Star Trek: Discovery

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  1. triadne
    Mar 15, 2023
    1
    There's a lot of issues with discovery but this was at least watchable and quite enjoyable at times.
  2. RobMarr75
    Dec 31, 2022
    4
    Season 1 is the only one I watched, so it's the only one I can review. It's just not very good. It has the promise of a fresh new Star Trek, which is exciting, but if you read the reviews of later seasons, it's clear it only goes downhill. I don't think "woke" was a huge problem in season 1. However, the characters, the plotting and the dialogue aren't very good, and I decided I wouldSeason 1 is the only one I watched, so it's the only one I can review. It's just not very good. It has the promise of a fresh new Star Trek, which is exciting, but if you read the reviews of later seasons, it's clear it only goes downhill. I don't think "woke" was a huge problem in season 1. However, the characters, the plotting and the dialogue aren't very good, and I decided I would not be watching more.… Expand
  3. slicelook
    Feb 17, 2022
    2
    This season went full hollywood sjw with lqbtqt "i identify as whatever, pay attention to me and my irrelevant useless story that has nothing to do with star trek"
  4. roblrich
    Jan 2, 2022
    0
    Seasons One and Two were decent and entertaining. But since this series has turned into a politically correct, think as we do or you are a pig crap show. There is relatively no entertainment value in this series. None. It seems to be more of a liberal, political statement. This is sad, as it has turned my family against the Star Trek genre. Rest in peace, Star Trek. You had a good run.
  5. Alxh
    Dec 17, 2021
    0
    Star trek is not the same as season 1-3 season 4 is just boring and like other views to political correct if this season doesnt improve i wont be back , I’ve always been a treky but this year is boringly very bad
  6. RedShiftXIII
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a bit of a trekkie and have watched most of the series throughout my life, but while I may be biased, it's in favor of the shows—I kinda liked Star Trek: Enterprise. With that said, I don't think it's unreasonable to conclude that Star Trek: Discovery is a bad show in general.

    Exposition is a massive problem. While they do try to cover it up by inserting it into dialogue, it's as if the core concept of the show is how to fit as much exposition into dialogue as humanly possible. The conversations between characters almost always can be summed up as two robots interacting with each other who both just learned they were programmed with the ability to cry. Furthermore, everything from exposition sloppily hidden in dialogue to stubbing of toes, has to be a massively big deal.

    In the very first episode of this season, it's basically a bunch of fancy special effects and hilariously meaningless conversations: Why are we suppose to care that a captain doesn't want a president on their ship? Why is it a problem enough for a captain to continually openly protest and cause conflict where none needs to be had? Why did a captain ask the f***ing president, if she lied to a dude who was panicking, as if it was important to ask while everything is supposedly on the edge of complete disaster? Why do a bunch of officers ignore their captain when she asked for a status update but they're apparently too busy being dramatically quiet as the hangar burns down? Absolute nuttery.

    It's like they're trying to make a soap opera in space with zero self-awareness. While this may seem like a knock on the actors, the fact that this is consistent with every character, tells me it's a writer/director problem. Maybe I'm wrong, but the end result is the same—it's bad.

    Lack of continuity isn't always a bad thing, but one deeply important concept of the federation is that it's heavily influenced by maritime tradition. There's multiple explicit and implicit reminders of this throughout the IP's history, but Discovery seems to have forgotten that, or doesn't give a crap. It's fine if they want to build on that or even tear it down, but it's fairly obvious the writers didn't make any attempt to learn of Federation or maritime traditions to the point it'd be like a bunch of white guys making a movie about China and never actually researching Chinese culture. This isn't a big deal for ornamental things, but clear insubordination that isn't addressed because nobody knows it's insubordination both misses an opportunity to utilize already built concepts to introduce actual drama and tells us these aren't organized people with rules and regulation—they're just dudes, dudettes and duets, who we are told are smart and happen to be on a ship with some logos on it. Nobody in the show knows the difference between an ensign and the president of the Federation, nobody in the show has even a remote interest in displaying the level of professionalism even the most unprofessional international organization has.

    This isn't Star Trek; it's an exercise in fitting as much exposition into dialogue as possible and drama from nothing . . . with Federation logos. I really wanted this show to be good—that's why I sat through three seasons of it—but I don't think they've learned anything based on the beginning of the fourth season. I hate this show and I hate that i've wasted so much time watching it. I hope I've saved at least one person the trouble.    … Expand
  7. ajewo
    May 25, 2021
    2
    Star Trek: Discovery is primarily about fast-paced action and one big mystery plot for each season rather than episodical mystery, exploration, ethical or social issues. The episodes are not very memorable, unlike other Star Trek series. Discovery is a gritty, non-optimistic version of Star Trek with prequel continuity issues, e.g., the Klingon makeover is just unnecessary, holograms, orStar Trek: Discovery is primarily about fast-paced action and one big mystery plot for each season rather than episodical mystery, exploration, ethical or social issues. The episodes are not very memorable, unlike other Star Trek series. Discovery is a gritty, non-optimistic version of Star Trek with prequel continuity issues, e.g., the Klingon makeover is just unnecessary, holograms, or the "instant everywhere" spore drive. However, some issues will be reverted in the second season.
    If you start to think about the plots for a minute, you will often find many issues that do not add up. Some episodes are so packed with "stuff" and contradictions that I didn't even care to follow the plot in a logical sense anymore. The voice-over pathos inspired by the JJ Abraham movies is just another empty element. And most of the characters are shady (especially in the first season) and unlikable. Some characters become charicatures. Michael Burnham, for example, is supposed to be the hero of the series, but since she's not the captain of the Discovery, she's not in a position to make the big decisions, yet she has all the answers and rebels without consequence (because she's always right in the end).
    As for the production, the series is well done. There are annoyingly overused light glares in the first two seasons, but the costumes, masks, and visuals are very good at movie level. All in all, I wish they had invested the budget in better scripts, stories, and dialogues written by actual science fiction authors.
    I recommend watching the earlier Star Trek series, The Expanse, or The Orville instead.    … Expand
  8. Simon_Says
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    Malon antimatter waste. Need I say more? The same anti-trek ADHD "nu trek" as the Kelvin crap. AVOID
  9. Mighty_moose416
    Oct 25, 2020
    1
    A chaotic jumbled mess that splurges across the screen with 2 bombastic cgi heavy episodes that are barely coherent and then.... drops that to present you with what is effectively a second pilot. Then they plod along for a while with a war storyline for half a season before picking up a mirror universe storyline. This storyline is better but ends abruptly to take you back to the original storyline
  10. Inferno1102
    Sep 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I cant stand this sjw crap, star trek has shown kisses yes, but i dont think it ever really followed a relationship as crazy as they follow the engineer guy and yeah its cause they are gay you want to follow a good example of a relationship to follow withiut making it sjw bs try mimicing paris and belona(sp?) From voyager. Season three possibe spoiler next. Then youre going to have two entire parts about a trans trill man, this crap is to much stop focusing on the stuff you want it in fine, if gender equality is a thing in the future there will be no focus itll just be normal, people wont caee, but nope you have to social justice warrior bulls**** it this is why real trekkies wont watch discovery.… Expand
  11. Wsg1138
    Mar 2, 2020
    7
    An unorthodox take on Star Trek, but not a bad one. Ignore the most aggressively negative reviews, they only make sense if you think Star Trek from 1966-2005 is a religion, and this is an act of blasphemy. Star Trek fans have a strong tendency to judge new entries largely on their intense love for the past, so almost any new series/film will be judged as a bitter disappointment. The showAn unorthodox take on Star Trek, but not a bad one. Ignore the most aggressively negative reviews, they only make sense if you think Star Trek from 1966-2005 is a religion, and this is an act of blasphemy. Star Trek fans have a strong tendency to judge new entries largely on their intense love for the past, so almost any new series/film will be judged as a bitter disappointment. The show is far too well acted, technically polished, and well-paced to warrant a "0" rating. So such a rating only makes sense if you think such things are irrelevant to quality.

    But that's not to excuse this season's flaws. It starts clunky and ends worse. The Klingons are a tad awkward (and more than a tad dull). The plotting occasionally gets convoluted.

    But the cast is uniformly excellent, and the themes of fractured identity and moral duality tend to shine through. As an action spectacle it can also be quite fun. There were several surprising yet well-foreshadowed plot twists. It was a flawed but mostly good start.

