Star Trek: Discovery

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  1. Zybane
    Oct 2, 2017
    0
    Words cannot describe how cringe-worthy this show is. I just got halfway through episode 3 and I had to turn it off.

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

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

    I thought the new Michael Bay'esque Star Treks were awful, this show takes awful to where awful has never gone before!    … Expand
  2. v3ctor
    Oct 9, 2017
    0
    What did I just watch? This is not the Star Trek that has inspired so many people. Any sci-fi show can be set in space, but Star Trek was about having a reason to be there - to seek out new life and new civilizations. But no, this show is about killing new life, treating others with utter disrespect and generally seeing who can be the stupidest. I had hopes this show would improve, but theWhat did I just watch? This is not the Star Trek that has inspired so many people. Any sci-fi show can be set in space, but Star Trek was about having a reason to be there - to seek out new life and new civilizations. But no, this show is about killing new life, treating others with utter disrespect and generally seeing who can be the stupidest. I had hopes this show would improve, but the last episode was so terrible I just give up.… Expand
  3. dmcimo
    Sep 29, 2017
    0
    Complete Junk. Not only are you forced to pay to see this show in the USA/CANADA , but its also badly done. This may have the official Star Trek label on it, but this show has nothing to do with Trek stories, they just on uniforms and attempted to use the THEME, but that is all. There are also problems with the pacing and energy. They go to such great lengths to build up some little bitComplete Junk. Not only are you forced to pay to see this show in the USA/CANADA , but its also badly done. This may have the official Star Trek label on it, but this show has nothing to do with Trek stories, they just on uniforms and attempted to use the THEME, but that is all. There are also problems with the pacing and energy. They go to such great lengths to build up some little bit of momentum then cut to the Klingon with SUBTITLES, wow...just utter wow.... I have been a Star Trek fan for years, I Have watched every series, every film multiple times. I will not watch another episode of this rubbish. Definitely not worth a subscription to CBS as of yet, and even if you have Netflix in USA/CANADA, CBS made it clear they they want to steal all the money from us and won't allow Netflix to have it here, but anyone else across the world.… Expand
  4. HJRodrigo
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    Show is disinterested in exploring the original Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry and wants to make a new one loosely based on it. Truth is that CBS is only using Star Trek as a brand name in order to sell this series. It uses the name Star Trek, but then copies things from other non Star Trek TV shows that are currently popular to make for an experience that is not true toShow is disinterested in exploring the original Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry and wants to make a new one loosely based on it. Truth is that CBS is only using Star Trek as a brand name in order to sell this series. It uses the name Star Trek, but then copies things from other non Star Trek TV shows that are currently popular to make for an experience that is not true to the original creator's vision of the future. This show would have worked better as its own Sci show.… Expand
  5. wobbles
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    I was prepared to accept the more advanced looking set, It is 2017 and not the 60s. I was even prepared for the annoying lens flare that seems to be popular now but was it too much to ask for even high school play level acting? There's no Star Trek here, Just a ship ran by a committee of incompetent people. I felt this ship couldn't go from Earth to Vulcan without blowing itself up.
    A    I was prepared to accept the more advanced looking set, It is 2017 and not the 60s. I was even prepared for the annoying lens flare that seems to be popular now but was it too much to ask for even high school play level acting? There's no Star Trek here, Just a ship ran by a committee of incompetent people. I felt this ship couldn't go from Earth to Vulcan without blowing itself up.
    A coherent plot would have been nice to slip in also.    … Expand
  6. silkmc
    Oct 31, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's like a teen drama set in space. We've even had the obligatory (zero chemistry) forced hetero romance thrown at us only 7 eps in (and the whole ep a poor attempt to disguise the fact the episode was about MC getting herself a boyfriend... because y'know, women MC's can't just have their own story, even in 2017... Bechdel test failure in star trek... oh my... just kill me)… Expand
  7. Talbis
    Oct 2, 2017
    0
    I'm like 25 minutes into the third episode I paused to write these first impressions here. I was beyond skeptical when this series was announced and at least now I know why it was sent to CBS Access - to die. Yeah, they knew it will suck, so they've sent it to die.
    I can forgive a lot of things, like inconsistent technology levels (holograms weren't a viable method of communication until    I'm like 25 minutes into the third episode I paused to write these first impressions here. I was beyond skeptical when this series was announced and at least now I know why it was sent to CBS Access - to die. Yeah, they knew it will suck, so they've sent it to die.
    I can forgive a lot of things, like inconsistent technology levels (holograms weren't a viable method of communication until about a 100 years after this series takes place in lore), I can forgive the visual changes to Klingons (to writers: just explain TOS Klingons, like DS9 and Enterprise did, eh?)... but I can't forgive wooden acting from main, unlikable hero. Michael Burnham doesn't deserve to wear that uniform. And hey, she's court-martialed, so at least writers know how stupid, unresponsible and out of place she is. Thing is, she does whatever she wants. Third episode and she's let loose to run around secret projects. Hey, writers, we keep prisoners in the brig, not in the same quarters as Starfleet Academy students... If I learned anything it's that Sonequa Martin-Green cannot act at all. But the biggest kick to the balls I received from Discovery was when Captain Philippa Georgiou, a most interesting and well-portrayed character in Discovery, was killed off in the second episode. All that noise about getting Michelle Yeoh, all those easter eggs hidden in captain's ready room... gone. Poof! The most interesting part of the series was nothing but a cock tease! Now we're stuck with an unlikable character that's not being balanced by a mentor figure, but instead is a menace released into the wild to **** things up as she wants. Michelle Yeoh sold me on the idea of another sodding prequel, guess I can't have that now, can I?
    Overall story also isn't all that great. Klingons are back and afraid that the Federation will take away their individuality. Federation would like nothing more than to take away the individuality of Klingons. They (writers) wanted to comment on current sociopolitical climate in the US... instead they've turned the Federation into less advanced Borg. Their message gets lost in the amount of ridiculously stupid decisions everyone makes in this show.
    Klingons aren't Klingons. I get that they got redesigned, I don't care, they can look whatever they want, thing is, they don't act or feel like Klingons at all. Gone is the "pirate ship" vibe of a Klingon ship, now they're all just stand in the room and whine about how cruel the galaxy is to them.
    Star Trek was always about the human condition, how good people can be, how open they can be, how hopeful the future might be if we just put work into it. Even much darker Deep Space 9 had a lot of hope in it. Star Trek was about who you are amongst many. Discovery doesn't care about any of that, in fact, it seems to be about destroying everything the Trek build for over 50 years. This has no soul of Star Trek. Even J.J. Abrams did a better job getting at the core of what Star Trek was about... I'm done with the show.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. Nebulawolf
    Jan 5, 2019
    0
    Totally SJW agenda based propaganda, I have literally watched more interesting paint dry. If you can't be bothered poking your eyes out with a blunt stick, find anything else to put on your television screen, even fish tank graphics would be more satisfying TV.
  10. shapesforms
    Jan 13, 2018
    0
    WOW!! How they gutted the francchise. This has nothing to do with Star Trek besides the name. Its utter distopian retardedness. Maybe would be good if they called is Star Wars instead. LOL this is even worse than Star Trek Enterprise
  11. robbybabyrob
    Dec 6, 2017
    0
    If this helps you, 2 Starfleet Officers break the prime directive in the very first scene of the show, letting us know right from the start, the writers know nothing of Star Trek. Bad acting, bad writing, dark and depressing. Tilted camera angles, lens flares, Klingons that have so much costume on it sounds as if they have just gotten back from the dentist with the cotton balls still inIf this helps you, 2 Starfleet Officers break the prime directive in the very first scene of the show, letting us know right from the start, the writers know nothing of Star Trek. Bad acting, bad writing, dark and depressing. Tilted camera angles, lens flares, Klingons that have so much costume on it sounds as if they have just gotten back from the dentist with the cotton balls still in their mouths, so many things that are just wrong, and very few that are right. The only thing I though was decent is the opening title sequence.… Expand
  12. EliOli123
    Jan 15, 2019
    0
    Another classic series goes PC. I watch TV to relax and get away from all the crap we have to put up with every day from social justice warriors trying to shove their left wing ideology down our throats. Now we have to put up with these guys using our favorite super heroes, Sitcoms, TV genres etc... to push their PC propaganda. When I'm at home I don't want to be bombarded with all thisAnother classic series goes PC. I watch TV to relax and get away from all the crap we have to put up with every day from social justice warriors trying to shove their left wing ideology down our throats. Now we have to put up with these guys using our favorite super heroes, Sitcoms, TV genres etc... to push their PC propaganda. When I'm at home I don't want to be bombarded with all this crap. I watch TV to be entertained, not indoctrinated. This new Star Trek is more of this same baloney. A big thumbs down from me.… Expand
  13. jakedubbleya
    Jan 7, 2018
    0
    Sonequa Martin (star of the show) is the worst dramatic actor I've ever seen on a screen of any size. There's a phrase that is used over and over again in beginner acting classes; "do less". Sonequa Martin is why do less has become an industry cliche.

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

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

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

    There should be negative scores available for shows like Discovery.    … Expand
  14. Trunkis
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    The star trek for the PC millenial crowd.
    Loud, flashy, no soul on it.

    This is way worst that I tought. Janeway and seven of nine have more chemistry on 5 minutes of voyager than this.

