Star Trek: Discovery

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  1. 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
  2. PilotwaveSpace
    Dec 27, 2018
    4
    The show is very well crafted and the actors are doing a good job. I even like the look and the dark setting for some of the episodes. But most of the stories and dialogs just make me shake my head in disappointment. Sometimes the "logic" of the protagonists is just plain stupid and that is something I would not expect from a Star Trek series. I really hope the show-runners get someThe show is very well crafted and the actors are doing a good job. I even like the look and the dark setting for some of the episodes. But most of the stories and dialogs just make me shake my head in disappointment. Sometimes the "logic" of the protagonists is just plain stupid and that is something I would not expect from a Star Trek series. I really hope the show-runners get some intelligent writers on board for the next seasons.… Expand
  3. 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
  4. fevbwfth
    Dec 18, 2018
    1
    Beware, a show named Star Trek actually has female asian Hitler. I cannot believe this.
  5. 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?
  6. 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.
  7. mortendynamo
    Dec 1, 2018
    1
    This is an abomination of what Star Trek is. I Have watched all the previous Star Trek series, and have loved them all, but this were just utter garbage.
  8. 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.
  9. pmurie
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    It's full of PC rubbish and Feminist garbage!!! You can tell the lead role is suppose to be a transsexual (looks like a man but is a woman) where the first romance is 2 gay men hence you should keep your kids away from watching this at all costs!
  10. Antares8001
    Nov 16, 2018
    3
    It's basically a mediocre sci-fi action thriller that someone slapped a Star Trek sticker on.
    When I heard that this show was gonna take place in the original timeline and not the one of the god awful movie reboots I was excited. But then I started watching it and oh boy...
    Everything that made Star Trek great is missing. The likable characters, the diverse and thought provoking    It's basically a mediocre sci-fi action thriller that someone slapped a Star Trek sticker on.
    When I heard that this show was gonna take place in the original timeline and not the one of the god awful movie reboots I was excited. But then I started watching it and oh boy...
    Everything that made Star Trek great is missing.
    The likable characters, the diverse and thought provoking story-lines, the social criticism, the positive outlook, the focus on diplomacy and exploration has all been traded for terrible dialog, run of the mill sci-fi art style, a CGI action spectacle, second rate story-lines that have been not only been done to death but also seem to belong in an angsty teenage drama show, all topped off by characters that you couldn't pretend to like or relate to with a gun to your head. And let's not say anything about that utterly ridiculous and unnecessary Klingon redesign other than:"What were those P'takhs thinking?".
    Don't get me wrong, the older Star Trek series have more than a few rather campy and outlandish episodes, but as a whole they mostly managed to be thought provoking and created one of the most thought out and coherent Sci-Fi universes populated by believable characters and species.

    If they didn't call it Star Trek I would consider it a kinda ok 6/10 sci-fi show you wouldn't mind watching on a slow evening or as a distraction while doing chores. But as it is simply another laughable and sad entry into the Star Trek canon. If only they had kept it within the movie timeline, at least then it wouldn't have left such a sour mark on Gene Roddenberry's legacy.

    It's a truly weird day when a Seth MacFarlane parody is widely considered to be the true spiritual successor to the likes of TNG, DS9 and Voyager and the actual canonical franchise entry feels like the parody.

    On a semi-relatied side note I find it very odd that quite a few people seem to criticize this "libtard, SJW crap" considering the social criticism and very progressive world view that has always been integral to Star Trek is pretty much non-existent here. Unlike previous entries it never even tries to seriously deal with social issues.    … Expand
  11. Vectis99
    Oct 24, 2018
    3
    A failed attempt to adapt the Star Trek franchise for a modern audience. Pointlessly edgy and crude, Star Trek Discovery tries to squeeze out as much dark shock value as possible accompanied by little else.
  12. rootz
    Oct 16, 2018
    8
    Why the hell they always have to change the look of the Klingons ? This is wrong ...They not look like that !! They look like in Deep Space Nine . They are like that !!! In Star Trek Discovery you dont see the emotions of the Klingons and they are not honorable. What a disaster !! They are just standing in a room every time and whining about each other . You dont see them in the BirdsWhy the hell they always have to change the look of the Klingons ? This is wrong ...They not look like that !! They look like in Deep Space Nine . They are like that !!! In Star Trek Discovery you dont see the emotions of the Klingons and they are not honorable. What a disaster !! They are just standing in a room every time and whining about each other . You dont see them in the Birds of Prey anymore ...They give this SF the wrong name ! But i am so crazy about sci fi....Still like this ....but actually its a complete different time line what is not running synchrone with the real Star Trek universe .… Expand
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. GarethB
    Sep 30, 2018
    2
    Over the top action and CGI do not make good characters and stories, craps all over the real star trek as its another prequel where they have to get everyones nostalgia hyped but fail miserably. Bring back Gene Roddenberry's vision.
  16. Doomfrost
    Sep 6, 2018
    5
    On it's own, it wouldn't be a bad sci-fi show, but CBS isn't about taking risks or creating new IP, so they've gone the safe route and have used Star Trek as it's an already established brand. I don't think Star Trek will by any means be harmed by Discovery, but I think the show will be forgotten a lot quicker once it runs its course and will cater to an abysmally small audience who onlyOn it's own, it wouldn't be a bad sci-fi show, but CBS isn't about taking risks or creating new IP, so they've gone the safe route and have used Star Trek as it's an already established brand. I don't think Star Trek will by any means be harmed by Discovery, but I think the show will be forgotten a lot quicker once it runs its course and will cater to an abysmally small audience who only care about chic syfy than actual science fiction.… Expand
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. goggomobile
    Jul 30, 2018
    0
    This is not Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry would be turning in his grave. Utter rubbish! Watch the Orville instead.
  20. NikolayG
    Jul 29, 2018
    0
    The worst version of Star Trek bar none. It pretends it's the first to be diverse yadda yadda, which shows the people involved are clueless about the history of Star Trek. But all you have to do is watch it and witness the endless string of contradictions with Star Trek canon to realize the people involved are ignorant of Trek. The stories make Sharknado look plausible; they are driven byThe worst version of Star Trek bar none. It pretends it's the first to be diverse yadda yadda, which shows the people involved are clueless about the history of Star Trek. But all you have to do is watch it and witness the endless string of contradictions with Star Trek canon to realize the people involved are ignorant of Trek. The stories make Sharknado look plausible; they are driven by the desire to deliver crazy twists, as another person said, that would make M. Night Shyamalan blush. The characters are inconsistent in their behavior and mostly unlikeable. Not only is the show inconsistent with Star Trek; it is at times internally inconsistent with itself. Someone has posted a revealing video of clips from past Star Trek series and Discovery, which show how Discovery violates canon again and again and again. Add to this disrespect for Trek history and unbelievable behavior (by a crew made up of almost entirely unlikeable characters who snipe at each other like junior high schoolers), the visuals, and you have a catastrophe. The visuals and tech look 100 years advanced beyond Voyager. I haven't even mentioned the Klingons yet, who look like giant crustacean globs. The final episode of the season actually started off well, as they'd made some corrections, but the way the war with the Klingons ended was unbelievably stupid and anti-climactic, and then came the introduction of the so-called USS Enterprise that looks all wrong. Ridiculous and Awful. The original NCC-1701 model was simple enough that plenty of details could have been added to it without at all contradicting the original design. But they chose instead to change the color, add disco flair to the nacelle supports, totally change the rear, change the entire profile. The notion that NCC-1701 would look like this between the two Star Trek pilots makes no sense. It is not even close to a transitional look between the first pilot look and the somewhat altered second pilot look. I have canceled CBS All Access.

