Re: Star Trek Discovery
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:11 pm
Episode 1: "Runaway"
Airdate: Thursday, Oct. 4
Description: Onboard the U.S.S. Discovery, Ensign Tilly (Wiseman) encounters an unexpected visitor in need of help. However, this unlikely pair may have more in common than meets the eye.
Written by: Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman
Directed by: Maja Vrvilo
Episode 2: "Calypso"
Airdate: Thursday, Nov. 8
Description: After waking up in an unfamiliar sickbay, Craft (Hodge) finds himself on board a deserted ship, and his only companion and hope for survival is an A.I. computer interface.
Teleplay by: Michael Chabon
Story by: Sean Cochran and Michael Chabon
Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi.
Episode 3: "The Brightest Star"
Airdate: Thursday, Dec. 6
Description: Before he was the first Kelpien to join Starfleet, Saru (Jones) lived a simple life on his home planet of Kaminar with his father and sister. Young Saru, full of ingenuity and a level of curiosity uncommon among his people, yearns to find out what lies beyond his village, leading him on an unexpected path.
Written by: Bo Yeon Kim and Erika Lippoldt
Directed by: Douglas Aarniokoski.
Episode 4: "The Escape Artist"
Airdate: Thursday, Jan. 3
Description: Harry Mudd (Wilson), back to his old tricks of stealing and double-dealing, finds himself in a precarious position aboard a hostile ship - just in time to try out his latest con.
Written by: Michael McMahan
Directed by: Rainn Wilson.
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Set to return for the January 17-launching second season of the Sonequa Martin-Green led Discovery as Captain Philippa Georgiou, the Yeoh series is in the very early stages, I hear. At present, with Yeoh likely planned to also be a part of future Discovery seasons, the new Trekverse addition from co-EPs Bo Yeon Kim and Erika Lippoldt is shaping up to be an ensemble.
The latest spinoff is set to focus on a continuation of Yeoh’s Discovery Season 2 adventures in Starfleet’s Section 31 division. The semi-secret and autonomous organization has been a part of Trek lore since it was first introduced in the 1990s on the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series.
Star Trek boss says new spin-offs will learn from Deep Space Nine and Voyager mistakes
"I think that Deep Space Nine and Voyager got into a tricky spot where people were starting to feel like, 'I can't tell the difference between the shows', even though they were very different.
"In the same way in the world of Marvel or in the world of Pixar, you have multiple stories coexisting and yet each one feels different, while there is kind of an assumption and an understanding of what the brand identity of what that thing is.
"Every time you go to a Marvel movie, you kind of know what you're going to get. But one could be Ragnarok, and one could be Black Panther, and one could be Iron Man. And all of those have a very, very different feel, but the premium is always on the storytelling."
Peter Crisp wrote:I think my main problem with Discovery and most likely this new spin-off is the entire tone of the show just isn't Star Trek at all.
Trek is not supposed to be dark and gritty. TNG had episodes where bad gooseberry fool happened but it was overall hopeful and about good stories with something to say. Yes, Picard got tortured and assimilated but in Discovery people are so jaded and beaten down that torture is just shrugged off and almost accepted and the need for constant action is grating.
It's ok to have slow episodes where a nice story is told and The Orville does this tremendously.
I still have high hopes for the Picard series but at the moment for me The Orville is the real new Trek series.
Discovery would be a fine Sci-Fi show but while I like it and will watch it it's not a proper Star Trek series in my eyes.
Winckle wrote:The problem with Voyager is that it was complete trash.