To be fair... kirk and Spock OG were my ST heroes..and even Some of the later movies could be hit and miss. I enjoyed NGT and DS9 but thats where it ended until Picard, I'm happy to see old faces..
Picard S2
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Runner
Sr Member
I have always been a fan of all things Trek. Some less than others but I have to admit I had to force myself to keep watching S1 and am not terribly enthused about going through it again this season.
Same with Discovery. Havent even started watching the current season yet. Only Trek I look forward to watching right now is Prodigy.
Same with Discovery. Havent even started watching the current season yet. Only Trek I look forward to watching right now is Prodigy.
Hopeful words from Doug Drexler:
>>There is so much good stuff coming up on Picard (although I think the show REALLY reaches critical mass in season 3). Stuff that will knock you out. I've seen eps 1 and 2 from season 2, and it's a different tone than season 1. It's more familiar. Wait til you actually get to see this new bridge. Gorgeous... and all the graphics look like they are telling you something important, not just "sci fi" by someone who is not partial to Star Trek, and definitely not a science geek.
and
>>I wasn't partial to season 1 of Picard, but many people enjoyed it. I think season 2 and 3 return to a more familiar tone.
>>There is so much good stuff coming up on Picard (although I think the show REALLY reaches critical mass in season 3). Stuff that will knock you out. I've seen eps 1 and 2 from season 2, and it's a different tone than season 1. It's more familiar. Wait til you actually get to see this new bridge. Gorgeous... and all the graphics look like they are telling you something important, not just "sci fi" by someone who is not partial to Star Trek, and definitely not a science geek.
and
>>I wasn't partial to season 1 of Picard, but many people enjoyed it. I think season 2 and 3 return to a more familiar tone.
I only think of one famous quote when it comes to the makers of the current slate of shows with Star Trek in the title….
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
Seriously, Prodigy is the only show of the new stuff that is close to the spirit of Trek.
AnubisGuard
Master Member
It was alright. A lot of clumsy exposition to paper over the time jump, but the general setting and the roles of the characters is about what I want from a TNG follow-up. I enjoyed the focus on aging, time, and regret, which felt like a natural topic for these characters at this point in their lives; and by focusing that talk on romance specifically it found a fresh angle that avoided the trap of feeling like it's doing the TOS movies, part 2. (Looking at you, ST: Nemesis.)
That being said, it still felt a little...disjointed. We have the Borg again, Gunian, Q, alternate timelines, playing catch -up with all the S1 characters, and of course the implication of another damn Mystery Box (TM) which I am beyond sick of. Can't they just tell a story any more?
What I'm most depressed about is how it looks like the season shot its wad, budget wise, on this first episode. I'm not looking forward to seeing them traipse around 21st century Los Angeles for the rest of it, like it's a mid-season episode of Voyager. Or, if that's not what thee rest of the season is going to be, that's what the trailers sure promised.
I'm also wary because I really liked the Picard series premiere, and the season that followed blew every single thread and story idea set up in it. I have very low confidence, after Picard S1 and three full seasons of Discovery, that they won't blow it here, too.
That being said, it still felt a little...disjointed. We have the Borg again, Gunian, Q, alternate timelines, playing catch -up with all the S1 characters, and of course the implication of another damn Mystery Box (TM) which I am beyond sick of. Can't they just tell a story any more?
What I'm most depressed about is how it looks like the season shot its wad, budget wise, on this first episode. I'm not looking forward to seeing them traipse around 21st century Los Angeles for the rest of it, like it's a mid-season episode of Voyager. Or, if that's not what thee rest of the season is going to be, that's what the trailers sure promised.
I'm also wary because I really liked the Picard series premiere, and the season that followed blew every single thread and story idea set up in it. I have very low confidence, after Picard S1 and three full seasons of Discovery, that they won't blow it here, too.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
I’ll have to check it out later today. Are they running it the same time as Discovery? I thought they only did one at a time.
Lightning
Master Member
yeah, small overlap, never got a reason why.
Saw the first couple of episodes last night at the Paramount+ virtual premiere. Show is a lot of fun, and deep easter eggs throughout each of the episodes i got to see.
if anything, the series works as a warm blanket of nostalgia to enjoy (weather the storyline works out).
if anything, the series works as a warm blanket of nostalgia to enjoy (weather the storyline works out).
I'm due to watch it later!..
It
Just need that Popcorn a popping!
Crankin up the Projector tonight for that Cinematic feel.I caved and watched.
Has potential, will watch ep 2.
I didn't read spoilers but I saw enough first sentences of fb posts and article titles that were really glowing. It didn't live up to THAT. But so far better than S1.
Just need that Popcorn a popping!
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Lightning
Master Member
He's a biological synth, built to exactly duplicate human biology, including aging.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
Well, they certainly have come a long way in only a couple of decades, considering they were unable to duplicate Data during the next generation.
All that aside, and he is a golem, as stated in season 1, I didn’t hate this episode. It was a good start.
kalkamel
Master Member
Fun fact: The title sequence of the Season 2 opener of Star Trek Picard lists out 3 Co-Producers, 2 Producers, 1 Consulting Producer, 3 Supervising Producers, 1 Co-Executive Producer and a whopping 11 Executive Producers. The various Producer credits (21 in total!) take up almost 1 minute out of the 1 and a half minute title sequence.
ForbiddenOnion
Well-Known Member
And that boys and girls is why shows like this tend to be so disjointed. 21 producers...all having their say. What a joke.
So…do people, including “Q”, acknowledge that Picard is dead and that they are only interacting with a synthetic facsimile?
(Man, the broader metaphor of a series led by a synthetic facsimile of a dead classic character works on so many levels regarding Kurtzman Trek)
(Man, the broader metaphor of a series led by a synthetic facsimile of a dead classic character works on so many levels regarding Kurtzman Trek)
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