    The way to save this show is by revealing that it took place in some alternative universe and then for season two somehow shoving the crew (or at least Burnham) into the true original TOS universe with the real TOS look and no holograms or other beyond-Voyager-level jazz. CBS insists people won't watch a new show with the original TOS look. Meanwhile people DO watch TOS and all the fan series with the TOS look and, of course, the USS Callister episode of Black Mirror was so popular the internet almost exploded after it aired. People do still buy into the bright colors, short dresses, hairdos, and strong jawed captains. But CBS was too daft to notice and instead plunged into the incoherent mess that is Discovery, a show that is not about character, not about thoughtful ideas provoked by new and unique discoveries, but instead is all about forced unbelievable twists.    … Expand
  21. 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...
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. papajohns
    Jul 10, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While it is disappointing that the science is taking a back seat to the character drama, but that may be a symptom of today's TV expectations. Overall i think the show is entertaining and visually stunning. There are many moments that are absolutely awesome(Georgiou's conversation with Sarek at the end was a wonderful juxtaposition of ideologies), but there are many that just dont quite hit the mark(Tyler and Burnham's "romance" was completely unconvincing).

    It's very obvious that the show was written from the perspective of modern successful shows. Lots of GoT deaths and plot twists dont automatically make it good. However, it is a fresh new take on the Star Trek universe and i think it is a good starting point for a modern show. Let's not forget, almost every first season of Trek is EXTREMELY rough.    … Expand
  25. Honest-Yan
    Jul 10, 2018
    1
    This is the worst Star Trek ever made but it is still watchable if you are a big fan and you have thick skin. There are some references to superior Star Trek and some moments of entertainment to be had. It can be very predictable. There seems to be a preoccupation with 'diversity' to the extent that the only heterosexual White male on the show is the villain. The only White man who is notThis is the worst Star Trek ever made but it is still watchable if you are a big fan and you have thick skin. There are some references to superior Star Trek and some moments of entertainment to be had. It can be very predictable. There seems to be a preoccupation with 'diversity' to the extent that the only heterosexual White male on the show is the villain. The only White man who is not a villain is in a gay relationship with a Black man. There is a gay male alien too. The least competent female character is the White one. There is an Asian man who is too scared and incompetent to act heroically, unfortunately being Asian alone does not earn enough diversity points to warrant having a positive representation in this show. The remaining cast are female. heroic and confident, they are also Black and Asian and share homosexual moments. Maybe the future is non-White and homosexual, and while this show's representation of a future with a rigidly predictable social hierarchy may go down well on many college campuses, there is a flaw in this obsession with 'diversity'. When the Asian man was too scared to help save the ship, I kept feeling that it was more to do with his gender and sexuality than his conveniently scripted PTSD. When the main protagonist singlehandedly beats a superhuman Klingon in hand to hand combat I get the impression that this has less to do with her federation training and more to do with creating a positive representation of her gender race and ambiguous sexuality. It all comes across as inauthentic and overly contrived. To be fair, the original series claimed to be diverse, and maybe it was for its time, but it was mostly about White heterosexual men. Kirk fought Klingons too, but William Shatner looked physically stronger than other cast members on the bridge and clearly had a lot more muscle mass than Sonequa Martin-Green. At least the original show didn't make Uhura or Sulu villains or incompetent. It will take a lot less than 60 years for people to realize that the social politics behind Star Trek Discovery has caused very narrow minded and contrived stories, possibly more contrived than those produced less intentionally during the 60s show. At this rate we will have invented teleporters and warp drives before we can see past our sociopolitical tribalism to the extent that we make a truly inclusive Star Trek. I hope for a positive, inclusive and diverse future for the franchise... and also some better writing.… Expand
  26. shag00
    Jul 8, 2018
    2
    As I see it, Star Trek has always been a sci-fi exploration show, both of the cosmological and human spirit while occasionally addressing some of the edgier issues of American culture.

    What Discovery is, is a show, not much more than a liberal leftist take on homosexuality and doing "good" for various minorities such as dark-skinned people and people with intellectual disabilities set    As I see it, Star Trek has always been a sci-fi exploration show, both of the cosmological and human spirit while occasionally addressing some of the edgier issues of American culture.

    What Discovery is, is a show, not much more than a liberal leftist take on homosexuality and doing "good" for various minorities such as dark-skinned people and people with intellectual disabilities set in a well established commercial franchise. Seemingly gone forever are conundrums, lesser of 2 evils and truth, justice and the American way.

    A number of comments suggest, "it's a good sci-fi show just not a good Star Trek show", well quite frankly that's a crock of **** it's a terrible show, if it wasn't called Star Trek no one would watch it. Mid way during season 1, one of the most unrealistic scenes I have seen lately where one of the ship's crew opens the cage containing a ship-destroying-dinosaur-thing so she can cut it's toe nails.

    I found most of the other negative comments by other posters to be fairly accurate, no wonder the first guy in charge got fired because he obviously knew the show sucked. I feel disappointed also that the majority of so-called professional reviewers are more concerned with being perceived as politically correct than they are with critically appraising a long running, well established series which is both a prequel and a sequel, thereby leaving very little room to change many aspects of the over arching story, within which it fits.    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. YodaOldBoy
    Jun 3, 2018
    8
    The show starts off fairly slow over the first few episodes, I found. It didn't grab me, but it also wasn't uninteresting, just... lacking in purpose, I suppose. Then things get moving a bit, and by what was the Holiday break, the show turns amazing! Things come together in unexpected fashions, plots twists just dazzle you and the stories are better than ever. During the final episode, IThe show starts off fairly slow over the first few episodes, I found. It didn't grab me, but it also wasn't uninteresting, just... lacking in purpose, I suppose. Then things get moving a bit, and by what was the Holiday break, the show turns amazing! Things come together in unexpected fashions, plots twists just dazzle you and the stories are better than ever. During the final episode, I can say that it finally felt like Star Trek. So for a "die hard Trekkie", this might be disappointing, as it doesn't feel like you're watching Star Trek for most of the season. But if you want good TV and a new entry into the Star Trek universe, this will fill your share. (But those new Klingons are ugly...)… Expand
  29. Niftyfifty56
    Jun 3, 2018
    0
    What a let down, leftist rubbish. Not true to the original Star Trek atmosphere. Bad plot lines, bad acting. Should be called something else but Star Trek.
  30. BobbyMcBobface
    May 14, 2018
    0
    Has it come to this? A Star Trek fan for 40 years, who bought every movie and every series on DVD, and then bought them all over again on Blu Rays... and now we have a Star Trek show so ill-conceived, so terrible in concept and execution, that I can't sit through it any more.

    I could spend hours writing about the show. Suffice to say that literally every single creative decision made    Has it come to this? A Star Trek fan for 40 years, who bought every movie and every series on DVD, and then bought them all over again on Blu Rays... and now we have a Star Trek show so ill-conceived, so terrible in concept and execution, that I can't sit through it any more.

    I could spend hours writing about the show. Suffice to say that literally every single creative decision made seems to have been utterly flubbed. I sit watching characters I hate - especially the protagonist - doing things that make no sense in a world that looks nothing like it should.

    I tried, really I did. I tried so hard to like this. But it is impossible. It's just too terrible. I got half way through the first season and gave up. Fortunately I didn't pay CBS one penny for the dreck that they served up, a thought which gives me some comfort.