    Now don't even get me started on season 2...    … Expand
  12. katkatkat9
    Feb 18, 2020
    8
    I'm a bit late to the party....but having a great time. This is not much like past series - maybe more akin to the newer Battlestar Galactica - but has a lot of entertainment value. Is is flawed? Yes, the way they've done the Klingons is distracting. Yes Burham is a bit wooden. After the first couple episodes, this will make sense and the show really takes off with some fun plotI'm a bit late to the party....but having a great time. This is not much like past series - maybe more akin to the newer Battlestar Galactica - but has a lot of entertainment value. Is is flawed? Yes, the way they've done the Klingons is distracting. Yes Burham is a bit wooden. After the first couple episodes, this will make sense and the show really takes off with some fun plot twists. It may be a bit violent/edgy for some, but I would rank it above Enterprise, DS9 and Voyager (though not better than TOS or TNG). Cool visual effects too. After bingeing season 1 I'm looking forward to season 2.… Expand
  13. Acquire
    Jan 16, 2020
    0
    Just awful. This is not Star Trek. There's no exploration, barely any story, sci fi is just the background. There is nothing thought provoking about what's happening. This show is careless with its treatment of the Star Trek universe. Characters, their interactions, the technology, it's all absurd and makes no sense given how close it is to the original series. Feels like a bad war actionJust awful. This is not Star Trek. There's no exploration, barely any story, sci fi is just the background. There is nothing thought provoking about what's happening. This show is careless with its treatment of the Star Trek universe. Characters, their interactions, the technology, it's all absurd and makes no sense given how close it is to the original series. Feels like a bad war action space show.… Expand
  14. eagleeyeviking
    Dec 22, 2019
    4
    Something about this adaptation feels flat. Yes, the set designs are impressive, there are moments that work, and the visuals are mostly breathtaking. However, the dialogue is expositionary, the script is poorly written, the characters are emotionless, and the pacing is inconsistent.
  15. Muckelchen
    Oct 29, 2019
    4
    It´s a good series, but not a very good Star Trek series. If you not a very big fan of Star Trek, it´s a nice series to watch. But as a Star Trek fan i am disappointed.
  16. mrmonster
    Jul 23, 2019
    7
    It's fine. It's nothing mind blowing or special, but if you have this particular streaming service, it's worth watching, or at least worth giving a shot.
  17. TjC_ocean
    Apr 29, 2019
    9
    I waited until the end of the second season to write a review. I too at times felt like the show was moving in new directions and was quite frankly unsure where it was going. I enjoyed the ride so far. I thought the second season rebounded from the lengthy attempts at character building and storyline development. This is natural for new shows...the star trek audience is probably a littleI waited until the end of the second season to write a review. I too at times felt like the show was moving in new directions and was quite frankly unsure where it was going. I enjoyed the ride so far. I thought the second season rebounded from the lengthy attempts at character building and storyline development. This is natural for new shows...the star trek audience is probably a little less patient with that sort of development given the history of the franchise.

    I am not a fan of the idea that you have to remain loyal to any franchise. If you can't grow and explore then what's the use. If the same old stuff worked for today's audience it would still be on TV and we wouldn't be talking about a new series but rather a continuation of Star Trek TNG, Voyager, DS9, albeit a prequel and not a sequel, given the timeline. I am okay with the show being creative, being bold, and taking the franchise where no fan has gone before (pun intended)!

    I enjoyed every single Star Trek series, each movie, and each special on the topic. Star Trek Discovery is no exception. Roddenberry was master at dealing with the issues, challenges, and complex emotional societal quandaries of his time. Star Trek Discovery should be equally bold. I still do think the franchise has done a poor job in managing the look and consistency of the Klingons over the years and through several series. This new Klingon look caught me off guard at first. They need to explain how we get from here to Worf by way of what we saw in the original Kirk series...genetic manipulation, interbreeding, Eugenics, or something else...just help us tie it all together.

    Overall, the show is excellent...my only issue is all this talk about characters leaving the show...are you kidding me!!! Just when you got to love the dynamics of Pike and his crew, Philippa Georgiou, Spock, Spock's family, Michael, Stamets, Tilly, Klingon L'Rell, and others there is talk that several folks are not returning. That would be a mistake in my view. The Star Trek community needs both Discovery and the Pike evolution in my view. If that is being explored as a separate series then fine but to just stop it altogether is ridiculous.

    Do more time travel, do more cross-over, do more Borg (please), and do less soap opera-like material and explore a world where Star Trek Discovery can be the new science lab for kids learning physics, chemistry, biology, and such. I still recall how the original Spock's analysis of a silicon-based life form (discovered in a cave on some planet) compared to carbon-based life forms, helped me on a chemistry test. You have a whole new generation of kids wanting to learn about computer coding, AI, data science, space travel, aliens on other worlds, etc. Spend time teaching them how you got to "Computer" and the science behind that mastery of integrated technology that Trekkies take for granted as a talking problem solver. Show them how do you create hollow deck technology we saw in TNG, Voyager, and DS9, how you formed the Federation of planets, debate the evidence of the famed The Hatona Council, challenge Sitchen, Erich von Däniken, and others...make Star Trek the experimental imagination on where so many are afraid to go...you can do it...you are off to a great start so far...Don't let biased skeptics stuck in the past slow you down!!!    … Expand
  18. Geekcrux
    Apr 21, 2019
    10
    Another great show being review-bombed. Many of the 0 reviews I have read obviously aren't even watching. They did so much to bring season 2 back in line with cannon and explain how everything recovered from the events that took place on Discovery.

    On top of that, the budget has been increased to create 3 Star Trek shows. Something tells me that Discovery is a big success. Producers are    Another great show being review-bombed. Many of the 0 reviews I have read obviously aren't even watching. They did so much to bring season 2 back in line with cannon and explain how everything recovered from the events that took place on Discovery.

    On top of that, the budget has been increased to create 3 Star Trek shows. Something tells me that Discovery is a big success. Producers are just throwing money at them.

    Picard Series
    Pike Series
    Discovery Series.    … Expand
  19. Vulcan123
    Apr 20, 2019
    1
    Fine actors, terrible writing. The worst of the writing includes nauseous bickering, pseudo-scientific senseless **** and long melodromatic eye-squirting and nose-running attempts at soul-baring speeches when there's 90 seconds until the Apocalypse or some other crisis. The writer/s seem to have one or another agenda that they want to cram down the viewers' throats; what the hell, StarFine actors, terrible writing. The worst of the writing includes nauseous bickering, pseudo-scientific senseless **** and long melodromatic eye-squirting and nose-running attempts at soul-baring speeches when there's 90 seconds until the Apocalypse or some other crisis. The writer/s seem to have one or another agenda that they want to cram down the viewers' throats; what the hell, Star Trek it is emphatically not. Vulcans and Klingons ruined. It's an outrage to do this kind of thing to a much-loved and revered legend-status show. I only registered with Metacritic so that I could add my thumbs down to this ghastly series. I certainly hope it is over at the end of season 2; if it hasn't died yet then I certainly won't be watching any more.… Expand
  20. RADErX4
    Apr 20, 2019
    9
    It's a shame that the anti-CBS crowd decided to vote bomb this show because it's the best first season, consistency-wise in the franchise's history.
  21. pizzapicante27
    Apr 20, 2019
    4
    Its generic sci-fi show #513, they just slapped the Star Trek name on it, Season 1 is, just that, kind of mediocre, I'd give it a pass and say all Star Trek shows have terrible 1st season, but as I write this I've dropped Season 2 half-way through, it isnt fair to judge a season based on its follow up, but unfortunately the series goes from bad to worse to intolerable, dont bother, this isIts generic sci-fi show #513, they just slapped the Star Trek name on it, Season 1 is, just that, kind of mediocre, I'd give it a pass and say all Star Trek shows have terrible 1st season, but as I write this I've dropped Season 2 half-way through, it isnt fair to judge a season based on its follow up, but unfortunately the series goes from bad to worse to intolerable, dont bother, this is a waste of time.… Expand
  22. jstdude
    Apr 20, 2019
    8
    I wish it would have more exploration and encounters with new alien species instead of the ongoing onslaught of action. That said, I am happy that the Star Trek story continues and pulls in some new viewers.
  23. pjnt
    Apr 19, 2019
    4
    I am unable to continue watching this series. I made it 2 episodes into season 2, but this is a weak money grab on the Star Trek name.

    It follows the exploits of a single character. Unlike Starfleet which prides itself on rules that create and maintain peace, the protagonist breaks rules, the bigger the better, the more often the more shock effect to continually come out on top. Where    I am unable to continue watching this series. I made it 2 episodes into season 2, but this is a weak money grab on the Star Trek name.

    It follows the exploits of a single character. Unlike Starfleet which prides itself on rules that create and maintain peace, the protagonist breaks rules, the bigger the better, the more often the more shock effect to continually come out on top. Where TNG stove to show humanity a way forward, Discovery idolizes rouge impulsive behavior as a successful career path.

    It does reveal society today, though. People need a bigger boom to get a reaction. However, from an older viewer, no boom, just dud.    … Expand
  24. sitebender
    Apr 19, 2019
    4
    Season 1 of Discovery was better and even that was a struggle to watch. I hated the storyline of Season 2 and when they do these grand season long story arcs, you're stuck. So if it's a bad story that you're not into, that's 10+ episodes your stuck in.

    The first few episodes of the series, the characters felt easy to hate. I dislike the main character as she's just Wesley Crusher. She    Season 1 of Discovery was better and even that was a struggle to watch. I hated the storyline of Season 2 and when they do these grand season long story arcs, you're stuck. So if it's a bad story that you're not into, that's 10+ episodes your stuck in.

