolved with spectacular poor writing and witness how the resolution at the end will be as mundane and unsatisfying as pushing a button.

    Bread and games for the easily impressed.    … Expand
  99. wmontidoro
    Jan 23, 2018
    1
    This show started bad and is getting worse episode by episode. :-(. How they could do this...wow. Just sucks. I have seen every episode of every series... this is just bad.
  100. Perrypelican
    Oct 1, 2017
    0
    The acting is not inspiring. The dialog is terrible. The glingons dont look even close to the original ones. The captain calls michael number one like she is forced to use that expression, not at all like it is her pet name. Nothing flows. Everything is all over the place. There are no relationships that seem to be more than 2 days old, never mind 7 years. The subtitles for the klingonsThe acting is not inspiring. The dialog is terrible. The glingons dont look even close to the original ones. The captain calls michael number one like she is forced to use that expression, not at all like it is her pet name. Nothing flows. Everything is all over the place. There are no relationships that seem to be more than 2 days old, never mind 7 years. The subtitles for the klingons disappear way too fast for nothing. I was not at all impressed with the graphics. The way the ships appear suddenly and always move slightly is so unrealistic. I found nothing good about the new star trek.… Expand
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#80 Best TV Season of 2017
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#1 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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#9 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Oct 19, 2017
    50
    Discovery feels like it’s adrift between the adventure-of-the-week format of its network-TV predecessors and the kind of complex serial favored by cable and streaming.
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  2. The Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kristi Turnquist
    Sep 26, 2017
    60
    Star Trek: Discovery feels like it's just finding its footing. On the promising side, Doug Jones is already a standout as Science Officer Lt. Saru, who's from an alien race called Kelpiens. And James Frain is perfectly cast as Sarek, the Vulcan who veteran "Trek" fans know as the father of Spock. The relationship between Burnham and Sarek is one of the more intriguing aspects of Star Trek: Discovery.
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  3. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Sep 26, 2017
    80
    Happily Star Trek: Discovery strikes a balance between what diehard Trekkies love about Roddenberry’s universe and what J.J. Abrams injected into its theatrical resurrection. Ethical dilemmas and a clash between cultures and traditions comprise the fore of the narrative, but the hours don’t skimp on phaser blasts and broadcast-appropriate carnage.
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