    Oh well. At least there is The Orville. Is there some way we can cancel Discovery and reveal that The Orville really is a Trek show, tucked away in some hitherto unknown corner of the Federation? Clap your hands, children, clap and make it so.    … Expand
  31. WhiskeyStories
    May 1, 2018
    6
    Season 1 part 2: While the second part of season one started out pretty strong with a fun premise and probably the most enjoyable episode of the whole show (episode 10), it quickly went downhill. The showrunners pretty much wasted the concept's potential and made it into a schlocky space war, yet again, not really keeping with the spirit of Star Trek. As a whole Discovery is a decent showSeason 1 part 2: While the second part of season one started out pretty strong with a fun premise and probably the most enjoyable episode of the whole show (episode 10), it quickly went downhill. The showrunners pretty much wasted the concept's potential and made it into a schlocky space war, yet again, not really keeping with the spirit of Star Trek. As a whole Discovery is a decent show with fantastic high quality production and some fun characters, but unfortunately it's second half was just as underwhelming as the first, without any kind of improvement really.… Expand
  32. TheFilmFanatic
    Apr 20, 2018
    8
    This season of Star Trek: Discovery is an action-heavy, sci-fi adventure that takes the best of both worlds mixing the style of the new Star Trek films with the tone of older Star Trek shows. Despite some uneven pacing and questionable continuity, the characters are strong enough to carry this show out of the darkness and beyond.
  33. Almostpilot
    Apr 17, 2018
    1
    They managed to ruin the star trek universe. Grotesque what they did with the Klingons, ignoring all previous history of star trek.
  34. 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
  35. marc5477
    Apr 14, 2018
    2
    I am being very generous with the 2 rating. This show is cheap, predictable, illogical, and a total bore. Its a chore to sit and see a bunch of high schoolers in star trek officer uniforms pretend that they are smart and emotionally stable. You might as well call this Star Trek Kids instead of discovery. The only problem is that it might be a bit too dark for kids but then again they getI am being very generous with the 2 rating. This show is cheap, predictable, illogical, and a total bore. Its a chore to sit and see a bunch of high schoolers in star trek officer uniforms pretend that they are smart and emotionally stable. You might as well call this Star Trek Kids instead of discovery. The only problem is that it might be a bit too dark for kids but then again they get worse from watching the news so perhaps not.

    Anyway, as many point out already, Star Trek has taken a very dark yet awkward tone. Awkward because its clearly trying to send a political message. Half of the characters are either minorities or gay. I have had friends from all said groups (I am of a hated minority group myself) but I dont like it when people stick politics in my entertainment and doubly so when the writing and acting is iffy. This is Star Trek, not blacks vs whites. Not gay vs straight. No men vs women. All the major leaders in the show are women. Half of the main characters are black. Half are gay or bi (okay I can sort of buy that one). But the point is, its not realistic and this is supposed to be SCIENCE fiction, not activism fiction. I want to see worlds that I have not dreamed of before, listen to someone talk about zero point mechanics, or subspace communication theory, or math, or science, etc. The only attempt at science in this show seems to be the silly spores which sounds more like a Tolken fantasy. Just add a few elves... wait...

    The show is very poorly written with quasi-teen level dialog and too much interpersonal drama rather than actual "discovery." Also, the characters seem to contradict themselves at every turn. Micheal is hailed as some sort of genius and was raised by logic fanatic Vulcan, yet is in a permanent state of surprise at nearly everything that happens and cant make a good decision if her life depended on it, which it did and she mostly got out of it with silly luck (a la Kirk silliness).

    I think the creators of this show were going to a TOS feel. TOS (the original series) was largely a failure which barely finished 4 seasons and was only replayed due to lack of color TV content at the time. It was clearly given away cheap as it played in the worst time slots on the worst channels back in the day. Why would you want to emulate that? The biggest hit in Star Trek, the one that attracted nerds and geeks is the Next Generation (TNG). Yet, the creators here took a dump on TNG and all that followed, lost their viewership and rolled back Star Trek to its failure days. Great work!    … Expand
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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.
  39. 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.
  40. cinemabon
    Apr 8, 2018
    10
    Fan Clubs have flooded this website with "bad" reviews in the hopes it will bring down the favorable rating. However, anyone with a brain and some Sci-Fi background knows good science fiction when they see it. Star Trek Discovery is made up of great fans, devoted to the series. They've accomplished what few could - take a dying series and breathe new life into it. So many sour grapes whenFan Clubs have flooded this website with "bad" reviews in the hopes it will bring down the favorable rating. However, anyone with a brain and some Sci-Fi background knows good science fiction when they see it. Star Trek Discovery is made up of great fans, devoted to the series. They've accomplished what few could - take a dying series and breathe new life into it. So many sour grapes when those who have tried to trash this show and say how "brilliant" the Orville is must disappointed to see their ratings are the exact opposite of what they hoped. The true Star Trek fan LOVES this show and the post show, both well done.… Expand
  41. 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
  42. TheWalkingLost
    Mar 27, 2018
    6
    Purely as a Sci-fi series, without dragging the franchise into it, I rate Discovery a 6.7.

    As a Star Trek Series I rate it a 5.3.

    (1-4: Unwatchable swill // 5: Genre fanatics only // 6: OK // 7: Good // 8-10: Degrees of Awesome)
  43. 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.
  44. MrPositive
    Mar 18, 2018
    10
    I think it's extremely well done, especially after the first couple of episodes which honestly are a bit slow. It's sad people giving this bad reviews and saying they quit after 1 episode. You are lame and don't deserve something this well done. I seriously feel people are trashing this because they can't handle a woman lead in their precious Star Trek. Total sadness.
  45. Artimecion
    Mar 15, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (some spoilers if you haven't seen the first season.)

    Firstly, I should probably point out that I've seen all of the other Trek series and must admit that I'm not an Enterprise Fan, nor am I fan of the newer reboot films. This may help to explain some of my views with Discovery.

    Discovery is a tedious mess of a show that just doesn't feel like Star Trek. Unlikable, dumb characters and unnecessary changes to established design (Especially the Klingons) really stand out in the absence of an engaging story. The characters are emotionally very one-dimensional and make absolutely baffling, and often unrelateable, choices. I often found myself thinking "in what possible scenario was this choice a good idea?'. Compounding the issues with the story and characters is that there are very few consequences to actions. Major plot elements happen with no feeling of gravity (except perhaps the start of the klingon-federation war that the series mostly focuses on) and people get injured or 'die' with relatively little impact.

    The characters are a particular annoyance. The formula is usually a) the character 'dies' only to reappear later or b) the character is actually not who they claim to be. This is fine when these thing happens once, but it becomes groan worthy when yet another character is masquerading as something else. This is to the point that, by the end, most of the remaining cast are either not what they appeared to be in the opening episode and only one of the 'deaths' appear to be permanent. The cast is also pretty unmemorable to the point that I can only really remember the names of Burnham and Lorca - the others just become 'the klingon lady' 'the annoying scientist' or 'the awkward ginger one'. Compare this to Deep Space Nine, for example, where the characters are relatively complex and memorable from the get-go.

    The show also suffers heavily from being a prequel. Technology exists where it shouldn't in the Trek timeline, but this sits alongside an awkward attempt at continuity (backwards and forwards in time). These issues really impact on this being an engaging star trek show when you're constantly trying to figure out where things fit because it is a prequel. Then there are weird anachronisms, such as the 'disco' sweatshirts and the nightclub on board the ship which feel out of place and pop-culturey. I'm really hoping the series gets better, but the cast needs a complete overhaul and they really need script writers than can write an engaging sci-fi story that fits the star trek universe.

    To give some credit, it does look pretty and the story picks up briefly about 3/4 of the way through with an unexpected jump the alternative universe. However, this is short lived and the last few episodes become a tired return to 'oh look, another character isn't who they say they are' and 'oh... that character is back...'.