    The first few episodes of the series, the characters felt easy to hate. I dislike the main character as she's just Wesley Crusher. She managed to start a war, she's the unmentioned sister to Spock and just in general, everything truly revolves around her, so the crew is largely forgotten about. There's so many background characters lucky to get a line in and the whole thing just doesn't feel like Star Trek.

    Even with two seasons finished, I know little about each character beyond a back story. The $10 a month to pay to watch something that I didn't enjoy felt like it hurt the experience.

    With all that said, there are glimmers of good or enjoyable stories and episodes among several dull episodes that feel like they're building to a finale.    … Expand
  25. PurpleCrayon4U
    Apr 18, 2019
    4
    While Season 1 tried to get its footing, Season 2 of ST:D felt bold enough to make statements that are reflective of 21st century 2019. As we venture into the future, CBS:All Access will be fragmenting the Star Trek Universe into at least 3 separate directions and time spans. I am not looking forward to being preached to about current status quo, or to try and shoehorn humor into scenariosWhile Season 1 tried to get its footing, Season 2 of ST:D felt bold enough to make statements that are reflective of 21st century 2019. As we venture into the future, CBS:All Access will be fragmenting the Star Trek Universe into at least 3 separate directions and time spans. I am not looking forward to being preached to about current status quo, or to try and shoehorn humor into scenarios that don't require it, or to receive speech after speech after speech of how dubious and thou art.

    What I want for the existing and new paths that the Star Trek Universe shall traverse are tales of science fiction and mystery and suspense and action and drama that have to do with ventures unfathomed with subjects and decisions that have to do with the future and not based upon 21st century 2019. Give me some Ray Bradbury, some Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke-and stay away from the tabloid stories that Star Trek:Discovery was so fond of in Season 2.    … Expand
  26. Bagaloosh
    Apr 15, 2019
    0
    Terrible! Really terrible! The worst Star Trek series ever, for me as a Trekky every episode hurts more. I'm already wondering what I can give my son as justification for this.
  27. pleitch
    Apr 13, 2019
    9
    Totally rewriting and rerating my review after the end of season 1 and season 2.
    In short - the beginning of Season 1 was a misstep that has been more than corrected for. I've gone from a detractor to a fan. Well done for turning this around.
  28. Startrekmickie
    Apr 12, 2019
    3
    We were so happy to see this produced and presented but we can barely watch it for the overwhelming volume of the music during dialogue. Likely done for dramatic effect it has become so distracting we are considering stopping watching it. We have subtitles on but you cannot hear the dialogue at certain time because the volume of the music takes over the entire scene. Please correctWe were so happy to see this produced and presented but we can barely watch it for the overwhelming volume of the music during dialogue. Likely done for dramatic effect it has become so distracting we are considering stopping watching it. We have subtitles on but you cannot hear the dialogue at certain time because the volume of the music takes over the entire scene. Please correct it...we love the show and the new twists and turns but will have to stop watching and subscribing if this issue is not corrected.… Expand
  29. xargon
    Apr 11, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A Star Trek which is NOT Star Trek. Poor story, poor scripting, poor haircuts (i'm talking to you Kirk). No emotional attachment to the characters, background stories for most of the characters are shallow. Instead of focusing on solid story, creators decided to show "political correctness" (especially in Season 2). Story telling is mixed and chaotic. The show is a major letdown for all Star Trek fans and for all casual and not-so hardcore Star Trek fans. You can skip this one, you won't loose much.… Expand
  30. Daddyoh
    Apr 11, 2019
    10
    I'm half way through the second season and I love this show. It has amazing twists and turns and keeps you guessing. Science Fiction at it's best. Great CGI, great stories and deep complicated characters.

    Is there a problem? Only if you are a gate-keeping die hard ST fan because the look and feel of the series strays from Roddenberry's creation. That said there are enough intertwining    I'm half way through the second season and I love this show. It has amazing twists and turns and keeps you guessing. Science Fiction at it's best. Great CGI, great stories and deep complicated characters.

    Is there a problem? Only if you are a gate-keeping die hard ST fan because the look and feel of the series strays from Roddenberry's creation. That said there are enough intertwining story arcs from the original series (Captain Pike, Talos 4) to keep ST connoisseurs entertained.

    I am a big ST fan - love the original ST, loved TNG - so-so on DS9 - loved Voyager and Enterprise. Although not 100% Star Trek it is a great Sci-fi series. Well done!    … Expand
  31. Kabindas
    Apr 10, 2019
    1
    It was painful to watch each episode with so much liberal SJW crap propaganda. And by the way the first officer, Michael fits just right in, is annoying overbearing and arrogant like a typical snowflake.
  32. blatalinak
    Apr 7, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I honestly don't know how they could have messed up this show any worse and I am heart broken about it. I watch Star Trek when I've had a bad day and need to chill. This isn't Star Trek. It's the Michael Burnham super hero hour. Michael knows everything and can solve everything. She is Wesley Crusher to the 10th power. She's even much smarter than Spock. She is the most unlikable, uninteresting hero I've ever seen. I know nothing about the rest of the crew. I barely know their names. It's all Michael all the time. . She mutinies against her captain, causes a war, gets a bunch of people killed, is raised a Vulcan but cannot control her emotions and at the end of the day she comes out smelling like a rose? Also everyone is madly in love with her or interested in her. Why are they pushing this so hard? It doesn't work! I don't blame the actress I blame the writers.

    Klingons are not blue or clear. There are so many races they had to work with. There are races on Stark Trek that were only shown once over the years and never again. These stories on TNG, DS9 and Voyager were so compelling and profound. I wondered why they were never mentioned again. They could have easily picked up one of them and continued with their story. Why did they have to mess up the Klingons?

    I don't think this show can be saved. This show should cease immediately. They should act like it's the Wolverine Origins movie or the Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern movie. It never happened. Forget about it. Make a new story with new actors and new characters. Here's an idea. Let's go FORWARD in the story. No more prequels for a long time. Please stop with the identify politics. No one wants to be preached at. As a woman I can say I love Captain Janeway, Dr. Crusher, Officer Uhura, Kira Nerys, 7 of 9 and Guinan. Jazdea Dax is my favorite character in all of Star Trek. Please get rid of the Michael Bernham show and review your prior successful female characters going forward.    … Expand
  33. DolphinsTalkMel
    Apr 6, 2019
    7
    I'm gonna start out on a bit of a rant. Kurtzman, Orci and Abrams need to quit smashing all over Roddenberry's legacy. The first two episodes Phillipa Georgiou was calling her first officer "Number One." I'm sorry, but I do not like that. It is disrespectful for one of my childhood idols. I hope Patrick Stewart sues paramount for that. Furthermore, we don't need to hear the classical StarI'm gonna start out on a bit of a rant. Kurtzman, Orci and Abrams need to quit smashing all over Roddenberry's legacy. The first two episodes Phillipa Georgiou was calling her first officer "Number One." I'm sorry, but I do not like that. It is disrespectful for one of my childhood idols. I hope Patrick Stewart sues paramount for that. Furthermore, we don't need to hear the classical Star Trek theme song at the conclusion of the first season. We got enough of that in the reboot films which is another prime example of smashing all over a legacy that started with Gene Roddenberry.
    Now there were some elements that were brought back for this new show that I felt played in very well. Let's start with Ambassador Sarek played by James Frain. I really like the continuation of this character and I could almost argue that Sarek is as big as his son, Spock in the ST universe and deserves his own show. I was particularly impressed with the episode where Sarek is stranded in a nebula and his adoptive daughter, Michael of whom he shares a Katra with is trying to reach him and the story was executed beautifully as we got to get a little more of an origin story between the two characters.
    The second thing is the Mirror Universe. I love the Mirror Universe and you can never go wrong I guess and what they did was make Lorca, the Mirror Lorca that is in a cool in unique storyline with lots of effect and action and fighting. I enjoyed it. But, let's not forget that DS9 smashed all over this storyline in their series and so at this point, I think it is fair to ask "why are they still using this one?" I'm just grateful they didn't drag it out too long.
    What really sells this series for me is the character Michael Burnham played by Sonequa Martin-Green. She is a human femaie that has learned to repress her emotions. In a lot of ways, she reminds me of Seven of Nine from the Voyager series of who I am a huge fan of. Like Seven, Michael is trying to rediscover her humanity in the series. But, Kurtzman needs to be careful. I think towards the end of season 1 , I didn't recognize her anymore. They developed her character too fast.
    Tone it Down and Slow it Down when season 2 comes around. This is the sixth series in the Star Trek franchise. You aren't going to get a pass for just doing Star Trek anymore. I want to see innovation. I want to see more Michael and more Sarek and stay away from Jean-Luc Picard anecdotes.
    Because of the amount of negatives, I settled on a solid 7. I'm intrigued enough to see season 2 because they did do some things properly.    … Expand
  34. Wraithvenge
    Apr 4, 2019
    1
    What.. The.. Disaster is this?? I'm a huge Star Trek fan and I don't know what this is but it's not trek. Yes, this show has fantastic visuals and CGI, but looking pretty and being an entertaining show are two different things. There are so many serious issues with this dumpster fire that I'd have to write a novel to cover just half of it.

