Star Trek: Discovery

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  1. udhos
    Feb 14, 2018
    2
    This series is a real pain to watch.
    I've watched every episode really hoping it would deliver a bit more of adventurous plots than politically correct stances on... EVERYTHING.
    Very unfortunately, STD could not do it. It is a thing so obsessed about political instances it can't deliver anything other than progressive agenda. It hits Trump. It hits manhood. It hits patriarchy. It hits    This series is a real pain to watch.
    I've watched every episode really hoping it would deliver a bit more of adventurous plots than politically correct stances on... EVERYTHING.
    Very unfortunately, STD could not do it. It is a thing so obsessed about political instances it can't deliver anything other than progressive agenda.
    It hits Trump. It hits manhood. It hits patriarchy. It hits Vulcan intelligence. It hits money. It's a relentless political show. If you enjoy PC, watch it. Skip it otherwise.    … Expand
  2. vipman
    Oct 24, 2017
    4
    I'm a long life long sci fi fan but the story lines in this series seem to be written by 12 year old child who has gay male parents. The concepts are so far fetched, yet everything is so obvious its hardly worth watching an episode to the end. The the overuse of gay couples? This is Sci fi, not modern family. And the constant use of the overly emotional captain and 1st officer for everyI'm a long life long sci fi fan but the story lines in this series seem to be written by 12 year old child who has gay male parents. The concepts are so far fetched, yet everything is so obvious its hardly worth watching an episode to the end. The the overuse of gay couples? This is Sci fi, not modern family. And the constant use of the overly emotional captain and 1st officer for every dangerous mission, which always goes wrong...... Weak, and disappointing. Acting, sets, and CGI are ok. Its just the story lines that fail… Expand
  3. thapeloa
    Feb 1, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is so political its boring...nothing feels natural in the show. The gay couple reveal did not feel like a natural relationship but mainstream TV checking the box that they had the first gay couple. Burnham is acted out by a brilliant actress pity her character went from emotionally devoid to ultra loving and caring in the space of 3 episodes! Took the mystery completely out of her. Then the show blatalntly once again tries to check the boxes from episode 12 by turning a very interesting character (Lorca) into a male villain who is taken down by two female heroins, the other female heroin being a previously ruthless emperor who tortured and murdered people but for the sake of checkboxes she turned into a loving co-star for Burhams (Marvel-esque) action sequence in episode 13. Instead of the evil empress dying in the end Burnham saves her so they can go live happily aboard the discovery. The script writing in this show is horrendous nevermind all the politics of the show. Oh and the show touches on slavery too in a total of probably 2 minutes on screen, the slaves were being sold by Burnhams new best friend the emperor...but Burnham forgot all that in favor of ticking check boxes.… Expand
  4. fevbwfth
    Dec 18, 2018
    1
    Beware, a show named Star Trek actually has female asian Hitler. I cannot believe this.
  5. 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
  6. Phix105
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    Another example of how critics have no clue what is good. One critic commented on today's pessimistic political landscape. We don't want the real world to invade our programs. Leave 2017's politics out. One critic stated that there are things for die hard Trekkies. Where? The stupid tribble that keeps making noise to remind us that it's Star Trek from the past. No way. I had such highAnother example of how critics have no clue what is good. One critic commented on today's pessimistic political landscape. We don't want the real world to invade our programs. Leave 2017's politics out. One critic stated that there are things for die hard Trekkies. Where? The stupid tribble that keeps making noise to remind us that it's Star Trek from the past. No way. I had such high hopes for this and I have been let down just like I was in the last movie.… Expand
  7. shaheinm
    Oct 2, 2017
    0
    I want to like this show so badly, but it's terrible so far. It definitely isn't Star Trek (there are dozens of reviews from other users that detail why; I'll join that chorus in a minute), but more than that, it's just bad TV. The writing is lazy - it's incredibly obvious when they're just creating false tension to move the story along. You can't see anything because the set is soI want to like this show so badly, but it's terrible so far. It definitely isn't Star Trek (there are dozens of reviews from other users that detail why; I'll join that chorus in a minute), but more than that, it's just bad TV. The writing is lazy - it's incredibly obvious when they're just creating false tension to move the story along. You can't see anything because the set is so poorly lit all the time, and every character aside from Doug Jones is one-dimensional, boring, and unlikeable. The science makes zero sense (WTF is that "interconnected web of spores" BS, midichlorians?).