    The writing is very poor and is probably the element I take the most issue with. Dialogue is generally awkward and people don't really speak 'naturally'. Plot points are introduced for temporary convenience and forgotten in a drive to move the story along. Albeit minor, one problem that highlights this (and irrationally infuriates me) is how they deal with the difference between Terrans from the alternative universe and Humans in the federation-verse and the framing of this. They mention that there is a difference in people's vision, with Terrans being more sensitive to light, therefore explaining Lorca's optical affliction. However, nobody else seems to demonstrate this (particularly the empress when she is bought back to the federation-verse). In addition, this fact is dealt with in the alternative dimension, not within the federation-verse. Therefore, surely it should have been explained that the Federation Humans are less sensitive to light, with the Terran sensitivity being normal in their universe? It's probably ridiculous, but it does bug me that a Terran described themselves as having an 'affliction' that would have been entirely normal to them in their universe. Maybe i'm nitpicking, but the culmination of poor story and character elements mean that Discovery is a miss for me.

    I'll gladly watch season two, but if the characterisation and story remains dull, I do not see myself going out the way to watch any future seasons.    … Expand
  46. fotograf
    Mar 8, 2018
    1
    what the??? What happened to the Star Trek universe? What happened to Klingon Warriors? Where is the honor in this psycho babble nonsense that they came up with? Spores? Seriously? Whats with Lorca? Who is this man? Terrible acting. He should have been a woman to fit the rest of the narrative. Just terrible! Another dead franchise! Shatner must be so pleased he has nothing to do with itwhat the??? What happened to the Star Trek universe? What happened to Klingon Warriors? Where is the honor in this psycho babble nonsense that they came up with? Spores? Seriously? Whats with Lorca? Who is this man? Terrible acting. He should have been a woman to fit the rest of the narrative. Just terrible! Another dead franchise! Shatner must be so pleased he has nothing to do with it and Leonard, DeForrest and James must be rolling in their graves. And as for the critics? Are they paid these days by the studios? How on earth can you praise this nonsense.

    I am a real fan of many years having watched every episode (even enterprise) many times over but
    this is not Star Trek. Its something... dunno what... but Star Trek it aint.

    Orville is closer! How sad!    … Expand
  47. JRob
    Mar 5, 2018
    0
    I could have put up with the sub-par acting...but, seriously, is there some secret mandate that every new show has to contain F-Bombs??? Hey writers, guess what, you don't have to insert vulgarity to make something 'more realistic'. Its SCI-FI!!! Maybe in the future we evolve to a point where we don't need to use profane language to express ourselves? After all, we don't just point andI could have put up with the sub-par acting...but, seriously, is there some secret mandate that every new show has to contain F-Bombs??? Hey writers, guess what, you don't have to insert vulgarity to make something 'more realistic'. Its SCI-FI!!! Maybe in the future we evolve to a point where we don't need to use profane language to express ourselves? After all, we don't just point and grunt anymore, do we? I am a huge Star Trek fan. One of the few shows we could watch as a multi-generational family. It was smart, imaginative, classy, funny and had a moral message. Thanks so much for RUINING that!! I wont even mention the disgusting violence, well, ok, I mentioned it...its .gross. Immensely disappointing. You owe Gene Roddenberry a HUGE apology!!!!… Expand
  48. 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.
  49. revillo
    Mar 4, 2018
    5
    They put a lot of effort into the production, but the writing and acting are pretty awkward. My main problem is the tone of this show, which comes off as hyper-anxious and obssessed with war and personal shame, as if determined to convince viewers that intergalactic exploration is a no-nonsense affair, full of dead-serious but emotionally petty professionals in high stakes situations.They put a lot of effort into the production, but the writing and acting are pretty awkward. My main problem is the tone of this show, which comes off as hyper-anxious and obssessed with war and personal shame, as if determined to convince viewers that intergalactic exploration is a no-nonsense affair, full of dead-serious but emotionally petty professionals in high stakes situations. Fun? Well that's for children. It does add a lot of action, tension and some cliffhanger filled continuity between episodes to make it a bit more exciting and binge-worthy for streaming, so many will probably appreciate those aspects, but most of what made star trek noteworthy in the first place is gone.… Expand
  50. Denis_IRL
    Mar 4, 2018
    9
    Loved it. Seems harsh some of the negativity. Agree the characters lack emotional depth but other than that the storyline is fantastic, it keeps pushing and pushing, wonderfully creative. Why do people review something after only 2 episodes?
  51. AlexMotan
    Mar 4, 2018
    1
    This is not remotely Star Trek. Is a pointless "politically correctness" intifada, drove by shameless profit greed on behalf of an icon brand and millions of fans.
    Even as not a Star Trek series, this is pathetic. Apart from CGIs, there is no reason you should like this show.
    Acting is bad, story is p*** poor. Soap opera raging in space.
  52. Bluntage
    Mar 2, 2018
    6
    This show has a lot of potential. I started watching it being very skeptical and would probably give it a 3 or 4 based on the first couple episodes. I'm liking the return to standard non-100 frame per second battle scenes and the whole idea of the spore drive. At this point, the show isn't as good as Enterprise so I can't see it making it past the second season unless it gets a lot better.
  53. thatabramswoman
    Mar 1, 2018
    2
    Paid for it, watched it, wasn't impressed. I find it hard to imagine that before STOS they had a spore drive, SO much more advanced that NC-1701 or even NC-1701-D. The way the Klingons are being portrayed, being only shortly before STOS, is mind blowingly different. I know, I know, they didn't have the make-up abilities for STOS but this is just too far from anything I've ever seen orPaid for it, watched it, wasn't impressed. I find it hard to imagine that before STOS they had a spore drive, SO much more advanced that NC-1701 or even NC-1701-D. The way the Klingons are being portrayed, being only shortly before STOS, is mind blowingly different. I know, I know, they didn't have the make-up abilities for STOS but this is just too far from anything I've ever seen or imagined. The story line was bearable in the first season I guess. They completely lost me in season 2. It is just not worth $5.99 a month to watch one show that is not at all good. This is very dark and not a vision of the future that Roddenberry had. While I think Discovery is probably closer to reality (dark, sad, lacking in hope) Roddenberry wasn't trying to show reality, he was trying to show possibilities. In doing so he created a fan base of people who wanted a positive view of the future. Discovery does NOT live up Gene Roddenberry's future.… Expand
  54. 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.
  55. 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
  56. Chickensun
    Feb 27, 2018
    10
    Literally every negative review is about how the show is not like old Star Trek. Ignore them it's a good show. Starts slowly and gets better.
  57. TomSummers
    Feb 20, 2018
    4
    What a mess. Consider this a standalone series outside the regular Star Trek universe.

    The writers and producers have turned this Star Trek on it's head. You name it, they've pretty much re-written it. The uniforms (terrible), the way the Klingons look (more terrible), even the Klingon speech. The actions sequences are sparse and short. All talk, no action. It's not a drama in    What a mess. Consider this a standalone series outside the regular Star Trek universe.

