Star Trek: Discovery

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  1. Olamax
    Jan 29, 2018
    10
    I love this show! I’m not sure why people think it isn’t Star Trek; we can’t have every show being exactly the same, can we. It is fun and engaging and it is Star Trek!
  2. ChrisWebb
    Jan 29, 2018
    0
    Whenever this gets good, the next episode is stupid and consistently 'jumps the shark' with ridiculous scenarios. I watched up to 13 epsiode and can't watch anymore.
    The writing goes from being great to ridiculous.
    How two women can beat a room full of men in hand to hand combat,is ridiculous. It'll be rdiiculous if was two men... ...RIpley from Alien is one of my favourite action    Whenever this gets good, the next episode is stupid and consistently 'jumps the shark' with ridiculous scenarios. I watched up to 13 epsiode and can't watch anymore.
    The writing goes from being great to ridiculous.
    How two women can beat a room full of men in hand to hand combat,is ridiculous. It'll be rdiiculous if was two men... ...RIpley from Alien is one of my favourite action heroes, she's cannot beat up a roomful of marines, but she has more grit than all of them, that's what makes her heroic.    … Expand
  3. runeborsjo
    Jan 29, 2018
    8
    Discovery is another one of those scifi IPs that received "a certain label" by fanboys before it even aired the first episode. I admit I was highly skeptical of this show before it aired - but luckily my fears amounted to nothing and I was proven wrong. I will agree it doesn't "feel like Star Trek" exactly, but then when people identify that "feeling" it seems to be associated with camp,Discovery is another one of those scifi IPs that received "a certain label" by fanboys before it even aired the first episode. I admit I was highly skeptical of this show before it aired - but luckily my fears amounted to nothing and I was proven wrong. I will agree it doesn't "feel like Star Trek" exactly, but then when people identify that "feeling" it seems to be associated with camp, wooden acting and poor effects. This is not your dad's Star Trek. It's also not the millenial-SJW Star Trek many claim it to be. This is a modern, sleek, production, for recruiting new audiences and old fans capable of appreciating change which is at least mostly for the better.… Expand
  4. dailylunatic
    Jan 28, 2018
    0
    I'm 15 minutes into episode 13 and I just had to pause it just to write this 0 review. This show is dumb. Incredibly dumb. Not by the standards of Trek: but by the standards of dumb sci-fi action. Below the level of Space: Above and Beyond or Sliders or Starship Troopers minus the tongue-in-cheek.

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

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

    This goes beyond the show's politics and diversity, because the only politics are "Klingons = militaristic humans = Trump = Nazis" and the only diversity is in shades of bland.    … Expand
  5. rickrey
    Jan 27, 2018
    0
    This is a very disappointing version of Star Trek. The main actors are weak and lack any command authority that would instill confidence in an actual crew. Absolutely horrible casting. No originality with the stories so far... H. Mudd is back. It can't get any worse.
  6. abyssoft
    Jan 26, 2018
    0
    Utterly disappointing to say the least. Almost unwatchably bland, preachy, and hypocritical. I season is more than enough of this abomination of a Star Trek series. I've gone back and even rewatch a few episodes thinking maybe it was my mood and nope, still just as horrible. I think we can officially say the franchise is dead.
  7. 2L82Pray
    Jan 25, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't pay, thank God! My brother was staying over and has a CBS all access and we watched it together. At the end of ep 1 I was so furious we had a half hour long talk about it. OK, I screamed and ranted and he listened to me rant.
    *Starts off with an irrelevant storyline wasting the gods only know how much time with ridiculous banter between CPT and #1 on a planet that has no bearing on the show. It was all about wandering in a desert and Talking. NO one cares!
    *Klingons arrive but I had run to the kitchen to grab a drink and came back and caught one glimpse and asked, Who are these new aliens? My brother answered, Those are Klingons. I said, No they aren't. And they aren't. They don't look or even speak like Klingons. Since when did the Klingon language sound like a Native American Tribe? Since when are their teeth so huge and in the way you can't even understand them when they're speaking English? What's up with Klingons wearing what looks like a Cardassian breastplate? This started an argument over where this show lies in the timeline, which I said it HAD to be a few hundred years after Janeway because at least that would explain the superior technology, Klingon changes and well...everything. But nope. A quick phone search and I discovered how wrong I was. We had to pause so I could rant about how stupid it was and how Klingons are established as near legendary canon. How they thought toying with that was a good idea is beyond comprehension. Then, nearly all 24 houses just decide to accept this Klingon as the embodiment of Kayless, in like 5 seconds... I should have turned it off then.
    *SEVEN YEARS and this is how you treat your 1st Officer? Where's the trust? Seven years and you decided NOW is the time to knock your captain unconscious and take over after only 5 mins contemplation about it? Even our logical Spock wouldn't have been that stupid. The show would have made more sense if the CPT ignored her 1st officer, started a war, got killed and then, knowing she was right but suffering from survivor guilt, our main character went on to be 1st Officer on another ship. But no...they did the most illogical thing possible and expect us to just play along.
    *The science officer. Don't know his name, don't care. How in the holy hell did an alien like that end up on a starship? Annoying, stupid, cowardly. Then, we get a dying crew member whining he couldn't understand how they were at war, they were explorers. Apparently, neither the character or the writers ever watched the original Star Trek. The Federation has always been at war or nearly at war constantly.
    *Against my better judgment I actually watched ep 2. Don't go that far. You'll just be disappointed.
    And CBS things people are going to pay extra for this? I wouldn't watch more if they paid me in hard cash.    … Expand
  8. wmontidoro
    Jan 23, 2018
    1
    This show started bad and is getting worse episode by episode. :-(. How they could do this...wow. Just sucks. I have seen every episode of every series... this is just bad.
  9. writeboywrite
    Jan 23, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Seriously ... it's as bad as Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The horrible Mary Sue character of Michael (virtue signaling by the producers), combined with REALLY wooden acting is just a complete turn off. That, and the fact that this just isnt Star Trek. It's a FAR below average, amateurish take on war in outer space with a Star Trek logo stamped on it.