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

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

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

    Now I'm sad. I'm gonna go watch The Orville to give me hope again.    … Expand
  8. 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.
  9. Smilomaniac
    Dec 21, 2017
    0
    I tried watching it as its own installment and with that in mind, the show is certainly something you could watch and enjoy. As it stands, however, this is a Star Trek show and it fails miserably at being what people love about Star Trek.
    ST:D is like watching a drawn out action flick, completely antithetical to the slow character building and stand-alone format of the previous shows.    I tried watching it as its own installment and with that in mind, the show is certainly something you could watch and enjoy. As it stands, however, this is a Star Trek show and it fails miserably at being what people love about Star Trek.
    ST:D is like watching a drawn out action flick, completely antithetical to the slow character building and stand-alone format of the previous shows. Drastic redesigns to the Klingons, Starfleet aesthetics and the general atmosphere of this universe has failed to revive Star Trek and instead propels everything towards being a heavily politized and moralizing show.
    Instead of highly developed humans (and others) having to find solutions to tough situations, we have overly dramatic and inconsistent characters that force their way through every situation without concern for the consequences. Where the likes of Voyager and TNG explained multiple sides to an issue, Discovery instead tells you the "right choice" and if you don't agree, you're probably a bigot.
    It's a terrible way to treat your viewers and an absolutely horrendous way to make a show, in short it's a disaster.    … Expand
  10. 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
  11. jrgray93
    Oct 29, 2017
    0
    This show feels nothing like a Star Trek series and it is painfully dismissive of established canon. There are few likeable characters and the acting is a mixed bag. The captain is a psychopath and the main character is just boring. Nobody acts like they're a part of the same society as the original series despite there being such a short time between these shows. The klingons have beenThis show feels nothing like a Star Trek series and it is painfully dismissive of established canon. There are few likeable characters and the acting is a mixed bag. The captain is a psychopath and the main character is just boring. Nobody acts like they're a part of the same society as the original series despite there being such a short time between these shows. The klingons have been modified both visually and culturally, ignoring even more established canon. The effects are good, but that doesn't make up for the entire product defeating on a half century of (mostly) good sci fi. The optimistic moral center of Star Trek has been replaced by nonsense and sex appeal.… Expand
  12. AlanJ
    Oct 19, 2017
    1
    I have been watching and reading every incarnation of Star Trek for over 40 years; all the TV series, all the movies, dozens of novels (and there are some pretty bad novels, out there).

    All I can tell you is this: I don't know what Star Trek Discovery is, what it's supposed to be or what it hoped to be, but it sure ain't Star Trek.
  13. fancypants01
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    Complete disappointment. I'd rather watched Star Trek Enterprise than watch this new show. I hope they turn in around soon but all the new special effects might not save the bad acting and awful storyline.
  14. Testman33
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have watched all the shows in this new series so far. On the positive side the show has some great special effects and some capable actors. Since there have been several versions of Star Trek I don't have a problem viewing a darker storyline as it has something to add to the Star Trek world. One problem is actually similar to the same problem that plagued the original series. The main character can't act. Like Captain Kirk she is propped up by the other cast members who can. Eventually William Shatner got better so maybe she will. The character names are hard to remember and after this many shows we should have some idea of their mental and moral qualities. Character development has been so slow it seems to stand still. I am not a big fan of the continuing serial but this is not a bad idea for a ship that goes from place to place sort of like viewing the captains log. But this series has rambled all over the place introducing elements such as the beast that could control the ship that seemed no more than a slightly interesting by-line rather than a major plot. As soon as this got interesting the beast was sent floating off into space. The Klingons are another example of poor character development and the writing has not brought out any qualities one can grab hold of. Having everything they say be in closed caption is a terrible idea. If the writers and directors of this show don't do a better job this one is taking a crash dive that no one will survive. P.S. sorry my review has been so rambling. It is sort of like the show.… Expand
  15. Acriminal
    Oct 20, 2017
    0
    I was really, REALLY...looking forward to STD. Having been a life-long fan of TOS and TNG, as well as DS9 and Voyager, but not as much a fan of Enterprise - it was "OK" I guess. I've loved all the movies, even the "bad" ones - didn't mind the JJ Abrams revamps although they do stray quite a bit from Roddenberry's vision.