    The writers and producers have turned this Star Trek on it's head. You name it, they've pretty much re-written it. The uniforms (terrible), the way the Klingons look (more terrible), even the Klingon speech. The actions sequences are sparse and short. All talk, no action. It's not a drama in space; it's a soap opera in space. They drop the occasional reference to the proper Star Trek universe in a vain attempt to make it part of the Star Trek canon but it won't work (Pike and Archer have come up, Sarek shows up sometimes).    … Expand
  58. eightyfish
    Feb 20, 2018
    10
    You'll notice most of the early reviews for this series are bad, and most of the later ones are good. Ignore anyone who reviews a series of anything after 2 or 3 episodes. Yes, this is different to previous Trek, but if you try to imagine what Trek would look like if it was written in the modern TV universe - a universe with Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, The Wire, Peaky Blinders and allYou'll notice most of the early reviews for this series are bad, and most of the later ones are good. Ignore anyone who reviews a series of anything after 2 or 3 episodes. Yes, this is different to previous Trek, but if you try to imagine what Trek would look like if it was written in the modern TV universe - a universe with Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, The Wire, Peaky Blinders and all the rest - this is it. Yes, it has some issues with pacing at the beginning, and the new Klingons take a little getting used to (I think I would have preferred them as they were in TNG), but this is solid Trek with a moral backbone, good characters and an intriguing story arc. It really comes together by the end. Don't forget TNG took almost three years to find its feet. Can't wait for series 2.… Expand
  59. Spider69
    Feb 19, 2018
    0
    One positive aspect about this site is that there are no negative numbers so zero is it.

    Discovery should stop using the star trek logo and the term star trek. This is probably the worst series i have ever seen. Heck i would put the animated st series above this one. This series has single handly destroyed the klingon race, redefined cat fights and created a dis-functional    One positive aspect about this site is that there are no negative numbers so zero is it.

    Discovery should stop using the star trek logo and the term star trek. This is probably the worst series i have ever seen. Heck i would put the animated st series above this one. This series has single handly destroyed the klingon race, redefined cat fights and created a dis-functional federation. I can now say i am happy that the writers disrupted the time line so that second real crew has a chance.

    So much of this series sucks. There are only two really good actors and one died. Why was this show allowed to air. I cant even watch the last three shows. Just stop it please cbs. At least give aspiring engineers something to dream about other than a future filled with douche bags and wimps.    … Expand
  60. BorisGovnic
    Feb 18, 2018
    0
    From What I have Gleamed and Read Everywhere this Show Is not worth Watching.
    The best Hope is that someone will come along from the 29th century and determine this was an alternate time line needing to be purged (I'm looking at you Captain Braxton) due to some temporal cold war tampering with the timeline. Or they could Admit its an alternate universe Parallels style. We did have over    From What I have Gleamed and Read Everywhere this Show Is not worth Watching.
    The best Hope is that someone will come along from the 29th century and determine this was an alternate time line needing to be purged (I'm looking at you Captain Braxton) due to some temporal cold war tampering with the timeline. Or they could Admit its an alternate universe Parallels style. We did have over 200,000 enterprises appear in one sector before, and that would be the way for them to Claim the Show was still "canon" because it was one of the alternate realities introduced from the prime universe. Purge this useless Trek from our memories and give us the show we truly deserve.    … Expand
  61. Kowal_155
    Feb 17, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers ahead!

    At the beginning it was promising. I was really enjoying the show. I was thinking that, well actually it shouldn't stick that much to canon and all old things that were working in the past. And I was right, it was best when it was inventing it's own things even if the were total scientific rubbish that good sci-fi should never accept. The worst part of it started when they started producing "blinking" to the canon fans like with Mudd episode when he was resetting time on and on. It was stupid, not funny, although it looked like it was the intention (it was just pathetic) and the ending of that episode was idiotic. Anyway, I was hoping that such cheesy moments will be from time to time... How wrong I was... Then the creators pulled the mirror nazi-humanity multi episode moment... I despise this mirror universe since the beginning of Star Trek, but it was something that was working in political environment in 60's with TOS. It was **** with ENT. It is fermented **** now. So: selling principles of Star Trek (like positive view of future, humans not getting in conflicts, being tolerant and so on, and so on, blah blah blah) for going into the worst parts of this universe? Total loss. Connecting the finale with the Pike's NCC 1701 was a cheap maneuver. Around the middle of the season one something was starting to smell terribly. Was it Fuller exit and not writing the proper continuation of the initial setup? Or was it that badly planned from the beginning? There were supposed to be 16 episodes. We got 15. Somewhere in time they needed to record new material when DIS started to get popular in the internet discussion. So I guess with the much disturbed production decision was made to be it just one season series. Later they decided to open it for second season. That's why last episode is so ridiculous to the whole war subject, not finishing it properly, doing unbelievable malakias... New Star Trek to be modern needs to disconnect somehow from the old, much loved series. This way it's just modern mediocre sci-fi like series, very bad Star Trek. No one is pleased. My girlfriend that disliked previous classic Star Treks liked this series at the beginning. But with declining quality she had no problem stopping watching at some point when I was getting frustrated but still continuing (because it's new Star Trek!). They killed much liked doc... they shouldn't do that. Lorca was killed just like that... and actually he was interesting. Most of core fans didn't like him ("he's not a starfleet captain with starfleet principles!") but that was interesting change.
    The one that was losing Star Trek identity but still - if the rest was done correctly it wouldn't matter. And gosh! It just lacked vision on how to show Qo'noS! Mos Eisley in Star Trek brand... I feel like after showing big T'Kuvma ship with whole story and meaning of it, they used all creative fuel... So it wasn't all bad, but as the whole it is. Hope they will improve in second season, and if there's reason for it get the hell back the Fuller! I have a feeling that his quit was partially a reason for declining this season to **** level.    … Expand
  62. u182506
    Feb 17, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I'm glad I waited until the end of the season to write this. I was super excited about Discovery and couldn't wait for it to show. And then when I sat down all excited to watch it I was massively disappointed. It really just sucked.... So much so that after watching the first 9 episodes (up until the break) I didn't even bother watching the last 6.

    But I decided I should see how this giant missed opportunity finished up, and I found myself having a mini-binge. I watched the last 6 episodes in 2 nights and they were pretty good. The whole parallel universe storyline was interesting and perhaps helped explain some of the 'darkness' in the first 9 episodes. If I've voted after the first 9 eps I'd probably have given it a 3, but now its earned another 3.