    Seriously?

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Oh yeah.

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

    So ... to sum up.

    These jackasses have ruined TWO of my childhood's most cherished franchises. No money from me is going to these people ever again.    … Expand
  10. kralizeh
    Jan 22, 2018
    10
    Best Star Trek since TNG, different but refreshing plot takes time to develop but does so nicely, I was a bit circumspect about the characters but good character building gets you hooked after a couple of episodes.
  11. parallax_84
    Jan 19, 2018
    4
    My problem with this show are the main characters... acting is wooden , they have no charisma, they are boring to death. I watched 6 episodes and i couldn't watch anymore.
  12. high90
    Jan 18, 2018
    10
    Just watched episode 11 and this show has really hit its stride. Strong performances by the leads a diverse cast and high production values make this one of the only programs on tv worth tuning in to see what happens next. How about everyone who gave this a bad review after one episode shut the f up and give it a chance to breath. Well worth your time if your a sci fi fan.
  13. tkoosting
    Jan 16, 2018
    5
    Update:
    During and after episode nine the show gets better (so I upped my score from 0 to 5). Only thing which is still disappointing is the continuity: this trek universe is way more advanced than the trek universe it is supposed to precede. It should have been a less techie-trekkie...
    --- Really trying hard to watch this show. But this show shouldn't have been called Star Trek: -    Update:
    During and after episode nine the show gets better (so I upped my score from 0 to 5). Only thing which is still disappointing is the continuity: this trek universe is way more advanced than the trek universe it is supposed to precede. It should have been a less techie-trekkie...

    ---

    Really trying hard to watch this show. But this show shouldn't have been called Star Trek:
    - bad acting;
    - everybody 's angry, always!
    - the ship design/other visuals is/are nothing like Roddenberry's and Jeffries (and Okuda's) vision;
    - a spore drive, really?!
    - story doesn't fit the Star Trek universe;
    - The Klingons... What were they thinking! Or as Kirk would have said: KAAAAAAAAAAAAAHN!

    Will keep trying to watch it, but it sure is painful...    … Expand
  14. jim_taltontish
    Jan 15, 2018
    6
    BSG and SG:U had a baby, and they asked J.J. Abrams to be the godfather. To me, this is by far the worst Star Trek series to date. Given the lack of options for my sci-fi cravings, this is still worth watching. I remember thinking how awful ST:TNG was, but by the third season, it was my favorite show of all time. I'm praying that this show will follow suit. There are a lot of greatBSG and SG:U had a baby, and they asked J.J. Abrams to be the godfather. To me, this is by far the worst Star Trek series to date. Given the lack of options for my sci-fi cravings, this is still worth watching. I remember thinking how awful ST:TNG was, but by the third season, it was my favorite show of all time. I'm praying that this show will follow suit. There are a lot of great cast members, and it's still too early to write this show off. I hope they can tone down the semi-shaky cam and the overly earnest emotional discussions where everyone looks like they're about to cry.