    Not as much as Star Trek Discovery. STD is just not Star Trek.    I was really, REALLY...looking forward to STD. Having been a life-long fan of TOS and TNG, as well as DS9 and Voyager, but not as much a fan of Enterprise - it was "OK" I guess. I've loved all the movies, even the "bad" ones - didn't mind the JJ Abrams revamps although they do stray quite a bit from Roddenberry's vision.

    Not as much as Star Trek Discovery. STD is just not Star Trek. I gave the first four episodes a try and I've given it a good chance, but there's just too much that bothers me about it.

    The Klingon revamp was excessive and unnecessary. The last thing I want to do is sit there for half of a show reading subtitles and listening to authentic Klingonese spoken by mouths filled with cotton balls, by aliens that look more like Orcs than Klingons. Excuse me? They ATE the captain!? Why is it that I find that hard to accept about a space faring civilization?!

    Did I actually hear the F word!? And someone said Sh*t? Did the writers of this series even watch the original shows? To quote Spock, there are some "colorful metaphors" here for sure. The show isn't for kids anymore, which is sad and really unfortunate.

    Gene Roddenberry's inspiring vision of the future of humanity has been completely misplaced and ignored. So far there are no social or political parallels in these stories to spark the imagination. Nothing about this show is inspiring or enjoyable. I see nothing about the future of humanity to look forward to here. No exciting worlds to explore, just starships that look more like gyroscopes.

    They got the technology all wrong. Apart from the occasional beep on the bridge from TOS, including the first two notes of the intro sequence, this is all a cheap attempt at making you think you're watching Star Trek but that's about where it ends in its similarity.

    Complete disregard of the prime directive, or ethics towards alien species, the enslavement of alien beings by starship captains!?! Seriously? To win a war. Unreal. Unheard of. Inexcusable.

    Hologram communication even though we've never even seen this in TNG depictions of the future. Long distance mind-meld communication that coincidentally is exactly like the hologram communication except in a hazy dreamlike place with camera play. Very convenient! Cool idea yes, but it would have been a cooler idea if it was in a different timeline.

    Every single character on the bridge is either an alien or some kind of augmented human. It's overdone in my opinion, and we never learn anything about them. We just get a quick flash of "oh cool she's got cybernetic implants, maybe she's like the Borg?!", or "oh cool an artificial lifeform, maybe he's like Data?!", or "oh wow what an ugly alien, what's his story!?". There's no character development at all. Saru is probably the only interesting character on the entire show but we don't get enough of him either. instead we get to learn more about the boring Starfleet cadet with curly red hair sharing a bunk with a convicted-for-life traitor that should be in the brig. Okay that's plausible. Bad writing.

    Stories with worthwhile character development would be preferable over this terrible story about a war with the Klingons and fungus drive. Seriously? Spores. OK. That fits with modern physics theory about the nature of the cosmos. OK there are spores everywhere. I'll buy it. This whole idea may have been a cool plot-line for one or two episodes, but not the basis for the entire season or series.

    Star Trek Discovery is an insult to the intelligence of all Star Trek fans everywhere. It all comes down to very, VERY bad writing, and the writing bar has been set very high by Star Trek fans over the years. Star Trek Discovery has lowered this bar really, REALLY low, and has disrespected the entire franchise.    … Expand
  16. jorge100
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    I don't understand why CBS has to go to such lengths to ruin Star Trek. Honestly these directors and producers must hate their audiences. Bad actors, bad tech, bad story-lines, no thought to continuity. These people who made this series obviously Hate Star Trek.
  17. SkalderSan
    Oct 5, 2017
    3
    Awful TV series. I am disappointed. I expected a worthy continuation of the famous series, but got full suck. I do not like the main character. I do not like special effects, I do not like the plot and its presentation.
  18. expreed
    Nov 26, 2017
    1
    Gene Roddenberry's vision went out the window entirely and was replaced with a no brains action show with only superficial diversity. The CGI is top notch, but that doesn't carry the show and Trekkies will prefer the 1960's show over this one in the end. Ignoring all the canon, which also went out the window, the show is just dumb and not well written. If the show were well written a lotGene Roddenberry's vision went out the window entirely and was replaced with a no brains action show with only superficial diversity. The CGI is top notch, but that doesn't carry the show and Trekkies will prefer the 1960's show over this one in the end. Ignoring all the canon, which also went out the window, the show is just dumb and not well written. If the show were well written a lot of the canon mistakes could be forgiven.