    Avoid at all costs.
  15. ggf51724
    Sep 24, 2017
    0
    Lets see...
    -purple hairless lizard klingons
    -prequel
    -one chillion gender ****
    -non captain protagonist
    -ugly ship
    -**** on the lore
    -midle finger to all the fans who dare to complain
    yep, dont like it
  16. RealPeople
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    Im not a full blown trekkie. I like TNG best. I wanted to love this Discovery. I was excited about the cast. I have enjoyed all the Trek entertainment of the past in some way. The new movies are my least favorite, until now. This new show is just not good. Heartless, soulless, incompetent. That said, I do hope the show improves, that they right the ship. When I re-watch the first season ofIm not a full blown trekkie. I like TNG best. I wanted to love this Discovery. I was excited about the cast. I have enjoyed all the Trek entertainment of the past in some way. The new movies are my least favorite, until now. This new show is just not good. Heartless, soulless, incompetent. That said, I do hope the show improves, that they right the ship. When I re-watch the first season of TNG I find some cringe worthy interactions with the crew, they really grow together as the seasons roll on. I hope Discovery gets 5+ years to attempt to leave us something worthy of belonging in the Trek Universe. Guest directors, new writers, and brave paths taken in Discovery, to make all the bad reviewers, including myself, eat our words. Until I hear good things i will not be signing up for CBS streaming.… Expand
  17. 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!
  18. finnonfire
    Nov 13, 2017
    0
    Klingons look like space turds. Dialogue is terrible -for example the characters say stupid **** Did I mention the ideas behind the episodes themselves are garbage?
  19. Valkyan
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    Retarded Lord of the rings plot
    Action from Star Wars directed by Michael Bay
    Only similarity with Star Trek are exploding bridge consoles ...

    Do not waste your time with this as I did with 2 episodes
  20. abyssoft
    Jan 26, 2018
    0
    Utterly disappointing to say the least. Almost unwatchably bland, preachy, and hypocritical. I season is more than enough of this abomination of a Star Trek series. I've gone back and even rewatch a few episodes thinking maybe it was my mood and nope, still just as horrible. I think we can officially say the franchise is dead.
  21. Ysegrim
    Nov 13, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Sorry for my English)
    The first and second episode were really not bad and the actors does their jobs, but then it becomes a joke. The plot is just meaningless and absurd.

    SPOILER!
    The 4. Episode you have to see! It kills the serie but you can laugh, when you ask yourself the following questions:
    1. Why is there only a shield and not a single ship for defending a such strategically important colony? They makes 40% of the fuel of the federation and there is not one single ship?
    2. How dumb is the security officer who open a cage of an animal who has killed easily 6 Klingons, after she waits about 2 seconds until the narcotic work? i mean she has already seen that her gun will not work, but thinks she can cut it with a knife?
    3. WTF thought the writers when they came up with this pseudoscientific galactic mushroom **** with a super computer bear?
    And last but not least: Do they hang the clamps on the nipples of the bear???    … Expand
  22. 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.
  23. Ripandread
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    With the exception of the special effects, the debut of Star Trek: Discovery was horrible.

    Unlike previous Star Trek series, the lead characters of Discovery are bland and boring.

    The science officer was especially irritating. He made Jar Jar Binks look good.
  24. GarvielLoken
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This isn't Star Trek.
    -canon got pooped on
    -Klingons are now Locust from Gears of War.
    -Klingons, sorry, Locust, shouldnt even have stealth tech yet, they bought it from the Romulans after TOS.
    -No more coloured uniforms (no more yellow, red, blue). Now everyone has the same uniform.
    -Main protagonist is a female black lesbian first officer that commits treason and war crime over emotional reasons, despite being half Vulkan, and attacks her own captain, a friend known for 7 years. Is that how Starfleet acts? muh emotions and treason?
    -every single person on the bridge is questioning everything. thats not how a ship works.
    -the captain teleports a bomb to a body of a Klingon officer that was being taken for burial, and blows it up. Is this ISIS, or Starfleet?
    -The asian captain couldnt speak english. It physicaly hurt to listen to her talk.
    -So much lens flare, it will make your eyes bleed.
    -the whole show is being recorded at 45 degree camera angle. Dont ask me why, i have no idea.
    -the captain made foorprints on the desert so the ship can find them. So i guess finding footprints in a huge-ass sandstorm is easier than looking for life signs.
    -why did the USS Europa blow up? why was is cut in half? laws of physics and logic dictates, it shouldnt happen. the ship should be pushed back, not cut, not to mention they could just.... reverse.

    All of it just doesnt make sense.    … Expand
  25. 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.
  26. Locust69
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    utter garbage with nice cgi... go watch orville this is just a bad joke. Like everything bad about JJ-trek and nothing good. Story is bad, characters are TERRIBLE, cast is mostly boring + they used star trek to promote left wing agenda and SJW, PC propaganda (also the reason why so called pro-reviewers like it so much). Characters are probably biggest problem: bunch of arrogant clownsutter garbage with nice cgi... go watch orville this is just a bad joke. Like everything bad about JJ-trek and nothing good. Story is bad, characters are TERRIBLE, cast is mostly boring + they used star trek to promote left wing agenda and SJW, PC propaganda (also the reason why so called pro-reviewers like it so much). Characters are probably biggest problem: bunch of arrogant clowns written by some leftie millenial with no taste and doing terrible decisions every ten minutes... also good to know that devs compare klingons to trumps voters and only competent persons in star fleet are women while men are all racists or/and idi*ts... #NotMyStarTrek… Expand
  27. 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.
  28. 998817268
    Oct 31, 2017
    0
    It's your bog standard sci-fi that unironically follows any sci-fi trope you could imagine. It's also melodramatic to the point of being unintentionally comedic at times. Good is not a word I would use to describe this show, because it's boring and hammy.
  29. farmerfan
    Dec 28, 2017
    0
    This abomination is so disgusting it's hard to believe. It's basically an attempt to make a sci fi show that is PC, SJW etc for radical feminists and LGBT community. So if CBS wants to appease these minority groups and make a sci fi show for them, all well and good, but why destroy the beloved Star Trek franchise to do it?? I'm sure that I speak for the vast majority of sci fi fans outThis abomination is so disgusting it's hard to believe. It's basically an attempt to make a sci fi show that is PC, SJW etc for radical feminists and LGBT community. So if CBS wants to appease these minority groups and make a sci fi show for them, all well and good, but why destroy the beloved Star Trek franchise to do it?? I'm sure that I speak for the vast majority of sci fi fans out there when I say that a badly acted, laughably plotted Star Trek wannabe show for LGBT and radical feminists is NOT going to appeal to the majority of viewers. Using the Star Trek canon to push this PC message down our throats is just so wrong, on so many levels.
    And in any case, the plot, acting, script and behaviour of every actor is just abysmal, no one could possibly be interested in the actual storyline, surely?
    This should have been kept off the TV and shown in a tent at the Mardi Gras maybe, but please spare the rest of humanity from more of this garbage.    … Expand
  30. teebow
    Oct 20, 2017
    0
    It’s no coincidence that the initials for discovery are STD, one should stay away…
    But seriously, this is how I see the difference between STD and the Orville:
    The Orville is a fan’s faithful homage to their favourite show with the added humour the creator is know for. Discovery is what happens when fans of Michael bay decide to cash in on the love for an American institution. And what    It’s no coincidence that the initials for discovery are STD, one should stay away…
    But seriously, this is how I see the difference between STD and the Orville:
    The Orville is a fan’s faithful homage to their favourite show with the added humour the creator is know for.
    Discovery is what happens when fans of Michael bay decide to cash in on the love for an American institution. And what does MB do when he gets his hands on someone else’s IP? Completely change what makes the originals compelling, make the characters people u can’t begin to like, let alone root for, throw in a ton of over the top and unnecessary CGI, god awful writing (and even worse dialogue), a little subtle racism, and throw out any thoughts of “canon” or “respect for source material”.
    In other words: pure crap    … Expand
  31. trash-46645
    Oct 9, 2017
    0
    A rape of what Star Trek used to be. Star Trek used to be about inspiring future, doing the right thing and bettering oneself, finding common ground even with enemies, about scientific discovery, exploration and generally about a future you want to live in. Thematically Star Trek always dealt with a lot of questions of ethics and going what's right. It was not dumbed down violentA rape of what Star Trek used to be. Star Trek used to be about inspiring future, doing the right thing and bettering oneself, finding common ground even with enemies, about scientific discovery, exploration and generally about a future you want to live in. Thematically Star Trek always dealt with a lot of questions of ethics and going what's right. It was not dumbed down violent overdramatic war scifi. This is complete opposite of what Start Trek used to be, there is so much wrong with this series that I agree with others - this is not Star Trek. This is cliched garbage constructed to appeal to dumb masses. Such a shame what they did to Star Trek, another great series raped.… Expand
  32. Dudleyk2
    Sep 29, 2017
    0
    This show is terrible and not entertaining. To top it off the libtard actors decided to take a knee on instagram to split their audience base. Smooth move morons.
  33. D00mM4r1n3
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    I gave up when the cast took a knee. There is no excuse for a show set in the future to be dealing with current-day hysteria. Remember when Star Trek was about discussion and discovery? Now it's about pew-pew and SJW.
  34. Rastan88
    Sep 24, 2017
    0
    Let Star Trek Die, please.

    There isn't a whole lot to say other than I hate this show. This show is not Star Trek. It is a grim, unsatisfying, cruel, poorly written mess of a show. Cloaked in the near time frame of the wonderfully iconic(and well lit)Star Trek original series. Dark, and depressing. Ugly set design, costume design, alien design. I thought "Enterprise" didn't have    Let Star Trek Die, please.