    The Orville, Dark Matter, BSG, all the other Star Trek series, SG-1, SG:Atlantis, Babylon 5, and Firefly made us care about multiple characters by their respective episode 11 airing. I'm hoping by the end of season two they can greatly improve both their storytelling and character development.    … Expand
  15. waahaa
    Jan 15, 2018
    10
    star trek discovery.. this show is great, although you have to stick with it as the first 4 episodes kinda feel like nothing new. but i'm now on episode 11 and they are getting into dark territory. id say its the most enjoyable series of any star trek so far. i get the feeling they will kill off a host of characters. there are a few back round characters that will probably step forward instar trek discovery.. this show is great, although you have to stick with it as the first 4 episodes kinda feel like nothing new. but i'm now on episode 11 and they are getting into dark territory. id say its the most enjoyable series of any star trek so far. i get the feeling they will kill off a host of characters. there are a few back round characters that will probably step forward in season 2 i'm guessing. but please stick with this show don't give up too soon. VERY MUCH THE DARKEST TREK SERIES TO DATE.… Expand
  16. DrShepherdLIVE
    Jan 15, 2018
    0
    Gene Roddenbery would be ashamed of what they did to his creation. Characters lack of depth and emphaty. Story is vanilla and also either very chaotic or embarrassing.
    I have really nothing more to add to that. Its a short summary but I mean every word 100%!!!
  17. jimmyk413
    Jan 15, 2018
    0
    This is not Star Trek. Every time I watch an episode, I get angry. I don't care about the gay characters. I don't care about the diversity of the cast. What angers me is that this has nothing to do with Star Trek. The character's are without honor and without admirable qualities. There is no real teamwork going on in this Starship. There is no message of hope or any beacon to whatThis is not Star Trek. Every time I watch an episode, I get angry. I don't care about the gay characters. I don't care about the diversity of the cast. What angers me is that this has nothing to do with Star Trek. The character's are without honor and without admirable qualities. There is no real teamwork going on in this Starship. There is no message of hope or any beacon to what is good in the human condition. I loved all things Trek, but this is not one of them. I feel the show is victimizing anyone knows what Trek is by perverting the Star Trek universe. By the end of every episode, I am angry and unsatisfied. Discovery shouldn't be.… Expand
  18. ameriviking
    Jan 14, 2018
    0
    No spoilers... only nausea. It's as much Star Trek as a rock is a pet... marketing doesn't make it so. The best that can be said is that it's visually pretty. The writing is horrible, the otherwise good actors saying the lines can't fix that, and the stories preposterous. I grew up with Saturday morning cartoons with better plot lines. The Star Fleet in this re-imagined, to use a ratherNo spoilers... only nausea. It's as much Star Trek as a rock is a pet... marketing doesn't make it so. The best that can be said is that it's visually pretty. The writing is horrible, the otherwise good actors saying the lines can't fix that, and the stories preposterous. I grew up with Saturday morning cartoons with better plot lines. The Star Fleet in this re-imagined, to use a rather optimistic term, 23rd century so well established by the original show, is a ridiculous conglomerate of political correctness and upside-down reasoning. It's as if someone put Google in charge of military spaceships. Yes... JJ Abrams movies and Enterprise aside, by the time of Capt. Kirk, it's the military. Like it or not, that's how Roddenberry wrote it. Picard's time may have softened it a bit, but even in the 24th century it's very much the military. Or do science academies throw people in prison for breaking campus rules? Maybe in the SJW wannabe culture portrayed on this show. Not only is this show a horrifying vision of the future, it disappoints on nearly every level. There are things I didn't like about every show and movie, but I never cringed before (OK, maybe a little in ST V... sorry Shatner). I cringe now. It's the worst sci-fi on TV.… Expand
  19. shapesforms
    Jan 13, 2018
    0
    WOW!! How they gutted the francchise. This has nothing to do with Star Trek besides the name. Its utter distopian retardedness. Maybe would be good if they called is Star Wars instead. LOL this is even worse than Star Trek Enterprise
  20. marzDK
    Jan 13, 2018
    0
    I really looked forward to this show. I have been an Star Trek fan since childhood. I love the show for, the exploration of the unknown, The Science facts and theories, and a future free of Donald Trumps, greed and money.
    The sole purpose of understanding the unknown, instead of bombing everyone that doesn't agree or look like us. The focus on exploration and the curiosity instead of    I really looked forward to this show. I have been an Star Trek fan since childhood. I love the show for, the exploration of the unknown, The Science facts and theories, and a future free of Donald Trumps, greed and money.
    The sole purpose of understanding the unknown, instead of bombing everyone that doesn't agree or look like us. The focus on exploration and the curiosity instead of 'oldtime' (ourtime) human pettiness. The show used to give me hope and positivity, a one of a kind show, now it's just looks and feels like every other american show.
    If I want the feeling of yesterdays Star Trek today, I'll watch The Orville instead.    … Expand
  21. AdamKingry
    Jan 11, 2018
    3
    I feel terrible for giving the show a bad review because I really like some of the characters. Rainne Wison was funny and interesting in his role - perfect casting. Also perfect casting is Jason Isaacs as Lorca - completely believable as an experienced, embattled maverick with exceptional leadership skills, dispassionate resolve and cunning, and a moral compass that is a little in the greyI feel terrible for giving the show a bad review because I really like some of the characters. Rainne Wison was funny and interesting in his role - perfect casting. Also perfect casting is Jason Isaacs as Lorca - completely believable as an experienced, embattled maverick with exceptional leadership skills, dispassionate resolve and cunning, and a moral compass that is a little in the grey area.