    Trek fans love Gene Roddenberry's vision and will probably never follow a Trek that borrows heavily from Star Wars... Sarek now has force powers everyone.    … Expand
  19. silkmc
    Oct 31, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's like a teen drama set in space. We've even had the obligatory (zero chemistry) forced hetero romance thrown at us only 7 eps in (and the whole ep a poor attempt to disguise the fact the episode was about MC getting herself a boyfriend... because y'know, women MC's can't just have their own story, even in 2017... Bechdel test failure in star trek... oh my... just kill me)… Expand
  20. teebow
    Oct 20, 2017
    0
    It’s no coincidence that the initials for discovery are STD, one should stay away…
    But seriously, this is how I see the difference between STD and the Orville:
    The Orville is a fan’s faithful homage to their favourite show with the added humour the creator is know for. Discovery is what happens when fans of Michael bay decide to cash in on the love for an American institution. And what    It’s no coincidence that the initials for discovery are STD, one should stay away…
    But seriously, this is how I see the difference between STD and the Orville:
    The Orville is a fan’s faithful homage to their favourite show with the added humour the creator is know for.
    Discovery is what happens when fans of Michael bay decide to cash in on the love for an American institution. And what does MB do when he gets his hands on someone else’s IP? Completely change what makes the originals compelling, make the characters people u can’t begin to like, let alone root for, throw in a ton of over the top and unnecessary CGI, god awful writing (and even worse dialogue), a little subtle racism, and throw out any thoughts of “canon” or “respect for source material”.
    In other words: pure crap    … Expand
  21. Furball
    Oct 9, 2017
    0
    Having watched Star Trek since I was knee high, STD is just nasty and incurably bad on every level. It's all been said by other people. It's pro gay, anti white, anti heterosexual white male, badly written, badly acted, and just unbelievably boring. It's not Star Trek. It's not even mediocre sci-fi. It's unwatchable.
  22. pchernik
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Uninteresting, uninspired, forced characters. Atrocious special effects that feel more aged than the much older series.... The main protagonist was supposedly raised by Vulcans, yet she curses in every episode "s**t, that worked!". She is supposed to be a measured, calm, individual, in control of her emotions! Nothing Vulcan apparently rubbed off on her, including her over-elaborateUninteresting, uninspired, forced characters. Atrocious special effects that feel more aged than the much older series.... The main protagonist was supposedly raised by Vulcans, yet she curses in every episode "s**t, that worked!". She is supposed to be a measured, calm, individual, in control of her emotions! Nothing Vulcan apparently rubbed off on her, including her over-elaborate hairdo. And... Don't get me started on what they've done to the poor Klingons.... I hate what CBS has done to Star Trek. This is truly pathetic and sad. I'm really upset by this feeble creation wearing the name of my favorite sci-fi universe.… Expand
  23. MarsCorialanus
    Oct 23, 2017
    0
    I'm a huge star trek fan. Leading up to the premiere I thought the cast looked great, I knew that cinematic technology could allow for some cool new story telling, and I thought the diversity was a definite plus- Star Trek's first gay character. While the actors all do a pretty good job, the writing is god awful, the plots are uninteresting, and, worst of all, its violent and pessimistic.I'm a huge star trek fan. Leading up to the premiere I thought the cast looked great, I knew that cinematic technology could allow for some cool new story telling, and I thought the diversity was a definite plus- Star Trek's first gay character. While the actors all do a pretty good job, the writing is god awful, the plots are uninteresting, and, worst of all, its violent and pessimistic. It is the worst kind of Sci-fi; dark thoughtless explosion porn. I'm six episodes in.... I thought I would give it at least that long. Sometimes Star Trek takes some time to get its momentum. For now, I'm bowing out. Maybe in a season or two it will start to understand that Star Trek challenges its audience, makes them think, and most of all- it provides inspiration and hope in an otherwise in-just and flawed present. At one point, it also name dropped Elon Musk.... Alas poor Star Trek, I knew it Horatio.… Expand
  24. zanban
    Oct 22, 2017
    0
    i watched the first two parts so far, and reading these reviews and i'm wondering were we watching the same show? the main character obviously didn't know its place in the ship command and acted recklessly,from what i understood she was taught by the vulcan race and those would never do what she did, instead of reading those wishful reviews of 80+ read the bottom ones those will telli watched the first two parts so far, and reading these reviews and i'm wondering were we watching the same show? the main character obviously didn't know its place in the ship command and acted recklessly,from what i understood she was taught by the vulcan race and those would never do what she did, instead of reading those wishful reviews of 80+ read the bottom ones those will tell you all that is wrong with the show… Expand
  25. Panettone_3k
    Oct 31, 2017
    0
    An abomination.... This isn't Star Trek anymore.
    The movie franchise was already butchered by J.J. Abrams
    but now the series franchise has received a well aimed headshot. I couldn't even imagine in my wildest dream on how it would be possible to massacre Star Trek even more. I must admit as a huge Star Trek fan, some series were sometimes an acquired taste. But after watching 6    An abomination.... This isn't Star Trek anymore.
    The movie franchise was already butchered by J.J. Abrams
    but now the series franchise has received a well aimed headshot.
    I couldn't even imagine in my wildest dream on how it would be possible
    to massacre Star Trek even more.