    1) It completely destroys Canon. This show is    What.. The.. Disaster is this?? I'm a huge Star Trek fan and I don't know what this is but it's not trek. Yes, this show has fantastic visuals and CGI, but looking pretty and being an entertaining show are two different things. There are so many serious issues with this dumpster fire that I'd have to write a novel to cover just half of it.

    1) It completely destroys Canon. This show is supposed to be set a couple decades before TOS, but they somehow have tech that outpaces even DS9 (comm badges, hologram communications etc). Section 31, which is so secret no one has ever heard of them, yet they practically shout it to everyone. They even have badges proclaiming it.

    2) Complete focus on one character. This show should be called Star Trek: Burnham, because that's the only one that gets any decent screen time, and she's a total Mary Sue. Even after committing mutiny, she's still the one giving orders. Everything is about what she wants, in this last episode pike just fumbles around practically just asking Burnham if it's ok he act as a captain. There's no longer the ensemble crew focus like Trek of old. Even JJ verse knew better.

    3) The overwhelming leftist agenda. Trek has always had the socialist utopia (which is ok when you have unlimited resources and can make anything basically out of thin air), but previous trek had their politics in the background. Star Trek: Burnham beats you over the head with it. From woman with a man's name to Mary Sue needs no one to no white men in the bridge crew (until Pike, who get totally emasculated) to in your face interracial gay couple, the list goes on. This also ties into the harassment and shaming of any fan who disagrees with any of the SJW politics or just hates what they've done to Trek. This includes the typical racist/sexist/whatever -ist/phobe insults in "blame the fan" tactics that have spread to many franchises ruined by SJW politics (ie Star Wars, Ghostbusters, MCU, Dr Who).

    All in all, we were sold on reviving Trek, but all we got was a bait and switch. Instead we got over the top, in your face, beat you over the head SJW propaganda that if we speak up about it, we get insulted/attacked/and even de-platformed. Lord knows what terrible things they have planned for Picard.

    I give this show a 1 cause the CGI is nice.    … Expand
  35. veshches
    Mar 31, 2019
    7
    Season 1 is really good until about the last two episodes. It season seems to promise something really different for Star Trek. Characters are not always good guys. Things are complicated and stories do not always conclude nicely at the end of each show. Unfortunately, the writers quickly wrapped everything up at the end of the season with some truly unbelievable plot jumps.
  36. v3nt
    Mar 31, 2019
    2
    More about the character' brothers, sisters or whatever's than any type of discovery. It is too character driven and most of them are quite annoying. Almost every story arc is about them. General story line seems a few steps back compared to the originals. Secret factions, alternate realities...
  37. An1
    Mar 29, 2019
    0
    Don't waste one minute of your precious time watching this even if they pay you a fortune to watch it.
  38. bongwater
    Mar 25, 2019
    0
    This isn't star trek, if you liked the old star trek, you won't like this.
    If you hated the old shows, then you might like this one.
  39. ComandanteCobra
    Mar 25, 2019
    7
    Overall is ok...it can be better but it's not the worst .
    First bunch of episodes have a strange feeling..something is missing, show is slow and Klingons are different from what I know 'bout them....but improve a lot in lates episodes.
    PROS: Decent mix of personal story, space combat, sci-fi experiment, parallel universes, Starfleet regulations debates and so on... CONS: low on aliens    Overall is ok...it can be better but it's not the worst .
    First bunch of episodes have a strange feeling..something is missing, show is slow and Klingons are different from what I know 'bout them....but improve a lot in lates episodes.
    PROS: Decent mix of personal story, space combat, sci-fi experiment, parallel universes, Starfleet regulations debates and so on...
    CONS: low on aliens numbers for a star trek show, not the most appealing bridge crew out there, lots of liberty with some well known star trek background...a little too much on the non-canon side.    … Expand
  40. peregrin5
    Mar 24, 2019
    10
    If you are a gate-keeping Star Trek fan, there's no doubt you'll hate this show because it's not the same exact show that you grew up with.

    That said, that's what makes this show so brilliant. Too many Star Trek reboots have tried to play on ToS or TNG success and created cookie-cutter series with almost identical plot lines and characters. Thank GOD Discovery changed the way it did.    If you are a gate-keeping Star Trek fan, there's no doubt you'll hate this show because it's not the same exact show that you grew up with.

    That said, that's what makes this show so brilliant. Too many Star Trek reboots have tried to play on ToS or TNG success and created cookie-cutter series with almost identical plot lines and characters. Thank GOD Discovery changed the way it did.

    While some of the pseudo-science sounds hokey, in the larger Star Trek canon, it's really not that bad.

    The characters are deep, flawed, vulnerable, well-developed, and evolve throughout the series. The writing is incredible, and every time you think you've got one up on the writers and that they might be going in a predictable route, they turn the entire thing on its head and disrupt your expectations entirely!

    The show doesn't shy away from its dark plots, but it also doesn't paint a dreary depressing galaxy like many of the semi-recent sci-fi successes (i.e. Battlestar Galactica, Stargate Atlantis). Hope and adventure are always right around the corner and every episode you're left at the edge of your seat eagerly waiting to find out what happens next.

    Again, if what you like is the shallow, feel-good, low energy writing of past Star Trek series, you're going to hate this. If you hate the fact that the only straight white male character on this show is essentially a side character even though he's the captain because you HATE representation and diversity, you will hate this show (and you're a piece of crap human being). If you feel like no one has any right to EVER change or update any media from your childhood memories (OMG MAH KLINGONS!) you'll hate this show. But if you're actually open to what is a BRILLIANTLY written show with amazing characters, writing, and acting, you will NOT be disappointed. This is one of the best sci-fi shows out there right now, right along with The Expanse.    … Expand
  41. cjkrieger
    Mar 23, 2019
    1
    This is NOT Star trek, this is Sci Fi but not Star Trek. I just can't stand watching it. Please PLEASE remove it from the air.
  42. Muzwon
    Mar 19, 2019
    8
    Absolutely loving this show. I don’t really get the excess of negative teviews and suspect they are based on sentimentality and a sense of fandom entitlement. The acting, plot line and visual effects are all high quality and as someone who is not a historical fan of the genre I think this is a great gateway drug to the rest of the franchise.
  43. Cloudstone10
    Mar 18, 2019
    0
    Don't you think I am able to read and write?
    Without Tilly it is just a ****
  44. Flex1988
    Mar 17, 2019
    1
    It has Star Trek vocabulary and symbols but that’s all. “Something Trek, the Michael Burnham Show”, is lacily written and sometimes outride insulting to the viewer as it does not adherer to any internal logic. The acting is not to blame, however most of the characters are written into a corner, especially Martin-Green’s Burnham who is swinging from extreme to extreme. There are someIt has Star Trek vocabulary and symbols but that’s all. “Something Trek, the Michael Burnham Show”, is lacily written and sometimes outride insulting to the viewer as it does not adherer to any internal logic. The acting is not to blame, however most of the characters are written into a corner, especially Martin-Green’s Burnham who is swinging from extreme to extreme. There are some redeeming moments and characters, for example captain Pike in season 2 but it’s not enough to offset the rest. This shows apparent mission to screw over the continuity of every Star Trek Show to date, making “Star Trek Enterprise” look tame in comparison. Even the overarching Story’s don’t work, as they are not paced and are illogical at the best of times. If it is considered as something other then Star Trek it could pass as a mediocre show, but as a Star Trek series it is a fail.… Expand
  45. deltagilbert
    Mar 17, 2019
    3
    There's so much to dislike about this show. It's Star Trek in name only. Everything in this show blue. It looks awful. The dialogue is terrible. Conversations between characters are forced and awkward as the writers try to make them sound witty with short sentences delivered at lightening pace. They just sound stupid. No one talks like that.