    The Ash Tyler character is well-acted and well written, but for some reason I'm not buying the chemistry between Ash and Michael yet.

    Sonequa Martin Green does an excellent job as Michael, oscillating between heartfelt emotions and Vulcan reserve. Remember that she hasn't rejected her humanity, and isn't half Vulcan like Spock. She's fully human with all that entails, but can be remarkably focused and calm in a crisis. She has a snappy mathematics ability and has above average combat prowess - evidenced by the fact that she can take down a Klingon who is twice her weight. But she's not a Vulcan and doesn't need to eschew emotion.

    I actually really love her character. She seems like a genuine person and her emotions feel very real to me. Excellent acting. Ash just isn't swashbuckling enough, or stable enough, for me to believe she'd take an interest in him. And I think it's unlikely she'd kiss him with that greasy, scraggly beard.

    Tilly's character is okay. She's quirky and irritatingly upbeat, but she is growing on me. I think her character has potential. She's sort of a Neelix-like character - upbeat, optimistic, overly talkative, and more savvy than she appears.

    I don't like Lt. Saru partially because he's sniveling and irritating, but mostly due to the fact that he's hard to look at. Those tendrals on the back of his skull that pop up and writhe  like little worms when he senses danger actually make me cringe with revulsion.

    I don't like the homosexual couple at all. One is a mean albino and the other is a flat-acting Prince clone with a distracting overbite; but that isn't why I don't like them. I don't like them because their relationship is a propaganda move that was presented to and approved by GLAAD ("a media monitoring organization founded by LGBT people") .

    There has been a systematic and aggressive campaign to pressure production companies to represent the tiny contemporary subculture in numerous, positive, substantive, prolonged, central roles in the media - particularly aimed at markets for families and children, with the central aim of mainstream normalization. I'm not a supporter of propaganda in any form, but I really don't like the idea of special interest groups pressuring production companies, especially when massive overrepresentation is taking place already.

    The matching red pajamas, brushing teeth scene caused me to stop watching for weeks. When I gave the show another shot due to the memorable acting of Sonequa Martin Green, I stopped watching entirely​ at the homosexual kissing scene. I found it to be contrived to the degree that I utterly lost my suspension of disbelief. All I saw was aggressive special interest activism intruding upon a beloved television franchise.

    In typical militant fashion, Wilson Cruz, the overbite doctor, said "We aren't here for [the fan's and viewer's] comfort" and essentially said, if you don't like it, don't watch the show. That's not very business-like, but it may prove to be prophetic if the 200 Metacritic negative  user reviews to 100 positive reviews is any indication of the show's longevity - or the nation's polarization over the issue.

    My suspicion is that the primary fan base just wants to watch the show with their family without any f-bombs or ham-fisted propaganda. I suppose they may need to decide if they want to make a show fans enjoy (and buy) or bow subserviently to the watchful diligence of the GLAAD Gestapo.