    I must admit as a huge Star Trek fan, some series were sometimes an acquired taste.
    But after watching 6 episodes of this immature, cringy and nonsense junk, I can tell myself that I've tried.

    Thank you J.J. Abrams
    Thank you Alex Kurtzman

    Can you both do everyone a favor?
    Can you please let Star Trek die in peace. Don't torture the fanbase, it's bad karma.    … Expand
  26. ttsuda
    Nov 22, 2017
    1
    I really don't like this show. I would have lost all interest a long time ago had the show not been called "Star Trek" They are trying to adapt ST to modern TV story-telling, but it is not working
  27. 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
  28. tiaga
    Dec 9, 2017
    2
    First off I wanna say it's not bad, I do enjoy it. But as a Trekkie I know it messes up the timeline. And that's super sad. On top of that, you gotta pay like 10 bucks a month to see it on some stupid app, so its not even on tv to watch. Gene Roddenberry would be so disappointed to see his dream be turned inside-out like this. I honestly must say the Orville is more true to the star trekFirst off I wanna say it's not bad, I do enjoy it. But as a Trekkie I know it messes up the timeline. And that's super sad. On top of that, you gotta pay like 10 bucks a month to see it on some stupid app, so its not even on tv to watch. Gene Roddenberry would be so disappointed to see his dream be turned inside-out like this. I honestly must say the Orville is more true to the star trek series than star trek discovery. Seriously, if your looking for more star trek material, go watch the Orville.… Expand
  29. KGT1965
    Dec 30, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is almost completely unwatchable. It is like they have bought completely into the new Star Trek Movies rational, but unlike the movies with bad scripts, And irrational changes for the sake of changing. If you wanted to make a new race of aliens make one. Don't futz with the Klingons. That's not original. It's just lazy. Gene Roddenberry Star Trek always posed a problem then fixed the problem. The generally didn't fix the problem by shooting at it first and then waiting to see if it's still alive so that the can shoot at it some more, especially not a Vulcan. I guess this is to be expected since new Star Trek movies have done much the same. The killed of an entire universe and the solution to that problem was "good riddance". Were as, in the old Star Trek movies and series they would go enormous hoops just to make things right again. (Gene Roddenberry vision for a better human race.) And what about all the episode in the star Trek series were the Federation sent people back to fix the time lines. sorry I'm off the subject. I do not like Star Trek Discovery. Lazy script and plot. Changes to charterers for no other reason that a whim. To many guns not enough talk. And what's up with the space flight haven't they heard of probes.… Expand
  30. 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
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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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