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

    It's just generally not very good. Just cancel it and start again.    … Expand
  46. James897
    Mar 16, 2019
    1
    This show is awful. The acting is horrendous. Why does the main character, Michael, always whisper? The actress that plays Michael is also terrible, overacting doesn't even begin to describe her skillset. The story is terrible, you find yourself constantly screaming simple solutions at the screen to their idiotic mega-dramatic problems. Just so bad, only good for wasting time or background noise.
  47. subrinaw
    Mar 14, 2019
    10
    Simply the best Star Trek in a long time. I love the look of the show, the flawed characters, the seasonal arcs with multiple plots. The costumes and special effects are A-1. It is the only weekly show that I watch live everything else I tape and watch even convenient. Star Trek Discovery is "must see tv" for me. I am jumping out of my seat everyweek. The only time it losing its footingSimply the best Star Trek in a long time. I love the look of the show, the flawed characters, the seasonal arcs with multiple plots. The costumes and special effects are A-1. It is the only weekly show that I watch live everything else I tape and watch even convenient. Star Trek Discovery is "must see tv" for me. I am jumping out of my seat everyweek. The only time it losing its footing when they try to appease the old-timers, of which I technically am one (bringing back the gold uniforms, giving the Klingons hair again...oh whatever). It's faster, deeper, smarter than we were 50 years ago and I LOVE IT.… Expand
  48. JerryW
    Mar 14, 2019
    2
    Although this show acts like it is Star Trek, it changed many of the main premises of the show. It is dark, full of drama, focused on personal issues more than science fiction. If it was named anything else, I would have given it an average score. As a Star Trek show, I cannot give it more than 2. Most of the science in the show does not stand in the face of Star Trek's usual science.Although this show acts like it is Star Trek, it changed many of the main premises of the show. It is dark, full of drama, focused on personal issues more than science fiction. If it was named anything else, I would have given it an average score. As a Star Trek show, I cannot give it more than 2. Most of the science in the show does not stand in the face of Star Trek's usual science. Also, how about that Klingon speech? It sounds like a robit trying to speak Klingon...… Expand
  49. RubMan
    Mar 13, 2019
    1
    Every 5-10 minutes a character will yell rudely at another or act extremely juvenile. There's so many emotional outbursts. Like so much TV, melodrama is everywhere. The sci-fi pushes artistic license too far without the kitsch of earlier Treks to act as a buffer. On the plus side, it's nice to see homosexual characters and for Michelle Yeoh to be able to use her Malay accent.
  50. dk150968
    Mar 11, 2019
    2
    I seriously gave this show a chance, but after few episodes I've given up. no more thank you.
    No likeable characters, written by people that don't know anything about Star Trek. I have watched all Star Trek spin offs and this one is the worst. If you want to see what it should be like watch "The Orville"
    A Star Trek we should have got and not this PC garbage,,,,,,,,
  51. 40whitemale
    Mar 11, 2019
    2
    This show is just terrible. No, I am not saying this out of my anger or white male frustration. I am saying this after watching great televosion like GoT, The Orville, The Xpanse, Umbrella Academy or even small shows like Mum (Yes, all female cast, no feminist agenda, just pure fun!). Discovery lacks of everything - accept budget. No story, just ploholes. No good writing, just bad acting.This show is just terrible. No, I am not saying this out of my anger or white male frustration. I am saying this after watching great televosion like GoT, The Orville, The Xpanse, Umbrella Academy or even small shows like Mum (Yes, all female cast, no feminist agenda, just pure fun!). Discovery lacks of everything - accept budget. No story, just ploholes. No good writing, just bad acting. No tansion, just headaches. I can only remember the name of the (eh!) female "Michael" (I guess it is because this is my name, too. Damn!

    While I really dislike the real "real" ST (Kirk & Spok) I loved TNG, liked DS9, accepted The Voyager and loved again: The Enterprise. And while Discovery tries to tell the story (again) what happened before Picard & Co, this has been done in great and much "on point" way by Ct. Archer. So please spend that huge budget on more seasons, less effects and mooooore story. Spare the politics agenda and give us real politics (like in TNG) and social relevance. Diversity can only be installed or "lived" while we tell diverse stories with diverse indiciduals in diverse communities. Discovery is nothing of that.

    After The Orville with this seasone has elevated us into something I would not expect - a real joy of exciting TV-watching - I rewatched episode 4 of Discovery to decide, is it me ... or WTF is going on? And then: I quit the show. I don't want to be lectured, yelled et, preached, bombarded by lense flares or rush from a plothole to another. It is not me, it is you, baby. - Live shor, and definitely not prosper.    … Expand
  52. addict-insane
    Mar 9, 2019
    1
    There are so many good writers in this world. Is Hollywood allergic to them?
  53. SvenLorenz
    Mar 9, 2019
    10
    I never expected there to be another great Star Trek show after DS9 ended, but they managed to maybe even surpass it. It's like they took all the good things from DS9, added a lot of the Battlestar Galactica reboot and the look and feel (but not the silly plots) of the Abrams' Star Trek movies. If you think that TNG with its simplistic morality tales and everybody loves everybody crew isI never expected there to be another great Star Trek show after DS9 ended, but they managed to maybe even surpass it. It's like they took all the good things from DS9, added a lot of the Battlestar Galactica reboot and the look and feel (but not the silly plots) of the Abrams' Star Trek movies. If you think that TNG with its simplistic morality tales and everybody loves everybody crew is what Star Trek should be, then you're going to have a bad time with Discovery. If you loved the adult take on Star Trek that DS9 presented, you're going to love Discovery.… Expand
  54. ScottNAtlanta1
    Mar 8, 2019
    10
    This season is miles ahead better than the first season and I am really enjoying how they are paying homage to the original series.
  55. russellpeach
    Mar 7, 2019
    1
    This is the worst star trek series EVER. This isn't even real star trek. This is prime, we want cannon. The directing is bad, the writing is inconsistent, incoherent and amaturish. Most of the actors are useless. The lead is such a mary sue that that she's SO unlikable she needs killing off as soon as possible. This series has NOTHING to do with the hopeful greatness of Gene Roddenberry'sThis is the worst star trek series EVER. This isn't even real star trek. This is prime, we want cannon. The directing is bad, the writing is inconsistent, incoherent and amaturish. Most of the actors are useless. The lead is such a mary sue that that she's SO unlikable she needs killing off as soon as possible. This series has NOTHING to do with the hopeful greatness of Gene Roddenberry's real Star Trek. I will stay with all the original series and The Orville which is the real successor to Star Trek.… Expand
  56. PGTips5nz
    Mar 7, 2019
    0
    Star Trek: Diversity. Absolutely terrible. Watched the first few episodes, but had to switch it off after that. SJW nonsense.
  57. Baron236
    Mar 2, 2019
    10
    For all the nerd rage people seem to forget that Star Trek has always been a show if it's time, changing and pushing boundaries whenever a new series surfaces. As a casual fan I find this series very enjoyable. It does seem to have more in common with the recent cinematic universe than any of the previous series. It is overall a deeper, slightly grittier program that I feel holds true toFor all the nerd rage people seem to forget that Star Trek has always been a show if it's time, changing and pushing boundaries whenever a new series surfaces. As a casual fan I find this series very enjoyable. It does seem to have more in common with the recent cinematic universe than any of the previous series. It is overall a deeper, slightly grittier program that I feel holds true to the original series but offers a fresh perspective.… Expand
  58. Mathias01
    Mar 2, 2019
    1
    This is not Star Trek. This is Social Justice Trek through and through. I liked them all. TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager (who had a female captain I admired) and Enterprise. Those were Star Trek series. Those were the visions of Gene Roddenberry. This show? God almighty the political undertones are enough to make a person sick. Has every tv show and movie been corrupted by toxic SJW nonsense? STDThis is not Star Trek. This is Social Justice Trek through and through. I liked them all. TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager (who had a female captain I admired) and Enterprise. Those were Star Trek series. Those were the visions of Gene Roddenberry. This show? God almighty the political undertones are enough to make a person sick. Has every tv show and movie been corrupted by toxic SJW nonsense? STD certainly lives up to its abbreviation. Hard pass.… Expand
  59. jimjohnson3311
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    I waited until it came out on Blu Ray. I have been a Star Trek fan for decades... that died with discovery
  60. Thorus84
    Feb 24, 2019
    10
    I am a Star Trek Fan since 1990. I must admit that DSC is not my favorite Star Trek show (that would be TNG) but it is quite well. And the second season is really awesome.
  61. pissedtrekky
    Feb 21, 2019
    5
    I'm a long time trek fan and Discovery had my attention up to the last three episodes. the last episode i shut off after that science geek guy said how he was going to miss his bf's sexy scar! I'm not sure who there target audience is supposed to be but I've seen daytime soaps that were less gay. The first season was pretty good and the start of this season then they started to over actI'm a long time trek fan and Discovery had my attention up to the last three episodes. the last episode i shut off after that science geek guy said how he was going to miss his bf's sexy scar! I'm not sure who there target audience is supposed to be but I've seen daytime soaps that were less gay. The first season was pretty good and the start of this season then they started to over act everything and turned up the homosexual volume and tried to push the humor where it feels labored at best. did they change the director or something? what's with all the looking at each other all the time the dramatic pause like in soaps. and why all the man love bull/ is this the brokeback mountain star trek? and who else is sick of looking at the first officer's face? it looks like a vjj! I guess i'm going to go finish watching it but i'm hoping vjj face gets killed on this episode and if the science geek and the doc that came back from the dead kiss again i'm done! I can't believe they're ruining this.… Expand
  62. xortim
    Feb 20, 2019
    10
    A lot of users are rating it poorly after just one episode or by the fact that CBS is charging money for a clearly high budget show.

    This is a different Star Trek because this is a different decade than when the others aired. The way we tell stories now is entirely different than how we told stories in the early aughts, 90s and 60s. Some common critiques: The Klingons looks    A lot of users are rating it poorly after just one episode or by the fact that CBS is charging money for a clearly high budget show.