    There isn't a whole lot to say other than I hate this show. This show is not Star Trek.
    It is a grim, unsatisfying, cruel, poorly written mess of a show. Cloaked in the near time frame of the wonderfully iconic(and well lit)Star Trek original series. Dark, and depressing. Ugly set design, costume design, alien design. I thought "Enterprise" didn't have the greatest chemistry of actors, but this...oh my what an uncharismatic bunch.

    Well Netflix is funding the show so I'm sure we will get 9 or 10 seasons of it. My Star Trek ended with "Enterprise"

    For true Trekkies, stay far, far away. For Game of Thrones, or The Walking Dead fans, this may suit you.    … Expand
  35. MysticDingo
    Sep 29, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. HONEST REVIEW:
    It's just not Star Trek. We have Michael Burnham as the main character, and the only one that matters. She's a complete Mary-Sue character who is perfect in everything she tries to do. The show gives the appearance of her failing, but she doesn't actually fail at anything. Seeing as how she is able to do any job required on the ship so far, it's a wonder why there are any other characters at all, specifically the science officer. Furthermore, once they encounter the Klingons, our Mary-Sue thinks that she knows better than the captain, assaults the captain with a vulcan nerve pinch(really? any trekkie knows that the only being other than a vulcan who can perform this is Data, an android), and then proceeds to mutiny on the ship. It "fails" but she gets her desired result anyways. Since when is mutiny, assaulting a superior, and disobeying direct orders something that makes for good star trek? My question is, where's the crew? Where's the meaningful character interaction? Where's the moral or philosophical question at heart in the episode(s)? No, what we get is a pew pew fest where needless things happen. If you have watched it, then Michael had no need to go out to the beacon, why not send a drone instead which we know they had because they planned to use one to carry a torpedo in the second episode. Why did the captain and first officer leave the ship in an attempt to capture the klingon leader, resulting in the captains death? Why did Michael MURDER the Klingon leader after killing the captain even though they were going there to capture the Klingon to disgrace him, instead of killing him and thereby turning him into a martyr? Michael literally disrespected the memory of her captain by intentionally failing in her mission. And for god sakes, why give a black female character a dudes name? Michael? Really? The only reason for this is for the writers to virtue signal and go "Oh look how progressive we are!" Why not show some ACTUAL respect for ACTUAL black females by ACTUALLY giving Michael a REAL black female name like, Tamika, or Monique, or Aaliyah, or Chanelle?

    At the end of episode 2, we see Michael getting courtmartialed and sentenced to life imprisonment, only to have the preview for the rest of the seasons episodes completely shatter than. According to the previews, it looks like Michael will get some sort of work release on a Federation ship, where she loses all her previous rank and prestige and will likely have to work her way up from the bottom and "overcome a ton of adversity and oppression," that she quite frankly deserves after assaulting her captain and attempting a mutiny!!!! Seriously, watch as they try to cast Michael as the good guy(girl?) in trying to overcome her adversity and oppression while ignoring the fact that she's the one who brought it on herself!!!!

    Worst aspects of the show:
    1. Klingons have been downgraded from a noble warrior race and turned into mindless beasts which look ugly, and can't speak Klingon for crap.
    2. Michael is the only human to have studied at the Vulcan Science Academy, and who can perform a Vulcan nerve pinch. Completely cannon breaking on both counts.
    3. The entire series revolves around a black female named Michael, who is important because she's black, a female, smarter than men and can kick their asses. Total Mary-Sue. If you liked the Mary-Sue-Perfect-In-Every-Way character known as Rey from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," then you may just love this show.
    4. Because the show center's around Michael, there's no need for crew. There's no crew interactions, no asking of the opinions of the science, tactical, medical, or engineering officers, because Michael is so perfect she just knows everything and what the right course of action in any situation is of course.
    5. It's not sci-fi. It's set in space in the future sure, but it's not real sci-fi. There's no real deep science fiction questions or problems to solve. There are no moral and philosophical questions to deal with that have been the basis of Star Trek for decades. All this new show has is "Wow sweet graphics bro!" and "OMG PEW PEW PEW!!!!! YEAH LET'S KICK SOME KLINGON ASS!!!"

    All in all, this show looks to be the death knell of Star Trek as we know it. If this is the caliber of Star Trek show/shows we can expect to come in the future, then I'm going to start watching ST: Enterprise reruns because ST:E blows Discovery out of the water.    … Expand
  36. laeknir45
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    Terrible writing, and many errors in lore/history, but amazing CGI. It's not even remotely worth paying $5.99/mo where you still get commercials. Breaking prime directive in 1st scene, then insubordination on that level from the 1st officer, and not to mention leaving the bridge during an emergency to make an intergalactic phone call... bloody terrible. No explanation for why thisTerrible writing, and many errors in lore/history, but amazing CGI. It's not even remotely worth paying $5.99/mo where you still get commercials. Breaking prime directive in 1st scene, then insubordination on that level from the 1st officer, and not to mention leaving the bridge during an emergency to make an intergalactic phone call... bloody terrible. No explanation for why this Starfleet allows female captains, but won't in 10 years (see TOS Turnabout Intruder), or for retaining the look of ENT which was ~90 years previous to this incarnation. And then intergalactic telepathy from Sarek? Geez. I also really, really dislike the heavy focus on the Mary Sue 1st officer. And WHY would you beam over to a hostile ship full of Klingons with only two petite female officers when you have security personnel on your ship? God-awful writing. "STD" is apt.… Expand
  37. 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?
  38. Poincare
    Jan 17, 2019
    0
    Not sure who the dimwits are that keep commenting "best trek ever." Even the critics have their heads up their arses thinking this is a solid re-imagining of Star Trek. While they are to be commended on the diversity of cast, the story lines, unfolding plot arcs, and conceptualization are terrible. i have been a Star Trek fan for over 40 years, and can firmly say this season (ST:D S01) isNot sure who the dimwits are that keep commenting "best trek ever." Even the critics have their heads up their arses thinking this is a solid re-imagining of Star Trek. While they are to be commended on the diversity of cast, the story lines, unfolding plot arcs, and conceptualization are terrible. i have been a Star Trek fan for over 40 years, and can firmly say this season (ST:D S01) is just a sh!tplie. Critics also need to get facts correct, Voyager was the first Star Trek with a leading female, not this horsepucky. DS9 also had several leading females and diversity in cast as well. The Star Trek universe is not about war and conquest, it is exploration and cooperation. Furthermore, Tilly is NOT a universally acclaimed "fan favorite". Do you ever hear what the fanbase is saying? Most fans agree that Michelle Yeoh does a much better job than Martin-Green or Wiseman do with their characters. Season Two sounds like an appeasement to the fan base but after Season One, I do not hold much hope. At least we can look forward to Picard.… Expand
  39. goggomobile
    Jul 30, 2018
    0
    This is not Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry would be turning in his grave. Utter rubbish! Watch the Orville instead.
  40. KingDonald
    Oct 9, 2017
    0
    SJW RUBBISH. They just killed a franchise for no reason. The continuity of the show has been ignored with the appearance of the klingons. You would be better off watching Star Trek Continues on YouTube, that show is faithful to the Star Trek ethos. Star Trek Discovery is rubbish.
  41. GodBeliever
    Feb 15, 2019
    0
    Worst star trek of all series, and here is reasons:
    1. Plot. Who was writing it? you haven`t talent for it, change your profession.
    The start of tv show, klingons reasons for war - the Federation want to tarnish our culture. As for me, it isn`t enough to start war, if they said - they have resources and we need it and it worth to fight for it, then i will agree. Another thing, when they    Worst star trek of all series, and here is reasons:
    1. Plot. Who was writing it? you haven`t talent for it, change your profession.
    The start of tv show, klingons reasons for war - the Federation want to tarnish our culture. As for me, it isn`t enough to start war, if they said - they have resources and we need it and it worth to fight for it, then i will agree. Another thing, when they obtained intel data, they could just transmit it, how did they talk to the base and cannot send them the information? There is no logic here.
    I liked the plot about another universe and another earth, but they dropped it in next moment, because the Federation as timid as mouse and cannot kill the enemy by using any method. How did this organization was able to survive util now.
    2. Gay story. The scenario writer must die. I cannot endure to watch it, if you want to create film for gays, then do it in films only for gays.
    3. It was so uninteresting plot that i skipped time, when i watched series.
    And the last one about gay story line - they were able to transform a klingon into a human, but they unable to change DNA of gays to cure them, if you will ask Vulcans about it, they will die because there is no logic here.    … Expand
  42. andreadavided
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    first of all it's all wrong, the klingons the uniforms the timeline it's all wrong. Secondly the main role and secondary role (95% of all action) is held by two women who seem out of place in a hard sci fi tv show. Basically it went the gender inclusion route and messed up. Skip.
  43. PEJOMAN1234
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    I saw the first episode tonight and I was shocked at how bad it was. The woman playing the captain cannot act, good God was her dialogue cringe, they even made a "joke" about her sarcasm but I couldn't tell as her lines were delivered just as flat and emotionless as all her other lines.
    Another problem is the lead just isn't likable. Other than that the rest of the episode was meh and did    I saw the first episode tonight and I was shocked at how bad it was. The woman playing the captain cannot act, good God was her dialogue cringe, they even made a "joke" about her sarcasm but I couldn't tell as her lines were delivered just as flat and emotionless as all her other lines.
    Another problem is the lead just isn't likable. Other than that the rest of the episode was meh and did not brought nothing to the table. Nothing really happened, the pacing was all over the place Doesn't help the previews afterwards looked way better than whatever the hell I just saw as Star Trek this is not.    … Expand
  44. CoreGamer1408
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    I tell myself this a messed up mirrored universe time line so I can just get through this, oh deary me. This is not Star Trek this is a bastardization of Star Trek. Which will probably alienate more old fans than create new ones.
  45. Chris_T_Hill
    Oct 29, 2017
    0
    Awful. I found myself constantly groaning as nothing fitted into Star Trek lore and by heck those Klingons look even worse on screen than in pictures.

