SpaceChampion Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I hope we get a scene of Michele Yeoh kicking Klingon ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Balance of Terror debuted 50 years ago today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 10 minutes ago, Rhom said: Balance of Terror debuted 50 years ago today. That's one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luzifer's right hand Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Might be a bit off-topic but I have been rewatching Enterprise and I hope that Vulcans will be portrayed as complete and utter dickwads again. I really like that part of Enterprise for some reason. No we are not sharing our knowledge and technology! Why? Because you smell awful! I feel bad for Tuvok and the other Vulcan guy now .... 70 years among humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazydog7 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 So are they airing this on the regular network or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Crazydog7 said: So are they airing this on the regular network or not? Just the first episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I'm eager to see if CBS can break the broadcast mold (of making vapid, predictable, trope-filled terrible television) with their "all access" venue... It's Star Trek, so I doubt that I wont love it.... But I'm glad that its not airing on CBS proper... Besides the DC shows on the CW, I don't know if I watch anything on Broadcast TV.... and I watch a lot of TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I don't know how credible this article is, but apparently an answer about the storyline is finally revealed: Spoiler Set during or leading to The Four Years War with the Klingons. Which that Axanar fan film was also about, so obvious why it was stomped. The name for Sonequa Martin-Green's character is Number One, Lt. Commander Rainsford. I don't know if this is correct, wasn't she suppose to be a Lt. not an Lt. Commander? The latter is a bridge officer, which doesn't make the character sound like a radical departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSumm Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Hmm......trekipedia's entry for this is based almost entirely on a role playing game. http://trekipedia.com/file/Four_Years_War#cite_note-EV01-16 Is there an in-show reference to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felice Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 17 minutes ago, DaveSumm said: Is there an in-show reference to it? No, as far as I'm aware the show itself doesn't even specify that the Battle of Axanar involved Klingons. Considering how long the fan film has been in development, it seems possible that if Discovery really is going to deal with the same events, it was inspired by the fan film rather than a thirty year old RPG supplement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 On Sunday, January 01, 2017 at 7:35 PM, Martini Sigil said: I'm eager to see if CBS can break the broadcast mold (of making vapid, predictable, trope-filled terrible television) with their "all access" venue... It's Star Trek, so I doubt that I wont love it.... But I'm glad that its not airing on CBS proper... Besides the DC shows on the CW, I don't know if I watch anything on Broadcast TV.... and I watch a lot of TV. The decision to not air this as a broadcast show will kill it ultimately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 32 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: The decision to not air this as a broadcast show will kill it ultimately. Truth. The install base is just too small. Clearly Netflix and Amazon Prime have the numbers there to support some fantastic shows, but I don't see CBS as having the same access. An interesting study in old media vs new media isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Quote The name for Sonequa Martin-Green's character is Number One, Lt. Commander Rainsford. I don't know if this is correct, wasn't she suppose to be a Lt. not an Lt. Commander? The latter is a bridge officer, which doesn't make the character sound like a radical departure. No, I think she was always a Lt. Commander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I'm getting really tired of good shows only being available via streaming. I'd love to own "Man In The High Castle" but I can't get it on fricking DVD because Amazon is being a shit about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSumm Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Can't quote for some reason but @Rhom.... The show's already profitable on international sales I believe, so I'm hoping that gives it a bit of a safety net, that watching in pretty much every country except the US is much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 45 minutes ago, DaveSumm said: Can't quote for some reason but @Rhom.... The show's already profitable on international sales I believe, so I'm hoping that gives it a bit of a safety net, that watching in pretty much every country except the US is much easier. I had a lot of trouble quoting for a while, then I realized that I had to specifically click on the reply box and have the cursor down there before hitting the quote button; don't know if that's what is going on with yours though. Seems backwards to me. Profitable is one thing, but becoming socially relevant and being the kind of show people talk about is another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 8 hours ago, Jaxom 1974 said: The decision to not air this as a broadcast show will kill it ultimately. probably... unless they move it to one of the channels they own.... but yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSumm Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Hmmm.....I'll hold judgement for now, but I was kinda hoping they'd leave some space between TOS and this one. Not really looking to be constantly reminded that they're supposed to be 10 years apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 I wonder if there's a legal reason why they can't re-use Ben Cross from the Abrams movies? A bit odd they're re-using a TOS character right off the bat, but it could be interesting. Certainly Frain is an excellent actor, even if he is showing up in absolutely everything right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 59 minutes ago, Werthead said: I wonder if there's a legal reason why they can't re-use Ben Cross from the Abrams movies? A bit odd they're re-using a TOS character right off the bat, but it could be interesting. Certainly Frain is an excellent actor, even if he is showing up in absolutely everything right now. could just be the actor isn't interested/is busy or they simply want to distinguish themselves from the movies? I like Frain a lot so hope he's a regular. If he is do we know much about the character's past? Could he fit into the show without bending the character too much? Given how he fell out with Spock for joining starfleet it would seem odd if he turns out to have been on a starfleet ship? Of course they could dodge around it by simply having him involved in an alliance with starfleet. Or even have him in starfleet and we see why he'd grow to hate the institution so much. Which I guess could be interesting. Personally I'd rather the show didn't tie itself down by using established characters but they've already happily done so by setting the show in a narrow window of the past. Unless they follow through on the anthology aspect and flit around the timelines from season to season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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