    This is a different Star Trek because this is a different decade than when the others aired. The way we tell stories now is entirely different than how we told stories in the early aughts, 90s and 60s.

    Some common critiques:
    The Klingons looks different - yup, they also didn't have any prosthetics in TOS
    The technology looks too advanced for it to take place before TOS - I really don't want to watch actors push radio shack buttons glued onto cardboard in a show produced this side of of the millennium.
    Not everyone is an altruistic blowhard, Gene Roddenberry would not approve! - meh, the main character is annoyingly moral and so is the first Captain we encounter.
    It's too politically charged- have you watched any Star Trek, ever? People lost their **** over Dax having the first broadcast "lesbian" kiss, or how about a black bridge officer, let alone a woman Captain. The show has always pushed progressive politics in one way or another, and there's always been someone to object and fold their arms saying "that just ain't right"

    Some genuine criticism are things like:
    Too much or inconsistent camera movement
    Some characters can be annoying at times (true of any show)

    Plus, Tilly is amazing and everyone should watch it for that reason alone.    … Expand
  63. Satanski
    Feb 19, 2019
    4
    I rather liked the movie at first, minus idiotic plot with Ash Tyler and obligatory gay characters, but general stupidity of protagonists, eventually made me quit watching it. Gerenrally i hate stupidity and poltical correctness.

    I watched whole season in the end, and it came to me, this series would be so much better without Ash Tyler and Michael Burnham. They are stupid, weak and thus    I rather liked the movie at first, minus idiotic plot with Ash Tyler and obligatory gay characters, but general stupidity of protagonists, eventually made me quit watching it. Gerenrally i hate stupidity and poltical correctness.

    I watched whole season in the end, and it came to me, this series would be so much better without Ash Tyler and Michael Burnham. They are stupid, weak and thus annoying. I started fast forwarding Ash scenes, and series only gained from it.    … Expand
  64. 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
  65. Surg3on
    Feb 14, 2019
    6
    The acting is all over the place. The writing is just passable. I think they are attempting to steer the ship more toward 'star trek' and discovering rather than the Star Trek Crew Drama of season 1 so I'm looking forward to things improving.
  66. Doctor_GLaDOS
    Feb 14, 2019
    1
    This is not Star Trek. It doesn't matter what the title says or what the costumes look like, this simply is nothing like any Trek show before it. The main character is uninteresting and unlikable. She ignores orders from her superiors yet doesn't ever get into trouble for it (at least nothing of consequence). Everything she does always go her way because she is a total Mary Sue. Has theThis is not Star Trek. It doesn't matter what the title says or what the costumes look like, this simply is nothing like any Trek show before it. The main character is uninteresting and unlikable. She ignores orders from her superiors yet doesn't ever get into trouble for it (at least nothing of consequence). Everything she does always go her way because she is a total Mary Sue. Has the emotional capability of a food replicator yet most of the episodes focus on her internal struggle. Side characters are furniture for the Star Trek setting. Storylines are uninspired, shallow and don't say anything. Instead, it tries to compensate with pretty visuals, and that is not enough.
    I would give this show a 4 or maybe even a 6 if it was a standalone flick. Instead, this takes a huge dump on the legacy of Gene Roddenberry. It's way too dark, depressing, stupid, shallow and uninteresting. Burnham is not Kathryn Janeway. I cried when I thought Jonathan Archers dog was going to die. Therefore I had more of an emotional investment in Star Trek Enterprises dog that I have for the main character of this show. I used to be excited about the new star trek. But now I wish some Q would erase this mess before it completely destroys the hopeful and uplifting legacy of The Star Fleet. Go watch The Orville, it is what this show could never be.    … Expand
  67. celta
    Feb 12, 2019
    0
    Not Star Trek, Uninspiring, unoriginal, boring and dull.
    I really really wanted to like this show, but the fact is: it's just not Star Trek
    Terrible characters, bad acting, boring story, obvious political implications and enforced diversity
  68. grovian
    Feb 11, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is like a badly written fan fic. Everyone is an idiot (at least some of them gets killed for their stupidity), not one character is likable. This is not the Starfleet i know for decades, and it was never like this even at their lowest (ex: Dominion war). Star Trek was always about the bright future and (ironically) discovery. It was about curiosity, to wonder at the universe. ST had shown the best of humanity a future we can aspire for. But not this series. This is just a generic sci-fi with a Star Trek skin on it. None of these characters would have made trough Starfleet academy even just a few years later...

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

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

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

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

    Are we supposed to like this character? She should be in jail for her crimes (she even gets a life sentence but they just wave it, cause she got plot-shield).    … Expand
  69. poisoner
    Feb 9, 2019
    0
    Having the rights to use the name Star Trek does not equate to making a show be Star Trek. This is not Star Trek, this is nonsense, absolute unfaithful lore disregarding nonsense, made as a cheap cash in.

    All real Trekkies know what Star Trek is. This is not Star Trek. This is Star Trek: Star Trek The Original Series. Star Trek The Next Generation. Star Trek Voyager. Star Trek    Having the rights to use the name Star Trek does not equate to making a show be Star Trek. This is not Star Trek, this is nonsense, absolute unfaithful lore disregarding nonsense, made as a cheap cash in.

    All real Trekkies know what Star Trek is. This is not Star Trek.

    This is Star Trek:

    Star Trek The Original Series.
    Star Trek The Next Generation.
    Star Trek Voyager.
    Star Trek Deep Space 9.
    Star Trek Enterprise.
    The Orville

    This is not Star Trek:

    The lense flair one with the fake Spok. (teen action space adventure)
    The other fake lense flair one. (teen action space adventure 2)
    This one. (walking dead lady in space messing up lore)
    Any other one that is not on the previous list.    … Expand
  70. ganglio33
    Feb 8, 2019
    4
    One big hole in my nerddom has been star trek: I've never consumed book, tv show or movie of this universe. Waiting for the continuation of several excellent sci-fi series (The Expanse, Westworld...), I came across the Orville. It started out with a very scatological/childish humor but became better and better such that it is one of my favourite shows in today's tv. Therefore I went toOne big hole in my nerddom has been star trek: I've never consumed book, tv show or movie of this universe. Waiting for the continuation of several excellent sci-fi series (The Expanse, Westworld...), I came across the Orville. It started out with a very scatological/childish humor but became better and better such that it is one of my favourite shows in today's tv. Therefore I went to look at the original and watched star trek: discovery. Aside from good production value it has been a very disappointing show with almost no good story and a complete ignorance of the motto "go boldly where no one has gone before". It is one long thrillery story arc with a one-dimensional enemy. I normally love all Brian Fuller things as they meet exactly my humor. But here, there is no humor. Its just metally, bluish darkness. If you want to watch a dark sci-fi series, watch "the expanse", which is just 100x better. If you want to watch something a bit more uplifting, watch the orville. Or even (as I did) go and discover the 30 year old star trek the next generation. Through the superb storytelling in the old ones, they are still very easy to watch and even today better (speaking as a millenial).… Expand
  71. P4inskiller
    Feb 2, 2019
    3
    Beverly Hills 90210-Star Trek. This is real "2019" Star Trek....a lot of "Me too", woman power, feelings and emotions - even the Klingons..?! People in 400 years will not be like this! To strange, unrealistic, stupid and therefore nothing for me. I hope the Picard show will be less stupid...
  72. danmanx
    Feb 2, 2019
    0
    This. This show. I can't even begin to tell you how bad it is. I'm not even going to talk about canon. It was the worst experience I've had all year. From the first pathetic episode of this terribly-written show, it was a complete disaster and dumpster fire. Nothing. Nothing makes any coherent sense in this useless, worthless waste of time. Thank God I have a job and work for aThis. This show. I can't even begin to tell you how bad it is. I'm not even going to talk about canon. It was the worst experience I've had all year. From the first pathetic episode of this terribly-written show, it was a complete disaster and dumpster fire. Nothing. Nothing makes any coherent sense in this useless, worthless waste of time. Thank God I have a job and work for a living, so I could get my mind off of this show. I thought about it for days on how they destroyed my entire favorite franchise with over-the-top dramatic action, overwhelming violence, infighting on bridge, dutch angles, lens flares and poorly written characters. Michael Burnham should be erased and completely forgotten and ignored in this fake "prime" timeline. Nothing makes any sense in this show. There is no happiness, no joy, no love in this chaotic, formulaic dystopian future. There is no world view of Earth whatsoever in this entire series. It's all dark and desperately trying to be edgy. It appears also to be made with agendas and those that do not even care for Star Trek. Would you have a mechanic fix your car or an artist? Obviously, the writers have meticulously destroyed any hope of this bomb being a success. I will never pay CBS a single dime for this show or any CBS All Access crap. Kurtzman, should be fired. CBS, you really, really, really need to focus more on your IPs and not let them be corrupted and manipulated by charlatans.… Expand
  73. wodan1234
    Feb 2, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To give it 2 points is way to gentle. it deserved MINUS-12 !