    I found myself constantly picking it apart and I…. No there’s just no way, no way on gods green earth anyone, not one single person on that production team can even have seen one episode of Star Trek, nothing was right. Everything was    Awful. I found myself constantly groaning as nothing fitted into Star Trek lore and by heck those Klingons look even worse on screen than in pictures.

    I found myself constantly picking it apart and I…. No there’s just no way, no way on gods green earth anyone, not one single person on that production team can even have seen one episode of Star Trek, nothing was right. Everything was wrong.

    It felt more like a cheap poorly written Sci Fi show, probably more Star Wars than Star Trek and worst of all I found myself bored as it droned on. It got to the point when I started flicking through news on my tablet while I waited for it to end.    … Expand
  46. DTums
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    Terrible pacing, hackneyed expositional dialogue, bombastic cinematography, a disregard of established norms... Just a world class dud. Absolutely soulless, and devoid of anything that makes Star Trek special.

    After a half-century of prosperity, I fear that CBS has killed Star Trek.
  47. sharkimedes
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    Sad. This show has nothing to do with Trek. Awful writing, Soulless acting, Stiff and dark. Now it will be years till we see something for real fans. They even turned the Klingons into cartoon-ish Monsters. No charisma at all. So glad I did not get "All Access."
  48. JessTurner
    Oct 16, 2017
    0
    The depths of the badness of this show are extraordinary, let me count the ways:

    Star Trek used to be very deliberately 'international', at the height of the Cold War we had Chekov... but this Star Trek is curiously American, the cast seems to be entirely American or at least Canadians passing as American (except Michelle Yeoh who was only there to die), and the Federation seems to    The depths of the badness of this show are extraordinary, let me count the ways:

    Star Trek used to be very deliberately 'international', at the height of the Cold War we had Chekov... but this Star Trek is curiously American, the cast seems to be entirely American or at least Canadians passing as American (except Michelle Yeoh who was only there to die), and the Federation seems to basically be the US military in space (which it always kind of was, "U.S.S.", but at least it used to seem like something else).

    I'm fine with the new Klingons and the random 'non-trek-ness' of it, but just as I start to take it for what it is and get some entertainment out of it, they do this:

    Apparently the the U.S.S. Discovery runs Windows from 1996 and they code in C from 1972... no wonder it sucks. That was the code she showed the guy, and it was system code too, not science code. Epic fail CBS! I wonder if Microsoft paid for that 'product placement'. What profoundly stupid and unnecessary damage to take CBS! I bet the Klingons are hacking it with buffer overflows!

    And then in episode 4 they name drop Elon Musk! Elon Musk hasn't done anything yet!!

    And the stupidity of the woman that got killed (i.e. that the writers killed off in ignoble fashion)... that was seriously bizarre.

    And why are the crew of the Discovery so abrasive?

    How can a person get into such a show.    … Expand
  49. synth3tic
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This series is so bad, I don't even know where to start. As a longtime Trek Fan, I'm appalled. The writing, acting, and direction was all overwrought. Everything was trying far too hard to be over-the-top and extreme. The crew's rash, thoughtless reactions made no sense for a military-like crew. When Michael committed mutiny it was so silly, I thought it was a dream sequence. Really, writers? That was totally absurd.

    The Klingons' art direction is arrestingly bad. Just a visual nightmare.

    This series is atrocious, and now it's canon. Now I have to go to the conventions and watch shows like TNG have to share stage time with this garbage. Ugh. When are we going to get a decent Trek show again? Seriously, fire the writers of this trash and start over.    … Expand
  50. Augen76
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    When making a show or any work based on existing material the most critical aspect is getting the core essence of it right. Discovery fails in every fashion to understand what Star Trek is, instead making a generic and frustrating sci fi show. The Federation represents ideas the writers of STD have no understanding of, favoring melodrama and in fighting over aspirational view old seriesWhen making a show or any work based on existing material the most critical aspect is getting the core essence of it right. Discovery fails in every fashion to understand what Star Trek is, instead making a generic and frustrating sci fi show. The Federation represents ideas the writers of STD have no understanding of, favoring melodrama and in fighting over aspirational view old series held. It is disappointing and depressing to see the wait continue for another true Star Trek series as this pale imitation that betrays its legacy set the franchise back a good decade. Score - 0/10 nothing redeeming found here, just scrap it all and try again.… Expand
  51. Tkas
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    The level of stupidity of this show left me in awe! There is no clear logic, no rhyme or reason for the actions that everyone is doing. It's a despicable piece of tv and I really hope that it will soon crash and burn.
  52. ulukay
    Oct 13, 2017
    0
    as a lifelong startrek junkie i just had to register to this website to leave a review.
    tldr: it sucks
    music sucks cgi is pretty good (the only thing that was good in the first two episodes) klingons are now ratfaced, hairless ultra-supremacist. logic is non existent. who would you send to board a klingon battleships bridge to capture a klingon leader? 10 big man with armor and    as a lifelong startrek junkie i just had to register to this website to leave a review.
    tldr: it sucks

    music sucks
    cgi is pretty good (the only thing that was good in the first two episodes)
    klingons are now ratfaced, hairless ultra-supremacist.
    logic is non existent. who would you send to board a klingon battleships bridge to capture a klingon leader? 10 big man with armor and guns? noooo just send over the 2 small women!
    jesus f..... christ ....

    my estimate:
    - all SJW like and hype the show (not that they would actually watch it)
    - Series will be cancelled after Season 2    … Expand
  53. Manalto
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    Unlike many of the other negative reviews, it matters little to me whether this show follows Star Trek dogma or not; all I care about is - is it any good? Unfortunately, it's so bogged down in PC casting and character development (strong women, clownish men) that it's just dreary derivative drivel. The lead character MUST be a woman and she MUST be African-American. The only surprise isUnlike many of the other negative reviews, it matters little to me whether this show follows Star Trek dogma or not; all I care about is - is it any good? Unfortunately, it's so bogged down in PC casting and character development (strong women, clownish men) that it's just dreary derivative drivel. The lead character MUST be a woman and she MUST be African-American. The only surprise is that they didn't send her out on that space walk in a wheel chair. Pleasant lighting.… Expand
  54. 1738Creations
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is below zero stars, it's zero kelvin. No. Temperature scales, not that ridiculous ship.

    The torturous opening pretty much sets the tone for the first episode. Likely the rest of the series. Captain exposition is on a planet explaining everything to us as though we're 5 year olds... "I'm the captain"... "I'm your first officer", "We've served together for 7 years"... "I'm the captain and think you should get a promotion"... "If I were on this planet I'd blend in because I'm a xeno-anthropologist". That's scarily similar to the actual dialogue. No joke.

    Terrible writing throughout. Star Trek is legendary for it's technobabble (in a good way). This is just babble. "Point 7 second field burst at level settings 13 point 5". However you're reading that, it's better than the actress that delivered it. I was offended.

    Then we find the girls have been walking in a 'circle', still on this damn planet. No, they draw out the Starfleet insignia with their footprints in the sand so the ship could spot them. That's right, the ships sensors couldn't penetrate some interference but their cameras could somehow see under the storm clouds. We're not idiots.

    ...well, aside from those that up-rate this garbage. Not including all the studios fake accounts.

    I'm glad all the girls in the series are fugly as hell. This way I'm not offended that they aren't wearing skirts short enough to see their underwear. Even the lovingly innocent Terry Farrell managed it in DS9. They aren't Enterprise uniforms, they aren't the original series. They were probably left over from some rubbish like Defiance. Wouldn't know.

    Actors? Terrible. Every single one of them. Maybe not the doctor but he hasn't much screen presence. You know why Asians don't get cast in lead roles more? Michelle Yeoh. I've seen more realistic acting from puppets in Team America. She arches in the captain's chair as though she has severe piles and her arms are taped to it. Surely they'd have given her a cushion or something? When she's given the acting stick and tries to interact with another human, she just stares with a paralyzed lifeless glare. It's even more laughable when she's trying to interact with a CG character. Has anyone explained to her how a green screen works?

    The black girl? Can't even remember their character names, that's how little impact they had on viewers. Just as bad. Has a bit more of a spring in her step, but zero acting ability. Delivered lines like she was on an episode of Dawson's Creek (watch it, loved that show). On such a high profile series you'd have envisioned high profile actors. Any actors would have been nice. Maybe another dog like in Enterprise. Everyone is a dog, that would be more believable.

    There was a science officer who didn't seem to be able to do his job? I can believe that would happen with so few candidates to chose from over a hundred worlds. There's simply no thought or intelligence gone in to the series, beyond making money for another film no one wants.

