[Official] Star Trek: Discovery Thread

[George P Global Moderator]

9 hours ago, Son_Of_Dad said:

Section 31 IS part of Starfleet though, it's where the name comes from. And their already was a "section 31 isn't actually real" line used in season 7 of DS9. Look I liked the idea of 31 and even that they hooked it back into ENT but if you want to do your own revamped though meant to fit in ST series then rely on original ideas they've already used the most noted alien species and many would say made a mess of them.

Just because S31 has shown up in a few episodes of ds9 and the others doesn't mean that it's been shown to the extent where it's been overused. There is no reason you can't use it as part of a new show, specially one that uses the war with the klingons as its backdrop, something that hasn't been shown in detail yet.  They're doing a new spin and view of star fleet we haven't seen before,  that to say it's not original is silly. 

[+Fahim S. MVC]

The thing that really bugs me is the Discovery was effectively following Michael but when they picked her and the other criminals up m, it was after the pilot of the craft had floated away. So desperate to have her that they would kill an innocent?

[Son_Of_Dad]

9 hours ago, George P said:

doesn't mean that it's been shown to the extent where it's been overused.

Which is not in the slightest what I posted

 

9 hours ago, George P said:

specially one that uses the war with the klingons as its backdrop, something that hasn't been shown in detail yet.  They're doing a new spin and view of star fleet we haven't seen before,  that to say it's not original is silly. 

They made the choice to use probably the most used alien species in Star Trek and it's silly to say it's not original 

 

 

 

7 hours ago, Fahim S. said:

The thing that really bugs me is the Discovery was effectively following Michael but when they picked her and the other criminals up m, it was after the pilot of the craft had floated away. So desperate to have her that they would kill an innocent?

Making the crew as unlikable as possible seems to be high on the agenda for some reason.

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13 hours ago, Fahim S. said:

The thing that really bugs me is the Discovery was effectively following Michael but when they picked her and the other criminals up m, it was after the pilot of the craft had floated away. So desperate to have her that they would kill an innocent?

wasn't the pilot just knocked off by the space storm? maybe discovery was following them? maybe the plot holes are just too obvious?

 

bit weird that after enterprise everyone in starfleet is a dick and a bit sinister, but yeah, they aren't making any character likable at the moement, well except the room mate, but maybe she's a red shirt in disguise.... 

[techbeck]

13 hours ago, Fahim S. said:

The thing that really bugs me is the Discovery was effectively following Michael but when they picked her and the other criminals up m, it was after the pilot of the craft had floated away. So desperate to have her that they would kill an innocent?

Maybe Discovery just arrived to late to save the pilot.  But I wouldnt think to much or pick it apart to much.  Otherwise, may not enjoy it. 

 

Personally, I enjoyed all the star treks and continue to watch them from time to time.  Got all the seasons of TNG on BR since TNG is my fav out of all of them.

[Nick H. Supervisor]

I just watched episode 3, and I can now say that I'm digging it. It's just the direction I wanted Star Trek to go, darker and more mysterious with grander storylines.

[Jazmac]

2 minutes ago, Nick H. said:

I just watched episode 3, and I can now say that I'm digging it. It's just the direction I wanted Star Trek to go, darker and more mysterious with grander storylines.

I got a little worried but not necessarily shaken after episode 2 but after watching episode 3, this show is growing on me. I do like its direction.  I hope the story stays strong.

[George P Global Moderator]

40 minutes ago, techbeck said:

Maybe Discovery just arrived to late to save the pilot.  But I wouldnt think to much or pick it apart to much.  Otherwise, may not enjoy it. 

 

Personally, I enjoyed all the star treks and continue to watch them from time to time.  Got all the seasons of TNG on BR since TNG is my fav out of all of them.

It's said in the episode that the shuttle changed course unexpectedly, so it was headed to the discovery, the pilot getting knocked off and maybe dying was just done to build up tension. They kept flying for a while after till the discovery locked on to them . 

[techbeck]

Just now, George P said:

It's said in the episode that the shuttle changed course unexpectedly, so it was headed to the discovery, the pilot getting knocked off and maybe dying was just done to build up tension. They kept flying for a while after till the discovery locked on to then. 

I missed that.  Probably just bad timing from the Discovery then

[+Fahim S. MVC]

11 minutes ago, George P said:

It's said in the episode that the shuttle changed course unexpectedly, so it was headed to the discovery, the pilot getting knocked off and maybe dying was just done to build up tension. They kept flying for a while after till the discovery locked on to them . 

The captain said it was no accident that she ended up on the ship.  That suggests they were following her.

[Dot Matrix]

18 hours ago, Fahim S. said:

The thing that really bugs me is the Discovery was effectively following Michael but when they picked her and the other criminals up m, it was after the pilot of the craft had floated away. So desperate to have her that they would kill an innocent?

She was probably beamed aboard. She had her suit on, it should've had a locator beacon.

[techbeck]

2 minutes ago, Dot Matrix said:

She was probably beamed aboard. She had her suit on, it should've had a locator beacon.

I just realized how much we all look like a bunch of nerds...haha    Not that it is a bad thing

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On 04/10/2017 at 9:00 AM, Slarlac249 said:

^ just do what most of us do to watch it, anyone who says they don't is probably a liar.

Paying for Amazon Prime and Netflix for the shows I want, I've no need to lie about anything.  Don't judge others by your own standards.