    There are still a bunch of things that I think make no sense, and generally just blow: rotating saucer section (that appears to serve no purpose), the whole fantastical 'spore-drive' thing, and why in the name of all things holy would said spore drive cause a starship to roll rapidly when activated?!    … Expand
  63. 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
  64. sarichj
    Feb 14, 2018
    8
    I can understand why some are sceptical and I see that it departs in major ways from the franchise. But I feel the hatred is way over the top. I think the early episodes were weak and there are some problems with the pacing of the series as a whole, but I think it slowly gets better as it goes. The last few episodes were what won me over (ep15). They reestablish the importance ofI can understand why some are sceptical and I see that it departs in major ways from the franchise. But I feel the hatred is way over the top. I think the early episodes were weak and there are some problems with the pacing of the series as a whole, but I think it slowly gets better as it goes. The last few episodes were what won me over (ep15). They reestablish the importance of Federation regulations and principles. I think its now really well setup to a more traditional trek format. BIGGEST GRIPE - I don't really like what they have done to the Klingons - just a little too much of a departure from the lore established in TNG and DS9.… Expand
  65. udhos
    Feb 14, 2018
    2
    This series is a real pain to watch.
    I've watched every episode really hoping it would deliver a bit more of adventurous plots than politically correct stances on... EVERYTHING.
    Very unfortunately, STD could not do it. It is a thing so obsessed about political instances it can't deliver anything other than progressive agenda. It hits Trump. It hits manhood. It hits patriarchy. It hits    This series is a real pain to watch.
    I've watched every episode really hoping it would deliver a bit more of adventurous plots than politically correct stances on... EVERYTHING.
    Very unfortunately, STD could not do it. It is a thing so obsessed about political instances it can't deliver anything other than progressive agenda.
    It hits Trump. It hits manhood. It hits patriarchy. It hits Vulcan intelligence. It hits money. It's a relentless political show. If you enjoy PC, watch it. Skip it otherwise.    … Expand
  66. megawavez
    Feb 13, 2018
    5
    The last episode was pretty cringe worthy with a miraculous solution to a difficult problem then a strange handing over of responsibility to the enemy, it.. just... didn't... make... sense. Additionally, I just don't like the main character. She's supposedly raised on Vulcan, but how did she survive? She's extremely emotion, and prone to be rash, although the show says she's supposed toThe last episode was pretty cringe worthy with a miraculous solution to a difficult problem then a strange handing over of responsibility to the enemy, it.. just... didn't... make... sense. Additionally, I just don't like the main character. She's supposedly raised on Vulcan, but how did she survive? She's extremely emotion, and prone to be rash, although the show says she's supposed to be very logic and competent - it's simply doesn't jive. The first season wasn't that good - hopefully they're are just getting warmed up and we'll see more intricate characters and dialogue.… Expand
  67. Dubeau
    Feb 13, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall the visuals got better with time. That part didn’t disappointed. I like that they took the sober road for the Andorians, Orions. I wish they would have done the same for the Klingons from the start. The season was going everywhere but nowhere...I think they could have saved it, if the Discovery would have come back at the time they left and without Georgiou…and 1-2 episodes sooner. Then they could have ended the war in a more sensible way regarding the Klingons. Allowing themselves time to setup how the Klingons would stop and not resolving to so many magic shortcuts. They switched so many times the villains that none of them were really important to the story. They put themselves into a corner where they could only use L’Rell in the end, without even set her up properly toward the other Klingon clans. And Kahless and the religion point got forgotten in the end. I did loved the actors, their acting. The FX were very well done, better in the end. But the story was just like a disaster in motion and spinning out of control, leaving us with a blatant rushed and shorthanded ending. I gave a 50%. This makes me regret Anaxar somehow.… Expand
  68. ScienceAdvisor
    Feb 13, 2018
    5
    (Based on seeing all 15 episodes instead of just 3)
    A curious mix of good, bad, and downright ugly. Too much development in areas that are to be later discarded, convenience as a major story elements, and shaky handicam moments, albeit with the same UHD quality, drags this down to sub-par town. A near total disregard for continuity, where the writers/director/showrunner cannot    (Based on seeing all 15 episodes instead of just 3)
    A curious mix of good, bad, and downright ugly. Too much development in areas that are to be later discarded, convenience as a major story elements, and shaky handicam moments, albeit with the same UHD quality, drags this down to sub-par town. A near total disregard for continuity, where the writers/director/showrunner cannot understand that a destination only one light year away takes about 1 second at max. warp, is never going to please those weaned on Star Trek. CBS is committed, so here is hoping season two sees significant improvements.    … Expand
  69. sonny2dap
    Feb 13, 2018
    3
    This was mixed to begin with, and went downhill.

    The performances in general were solid by the cast but the writing and direction were lacking exemplified best by the finale. So we have set up a backs against the wall scenario, a war like implacable foe is at the city gates and everything you know says the enemy will not back down unless confronted with overwhelming force, they    This was mixed to begin with, and went downhill.

    The performances in general were solid by the cast but the writing and direction were lacking exemplified best by the finale.

    So we have set up a backs against the wall scenario, a war like implacable foe is at the city gates and everything you know says the enemy will not back down unless confronted with overwhelming force, they respect warriors and strength and if you don't defeat the enemy everything you know will be destroyed, you're playing for all the marbles.

    You have a way to strike back at the enemy and save your people but to do so will mean compromising your ideals and millions of the enemy will be killed, whereas if you don't act millions of your people will die and the ideals you stand for will be gone too as they're not shared by your enemy. Had the writers followed the internal logic of their story and had it play out that Starfleet the idealistic organisation has to compromise its' ideals to survive and make some point about that's why they're ideals and people are imperfect and sometimes horrible acts are necessary to prevent even worse outcomes, that would have been a poignant arc and thought provoking, instead we had our lead character come up with an implausible solution that essentially has the war end because someone with no army or navy or broad base support, from a minority religious/political group turns up making terrorist demands.

    The message is hardly appealing to most audiences and the reaction of the honorable warrior Klingons who respect strength of arms in battle is also unbelievable in that they meekly acquiesce to such an extremist demand, in complete contradiction of the way Klingons have been portrayed all season.

    i could go on and on, the injection of certain contemporary politics which will date this show horribly is another topic that you could easily spend another few thousand words on.

    Season 2 is coming as we know already but unless serious changes happen on the writing team, 2 seasons will be it.    … Expand
  70. 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
  71. Qgal5kap
    Feb 13, 2018
    0
    I was madly disappointed by the show. I regard it as highly disrespectful to the name of Star Trek. As the episodes progressed I felt the cringe factor increase equally as much as my sadness did. I kinda wanted to not watch it, but as I love sci-fi, I continued, but not without sustaining a fair amount of mental anguish.
  72. sabrose1020
    Feb 12, 2018
    0
    Its pretty clear CBS caught wind of the negative reviews on this site and hired some botters to equalize things.
    The network has tried to shelter this show from itself by putting it on all access.It wouldnt have lasted a season on over the air television. Its playing with Netflix money for season 2 and has yet to release how many people actually watch the show on all access.
    It    Its pretty clear CBS caught wind of the negative reviews on this site and hired some botters to equalize things.
    The network has tried to shelter this show from itself by putting it on all access.It wouldnt have lasted a season on over the air television. Its playing with Netflix money for season 2 and has yet to release how many people actually watch the show on all access.
    It needs to listen to the negative reviews fire some people and hire someone with some competence to run it or its deader than a doornail.
    The contrived finale was one only Neville Chamberlain would love. But it fit the entire season -garbage.    … Expand
  73. sefrabu
    Feb 12, 2018
    5
    Despite a few quite intriguing and well conceived plot twists, and some nice (although slightly wooden) social commentary a Star Trek always was, this series is one of the most disjointed, unfocused and erratic I've ever seen. "Throw somenthing at the wall and see what sticks" is almost literal here, and I have every reason to believe that it were not real people who wrote the script, butDespite a few quite intriguing and well conceived plot twists, and some nice (although slightly wooden) social commentary a Star Trek always was, this series is one of the most disjointed, unfocused and erratic I've ever seen. "Throw somenthing at the wall and see what sticks" is almost literal here, and I have every reason to believe that it were not real people who wrote the script, but some kind of a highly advanced script generator, analysing every single sci-fi concept used in the last 20 years and applying them to a single series.

    But the biggest sin of Star Trek Discovery is that it is not Star Trek at all; and if it wasn't called "Star Trek", and featured a new universe, it would have died unnoticed after the first few episodes.    … Expand
  74. 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
  75. skaz001
    Feb 11, 2018
    8
    As the season has worn on, it's become a better show. I noticed that most of the bad scores were from earlier in the season. The majority of those that have watched the entire season have enjoyed it. As one fellow trekker told me, it grew on me.
  76. lynannouilh
    Feb 10, 2018
    10
    It's a good show, I'll wait the end of the season to be more thorough with my review, but I can't say the show is bad. It's a different flavour of Star Trek, and this is what I like. The trekkies which reviewed this show with a 0 note are extremists and are missing the point in the Roddenberry philosophy.

    Edit : Now that I have completed the show, I can say for sure, it's one of the    It's a good show, I'll wait the end of the season to be more thorough with my review, but I can't say the show is bad. It's a different flavour of Star Trek, and this is what I like. The trekkies which reviewed this show with a 0 note are extremists and are missing the point in the Roddenberry philosophy.