    I can't remember a crew who I've instantly hoped would all die from the offset. Not even The Orville and I wish Seth McFartlane (bum reference) the worst misery imaginable. Adrianne Palicki saves everything. Texas forever.

    The effects? They're very good for a TV show. Which is what the whole series is based around; style over substance. An actor falling against a 'metal bulkhead' and seeing the whole set wobble is what makes sci-fi. It's serious, stupid, believable, ridiculous and always fun. This is stupid, but in a serious way.

    The ship? Had a name? Something Chinese-ey? I don't know. It looked like a ship. Given the era you can't expect anything fancy, just a Constitution or Miranda. Looked a bit rubbish to be fair. Some background model left over from the latest film?

    Finally... the Klingons. As you have already heard, are missing. Replaced with Rhinopians from planet Rhinos 7. Apparently one of the producers gets $1,000 every time a subtitle appears onscreen. So no more looking away for a split second, you have to read every damn word they speak. Or learn Klingon. Well it saves on hiring talented actors when they don't have to read lines with any inflection! Should have subtitled Michelle Yeoh.

    Like whoever commissioned this nonsense, I have no idea what's going on. I hope there's no afterlife so Gene Roddenberry won't be in some torturous hell having to sit through this on repeat.

    For the record. I survived until 5 minutes before the end of episode 1. Apparently it gets worse.

    Just because it's new, doesn't make it good. When you realise the milk in the fridge went off 3 week ago, do you still drink it? Or do you get off your arse and find something better? Just watch a series you've seen before or try something completely different. You may like it. Don't watch this junk because they play the theme music and put up 'Star Trek' titles.

    This is as much Star Trek as those Nike trainers you ordered from China off eBay.    … Expand
  55. EdmundF
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    A disappointing Mary Sue Star Wars reboot. It doesnt feel like Star Trek, more of a Phantom Menace Star Wars movie than a thoughtful and intelligent look into the possibility of a futuristic exploration of space.
  56. ginberryblue
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    Welcome to Grimdark Trek. Here you'll find unrelenting strife and callous war criminal behavior -- and those are the good guys. Ponderous, leaden, shadowy and ugly are the words that spring to my mind. This may have the official Star Trek label on it, but it is the antithesis of everything that made Trek epic. Oh, and it's the first Trek ever that kids can't watch. So sad they took aWelcome to Grimdark Trek. Here you'll find unrelenting strife and callous war criminal behavior -- and those are the good guys. Ponderous, leaden, shadowy and ugly are the words that spring to my mind. This may have the official Star Trek label on it, but it is the antithesis of everything that made Trek epic. Oh, and it's the first Trek ever that kids can't watch. So sad they took a promising lead actress and handed her this dreck.… Expand
  57. Erunthalon
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Show has nothing in common with Star Trek.

    Die Serie heißt zwar so, aber es hat nichts mit Star Trek am Hut.
    Das einzig positive sind die Special Effects, aber das war es auch schon.    … Expand
  58. ChrisWebb
    Jan 29, 2018
    0
    Whenever this gets good, the next episode is stupid and consistently 'jumps the shark' with ridiculous scenarios. I watched up to 13 epsiode and can't watch anymore.
    The writing goes from being great to ridiculous.
    How two women can beat a room full of men in hand to hand combat,is ridiculous. It'll be rdiiculous if was two men... ...RIpley from Alien is one of my favourite action    Whenever this gets good, the next episode is stupid and consistently 'jumps the shark' with ridiculous scenarios. I watched up to 13 epsiode and can't watch anymore.
    The writing goes from being great to ridiculous.
    How two women can beat a room full of men in hand to hand combat,is ridiculous. It'll be rdiiculous if was two men... ...RIpley from Alien is one of my favourite action heroes, she's cannot beat up a roomful of marines, but she has more grit than all of them, that's what makes her heroic.    … Expand
  59. Galgotit
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    Absolute trash, money grabbing trash. I saw some where that the abbreviation for this is STD and it all made sense. This show is a money grabbing prostitute infected with a range of STD's. Hopefully this terrible show will come to an end soon and discourage similar cash grabs.
  60. 1344
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    Yet more PC garbage. Noble black characters and stupid white! It's becoming a cliché and boring; what happened to storytelling without agenda? Don't bother!
  61. MarcStone2061
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    Oh, good. BLM and ANTIFA are making Star Trek episodes now. Like all 3rd generation feminists they do not understand the concept of "a bridge too far". I will be shocked!, shocked! I tell you if this gets a green light for season 2.
  62. kpociecha
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    It was painful to watch, terrible dialog, illogical actions, over-saturated colors it looked like B class movie and Klingons are more like Romulans. I am done with this series after 2 episodes.
  63. Blackness123
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    Terrible characters, bad acting, boring story, obvious political implications and enforced diversity. But hey, shiny CGI can fix all that, can't it?
    Truly an affront to Star Trek.
  64. scifinerd215
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    I was so disappointed. This should have been a spin-off set in the Star Trek universe instead of Star Trek series. Putting all of the canon issues aside, this on it's own was mediocre at best. The main character, i hate to say, was a terrible actress. One scene they say no one has seen the Klingon's in over 100 years, and in the next scene the main character was angry that Klingons killedI was so disappointed. This should have been a spin-off set in the Star Trek universe instead of Star Trek series. Putting all of the canon issues aside, this on it's own was mediocre at best. The main character, i hate to say, was a terrible actress. One scene they say no one has seen the Klingon's in over 100 years, and in the next scene the main character was angry that Klingons killed here parents. Also they need to tone down the lens flare. Why did they get rid of the intro? "Space the final frontier". Also the episode that aired on CBS was only like 25 minutes long and everything else was commercials, and to watch the rest of the episode you had to go online... This is a big pass for me...… Expand
  65. Ulflander
    Sep 28, 2017
    0
    This is not only one of the worst things (not) on TV at the moment (seriously CBS, $15/mo to see this?), but its by far the worst attempt at a Star Trek.

    The Plot is bad. The timelines don't sync. The massive edits to the lore, like the appearance of the Klingons, Sarek's relationship to the main character, etc are horrible and make no sense. if CBS had removed all Star Trek    This is not only one of the worst things (not) on TV at the moment (seriously CBS, $15/mo to see this?), but its by far the worst attempt at a Star Trek.

    The Plot is bad. The timelines don't sync. The massive edits to the lore, like the appearance of the Klingons, Sarek's relationship to the main character, etc are horrible and make no sense.
    if CBS had removed all Star Trek references, this would have been a mediocre SCIFI at best. But as a Star Trek it's absolutely horrible.

    At least Enterprise tried.    … Expand
  66. KlaiggeB
    Sep 28, 2017
    0
    I go back to the very beginning with Star Trek, so I'm a long time fan.

    But this show lost me in the first 10 minutes. I've seen better acting/dialogue delivery by Middle School kids. It was, in a word, terrible! All of a sudden, the Klingons have changed. Why? Where did that come from? It's inconsistent with the Klingon characters that have long been established. As    I go back to the very beginning with Star Trek, so I'm a long time fan.

    But this show lost me in the first 10 minutes.

    I've seen better acting/dialogue delivery by Middle School kids.

    It was, in a word, terrible!

    All of a sudden, the Klingons have changed. Why? Where did that come from?

    It's inconsistent with the Klingon characters that have long been established.

    As former Air Force during the Viet Nam war, I'm flat out stating that NO CAPTAIN, none, would ever allow that kind of sarcasm to take place in a command center.

    Then we have the first officer attacking the captain!

    And gets away with it!

    Are you serious?

    That far from home discipline would be ALL that would keep the crew functioning smartly. Sarcasm would not be tolerated.

    And finally, they want me to PAY to see the rest?

    I don't think so.    … Expand
  67. OldTrekkie
    Sep 28, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I watched the 1st 2 episodes of Star Trek Discovery and these episodes will be my last. I was a kid when the original Star Trek (TOS) aired in 1966. Through reruns and syndication as I was getting older, I came to know the TOS episodes and the storylines very well.

    This version is the most implausible Star Trek to date. These 2 episodes are as bad as the finale of Star Trek Enterprise. The ship doesn't resemble the TOS Ship at all. In fact, we don't see the Starship Discovery in the 1st 2 episodes. That's a serious mistake for a premier of a series IMO.

    For the Trekkies who know TOS, on 2254 (or 2253) Spock with Captain Pike experience the adventure in the original unaired pilot "The Cage", which was used in TOS Season 1, episodes 11 and 12 titled the Menagerie. The Cage was not broadcast in its original form until in 1988 on TV. The Enterprise in that episode doesn't look like the ship Shenzhou in these episodes, even though its the same time frame. The uniforms don't match TOS, and the technology is way too advanced than the same time frame in TOS. Now I know this series is 51 years later, but geez, have a modicum of continuity.

    Since when does Star Trek borrow from Star Wars with the Hologram communications? The writing and acting in these episodes are deplorable to say the least. Burnham tells Captain Georgiou, if you kill T'Kuvma, he will be a martyr for the Klingons and it'll rally the Klingons to fight in his name. So after T'Kuvma kills the Captain, she kills him anyway. The tribunal is a compete joke where she sentenced to life imprisonment for Mutiny, striking an officer, and insubordination. She pleaded guilty before sentencing and states she'll violate Starfleet principles if she has to or something like that. Now in future episodes Gabriel Lorca, (Jason Issacs who I like as an actor) gets her sentence dismissed and takes her to his ship "The Discovery" for the war with the Klingons. How do you know if she disagrees with your decision she won't mutiny again or at least disobey orders? This is such poppycock. The weapons like the phasers are more advanced than TOS. Especially the rifle/gun used in the beginning to bring water to the surface of the desert planet and the Prime Directive is completely ignored. Why even have a prime directive at all? Is Burnham going to continue to disregard the prime directive every time she disagrees with it?