    I probably won't watch Season 2 despite the many great performances, interesting storylines and good special effects. Great disappointment from an avid Star Trek fan who has seen every movie and every episode in each incarnation of the franchise.    … Expand
  22. Emmit
    Jan 11, 2018
    10
    This is a very high quality show with great production value and sincere acting performances. I am shocked that there are so many negative views but after reading them its become clear that they are almost entirely written by bitter trolls who would hate anything of real artistic value. I grew up on Star Trek: The Next Generation and this show takes the old Star Trek to an entirely new level.
  23. Whatevenisthis
    Jan 9, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just watched the latest episode... didn't think they could shove anymore left wing political garbage in there even if they tried but somehow they managed it. They're now in an alternate reality where the enemy is "racist xenophobic version of the federation" LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooOooooo I can't do this anymore omg.

    The entire plot of every SINGLE episode is contrived and deus ex machina. The technology such as the spore drive and ease at which they integrated human DNA into the system was downright laughable and an insult to all viewers. Yes this is sci fi, but the leaps and bounds this show makes due to sheer writers laziness are ridiculous.

    The characters are horrendous save for Captain Lorca. He seems to be the only interesting (and dare I say rational) character on the show. When you are in the middle of a war with hundreds of lives being lost daily and countless numbers of your ships being being destroyed, you want him on your side to make the tough decisions. Despite what many have said previously, I rather enjoy his realistic approach and this dark element of the show.

    Every other character is horrendous. Michael Burnam is a glorified Social Justice Warrior who can apparently do no wrong. Aside from continuously making illogical decisions and causing the majority of the problems, somehow she always ends up creating the solution in the nick of time.
    Every statement she makes is loaded with a double connotation with the aim of commenting on todays present political climate. It's boring and irrelevant in the current universe she apparently exists in. I'm not interested in todays political issues, I'm interested in watching star trek. The script is disgustingly irrelevant to the current events in the show. I also don't appreciate being lectured at regarding social issues which at this point in time in the Star Trek Universe, were already supposed to have been past history.

    The character of Tilly would never have made it into Starfleet let alone onto Starfleet's most valuable ship. The blatant shoehorning of eccentric and weird characters into the show is again lazy by the writers and further adds fuel to the disastrous fire that is diversity quotas. Also, she's downright boring to watch. I skip 5 minutes each time her face appears knowing that they will give her far more screen time than she deserves and the plot won't have developed any further with her regardless.

    Michael Burnam and the forced love interest have no chemistry and I find it ridiculous that an entire episode that could make or break the entire war with the Klingons focussed more on their relationship development rather than the far more interesting Federation/ Klingon war. How laughable. Also, in the same episode, the antagonists far reaching plan includes placing his ship inside a space whale (lol, space whales exist now), somehow orienting said space whale into the path of Discovery, somehow knowing they would be obligated to pick up said space whale (I highly doubt that a ship as important as the Discovery would be obligated to pick up space whales close to enemy space), and so we start an episode revolving around groundhog day. Far fetched, boring, and anticlimactic.

    It's as if the show is trying to cater to every single possible market they can think of and can't cater to any single one successfully. It's also blatantly obvious who in these comments was either paid to write a good review or is part of the shows production. Sorry guys, nobody who's seen the show is buying it. Figuratively and literally.

    Episode 8 was especially stupid and unrealistic. The Klingon Kol seemed ridiculously unperturbed when he found out that the prisoner admiral had been killed. He basically shrugged it off and walked away after proclaiming in a previous episode that she was the most valuable captive. Every decision made in episode 8 made no sense whatsoever, from Lt. Saru's obsession with that alien planet, to the entire episodes premise which was to hijack some random planets "naturally occurring sound vibrations to be able to detect the cloaked klingon ships" HAHAHAHA who even thinks of this rubbish? I'm done. I got through 8 episodes but that's it. Not sure how I lasted this long.

    I'm a long time trekky and I don't mind the show going in a new dark direction, but all the writers should be fired and never hired again to create anything for TV as they're lazy, don't understand the history, have no idea how to develop interesting characters and have just hijacked the Star Trek brand to boost their boring, ill-informed political agenda. Diversity is fine as star trek has always been about diversity, but it never had to explicitly throw it in your face and shove it down your throat like this show has. On that note, I would like to see a straight white male character who ISN'T arrogant, rude, or who will obviously end up being the villain by series end.