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18 hours ago, Nefarious Trigger said:

Paying for Amazon Prime and Netflix for the shows I want, I've no need to lie about anything.  Don't judge others by your own standards.

I was just saying most of us who can't watch certain shows because country restrictions or because out tv networks are so rubbish obtain them via torrents, seen many people post on neowin who say they don't download anything which is hard to believe in this day and age.

 

it's got nothing to do with standards, if we can't watch stuff, we look for alternatives, and if such alternatives are free and not full of adverts, then why not, not waiting months for it to appear on our ad infested channels for sure.

[HawkMan]

31 minutes ago, Slarlac249 said:

I was just saying most of us who can't watch certain shows because country restrictions or because out tv networks are so rubbish obtain them via torrents, seen many people post on neowin who say they don't download anything which is hard to believe in this day and age.

 

it's got nothing to do with standards, if we can't watch stuff, we look for alternatives, and if such alternatives are free and not full of adverts, then why not, not waiting months for it to appear on our ad infested channels for sure.

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Maybe 3 years ago. today. not so much.  especially if you have a life and family. There's only so much media you have time to consume among all the other things you need to do. 

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Guess i'm lucky then, I have lots of time to watch stuff, I work from home, I also stay clear of social media and other distracting stuff online.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

7 hours ago, Slarlac249 said:

I was just saying most of us who can't watch certain shows because country restrictions or because out tv networks are so rubbish obtain them via torrents, seen many people post on neowin who say they don't download anything which is hard to believe in this day and age.

 

it's got nothing to do with standards, if we can't watch stuff, we look for alternatives, and if such alternatives are free and not full of adverts, then why not, not waiting months for it to appear on our ad infested channels for sure.

It has everything to do with standards, and your post is admitting to pirating content which is not allowed on Neowin.  Also your comments may have been relevant 10 years ago...

2 hours ago, Slarlac249 said:

Guess i'm lucky then, I have lots of time to watch stuff, I work from home, I also stay clear of social media and other distracting stuff online.

No you don't, else you'd not have made a weird, pointless thread about banning them due to their content.  Neowin (or forums) is basically social media anyway!

[Rigby]

These have to be the most unlikeable officers in Star Fleet history. Are they all obnoxious jerks?

 

I'm starting to wonder if maybe we are actually in the mirror universe.

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11 hours ago, Nefarious Trigger said:

It has everything to do with standards, and your post is admitting to pirating content which is not allowed on Neowin.  Also your comments may have been relevant 10 years ago...

No you don't, else you'd not have made a weird, pointless thread about banning them due to their content.  Neowin (or forums) is basically social media anyway!

This a discussion forum, there is a difference between a forum and a social media platform, one is for silly little pointless messages, selfie / meme pictures, the other is for meaningful discussions, and no it wasn't a pointless thread, the lack of people signing the petition just proved that people thrive on being nasty and bad news.

 

 

 

 

[HawkMan]

1 hour ago, ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm said:

This a discussion forum, there is a difference between a forum and a social media platform, one is for silly little pointless messages, selfie / meme pictures, the other is for meaningful discussions, and no it wasn't a pointless thread, the lack of people signing the petition just proved that people thrive on being nasty and bad news.

 

 

 

 

no. forums ARE social media. 

[+Fahim S. MVC]

4 hours ago, ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm said:

This a discussion forum, there is a difference between a forum and a social media platform, one is for silly little pointless messages, selfie / meme pictures, the other is for meaningful discussions, and no it wasn't a pointless thread, the lack of people signing the petition just proved that people thrive on being nasty and bad news.

This is probably a reflection of who you 'follow' or 'friend' on what you believe to be social media platforms rather than an artifact of the platforms themselves.  I see plenty of thoughtful discussion on "social media", and plenty of inane chatter on "discussion forums" (including this one).  Forums are social media.

 

As for the previous comment about downloading, torrenting, or obtaining illegally.  I genuinely don't do it.  For one reason and one reason only, it's theft.  I wouldn't want to be stolen from, therefore I don't steal.

 

Now can we get back to discussing the show?

[Dot Matrix]

13 hours ago, Rigby said:

These have to be the most unlikeable officers in Star Fleet history. Are they all obnoxious jerks?

 

I'm starting to wonder if maybe we are actually in the mirror universe.

I agree. THe more I watch, the more I'm really turned off by these characters. I wish a knew why they were so two dimensional.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

13 hours ago, ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm said:

one is for silly little pointless messages, selfie / meme pictures

That alone says more about you and your peers than social media as a whole.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

13 hours ago, ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm said:

the lack of people signing the petition just proved that people thrive on being nasty and bad news

You know, those sorts of elitist yet isolationist, alienated comments are often the first signs of someone becoming radicalised.  What they actually show is that you are wrong and that nobody takes you seriously.

[techbeck]

On 10/7/2017 at 6:32 PM, Rigby said:

These have to be the most unlikeable officers in Star Fleet history. Are they all obnoxious jerks?

 

I'm starting to wonder if maybe we are actually in the mirror universe.

Well, before the Shenzhou, they appear different and not so much like jerks.  But of course now there is war, people tend to act more serious.

 

Anyway, not sure about last nights episode...

On 10/7/2017 at 3:34 PM, Nefarious Trigger said:

It has everything to do with standards, and your post is admitting to pirating content which is not allowed on Neowin. 

You know, there is a function of the forums in where you can report a post.  May want to look in to that.