    So far, she's one of the worst Star Trek Characters ever to be in one of the Star Trek TV Shows. I 'd find it amazing if true Trekkies, especially from my age group, like this show. Its pathetic, unrealistic, and most of all insulting to older Trekkies like myself. I'll probably be wrong about my prediction, but this series shouldn't last 1 season.

    It seems people today are content with any movie or series created for one of the 6 top franchises of all time. Star Trek, Star Wars, Harry Potter, James Bond, the Marvel Universe, and the DC Universe ( I know there are others like Rocky. Alien, Predator, Terminator, Dr. Who, etc...). Don't get me wrong, I grew up with 5 of the 6 and enjoyed the Harry Potter Series immensely. However, prequels, sequels, changing characters for diversity purposes, incorrect time lines, alternate universes or alternate versions of characters, reboots, and relaunches are saturation at its worst.

    For the comic book fans who read this post, since when was Barry Allen brought up by a step father who has a daughter named Iris West and a brother namesd Wally West. That concept goes against the original storyline of the Flash. The original Defenders were the Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Namor The Sub Mariner.

    It seems some heroes have become passe like Namor, The Green Hornet, and The Lone Ranger (Johnny Deep's movie, with him playing Tonto didn't do anything for that franchise nor did Seth Rogen's movie about the Green Hornet). I think the Green Hornet could be made today with a great script and two good actors playing Kato and the Green Hornet. The 1966 one season series of the Green Hornet is still a Cult Classic TV Series.

    Can we create anything else these days than redoing the same characters over and over again with different storylines just to attract new generations? Why doesn't the franchises create additional characters for the story to attract new audiences? Superman will become the Man of Tomorrow again as he was in 1938 as opposed to being the Man of Steel. How many times are we going to relaunch a character when the previous reboot didn't work out? Most changes I don't agree with, but once in a while there's a change I do agree with regarding these franchises. Wonder Woman was always set during World War II (WWII), not WWI. Is Steve Trevor dead? I doubt it, but I disagreed with this change in the storyline just like "Discovery". Yet, Superman and Wonder Woman should be together in this day and age.

    Thanks for reading.,

    OldTrekkie    … Expand
  68. Devoras
    Sep 29, 2017
    0
    I made an account just to write on this board.

    First to CBS and the writers: How DARE you try to replace the main line with the Kelvin timeline. How dare you unravel 70 years of canon to fit your commercial needs? Gene Roddenberry has already turned in his grave. Shame on you! I am a long time avid Star Trek fan and junkie who could not sit silent after the horror i witnessed. I    I made an account just to write on this board.

    First to CBS and the writers: How DARE you try to replace the main line with the Kelvin timeline. How dare you unravel 70 years of canon to fit your commercial needs? Gene Roddenberry has already turned in his grave. Shame on you!

    I am a long time avid Star Trek fan and junkie who could not sit silent after the horror i witnessed. I simply dont know where to start cause all the effects and concepts are drawn from the Kelvin timeline.

    First, phaser canons? What? That went obsolete long ago, and phaser banks were the norm. Even the visual fire we can already see draws from Kelvin Trek. Disgrace.
    The Klingons do not look like Klingons and yet again it was borrowed from Kelvin Trek. If there was continuity from Archer to Kirk they would not look so jumbled at all. Heck, they look more Reman than Klingon. Next up is starship design. WHY on earth are there so many shapes and different design and absolutly no classification? It makes no sense from a practical view and it is not appealing at all. Having so many different designs complicates repairs, complicates getting spare parts and other assorted issues. Even in the real world we know this, and why you dont see mutiple designs, but rather a few of many for ease sake.

    Now where was I, oh yes! Klingon cloaking! Really? Did the guys writing this crap even pay attention as to when the Klingons got their cloaking tech from the Romulans? No I guess not. And speaking of not paying attention, you call THAT a Bat`leth? It looked like an oversized wiener knife. I am speechless. Second last take on my list is the warp in and out effects and sound, No suprise guys, picked from the Kelvin time line yet again.
    Last take, WHY did you guys kill off Michelle`s character?! Star Trek is about diversity, and it was about time we got an asian captain, female no less in the forefront! But no, had to settle for a white captain in the end. I can sense the white supremacist at CBS allready.

    Now if the show is to be saved along with Star Trek itself, fire the current writers, fire ANYONE who even worked with JJ Abrams and his utter disgrace he called Star Trek and get creative people onboard who is willing to work with the MAIN timeline.    … Expand
  69. afngary
    Sep 29, 2017
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    Been a Star Trek fan since the 70s and must say this is NOT Star Trek. This is total trash and not worth watching. The background, characters, and poor acting is really bad. Most of all this basically another JJ reboot. Stay away from this STD!
  70. notafan54
    Sep 30, 2017
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    Character Michael Burnham ruins this show. She is not believable nor even likeable. Lt. Saru is disgusting to look at. It's the future. Don't they have better plastic surgery? The Klingons are a joke. Why are we going with Klingons? How about something new? That's what the Original show was all about. The unknown. The only redeemable is Michelle Yeoh. The rest of the show really stinks.Character Michael Burnham ruins this show. She is not believable nor even likeable. Lt. Saru is disgusting to look at. It's the future. Don't they have better plastic surgery? The Klingons are a joke. Why are we going with Klingons? How about something new? That's what the Original show was all about. The unknown. The only redeemable is Michelle Yeoh. The rest of the show really stinks. it is not Trek Worthy and I have seen every episode in all of the earlier series. They are also pushing Homosexual activity onto the show. What's the point? Star Trek Sucks Literally!… Expand
  71. Perrypelican
    Oct 1, 2017
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    The acting is not inspiring. The dialog is terrible. The glingons dont look even close to the original ones. The captain calls michael number one like she is forced to use that expression, not at all like it is her pet name. Nothing flows. Everything is all over the place. There are no relationships that seem to be more than 2 days old, never mind 7 years. The subtitles for the klingonsThe acting is not inspiring. The dialog is terrible. The glingons dont look even close to the original ones. The captain calls michael number one like she is forced to use that expression, not at all like it is her pet name. Nothing flows. Everything is all over the place. There are no relationships that seem to be more than 2 days old, never mind 7 years. The subtitles for the klingons disappear way too fast for nothing. I was not at all impressed with the graphics. The way the ships appear suddenly and always move slightly is so unrealistic. I found nothing good about the new star trek.… Expand
  72. Atriox
    Oct 2, 2017
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    Don't waste your time ! Seriously ! It is generic. The FX are just standard and not appealing. The lead character is unlikable. The production design is god awfully bad. The new Klingons are the worst.
  73. shaheinm
    Oct 2, 2017
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    I want to like this show so badly, but it's terrible so far. It definitely isn't Star Trek (there are dozens of reviews from other users that detail why; I'll join that chorus in a minute), but more than that, it's just bad TV. The writing is lazy - it's incredibly obvious when they're just creating false tension to move the story along. You can't see anything because the set is soI want to like this show so badly, but it's terrible so far. It definitely isn't Star Trek (there are dozens of reviews from other users that detail why; I'll join that chorus in a minute), but more than that, it's just bad TV. The writing is lazy - it's incredibly obvious when they're just creating false tension to move the story along. You can't see anything because the set is so poorly lit all the time, and every character aside from Doug Jones is one-dimensional, boring, and unlikeable. The science makes zero sense (WTF is that "interconnected web of spores" BS, midichlorians?).

    Ignore all of the talk of "SJWs have taken over" and all that nonsense from people who clearly don't understand or haven't seen Gene Roddenberry's vision. Trek is at it's best when it portrays a hopeful, progressive future for mankind. The problem here is that you can't do that with terrible writing and lazy plotting.

    And as far as Trek is concerned, Seth MacFarlane has created something that captures the spirit of Trek quite magnificently (episode three may as well have just been a lost episode of TNG), and that makes STD all that much harder to watch. I'm a devoted Trekkie, and I want nothing more than a Star Trek series to live on television, so I probably will continue watching the full first season of STD, but it is abundantly clear to me that The Orville is superior in every way (and a better Star Trek show than the one that bears the franchise's name).

    For the life of me, I cannot understand why anyone felt the need to "update" Trek (in a prequel, no less) on television, especially in a paid format like CBS All Access. I hate the JJ-verse movies, but I can kinda sorta understand the desire to bring mass market appeal to Trek on the big screen - movies are supposed to appeal to as large an audience as possible. But the only people who are going to pay CBS for a monthly subscription to watch a show week-to-week that still includes commercials are Trekkies. And all we want is a Star Trek show. I can live with updates and changes, but the Klingon redesign was awful and disengaging (they can't emote in those prosthetics - Klingons have always been boisterous and emotional - and the "no one has seen a Klingon in 100 years" line drove me nuts), the cloaking technology reveal screws up all kinds of timeline problems, the tech is too advanced for TOS to be a successor series (Enterprise went to great lengths to keep the tech in the show 100 years behind a show that was created 40+ years before it)... why are you even making a prequel show? Why not just put a show set after DS9?

