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My wife and I started watching it this past weekend. We got through the first 4 episodes so far.
I like it so far, and I am wondering where it is going.
I'm enjoying Picard quite a bit. You can see why they managed to convince Patrick Stewart to return to the character after swearing it off.
Well, episode 1 was great. Episode 2 I felt was slowly paced, didn't really go anywhere, and was just developing back-story in a somewhat predictable way. Let's hope they pick up the pace again with today's episode.
I subscribed to CBS All Access mainly for Picard, but then I binge-watched the first two seasons of Star Trek: Discovery.
Not bad, although spore drive is some serious deus ex machina, and they had to do a lot of retconning around that and the level of technology in the ship (which seems to exceed even that of the Enterprise-D, let alone TOS Enterprise.)
Season 1 better than Season 2 IMO.
Basically it's just a storyline set in the Star Wars universe with
characters we don't know....
Some number of years ago there was a fanfic version of that, but they did it *really* well, like with real sets and costumes and it looked like actual Trek. I don't remember what it was called but it was quite presentable.
Anyone else try Picard season 2 and not make it far?
Sloppy writing, diversity hires, poor acting. Worse than season 1. I thought Season 1 was watchable, but not something id watch twice. Much like ST Discovery, it had great potential, but they ruined it.
2022-04-23 16:53 from Nurb432
Anyone else try Picard season 2 and not make it far?
Sloppy writing, diversity hires, poor acting. Worse than season
1. I thought Season 1 was watchable, but not something id watch
twice. Much like ST Discovery, it had great potential, but they
ruined it.
I have not followed recent Star Trek developments, specially after the fiasco with the reboot. Star Trek Voyager already reeked happy-flower Socialism.
What do you think ruined Discovery?
Burnham ruined it. An unlikable Mary sue, who cant act. No thanks. Then they buried it in season 2. As soon as they made Spock look like a jerk. Then i stopped watching.
Season 3. there was perhaps 2 episodes at beginning ( i tried it again.. i'm stupid ) and was not all that bad, until she returned. Gave up again.
If they had framed this in the future, not the past, kept Lorca and never had Burnham ( or at least not a diversity hire Mary Sue..) , it might have turned out to be an ok show. ( yes i realize they went into the future later, but that's a cop-out )
Mon May 02 2022 12:05:15 PM EDT from darknetuser2022-04-23 16:53 from Nurb432
Anyone else try Picard season 2 and not make it far?
Sloppy writing, diversity hires, poor acting. Worse than season
1. I thought Season 1 was watchable, but not something id watch
twice. Much like ST Discovery, it had great potential, but they
ruined it.
I have not followed recent Star Trek developments, specially after the fiasco with the reboot. Star Trek Voyager already reeked happy-flower Socialism.
What do you think ruined Discovery?
2022-05-02 12:41 from Nurb432
Burnham ruined it. An unlikable Mary sue, who cant act. No
thanks. Then they buried it in season 2. As soon as they made
Spock look like a jerk. Then i stopped watching.
Season 3. there was perhaps 2 episodes at beginning ( i tried it
again.. i'm stupid ) and was not all that bad, until she returned.
Gave up again.
It sounds like you kept on tryng to follow it for a good while as it flogged you with its suckyness.
I can't say it is entirely the show's fault that you suffered so much...
Being a trek fan, i felt i should try harder than most. but yes i agree that it was my fault for sticking around too long. But i honestly saw the promise of what it could be at first, and was hopeful. it just got worse and worse and worse and at some point i had to get off the bus.
lol
Tue May 03 2022 07:12:41 PM EDT from IGnatius T FoobarWhat do you think ruined Discovery?
The 51 weeks of programming that are not Shark Week.
2022-05-02 12:41 from Nurb432
Burnham ruined it. An unlikable Mary sue, who cant act. No
thanks. Then they buried it in season 2. As soon as they made
Spock look like a jerk. Then i stopped watching.
Season 3. there was perhaps 2 episodes at beginning ( i tried it
again.. i'm stupid ) and was not all that bad, until she returned.
Gave up again.
If they had framed this in the future, not the past, kept Lorca and
never had Burnham ( or at least not a diversity hire Mary Sue..) , it
might have turned out to be an ok show. ( yes i realize they went
into the future later, but that's a cop-out )
well, if Star Trek is too liberal for you, then you're just not the intended audience. it was a TV show by and for liberals. it's that simple.
however, I agree with a lot of this. there's quite a few things about Discovery that are off-putting, and their treatment of Spock in that early season is one of them.
I was not particularly impressed with last night's premiere of Strange New Worlds, either; it wasn't *bad* per se, but it wasn't *great* either. Just kinda meh. It wasn't a particular compelling storyline, it was just... an episode.
Picard on the other hand. I really loved both seasons, and S2E9 was the best of S2. E10 I liked a little bit less, it was just kind of a feel-good wrap-up to everything... but E9, I think, really knocked the ball out of the park.
I do agree i'm not the target. For most current shows really. Fans of classic works, they are not interested in us anymore.
I am old enough to be a fan when TOS was out, and while it was liberal leaning i fully agree, it didnt shove it in your face and preach at you like they do now. Its just sad they lost at least one generation due to their current push ( no pun intended there ). I'm sure even Roddenberry woudl not be pleased. He supported equality, not equity.
I have not yet watched SNW yet. But with how bad things are in general these days, i would be ok with 'meh'. Picard S1 was that way for me. S2, i bailed around ep3 i think, perhaps 4. Just after they rescued diversity hire #2 from the ICE bus.
Fri May 06 2022 02:16:13 PM EDT from LoanShark
well, if Star Trek is too liberal for you, then you're just not the intended audience. it was a TV show by and for liberals. it's that simple.
however, I agree with a lot of this. there's quite a few things about Discovery that are off-putting, and their treatment of Spock in that early season is one of them.
I was not particularly impressed with last night's premiere of Strange New Worlds, either; it wasn't *bad* per se, but it wasn't *great* either. Just kinda meh. It wasn't a particular compelling storyline, it was just... an episode.
Picard on the other hand. I really loved both seasons, and S2E9 was the best of S2. E10 I liked a little bit less, it was just kind of a feel-good wrap-up to everything... but E9, I think, really knocked the ball out of the park.