    Edit : Now that I have completed the show, I can say for sure, it's one of the most innovative and modern take on star trek yet. Shame on the movies.    … Expand
  77. redspark
    Feb 9, 2018
    10
    Great to see Star Trek back on our screens ,remember time for us in movie production has moved on so much since the first series and remember each episode was a story on its own .Discovery is a on going saga i would say it is different be cause of turns and twists , but i am enjoying watching it,take it as something new ,movies have moved on from simple tales and so must Star Trek to survive!
  78. Malthazor
    Feb 7, 2018
    10
    I suppose hard-core Star Trek fans are going to bemoan the fast pacing and the moral complexity, as well as the absence of tedious sermonising about the greater good and the Prime Directive. The rest of us can find plenty to enjoy in the first season's well structured story arc and the fine performances by the likes of Michelle Yeoh and Jason Isaacs.
  79. slimshadi
    Feb 7, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great show, times have moved on and this is great modern trek. Hope Lorca comes back.… Expand
  80. rbunge
    Feb 7, 2018
    6
    Excellently written and top notch effects. Unfortunately it falls into the Hollywood agenda. Multi-verse is now run by females backed up by blacks, Asians, gays, and aliens. Only straight white male is a treasonous turncoat that they kill off. I am sure the will have some red shirts though in the future.
  81. spacie
    Feb 7, 2018
    6
    My love for the show mostly stems from it being in-universe Star Trek, not on its own merits. It's kind of too dark, the Klingon stuff is laid on too thick, literally and figuratively, and just in general, war in space gets boring/repetitive after a while. What I do like is it has some solid dramatic moments, I'm becoming invested in some of the characters, and the on screen diversity isMy love for the show mostly stems from it being in-universe Star Trek, not on its own merits. It's kind of too dark, the Klingon stuff is laid on too thick, literally and figuratively, and just in general, war in space gets boring/repetitive after a while. What I do like is it has some solid dramatic moments, I'm becoming invested in some of the characters, and the on screen diversity is great. I'm not going to be one of those "It's not Star Trek!" hacks, but I will say it's not strong sci fi. This show doesn't have me chewing on ideas about the human condition. I miss that.… Expand
  82. Callumunga
    Feb 7, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Discovery is a decent Sci-Fi show.
    For all the people complaining about the questionable science, watch TOS again and tell me the science makes sense.

    I agree that it is an imperfect show. My gripes toward it range from minor annoyance that in Enterprise they refer to Cloaking Devices as 'Cloaking Devices' but 100 years later, they call them 'invisibility screens, to how they seem to have forgotten what the ships and uniforms are supposed to look like in 10 years.

    This show does not deserves neither a ten nor a zero.    … Expand
  83. MimiDuck
    Feb 7, 2018
    9
    A wonderful return to form for Star Trek! It is a very modern, brilliantly paced show that sticks to some of the themes that made old Trek interesting - ethical quandaries, fantastic scenarios, and complex characters. The core cast is fantastic and genuinely believable as real people (except for one unusual choice late in the first season).

    It is definitely on the soft side of scifi (as    A wonderful return to form for Star Trek! It is a very modern, brilliantly paced show that sticks to some of the themes that made old Trek interesting - ethical quandaries, fantastic scenarios, and complex characters. The core cast is fantastic and genuinely believable as real people (except for one unusual choice late in the first season).

    It is definitely on the soft side of scifi (as opposed to, say, The Expanse) - about the same as Next Generation, but this works very well for exploring a wide range of plots.    … Expand
  84. AlbinoAlligator
    Feb 7, 2018
    9
    Disco polarized many at first because it seemed to discard many of the principles that made people love Star Trek. Part of this was a move toward a more narrative based format rather than the very episodic nature of classic Star Trek, which had a side effect; it took quite some time for the true foundations of the show to emerge. You might find yourself questioning the show a lot in theDisco polarized many at first because it seemed to discard many of the principles that made people love Star Trek. Part of this was a move toward a more narrative based format rather than the very episodic nature of classic Star Trek, which had a side effect; it took quite some time for the true foundations of the show to emerge. You might find yourself questioning the show a lot in the first half of the first season, but as it unwravels and twists and turns then all of a sudden you begin to believe and find yourself both shocked and impressed in equal measure at the detail and direction the show has taken. The production qualities are fantastic, and it is really worth sticking with. Don't judge it on just the first 4-5 episodes. All good stories have to spend time establishing themselves.… Expand
  85. Alphastrike
    Feb 7, 2018
    10
    Story and characters are well thought out and progressing well. Engaging and can't wait for more, an amazing addition to the Star Trek series.
  86. drew314159
    Feb 6, 2018
    10
    I have been a life long fan of Star Trek since the 70s also, and I love this show. It is great and flows lovely from all the series before eit.
  87. ShaakTi
    Feb 6, 2018
    8
    This was much better than I was prepared for. I will admit my husband and I were skeptical, but we ended up really enjoying it. We are long time Star Trek fans, and I cannot believe how much hate it's been getting. One main thing we had a hard time with was the klingons. Their style is so different compared to previous incarnations. However, if you can get over that, and take Discovery atThis was much better than I was prepared for. I will admit my husband and I were skeptical, but we ended up really enjoying it. We are long time Star Trek fans, and I cannot believe how much hate it's been getting. One main thing we had a hard time with was the klingons. Their style is so different compared to previous incarnations. However, if you can get over that, and take Discovery at it's face for what it is, I think you will be surprised.… Expand
  88. 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
  89. Byronotron
    Feb 6, 2018
    9
    Star Trek: Discovery is absolutely Star Trek. Every new show has been derided by fans, only to later find their footing and bring in new fans, this show is no different. What is different is that unlike every single other Star Trek show besides TOS, season one is great. It has little stumbles, being a bit too dour compared to the lofty ideals it upholds later in the season, but it gives usStar Trek: Discovery is absolutely Star Trek. Every new show has been derided by fans, only to later find their footing and bring in new fans, this show is no different. What is different is that unlike every single other Star Trek show besides TOS, season one is great. It has little stumbles, being a bit too dour compared to the lofty ideals it upholds later in the season, but it gives us something that few Star Trek shows have, a season long narrative with themes that permeate and surround the show, giving each individual episode more context and meaning to the larger story, which actually works very well for this franchise. Aside from that the acting, special effects, VFX, costumes, sound design, music, direction are all incredible. The writing takes a noticeable and dramatic climb in quality at the end of the first half of the season, and continues into some truly epic and must see sci-fi in the second half. This show WILL go down as another classic sci-if and Star Trek shows, while bringing in a lot of new and younger fans. Long Live the Discovery.… Expand
  90. RMillward
    Feb 6, 2018
    10
    Star Trek Discovery is a bold new vision in the Star Trek Universe, one that has unsettled and even disappointed older fans. Younger, more imaginative viewers, whose experience includes liking Star Trek Enterprise on TV, with its non-episodic story arcs, and the up-to-date trilogy of Star Trek films starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, will appreciate Star Trek Discovery's incredibleStar Trek Discovery is a bold new vision in the Star Trek Universe, one that has unsettled and even disappointed older fans. Younger, more imaginative viewers, whose experience includes liking Star Trek Enterprise on TV, with its non-episodic story arcs, and the up-to-date trilogy of Star Trek films starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, will appreciate Star Trek Discovery's incredible production values and out-of-the-box storytelling. Yes, a lot of very vocal people seem not to care for Star Trek Discovery, but as a lifelong fan of Star Trek (52 years and still counting!), I can tell you this show is among the best the Star Trek franchise has to offer and you owe yourself a look.… Expand
  91. CuckooTheCuckoo
    Feb 6, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just can't understand all the negative reviews for STD.