    Goodbye Star Track. It was fun while it lasted.    … Expand
  24. kneedictate
    Jan 9, 2018
    7
    Give it a chance. Ignoring the CBS all-access crap, the show starts off pretty bad but it has started to get much better. I think I'll give it until the end of this season.
  25. Cinemaphile
    Jan 9, 2018
    4
    Lots of unnecessary exposition. Too much emphasis on spectacle and not enough intimacy. Clunky dialogue. Overwrought score. Surprisingly mediocre. Not the 10 plus plus orgasmic star show you were hoping for, not the sub-zero apocalyptic devolution that fan-boys are reacting to. It's in the middle. A five. Take it from a 66'er. It's Trek, just not very goodLots of unnecessary exposition. Too much emphasis on spectacle and not enough intimacy. Clunky dialogue. Overwrought score. Surprisingly mediocre. Not the 10 plus plus orgasmic star show you were hoping for, not the sub-zero apocalyptic devolution that fan-boys are reacting to. It's in the middle. A five. Take it from a 66'er. It's Trek, just not very good Trek. At least it's not Red-Matter-Dumb like the reboot movies, right? Right?

    After viewing Episode 3, Context of Kings I'm revising my score ... down. Trek isn't Alien or Resident Evil or Marvel Comics or CSI Space.

    After viewing Episode 4, I'm tempted to revise my score up ... except for the fact that though it felt like Star Trek Classic, it had a bit of a Walking Dead aftertaste. On to next week...

    Episode 5 .... feels like Star Trek, but the dialogue sounds like it was written by a 12 year old. No change to the rating.

    Episode 6 ... the wheels have fallen off the show. Insipid expository dialogue abounds. The show feels like The Good Wife in space.

    And here is where my reviews end. I've given up hope on this series. At this point I'll be watching out of just sheer curiosity. That's probably not what the writers and producers intended.

    I've permanently lowered my score to 3.

    Episode 10 ... seems to be turning the corner, raising to 4    … Expand
  26. spruceman
    Jan 9, 2018
    0
    I will be boycotting this series. Terrible acting and directing. Ridiculous assumptions with fungal mycellium in space as a transport system. But the worst thing about this show is that it is left wing liberal propaganda aimed at indoctrinating young people. They are exploiting Star Trek to further their political agendas. I could hardly believe my ears in episode 10 when they claimed thatI will be boycotting this series. Terrible acting and directing. Ridiculous assumptions with fungal mycellium in space as a transport system. But the worst thing about this show is that it is left wing liberal propaganda aimed at indoctrinating young people. They are exploiting Star Trek to further their political agendas. I could hardly believe my ears in episode 10 when they claimed that they were the enemy in the alternate universe because they were racist and xenophobic. So they were tyrants and fighting a war because of this An obvious dig at President Trump who is none of those things. Sickening! Boycott! Typical Canadian production too.… Expand
  27. frontlinegeek
    Jan 8, 2018
    0
    I am sitting here watching the mid season return. I swore I would watch the whole first season. I can't do it. I am not even done the episode as I type this up and I can barely bother to finish it, but I will.

    This show is shallow, reductive, extremely predictable, FAR too SJW laced (This latest episode has the mirror universe set with Earth as the center of effectively, the alt    I am sitting here watching the mid season return. I swore I would watch the whole first season. I can't do it. I am not even done the episode as I type this up and I can barely bother to finish it, but I will.

    This show is shallow, reductive, extremely predictable, FAR too SJW laced (This latest episode has the mirror universe set with Earth as the center of effectively, the alt right).

    SMG was terrible in TWD. She is WORSE in this!

    When the most enjoyment I have with this show is watching someone, anyone, DIE, I have to admit that there is no way that this is a good show and that it can't ever recover either. I have come to accept at this point, Star Wars is dead and now so is Star Trek.

    So ya. I am out. I have about 5 minutes left of this utter drek and that is it for me. Oh and possibly the most annoying character on the show just died!!! YAY!!! I leave on a high point!!!

    And just so it is clear where I am coming from...

    I have watched all of every ST series other than the animated series. I have watched nearly every scifi show in the last 25 years. BSG, BSG reboot, Farscape, Firefly, Continuum, Dark Matter, ALL of Stargate, and on and on and on...