    So far i watched all of season 1 and all of what we got so far for season 2.
    Thankfully i escaped the Short Treks, because Netflix Germany wasn't stupid enough to take them AS PRESENT!
    And not only did it got worse, for example the weird religious stuff that doesn't belong in Trek or to Captain Pike. (Who is neither very religious nor a "fun guy" on duty).
    Or the unstable psycho-killer named Spock.
    Yes, yes THAT HAPPENED! Hes a Psycho killer according to STD.

    Watching episode 3 however really killed all hope, that this show will get any better. The Kling-Orcs ( Who seem to live in 8th Century, Valhalla) look worse than ever with hair.
    Nope.

    "Space Hitler" now rules the "Space Gestapo" (Section 31) , without any reasoning as to how they gave her that posting.

    And that stupid Ghost-friend that Tilly met, just went full bor racist, when she was expecting Lorca or "at least Kirk"( How did she even know him? Even Tilly doesn't know him!)
    By describing James. T Kirk, as the "Much whiter and much much blonder" GUY.
    #TheUeberArian.

    Also that fake body positivity theme, really went sour when chubby Tilly outran an entire staff of much slimmer and fitter extras, in a half marathon.
    Which she should have lost, for falling back and talking with her Ghost-Friend.
    And you could actually see how those extras did "run" extra slow.
    But off course, afterwards she got the SJW typical, "TRIPPLE AFFIRMATION!" within 2 Minutes.
    Oh yeah, that "Friend" of hers, was actually a "Spore infection".
    What the hell?

    Also "off course" ;) Burnham, not only is a splendid astronomer, test-pilot, Power-Girl (For surviving 9 G for ELEVEN Minutes!) Nooo! Oh no... That wouldn't be sufficient for "the bestest person Evaaar".
    She's also a "Xeno-Antropologist"... Ja...
    **** you CBS...

    "Jim! Its Dead!"    … Expand
  74. CCColeman
    Feb 1, 2019
    0
    I have been attacked for not liking STD. I am told that Gene Roddenberry was a SJW. Let's take a look.
    Here is the SJW that created Star Trek.
    Gene was a pilot in WW2 and a decorated veteran. He worked in the Los Angeles Police Department. He honed his writing craft writing speeches for the Police Department then moving into Hollywood scripts; mostly in Westerns, Police Procedurals,    I have been attacked for not liking STD. I am told that Gene Roddenberry was a SJW. Let's take a look.
    Here is the SJW that created Star Trek.
    Gene was a pilot in WW2 and a decorated veteran. He worked in the Los Angeles Police Department. He honed his writing craft writing speeches for the Police Department then moving into Hollywood scripts; mostly in Westerns, Police Procedurals, and Cop Shows. Star Trek was born of two shows one he wrote for was about a US Marine Corp base that was made and the other was about a muli-ethnic crew of an Airship in the 1930's that traveled the World that was not made.
    Any signs of SJW yet?
    In the 1st season of TOS he enlisted Harlan Ellison to promote the show. At the time Harlan was considered liberal but at the time of death he was hounded by the hashtag me too movement for playing a practical joke on a woman.
    Roddenberry injected Patriotic and Christian themes into TOS through out it's run. He hired and encourage Nichelle Nichols to stay on the series even before the MLK call. Through out his life he was a sexual libertine with an open relationship with his wives. Raised a Southern Baptist but later in life considered himself a Humanist and sometimes even a Pagan but still contributed to Churches and advocated Christian and Moral themes in television shows.
    Gene never wore a Man Bun, ate Soy, or considered himself a Socialist.
    Gene had all the Marks of Cain for a SJW; he was White, Male, Hetero, a Veteran, a Cop, and a Patriot.
    Gene would have considered STD an abomination and a cancer on television if he had lived to see it.
    It is void of any on his establishing values and ethics.    … Expand
  75. DeaconJester
    Feb 1, 2019
    1
    Night time soap opera with prosthetics and FX is not how I imagined STD would return in 2019. Episode 1 was a decent enough beginning to season 2 and I was looking forward to finding out more. What I found was a lot of over wrought exposition signifying nothing. I'm all for dialogue but dialogue that doesn't advance a story or a plot or understanding of a character is mere noise with noNight time soap opera with prosthetics and FX is not how I imagined STD would return in 2019. Episode 1 was a decent enough beginning to season 2 and I was looking forward to finding out more. What I found was a lot of over wrought exposition signifying nothing. I'm all for dialogue but dialogue that doesn't advance a story or a plot or understanding of a character is mere noise with no signal. I am not sure if I'll bother any more and I'm a lifelong Star Trek fan who watched the original series when it was originally broadcast.… Expand
  76. MichaelDorosh
    Feb 1, 2019
    1
    I didn't make it through the pilot. The set design, costumes, casting and writing all seem like a mess and seem completely unconnected to the existing ST universe. I could have watched Star Trek Continues for years. I won't be watching Discovery.
  77. GrantC84
    Jan 31, 2019
    10
    Gave a 10 to combat all the trolls who cant get past the old Trek Days.
    I am an avid star trek fan and have watched every episode of every ST series at least 2-3 times.
    STD is a good show and deserves support even from the old guard. All you "0" raters are pathetic!
  78. Dinglebuddy
    Jan 30, 2019
    10
    The people complaining about "Another show goes PC" are the same people who would have complained about an interracial couple in TOS. Star Trek has always been a progressive show, that shows hope for humanity and displays a world more tolerant and just than the one we live in today. These people probably complained about a female captain in voyager. Probably didn't like DS9 due to theThe people complaining about "Another show goes PC" are the same people who would have complained about an interracial couple in TOS. Star Trek has always been a progressive show, that shows hope for humanity and displays a world more tolerant and just than the one we live in today. These people probably complained about a female captain in voyager. Probably didn't like DS9 due to the progressive themes in that.

    This show is fantastic, and such a breath of fresh air after the dumpster fire that was Star Trek: Enterprise. It is well rounded, with original and creative plot devices. They managed to pay homage to the old, while still creating something new. Every Star Trek after TOS had weak 1st seasons. The characters grow and develop, Sarek's depiction is fantastic. This show's only downfall is that it's on CBS all access. It's wonderful. And by the way, Johnathan Frakes (Commander Riker) directs the second episode of the second season, and I feel like this show is only going to get better. So long as review bombing nay-sayers don't ruin it for the rest of us.

    These nay-sayers are just mad there is a gay couple in it and that the main character isn't a captain... They're angry because it isn't the same recycled material over and over again. They only wish to feed their own nostalgia. It's preposterous, and they're probably the same people who think the cliche, recycled (or literally stolen from star trek TNG) story lines, tired tropes and cheap humor in Orville are points of genius. You can watch Orville, that's fine. You don't see anyone review bombing it... Why? Because they don't care. Why are you so offended by it that you've got to spread hate for the sake of it?    … Expand
  79. frankthetank420
    Jan 28, 2019
    0
    This show is absolute trash, such a far shot away from what Star Trek is really supposed to be about. The overall story is weak, and I don't find any of the characters particularly likable. I wish they would go back to their roots, and focus on some of the things that made Star Trek great.
  80. startreksucks
    Jan 26, 2019
    0
    Season 2 os STD (what an acronym) started poorly. Look at episode two for example. It is a reboot/recycle of other episodes in the franchise, i.e. "Northern Star" (Star Trek Enterprise) and "The 37" (Star Trek Voyager). We pay money for Netflix subscriptions for this. People would expect the show creators to come up with something original, but their minds are so preoccupied with politicalSeason 2 os STD (what an acronym) started poorly. Look at episode two for example. It is a reboot/recycle of other episodes in the franchise, i.e. "Northern Star" (Star Trek Enterprise) and "The 37" (Star Trek Voyager). We pay money for Netflix subscriptions for this. People would expect the show creators to come up with something original, but their minds are so preoccupied with political correctness and making sure that the actors excel at being bad at acting.
    Martin-Green is not a brilliant actress and she does not bring something unique to the show. She just hangs around, acts bossy and all knowing (a cheap imitation of a true Vulcan) and she constantly disobeys orders or she constantly challenges them. She is like one of those nagging kids that keeps asking "Why" just to annoy you. The woman that plays ensign Tilly is another bad example at acting, besides being goofy, I have never met a cadet with that behavior in the entire Star Trek franchise.

    There is no proper chief engineer on the ship, only wannabes that make use of techno babble and not Sci Fi (usually one employs a scientific consultant on the show, or else you end up with **** like an asteroid traveling at 5000 km/s). I know Star Trek is Sci Fi, but it should push this boundary as close to real science as possible. Just to give people the idea that science is cool, but science needs to be cool and palpable, not crap said by some show creator that has not read a science book since fifth grade.