    I had extremely low expectations after a string of clones of the fantastic Start Trek the Next Generation. I was preparing for yet more sanctimonious 2D characters, badly acted and rehashing tired old story-lines. But STD has taking it in an entirely new direction, adding richness to the Klingons, and showing that The Federation isn't always squeaky clean.

    Rather than being all nauseatingly perfect, the cast of STD have as many characters flaws as they have talents. The exposition is done well without being a series of explainers, and the characters all feel rich and well developed as a result.

    I can't understand the complaint that Star Trek should be about exploration only. They go to another fricking universe! The plot twists are clever enough to actually catch you off your guard, and they sitll find time to add a sense of wonder to what's happening.

    The acting is just superb and I really don't understand the complaints about the acting as it is top notch. There is a great sense of humour attached, and plenty of scenes that bring about real sense of emotion.

    Star Trek badly needed a new sense of direction, and STD has provided much needed vigour and charm. The sci-fi is credible and believable, drawing on current theories (like the multiverse theory), but finding interesting ways to project it. It can be surreal at times, intriguing, raunchy, heat-breaking, and elating.

    I really don't understand the haters.    … Expand
  92. marsm1
    Feb 5, 2018
    10
    Fantastic Trek. Started off a bit rough but has really come into it's own! Would recommend a watch.
  93. Ittiaces
    Feb 5, 2018
    9
    This new venture into the Star Trek universe is set about ten years before the events of the original series and centres around a troubled yet brilliant federation officer called Michael Burnham. I loved this first season, and as a long time, Trekkie have to admit I haven't enjoyed a version of this world so much since The Next Generation. Plotlines were dramatic and well thought out andThis new venture into the Star Trek universe is set about ten years before the events of the original series and centres around a troubled yet brilliant federation officer called Michael Burnham. I loved this first season, and as a long time, Trekkie have to admit I haven't enjoyed a version of this world so much since The Next Generation. Plotlines were dramatic and well thought out and the main characters particularly well developed. Sonequa Martin-Green as Burnham is terrific and skilfully portrays a strong, intelligent if somewhat vulnerable woman, guilt-ridden from a poor decision which destroyed her promising career. The cast, on the whole, is very watchable as an ensemble with some great scenes from Jason Issacs and Anthony Rapp. Shazad Latif is particularly charming as Burnham's unpredictable love interest, and Michelle Yeoh is just brilliant as her mentor. I would have loved a more substantial role for Yeoh; it was great casting to have her as a Captain and one of the main reasons I wanted to see the show.

    The VFX are excellent, and clearly, a large budget was allocated to produce some quality work. It certainly paid off and transported us to many different and exciting locations throughout each episode.

    I do not doubt that a lot of die-hard fans will find fault with this incarnation, it can never be the original or TNG, but it doesn't have to be. It can certainly stand on its own while paying tribute to the trek legacy. I hope season 2 will be as engaging.    … Expand
  94. 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
  95. Dont4get2wipe77
    Feb 1, 2018
    7
    I actually liked this show. Nothing special and a bit rough around the edges but I personally enjoyed it. I see mine isn’t a popular opinion and I’m seeing a pattern. This show, and several other recent remakes, revamps or belated sequels would have probably been a lot better received by audiences if they hadn’t cashed in on an existing, beloved franchise. Let’s face it most plot points,I actually liked this show. Nothing special and a bit rough around the edges but I personally enjoyed it. I see mine isn’t a popular opinion and I’m seeing a pattern. This show, and several other recent remakes, revamps or belated sequels would have probably been a lot better received by audiences if they hadn’t cashed in on an existing, beloved franchise. Let’s face it most plot points, set pieces etc etc are pretty much interchangeable within a genre. My point is that if the producers had let the creative team actually come up with their own premises, ideas and characters instead of relentlessly rehashing old ideas then a new and exciting franchise could have been born. Or crashed, burned and fizzled our after one season but you know what? That’s the nature of the beast. That’s what keeps people interested. While I definitely didn’t hate Star Trek discovery personally, I can understand why people feel let down. I honestly think that if the exact same team that made STD (wow unfortunate acronym) had made a new, original sci-fi series it would have been great. Sadly it seems that creative and innovative ideas are growing rarer every year. By the time I die I’ll probably have watched Star Wars episode 87b. And **** hated that one too.… Expand
  96. thapeloa
    Feb 1, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is so political its boring...nothing feels natural in the show. The gay couple reveal did not feel like a natural relationship but mainstream TV checking the box that they had the first gay couple. Burnham is acted out by a brilliant actress pity her character went from emotionally devoid to ultra loving and caring in the space of 3 episodes! Took the mystery completely out of her. Then the show blatalntly once again tries to check the boxes from episode 12 by turning a very interesting character (Lorca) into a male villain who is taken down by two female heroins, the other female heroin being a previously ruthless emperor who tortured and murdered people but for the sake of checkboxes she turned into a loving co-star for Burhams (Marvel-esque) action sequence in episode 13. Instead of the evil empress dying in the end Burnham saves her so they can go live happily aboard the discovery. The script writing in this show is horrendous nevermind all the politics of the show. Oh and the show touches on slavery too in a total of probably 2 minutes on screen, the slaves were being sold by Burnhams new best friend the emperor...but Burnham forgot all that in favor of ticking check boxes.… Expand
  97. prider90
    Jan 31, 2018
    8
    + for the effects
    + for the setting
    - didn't gave me that star trek feeling.
    - plot needs to be more complex
    Overall OK to watch
  98. rjc241
    Jan 30, 2018
    0
    I find it hard to believe this star trek takes place before Kirk and Spock its too advanced it got off to a somewhat slow start but now having watched all ten episodes i believe it deserves to be up there with the best all true Si Fi fan will love it is mind boggling and takes place in the multiverse what more can one ask keep up the good work writer and if you get half as good has theI find it hard to believe this star trek takes place before Kirk and Spock its too advanced it got off to a somewhat slow start but now having watched all ten episodes i believe it deserves to be up there with the best all true Si Fi fan will love it is mind boggling and takes place in the multiverse what more can one ask keep up the good work writer and if you get half as good has the writer's of start trek voguer you should be proud of yourselves i am 68 and have been a Si Fi fan most of my life. many thanks… Expand
  99. NeilDunford
    Jan 29, 2018
    9
    I am not a very sophisticated viewer--of anything. After many, many years, for me, "good" or "not good" comes down to whether I think about a movie or a show the next day. Ninety nine percent of what I watch, on TV or in a movie theatre, goes in one ear and out the other.

    Discovery got off to a slow start for me and I don't strongly disagree with many of the negative reviews. Its    I am not a very sophisticated viewer--of anything. After many, many years, for me, "good" or "not good" comes down to whether I think about a movie or a show the next day. Ninety nine percent of what I watch, on TV or in a movie theatre, goes in one ear and out the other.

    Discovery got off to a slow start for me and I don't strongly disagree with many of the negative reviews. Its format and pace are very different from past versions of Trek--I have mostly enjoyed the different series but I wouldn't qualify as a Trekkie. However, after about the 3rd episode of Discovery, I can't wait for the following week's episode. The last couple of episodes have left me at the edge of my chair counting down the days until the next installment. I wouldn't have said Bravo in months, but, I will now. Take it or leave it. But if you are considering diving in...prepare yourself to persevere through the first few episode, then, get ready for a fun ride.    … Expand
  100. OldHippy
    Jan 29, 2018
    9
    Every first season of Star Trek, in any of the series, is usually a fairly laughable version of what every series eventually became. Ok, maybe the Enterprise series never really got there, but the rest follow that trend. So far I find Discovery one of the better first seasons, and it seems to be getting better as the season progresses.
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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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