    For how much money that has been tossed at this, STD is THE worst TV show, scifi or not, that I have ever watched. Even if you didn't call it Star Trek and removed all the Star Trek things, STILL would not be good...

    Anyone that wants GOOD scifi, go watch The Expanse. That is all.    … Expand
  28. jakedubbleya
    Jan 7, 2018
    0
    Sonequa Martin (star of the show) is the worst dramatic actor I've ever seen on a screen of any size. There's a phrase that is used over and over again in beginner acting classes; "do less". Sonequa Martin is why do less has become an industry cliche.

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

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

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

    There should be negative scores available for shows like Discovery.    … Expand
  29. Datzman290
    Jan 5, 2018
    9
    There have really been only 3 Star Trek shows on television that I have REALLY enjoyed. The original series with it's eternally beloved characters, Enterprise which I believe tried to lose the pseudo-science and get back to its action roots, and now Discovery. It has been one of the few shows in recent memory where I couldn't wait for the next episode. Was it perfect? No. Did I HATE theThere have really been only 3 Star Trek shows on television that I have REALLY enjoyed. The original series with it's eternally beloved characters, Enterprise which I believe tried to lose the pseudo-science and get back to its action roots, and now Discovery. It has been one of the few shows in recent memory where I couldn't wait for the next episode. Was it perfect? No. Did I HATE the CBS pay per view scheme? Absolutely! However, did I love the show which chose to be different in so many ways? Yes I did! Honestly, I 'm astounded (while writing a review 4 months after the initial premiere) how many bad reviews I see! Looking forward to not only watching it again, but also sincerely hoping another season takes place (though once again NOT with the pay-to-watch scheme)… Expand
  30. Kilrahi
    Jan 3, 2018
    0
    Star Trek fans have had to either bail or adapt to a lot of big changes over the last ten years. First there were the Abrams films that both upped the emphasis on often mindless action and Star Wars visual style (just compare the new phasers to the old if you missed it). Nevertheless, that step was doable for most because at the end of the day there was still the core beating heart of StarStar Trek fans have had to either bail or adapt to a lot of big changes over the last ten years. First there were the Abrams films that both upped the emphasis on often mindless action and Star Wars visual style (just compare the new phasers to the old if you missed it). Nevertheless, that step was doable for most because at the end of the day there was still the core beating heart of Star Trek that many of us recognized – that ever present warm and optimistic view of the future that even with sometimes dark themes could be enjoyed as a family. Now, in comes Star Trek: Discovery. Like the Abrams’ films, it largely spits on cannon more often than it doesn’t (a cannon wink here and there is meant to placate fans so they can convince themselves it’s the same universe), but this new show goes even further. It continues to up the action, and jettison the brains, but now it goes where no Trek has gone before – because it was never what Trek was about in the first place. This new Trek incorporates a hardcore TV-MA tone which makes it decidedly not an optimistic or family tone vibe. Not only does the show loose it’s optimism tone, but fans all over the world lose something they’d always valued about it. There’s plenty of room and reason in this world for TV-MA shows. The Walking Dead, Vikings, Game of Thrones – there is no shortage of them right now, but why CONSCRIPT a show with a 50 year legacy to be something it’s not? Why INTENTIONALLY narrow your viewership? Disney protects the Star Wars legacy while CBS cares nothing about Star Trek’s – even if it was the best written and best acted show we’ve ever seen, aborting the optimistic tone that was a 50 year tradition’s hallmark isn’t worth the trade. It’s shocking how little confidence CBS displays in this 50 year franchise. I have PLENTY of hardcore science fiction films available to me if I want them. Hardcore has ALWAYS been the most common sci fi on television and movie screens. What I don’t have is plenty of new optimistic Star Trek to watch, and now I never will. What’s worse, once you open that Pandora’s box the safety net is gone forever. From this time forward, comic books, novels, movies, shows, video games, they all can suddenly jump into the decidedly R rated territory this new show has brought in. Sound like a slippery slope? Recent news points to the next Star Trek film being done by Quentin Tarantino with a contractual R rated obligation. Perhaps the slipper slope fallacy isn’t a fallacy after all, but one thing is certain, from the cannon changes, to the action changes, to the philosophical changes, and most importantly, to the tonal changes, this show is Star Trek in name only.… Expand
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#80 Best TV Season of 2017
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#1 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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#9 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

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