    Now I'm sad. I'm gonna go watch The Orville to give me hope again.    … Expand
  74. PhotonEmotion
    Oct 3, 2017
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    Where is Captain Conway, where is she? Where is Piccard! Where is Benjamin Sisko (I loved him!). No this Star Trek gutted the original vision of Roddenberry into something CNN would be proud of! Gone with the optimism, bye bye to the Klingons who had been degraded tribal barbarians who could never be imagined to have successfully built an Empire!
  75. voxnulla
    Oct 3, 2017
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    A jumbled mess of poor acting, dismal writing and flashy CGI and nostalgia tugs to distract you from these facts. Yet another millennial style gritty real people drama that confuses convoluted plot lines for depth and unnecessary artificial character flaws for character development.

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

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

    Bread and games for the easily impressed.    … Expand
  76. yBe
    Oct 3, 2017
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    Just made an account to give my two cents. I read quite a few reviews now, but I can't shake the feeling that this series is sexist against men. Theres not one very likeable character, or "hero" that makes you root for. I don't know what critics see in the protagonist, but for me, she felt like the most detestable of the whole cast.
  77. Sauah
    Oct 9, 2017
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    Is it so hard to show the time when the mankind is no longer is passionate about weapons and power, but about knowledge and new frontiers? Is it hard to show the time when we all would become better than we are now? The star trek have always been about that. This show as it is now is nothing but a soulless evil. Cgi are good. But have we all become so soulless that cgi is enough for us?Is it so hard to show the time when the mankind is no longer is passionate about weapons and power, but about knowledge and new frontiers? Is it hard to show the time when we all would become better than we are now? The star trek have always been about that. This show as it is now is nothing but a soulless evil. Cgi are good. But have we all become so soulless that cgi is enough for us? This is not Star fleet, but a bunch of selfish, arrogant, undisciplined teens, possessed by a thirst for violence and of victory "at all cost". They all deserve to be spanked by Jean Luc Picard.… Expand
  78. JoeSaid
    Oct 4, 2017
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    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For a long time I thought that nothing could be more of a train-wreck than Star Trek Enterprise..until I watched Discovery. To say it simply this show is not Star Trek. It may be called Star Trek and it may use names like Klingons but it is not Star Trek. First let me address the Klingons. They aren't Klingons, they're Orcs that were dressed by Lady Gaga. This brings me to the uniforms that don't look anything like TOS uniforms and are nonsensical since all of them appear to be blue. The acting is horrible, and the lines are horrible so there is no saving the dialog. The plot is nonsensical as well "Space fungal spores"...what is that? The idea seems so stupid that I must have misunderstood the concept. Why don't we hear of anything...ANYTHING like these "spores" ever again in any other series? NONE of the characters are interesting. I watched 3 episodes and I couldn't say "I like this character or that character". All of the characters were flat and 2 dimensional with very little interesting backstory. I remember watching TNG for the first time and thinking "Cool there's a Klingon and an Android and a telepath, and the Captain is cool...." no....what you get in Star Trek Discovery is Sasha from Walking Dead reading her lines like shes bored...Also why is her name Michael? I mean I know this is the future where there are "no male or female names" but this is hitting me about as well as the men's skirt unifrorms on season 1 of TNG. There is the.effeminate Sheldon alien that apparently CBS thought would be a good fit for the show....everyone likes Sheldon...slap some make-up on this thin guy and make him act like Sheldon that will help carry the show.....CBS...it doesn't carry the show. Whiney Engineer that felt like that annoying co-worker everyone has that you hate being in a conversation with...I don't remember his name but with this show lets call HIM Alice or Susane...I can't think of a single crew member that I like. Oh yea and "Michael"'s roommate the girl that seems like she should be in the movie Mean Girls not a Star Trek show. I waited 10+ years for a new Star Trek show and this is what I get for my wait......I hate this show.… Expand
  79. SkydivingWill
    Nov 2, 2017
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    I'm a fan of The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Enterprise. This show is complete and otter crap. I suggest watching Orville instead.
  80. WernerHeisenber
    Oct 5, 2017
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    The show is all style no substance done by people who have no idea what classic Star Trek (TOS / TNG) was about.

    I have watched episodes 1 to 3 and had it with the show. I did not find any likeable character. Instead I found tons of logical, plot and science errors. The Klingons look like straight out of Warhammer 40k. The plot did not make any sense and the decisions of the main    The show is all style no substance done by people who have no idea what classic Star Trek (TOS / TNG) was about.

    I have watched episodes 1 to 3 and had it with the show.
    I did not find any likeable character. Instead I found tons of logical, plot and science errors.

    The Klingons look like straight out of Warhammer 40k.
    The plot did not make any sense and the decisions of the main character are in no way understandable, although they are supposed to be very logical - which they are not.

    In general the writing is very poor and more than 2 hours were not enough to build any tension.    … Expand
  81. Ededed
    Oct 25, 2017
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    Confusing and disappointing. CBS All Access will not get any money from me to view this mess. An unVulcan Vulcan and a captain that plays things so safe that she’s dangerous? Bad! Not worthy of the Star Trek franchise or brand. Janeway at least could make a decision and act like a captain. This is Star Trek in name only.
  82. mikeym
    Oct 6, 2017
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    What a dreary mess. The fact that the show is going out of its way to eshew the things that make Trek Trek mean that this is not for me. The turgid script and deeply contrived characters, mean that this for no one of taste.

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

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

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

    Maybe I didn't like STD (it burns!!!) because I watched ORVILLE first, and man-oh-man, the second episode was directed by Tom (Robert Duncan McNeill) Paris, and it was a BREATH OF FRESH AIR! Rejoice, Trekkies, we do have a NEW STAR TREK SHOW and it is called: THE ORVILLE.    … Expand
  84. Hutbug
    Oct 8, 2017
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    Dreary, tedious, boring. And why make it a serial? Ugg. And a Vulcan makes a good sidekick but not a lead. Even though the character is human, her demeanor is stiff and uninteresting. And we have to pay extra for this AND watch commercials?? I wish I could find even one thing to like about this show.
  85. hitzestau
    Nov 15, 2017
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    This is not what I expect from a show carrying the words Star Trek in its name. Everything that has been established in over 50 years is disregarded and ignored by producers and writers. The plots of the individual episodes are full of holes, races like Klingons and Vulcans have been rewritten or undergone a complete reboot.

    All the core Star Trek values are not present in this show –    This is not what I expect from a show carrying the words Star Trek in its name. Everything that has been established in over 50 years is disregarded and ignored by producers and writers. The plots of the individual episodes are full of holes, races like Klingons and Vulcans have been rewritten or undergone a complete reboot.

    All the core Star Trek values are not present in this show – and how shall all this turn into the Starfleet and the Federation we know from the adventures of Captain Kirk only nine years later? This is by no way a prequel (which is already bad enough), this is a lame sci-fi show that is abusing the words Star Trek in its title. If it wasn’t for those two words, the show would never have gotten this kind of attention and would have probably already been cancelled.

    This doesn’t bring Star Trek into the 21century, where TV shows are darker and it is less easy to tell heroes and villains apart. This also not about confronting the Star Trek values like respect for other lifeforms and peaceful coexistence with an ugly reality – no, with this new show, Star Trek itself has become that ugly reality.    … Expand
  86. shachar2like
    Oct 9, 2017
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    Sorry this isn't what made star trek or any other classic tv show that ran for decades a success.
    What made every classic TV show as I described & defined above is that they're not about violence.
    I'm trying to stick to the new show but it's just not it. And whoever made the Klingons speech did a poor job, it just sounds is if they don't know the words and just going over the    Sorry this isn't what made star trek or any other classic tv show that ran for decades a success.
    What made every classic TV show as I described & defined above is that they're not about violence.

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

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

    RIP Star Trek Discovery, your cloak is ticking.    … Expand
  87. Furball
    Oct 9, 2017
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    Having watched Star Trek since I was knee high, STD is just nasty and incurably bad on every level. It's all been said by other people. It's pro gay, anti white, anti heterosexual white male, badly written, badly acted, and just unbelievably boring. It's not Star Trek. It's not even mediocre sci-fi. It's unwatchable.
  88. BlobTheCat
    Oct 9, 2017
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    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Trek is known for ensemble-screenplay of likeable characters who work well together and portraing a bright positive future of humanity.
    Star Trek Discovery is exactly the opposite. It's centered around one unlikeable character in cinematic screenplay in a dark grim future.
    The whole tone of the show is just depressing. The sets are all dark. It's like the crew is working on a spaceship without turning the lighting on once.
    The maincharacter is less stable than a 12 year old child. Even todays astronauts have more discipline and ratio than her.
    CBS killed the brand Star Trek off.
    Time to search for other space opera, and actually there is one. You'll know what i am talking about. Jar of pickles    … Expand
  89. DMW206
    Oct 9, 2017
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    This show is not Star Trek. They have ignored or explained away important elements central to the 'soul' of the show, a vision Gene Roddenberry brought to the screen. There are no longer humanist qualities within humanity. They no longer work to better themselves with an optimistic view of the future - instead, they are petty, greedy, impulsive, rash, and adversarial. These are qualitiesThis show is not Star Trek. They have ignored or explained away important elements central to the 'soul' of the show, a vision Gene Roddenberry brought to the screen. There are no longer humanist qualities within humanity. They no longer work to better themselves with an optimistic view of the future - instead, they are petty, greedy, impulsive, rash, and adversarial. These are qualities that are suppressed by an evolved sensibility by the time Starfleet comes into being - but this is no longer true. The way Michael acts is disgraceful for a Vulcan and for a Human. The Captain, Lorca, would never, ever be entrusted with a ship. He would be cashiered out of Starfleet so fast his head would spin. Even the Maquis act with more dignity. The creator of Star Trek would be ashamed of what his creation has become. No critic, no actor, no producer could claim otherwise and at the same time understand the vision of the future that was Star Trek.