    The show also follows the White Man Bad trend that engulfs the end of the second decade of this century. The fewer white people in the cast, the better.    … Expand
  81. WJF3
    Jan 25, 2019
    3
    In Star Trek there is no main character, and anyone can be a hero (Reginald Barclay). In Star Trek Discovery there is only Michael Burnham. The whole series is about her. She is the Main character; the smartest, the toughest and the hero every time. It begins to become predictable. And where is the delight and playfulness that we all love about Star Trek? Discovery takes itself tooIn Star Trek there is no main character, and anyone can be a hero (Reginald Barclay). In Star Trek Discovery there is only Michael Burnham. The whole series is about her. She is the Main character; the smartest, the toughest and the hero every time. It begins to become predictable. And where is the delight and playfulness that we all love about Star Trek? Discovery takes itself too serious. I tried to be positive about Discovery, and I keep trying to stick with it, but watching it has become too laborious. I hope that this is not Star Trek's last act, that would be embarrassing. J.J. Abrams please make another movie.… Expand
  82. jipi050
    Jan 24, 2019
    9
    Defenetly a show with some growing pains, given the changes behind the scenes, but all things considered they still managed to come out with a quality product. Jason Isaacs is perfect for the role, Stamets and Tilly bring some humanity to the show.

    I'm just glad to have Trek back on TV! :)
  83. Method__Man
    Jan 22, 2019
    9
    Don't believe the haters! Firstly, I am not a fan of the klingon redesign, but literally all else of the show is great. It actually starts off rather quick (almost too quick), then properly settles back in pace before escalating again. I have watched and been a fan of star trek for 33 years. This shows has the feel, the charm, and the lore of a modern star trek.

    Of course you will get    Don't believe the haters! Firstly, I am not a fan of the klingon redesign, but literally all else of the show is great. It actually starts off rather quick (almost too quick), then properly settles back in pace before escalating again. I have watched and been a fan of star trek for 33 years. This shows has the feel, the charm, and the lore of a modern star trek.

    Of course you will get the butthurt "trekkies" who will be unhappy no matter what happens, but this was a VERY solid attempt at star trek after so long. I cannot wait for more.    … Expand
  84. solfireuk
    Jan 21, 2019
    10
    I know there has been way too many negatives about this show. As a Star Trek fan it is great to me, but I love all Star Trek, everything full stop. This for me is the best of the bunch, it is of its time just like the others were but it adds a richness and depth to the universe for me. Dark and full of wonderful characters, intelligence and meaningful interactions. 10/10 especiallyI know there has been way too many negatives about this show. As a Star Trek fan it is great to me, but I love all Star Trek, everything full stop. This for me is the best of the bunch, it is of its time just like the others were but it adds a richness and depth to the universe for me. Dark and full of wonderful characters, intelligence and meaningful interactions. 10/10 especially starting the new season 2, just simply brilliant.… Expand
  85. tremault
    Jan 20, 2019
    0
    There's a lot of issues with discovery but this was at least watchable and quite enjoyable at times.
  86. TheSHO
    Jan 19, 2019
    1
    I am done after watching the 5th episode of the 1st season. Are you kidding me?! I let most of the things that I didn't like go. But when you have a very unlikable chief engineer (who is gay) and a very forgettable lead doctor (who is also gay) being shoved down our throats (pun intended) by the liberal Hollywood as a couple, that is when I am done. I am so sick and tired of HollywoodI am done after watching the 5th episode of the 1st season. Are you kidding me?! I let most of the things that I didn't like go. But when you have a very unlikable chief engineer (who is gay) and a very forgettable lead doctor (who is also gay) being shoved down our throats (pun intended) by the liberal Hollywood as a couple, that is when I am done. I am so sick and tired of Hollywood making everything about PC. Every single character is unlikable. The only one that is decent is the main character and they made her name Michael. Sigh, really? Just had to show us that gender and names don't mean anything, They are all interchangeable, right hollyweird? Other then forgettable and unlikable characters, you have horrible special effects for the space scenes. The older Star Treks looked soooo much better when there was no Computer technology. And don't get me started on the Klingons. The only good thing I would say this series has is the nice indoor set pieces. That is about it. Oh and one more thing. Isn't this show suppose to be before Enterprise? If so, why do they have so much more technology then Enterprise? Just doesn't make sense.

    I hope to God that the new one with Picard is better.    … Expand
  87. NeuroWeaver
    Jan 18, 2019
    0
    I was so eager for this, even after the endless pre-production problems kept leaking. Unfortunately, I had to give up after Episode 5.

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

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

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

    An utter failure not worthy of anyone's time and money.    … Expand
  88. markbrak
    Jan 18, 2019
    0
    This is not Star Trek. This is generic scifi with bad writing. It is nonsensical and combative. This is not the hopeful vision of the future that Gene Roddenberry had.
  89. ghostalker
    Jan 18, 2019
    0
    The story is far more involved with the MIchael Burnham character and forgoing the other characters and storyline. Discovery has now become too far fetched and has very little to do with Star Trek and feels more like a space version of Alley Mcbeal.
  90. 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
  91. Humboldt1337
    Jan 17, 2019
    1
    This show is 100% SJW garbage now. It is like a diversity hire who hates Star Trek made all of the decisions regarding this series. These out of touch Hollywood elite execs know white males are the biggest Star Trek fan base, right?! Apparently not, as they do everything in their power to demean and insult white men throughout the entire show. Just total garbage, I hope this seriesThis show is 100% SJW garbage now. It is like a diversity hire who hates Star Trek made all of the decisions regarding this series. These out of touch Hollywood elite execs know white males are the biggest Star Trek fan base, right?! Apparently not, as they do everything in their power to demean and insult white men throughout the entire show. Just total garbage, I hope this series fails and is forgotten. I will just go watch DS9 re-runs instead.… Expand
  92. 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
  93. eastwest312
    Jan 13, 2019
    0
    I saw the trailer to this just now, and was curious to see what happened to Star Trek with this strange clip. Not only did most of the negative comments express my initial thoughts to a 30 second trailer, but i thank you all for sparing me from this televised diarrhea
  94. sgtfalcon
    Jan 12, 2019
    2
    This is not Star Trek. Star Trek is supposed to be an optimistic view of the future. Every character in this show is pretty despicable. The writers don't seem to understand Star Trek at all. This show needs someone to turn it around. Bring back the normal Klingons, develop strong "Horatio Hornblower" type characters. Have the ship "Discovery" explore wonderful new worlds and bring back theThis is not Star Trek. Star Trek is supposed to be an optimistic view of the future. Every character in this show is pretty despicable. The writers don't seem to understand Star Trek at all. This show needs someone to turn it around. Bring back the normal Klingons, develop strong "Horatio Hornblower" type characters. Have the ship "Discovery" explore wonderful new worlds and bring back the morality play that was Star Trek. Occasionally, bring in the Klingons for some battle scenes and make them more like the Soviets as in the original series. This show completely conflicts with the morality plays that were Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise.… Expand
  95. TheTokenSquare
    Jan 7, 2019
    2
    Gene Roddenberry is dead. I'm watching The Orville. I gave STD a 2 for having at least great special effects and production value. Would have given another point or two if the characters were more than one dimentional and the writing was decent. Another point docked for putting the show behind a paywall.
  96. sethman1975
    Jan 5, 2019
    0
    So sad to see what they have with the Star Trek franchise. I have watched them all for decades and loved them all in different ways but Discovery is unlovable. The protagonist has to be the most unlikable character written in recent memory. I'm sure SMG is trying her best but the character in unrelatable and nonredeemable. ST has always been progressive and diverse by default, it haveSo sad to see what they have with the Star Trek franchise. I have watched them all for decades and loved them all in different ways but Discovery is unlovable. The protagonist has to be the most unlikable character written in recent memory. I'm sure SMG is trying her best but the character in unrelatable and nonredeemable. ST has always been progressive and diverse by default, it have never been thrown into the audience's faces and told you must love it. It's dark, depressing, humorless and hopeless. Everything opposite to the previous ST series. If you want a real spiritual successor to Star Trek, watch The Orville.… Expand
  97. 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.
  98. timpfel
    Jan 5, 2019
    2
    I don't know what this is, but it's not Star Trek.
    I like the uniforms though.
  99. spretasky
    Jan 1, 2019
    2
    I came into this Star Trek not knowing about the drama for it and the hatred. until later when I personally finished watching season 1 and start looking up what people were saying on this "Star Trek" This is not Star Trek . People are telling I should watch Orville vs this. I haven't seen any Orville episodes yet to judge it . This Star Trek was awful. People giving this a 10 are lying toI came into this Star Trek not knowing about the drama for it and the hatred. until later when I personally finished watching season 1 and start looking up what people were saying on this "Star Trek" This is not Star Trek . People are telling I should watch Orville vs this. I haven't seen any Orville episodes yet to judge it . This Star Trek was awful. People giving this a 10 are lying to the fan base. It is a real shame that these people are tribal and robots and can't see how bad this Star Trek is.. Shame!!… Expand
  100. zarasales
    Dec 28, 2018
    1
    A bad parody of Star Trek. The cartoon "special" effects CGI matches the retarded writing & 2D "acting". Pathetic & laughably awful.
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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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