Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

[Sal1950]

I'm surprised with all our Trekkie's here no one has yet started a dedicate thread for the latest Starfleet Academy ?
I just finished watching the first season finale and for me the series has been mostly a positive watching experience with things improving a lot from mid-season on.
So far not at all boring or silly-stupid with musical or animated episodes, the writing was mostly interesting, the graphics and alien lifeforms imaginative, etc.
There have been a number of popular carry-over characters brought in for both regular and occasional slots. IMHO Paramount is doing a much better job with continuing Star Trek for TV than Disney has done with Star Wars. I'm really happy knowing that Season 2 is already in the can , And the rumor is that it will close with a shocking Season 2 finale that sets up future installments
Now looking forward to Strange New Worlds Season 4, Good job people.
YMMV

 

[Raiju]

I think it is utter crap.

Here is some proper Star Trek:

 

[Sal1950]

Here is some proper Star Trek:

Way too amateurish, reminded me of watching the Dr Who series of the 1960s and 70s.

 

[Raiju]

Way too amateurish, reminded me of watching the Dr Who series of the 1960s and 70s.

I really liked it.

Did you catch the guy that got killed on the dish was Apollo from BSG? And of course Apollo is the real Apollo from the original series. It was also nice to see Erin Gray (Wilma Deering from Buck Rogers). Lou Ferrigno in episode 2 is a blast too. And there is more

 

[Keith_W]

If you like Academy, then you have forgotten what Star Trek is all about. It is so bad that it is unwatchable. I have no issue with them making a 90210-like teenage drama in space, but please don't call it Star Trek.

 

[Sal1950]

If you like Academy, then you have forgotten what Star Trek is all about. It is so bad that it is unwatchable.

That's BS, I was watching STOG before most of you were born or in diapers.

 

[Joe Smith]

I'm showing my age, but I have to admit, I've just lost interest in the eternal regurgitation of the Star Trek and Star Wars universes. Ditto Marvel and any superheros. I've had enough for a lifetime.

I was on the set in 1968, lobbied NBC for series continuation in 1969, went to one of the first ST conventions in 1973 where I purchased tribbles from David Gerrold's booth. And cheered on The Next Generation and enjoyed the first series of movies. Even enjoyed the first Bad Robot ST reboot in 2009. But after that it just seems...endless.

 

[Sal1950]

I'm showing my age, but I have to admit, I've just lost interest in the eternal regurgitation of the Star Trek and Star Wars universes. Ditto Marvel and any superheros. I've had enough for a lifetime.

I hear what your saying but you/I can't watch 60 year old reruns forever. I mostly enjoy the newer stuff, at least till the try to turn them into musicals or cartoons. LOL

 

[amirm]

I'm showing my age, but I have to admit, I've just lost interest in the eternal regurgitation of the Star Trek and Star Wars universes. Ditto Marvel and any superheros. I've had enough for a lifetime.

I thought I was the only one feeling that way....

 

[Mart68]

I hear what your saying but you/I can't watch 60 year old reruns forever.

Oh yeah? Hold my beer.

 

[Sal1950]

I'm showing my age, but I have to admit, I've just lost interest in the eternal regurgitation of the Star Trek and Star Wars universes. Ditto Marvel and any superheros. I've had enough for a lifetime.

A very large percentage of people around my age - generation feel the same way about music.
All they ever want to listen to is the stuff that was popular when they were young.

 

[Power Pop 23]

I thought I was the only one feeling that way...

No,

The headline at The New York Times for their review of the 2023 film The Marvels was spot on:

You've Seen This Movie 32 Times Before


I never imagined the genre of cliffhanger serial movies would so dominate the box office receipts.

It has dampened my interest in expanding my home theater beyond a 5.1 configuration running Dirac.


I am satisfied with occasionally revisiting The Empire Strikes Back via 4K disc.

 

[Oddball]

They should keep all of them ST, SW, Marvel and DC coming. I definitely did not had enough and want more. Some of them are pittifull, but then some of them strike to gold in the genre.

This particular one did not strike gold, but perhaps Season 2 might be better.

After all it is only entertainment. In my lifetime, which will hopefully be more than 50+ years cool, I don't really expect that anything will top GOT, but sure as hell trying will be the only way. Being the Oddball, I am one of the few that want Eternals to take over Thunderbolts.

 

[Bob from Florida]

I'm surprised with all our Trekkie's here no one has yet started a dedicate thread for the latest Starfleet Academy ?
I just finished watching the first season finale and for me the series has been mostly a positive watching experience with things improving a lot from mid-season on.
So far not at all boring or silly-stupid with musical or animated episodes, the writing was mostly interesting, the graphics and alien lifeforms imaginative, etc.
There have been a number of popular carry-over characters brought in for both regular and occasional slots. IMHO Paramount is doing a much better job with continuing Star Trek for TV than Disney has done with Star Wars. I'm really happy knowing that Season 2 is already in the can , And the rumor is that it will close with a shocking Season 2 finale that sets up future installments
Now looking forward to Strange New Worlds Season 4, Good job people.
YMMV

Just got back from camping, so have not seen this weeks episode. So far, mostly positive without the "weirdness" of later Discovery seasons. Holly Hunter cracks me up as does Paul Giamatti.

 

[Joe Smith]

I hear what your saying but you/I can't watch 60 year old reruns forever. I mostly enjoy the newer stuff, at least till the try to turn them into musicals or cartoons. LOL

I don't! I watch new stuff. And I am mostly that way about new music too. I probably only listen to things I own about 25% of the time, now.

I occasionally watch series I've seen before (e.g., Breaking Bad, Bojack Horseman, Dark, The Sopranos) but yeah, only the really good ones.

I loved ST:TOS (largely ingested after-school reruns in LA, 1973 - 1977 - very popular programming for the 4pm and 5pm block) but ye gods, I can practically recite them from memory, I don't need to watch them again...

 

[Joe Smith]

Can't wait to see the launch of a Star Trek Broadway musical one day. Oy.

 

[101geo]

Never imagined The Acolyte would be beaten as worst sci-fi series ever so soon.

 

[Power Pop 23]

Can't wait to see the launch of a Star Trek Broadway musical one day. Oy.

Perhaps... but only if Mr. William Shatner has a prominent singing part.

 

[Sal1950]

They should keep all of them ST, SW, Marvel and DC coming. I definitely did not had enough and want more. Some of them are pittifull, but then some of them strike to gold in the genre. After all it is only entertainment.

For sure, I enjoyed most every one of them, some more than others but they were all meant to be FUN, to ENTERTAIN, not to be some work of art to hand down through the ages. LOL Marvel did fuck up when they killed off Tony Stark, what's the Avengers without the Iron Man ? Bring him back, the did Superman.

 

[AudioJester]

If the/we "old" guys dont like it, they must be doing something right. Thats always been the Star Trek modus operandi