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

    And a last remark: this is a show I would never allow my kids to watch. That says everything you need to know.    … Expand
  90. VanGheist
    Oct 10, 2017
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    Are you joking? These so called "Professional" critics don't understand the vision Roddenberry had in mind. This show SUCKS, not because of it's cast, or anything. The reason this show is bad is because it's NOT STAR TREK. How dare you sully Gene's reputation with this overly dramatic and violent smut. This isn't even close to any of the principle shows. The Orville is closer to StarAre you joking? These so called "Professional" critics don't understand the vision Roddenberry had in mind. This show SUCKS, not because of it's cast, or anything. The reason this show is bad is because it's NOT STAR TREK. How dare you sully Gene's reputation with this overly dramatic and violent smut. This isn't even close to any of the principle shows. The Orville is closer to Star Trek, than this show. I suggest you skip this nonsense and let it burn, to show these executives that we're pissed off. Completely missed the mark. (Sorry Sonequa Martin, go join the Orville crew, sorry you got sucked up into this show.)… Expand
  91. pchernik
    Oct 10, 2017
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    Uninteresting, uninspired, forced characters. Atrocious special effects that feel more aged than the much older series.... The main protagonist was supposedly raised by Vulcans, yet she curses in every episode "s**t, that worked!". She is supposed to be a measured, calm, individual, in control of her emotions! Nothing Vulcan apparently rubbed off on her, including her over-elaborateUninteresting, uninspired, forced characters. Atrocious special effects that feel more aged than the much older series.... The main protagonist was supposedly raised by Vulcans, yet she curses in every episode "s**t, that worked!". She is supposed to be a measured, calm, individual, in control of her emotions! Nothing Vulcan apparently rubbed off on her, including her over-elaborate hairdo. And... Don't get me started on what they've done to the poor Klingons.... I hate what CBS has done to Star Trek. This is truly pathetic and sad. I'm really upset by this feeble creation wearing the name of my favorite sci-fi universe.… Expand
  92. McMcDr
    Oct 11, 2017
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    It's not Star Trek, it's just SJW - propaganda.

    Tbh. i really hope the authors and the responsible persons, including their families and child will die on cancer. They totaly destroyed the Star Trek - Label
  93. Baird788
    Oct 12, 2017
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    SOMEONE! Kill it with fire! this is an Abomination to the star trek series the writing is horrible and the only good character was the captain from the first episode as the main character comes off as Cringy, rude and WILDLY emotional which is weird considering she was supposed to be raised by a Vulcan. Its nothing like past star treks at all where they focus on the captain and tell youSOMEONE! Kill it with fire! this is an Abomination to the star trek series the writing is horrible and the only good character was the captain from the first episode as the main character comes off as Cringy, rude and WILDLY emotional which is weird considering she was supposed to be raised by a Vulcan. Its nothing like past star treks at all where they focus on the captain and tell you all about the crew members aboard the ship. The Kiingons not only Look god awful but sound as if they are talking underwater. The tech they have is like 100 years more advanced then even star trek voyager yet this is based before Kirk but the worst part about the show is CBS access.… Expand
  94. AngelZash
    Oct 15, 2017
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    I really really wanted to like this show, but the fact is: it's just not Star Trek!

    The characters aren't bad, and the writing is good if you ignore the fact the entire first two episodes would have been better being alluded to and referenced in the third and later episodes rather than being a full two (or single two-parter) episodes. However, the writers seem to have forgotten their    I really really wanted to like this show, but the fact is: it's just not Star Trek!

    The characters aren't bad, and the writing is good if you ignore the fact the entire first two episodes would have been better being alluded to and referenced in the third and later episodes rather than being a full two (or single two-parter) episodes. However, the writers seem to have forgotten their timeline and they seem to have neglected to find out about actual Star Trek canon when it comes to ethics and technology. I can get over Burnham being Sarek's foster daughter and being raised as Spock's brother. I find it harder to get over a Starfleet whose members would not immediately question the pain of a creature in front of them (even for science!). Not even Kirk or Sisko, arguably the more ruthless captains, would have gone for that. Additionally, the whole mutiny seems overblown and contrived from every angle, Burnham's being blamed for starting the entire war is definitely contrived, and even in war, maybe especially in war, no military organization is going to allow a mutineer to serve on a ship again. If the writers want to make things more interesting by bending or breaking the rules and canon, they should first LEARN those rules and that canon inside and out. As it is, it's obvious they are taking a few bits and pieces and merrily throwing out what doesn't suit them.

    The writers need to learn what made Star Trek a cultural phenomenon. It wasn't the science or the action or even the special effects; it was the heart and spirit of the show. It was the idea that humanity could learn and grow, we could become something bigger and better than what we are, and then we could reach the stars and keep our ideals and values even as we face impossible odds. Star Trek has always given us hope of a better way, a better tomorrow. This series would have us believe nothing changes and we are doomed to be a race of jerks forever.

    I really wanted to like this show, and I do see so so much potential in it. It just isn't Star Trek as it is. But hey, if all you want is a sci-if flick with lots of action and special effects, then this is the show for you!    … Expand
  95. Elstgav
    Oct 16, 2017
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    This show is tragically bad. There isn’t a single likeable character, the dialogue is painfully wooden, the Klingons can’t act behind their rubbery makeup, none of the crew members seem to like or even respect each other. It’s appalling to see how they got the tone of Star Trek fundamentally wrong on EVERY level. Star Trek was an optimistic show about humanity working together and doingThis show is tragically bad. There isn’t a single likeable character, the dialogue is painfully wooden, the Klingons can’t act behind their rubbery makeup, none of the crew members seem to like or even respect each other. It’s appalling to see how they got the tone of Star Trek fundamentally wrong on EVERY level. Star Trek was an optimistic show about humanity working together and doing their best when confronted with moral dilemmas. In STD we have starfleet officers who mutiny, bald-face lie, are warmongers, carelessly insubordinate, commit warcrimes, are unwelcoming, untrusting, willing to torture animals to get their way (literally!), the list goes on… STD is just offensively bad and disrespectful to the Star Trek franchise.… Expand
  96. MarsCorialanus
    Oct 23, 2017
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    I'm a huge star trek fan. Leading up to the premiere I thought the cast looked great, I knew that cinematic technology could allow for some cool new story telling, and I thought the diversity was a definite plus- Star Trek's first gay character. While the actors all do a pretty good job, the writing is god awful, the plots are uninteresting, and, worst of all, its violent and pessimistic.I'm a huge star trek fan. Leading up to the premiere I thought the cast looked great, I knew that cinematic technology could allow for some cool new story telling, and I thought the diversity was a definite plus- Star Trek's first gay character. While the actors all do a pretty good job, the writing is god awful, the plots are uninteresting, and, worst of all, its violent and pessimistic. It is the worst kind of Sci-fi; dark thoughtless explosion porn. I'm six episodes in.... I thought I would give it at least that long. Sometimes Star Trek takes some time to get its momentum. For now, I'm bowing out. Maybe in a season or two it will start to understand that Star Trek challenges its audience, makes them think, and most of all- it provides inspiration and hope in an otherwise in-just and flawed present. At one point, it also name dropped Elon Musk.... Alas poor Star Trek, I knew it Horatio.… Expand
  97. fancypants01
    Oct 21, 2017
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    Complete disappointment. I'd rather watched Star Trek Enterprise than watch this new show. I hope they turn in around soon but all the new special effects might not save the bad acting and awful storyline.
  98. zanban
    Oct 22, 2017
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    i watched the first two parts so far, and reading these reviews and i'm wondering were we watching the same show? the main character obviously didn't know its place in the ship command and acted recklessly,from what i understood she was taught by the vulcan race and those would never do what she did, instead of reading those wishful reviews of 80+ read the bottom ones those will telli watched the first two parts so far, and reading these reviews and i'm wondering were we watching the same show? the main character obviously didn't know its place in the ship command and acted recklessly,from what i understood she was taught by the vulcan race and those would never do what she did, instead of reading those wishful reviews of 80+ read the bottom ones those will tell you all that is wrong with the show… Expand
  99. Simon_Says
    Apr 5, 2021
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    Malon antimatter waste. Need I say more? The same anti-trek ADHD "nu trek" as the Kelvin crap. AVOID
  100. melchel
    Oct 24, 2017
    0
    How utterly disappointing. The writers of this show have completely missed the point of Star Trek. There’s no solidarity among the crew, there is conflict EVERYWHERE, they’re using **** saying **** A LOT, being sarcastic with each other, questioning superior officers all over the place, and torturing an innocent creature for their own benefit. And the storyline with the Klingons isHow utterly disappointing. The writers of this show have completely missed the point of Star Trek. There’s no solidarity among the crew, there is conflict EVERYWHERE, they’re using **** saying **** A LOT, being sarcastic with each other, questioning superior officers all over the place, and torturing an innocent creature for their own benefit. And the storyline with the Klingons is overbearing. It’s just terrible and it’s simply not Star Trek. It’s just stolen the name.… Expand
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#80 Best TV Season of 2017
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#1 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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#9 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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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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