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For The Star Trek Original Series Die-Hards

This, is more like what could have been done by somebody who respected the original. Unfortunately Paramount stomped on this hard, and its new rules have pretty much killed Star Trek fan movies.

 
Not familiar with that series P but they really got the vintage look down. Heck, they even matched the pillow fabric!

Funny, I'm a huge fan of the original series but never warmed up to the remastered versions that are now in syndication. Having watched the episodes over and over again since the early 1970's, I'm used to the original effects and visuals. :biggrin-new:
 
HyFlyer said:
This, is more like what could have been done by somebody who respected the original.
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HyFlyer,
Believe it or not, I actually thought Prelude to Axenar was VERY well done & I was hoping it would have been finished.

But now that Discovery is out, I understand (though not necessarily agree/disagree) why CBS/Paramount put the squash on Axenar....
 
Panther_99FS said:
HyFlyer,
Believe it or not, I actually thought Prelude to Axenar was VERY well done & I was hoping it would have been finished.

But now that Discovery is out, I understand (though not necessarily agree/disagree) why CBS/Paramount put the squash on Axenar....
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The road not taken.....
 
HyFlyer said:
This, is more like what could have been done by somebody who respected the original. Unfortunately Paramount stomped on this hard, and its new rules have pretty much killed Star Trek fan movies.
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That would have been so much better than the "professionally" done prequels! Obviously Anaxar was a well thought out storyline, who's writers understand the concept of an "story arc".

One of the major reasons for the success of Babylon Five is that J. Michael Straczynski created a five year story arc, and stuck with it throughout the series.

Unfortunately, the writers of this new prequel seem to be writing the script "on the fly", in other words snatching out of their collective arses one episode at a time.
 
Moses03 said:
Not familiar with that series P but they really got the vintage look down. Heck, they even matched the pillow fabric!

Funny, I'm a huge fan of the original series but never warmed up to the remastered versions that are now in syndication. Having watched the episodes over and over again since the early 1970's, I'm used to the original effects and visuals. :biggrin-new:
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Moses you're correct - they have NAILED the look of the Original Series! :jump::applause:

On a side note, here's another "Continued" episode for ya'....

 
Panther_99FS said:
Have you seen the first 3 episodes of Discovery?
There's a huge story arc/arcs brewing....:mixed-smiley-010:
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Perhaps they do. Seems more like impromptu story telling when characters can't stay consistent within even ONE episode.

Just from watching a few scenes from the first two episodes that were shown in the critiques / reviews, I am quite certain that they have no concept of military command and authority and that Michael Burnham is quite implausible as a character as a whole and specifically as a senior officer aboard ship.
You don't need to be a Star Trek fan to come to that conclusion.

- Ivan.
 
Ivan said:
Perhaps they do. Seems more like impromptu story telling when characters can't stay consistent within even ONE episode.

Just from watching a few scenes from the first two episodes that were shown in the critiques / reviews, I am quite certain that they have no concept of military command and authority and that Michael Burnham is quite implausible as a character as a whole and specifically as a senior officer aboard ship.
You don't need to be a Star Trek fan to come to that conclusion.

- Ivan.
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In the 2nd episode (which it appears that you obviously missed), Michael Burnham was court-martialed, stripped of all rank, and sent to prison...
So in that context, I'm quite certain that they have a concept of military command and authority.....:wavey:

This is one of of those story arcs that I referred to in my previous post...:mixed-smiley-010:

 
Before that.....

How does a pouty, poor mannered, misbehaving twit like Michael Burnham EVEN GET to be a rank to be second in command of a Starfleet vessel?
THAT was the point. Why the heck would you ever promote someone like that past Ensign?

- Ivan.
 
Ivan said:
How does a pouty, poor mannered, misbehaving twit like Michael Burnham EVEN GET to be a rank to be second in command of a Starfleet vessel?
THAT was the point. Why the heck would you ever promote someone like that past Ensign?

- Ivan.
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So again,
If you had seen the 3rd episode, then you would have had your answer...That's a story arc point....:wavey:
Judging a whole series by ONE episode is not an objective analysis.....It's like you're making comments on a movie after you walked out on intermission and thus not seeing the whole movie...:pop4:
 
Holding on to an Audience

Hello Panther_99FS,

As with any other story whether it is a novel, movie, or television series, the writers need to be able to grab and hold the attention of their audience.
The "Star Trek" name got my attention. The scenes and excerpts from the first two episodes and reviews tell me that I am not interested in finding out more. Thus, in the case of myself and some other fans of Star Trek, it has failed to hold our attention. This show appears to be Star Trek in name only.
As the saying goes: You don't get a second chance to make a first impression.

I figure that with any new show, a little stretch of the universe is tolerable but this show is so far out there that it is barely recognizable other than having some characters with the same names. I am glad you remain entertained. My own opinion is that there is much better content available and this is not worth my time.

Have Fun!
- Ivan.
 
Ivan said:
Hello Panther_99FS,

As with any other story whether it is a novel, movie, or television series, the writers need to be able to grab and hold the attention of their audience.

- Ivan.
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I agree - BUT I'm not going to judge a book after one chapter - even if I don't like that chapter I will not judge because it's not a fair, non-biased judgement to the author...
 
"The "Star Trek" name got my attention. The scenes and excerpts from the first two episodes and reviews tell me that I am not interested in finding out more."
So you never actually watched it at all, yet you feel qualified to judge it. How bleeping arrogant. How can you judge a show you never even watched ?
Sue
 
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