ClaraStahlbaum
macrumors 6502a
Granted, Bakula wasn't exactly as inspiring as the other actors who played a Captain, but I think the character he played was great.
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I don't see it this way. I found his character optimistic and adventurous. The Vulcans often accused Archer of being impulsive and reckless. I agree that he was not a swashbuckler like Kirk, but he was the first Captain of a Warp 5 deep space Earth vessel. He was kind of figuring things out as he went along, so there were some instances when he was cautious. But, he routinely ignored Vulcan recommended protocols. And, he definitely demonstrated passion and enthusiasm for the mission; "we are making history one light year at a time".
Also, he was very warm and connected with his crew. In one episode, he even described a command style of a superior that he rejected because it was too disconnected from the crew. Enterprise was the first extended mission, and he believed that personal connection with the crew was important if they were to sustain a long term exploration. Watch the "Minefield" episode where he risks his own life and keeps an injured Malcom awake with jokes and banter. Or watch "Desert Crossing", where he tries to keep a dehydrated Trip awake by playing a word game. Or watch "A Night in Sick Bay", where he is sleeps in sick bay to be close to his ill beagle Porthos, and meanwhile he is battling repressed sexual attraction for T'Pol. There are tons of other examples. In fact, Lt Reed thought Archer was too informal and familiar with the crew. Nevertheless, Archer had Hoshi work for days to figure out Reed's favorite food for his birthday (cake with pineapple filling). Sorry....I don't get the dour or sour puss thing at all.
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bradl
macrumors 603
Just finished Episode 5 of Starfleet Academy.
As it is no big secret that they were doing some major homage to DS9, they did this one well. Without spoiling anything, What I will say is that it wasn't just any type of reference to DS9 as what most people expected, but more that they respected what happened and attempted to answer (and in a sense, did answer) the lingering questions left after DS9 ended. But more important with that, It was so very tastefully done that it left a few of us in tears. I was not expecting them to address it the way they addressed it and how it drew parallels to the current cast. They did well.
I'd say more, but don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet. If you haven't, this is THE episode that brings the naysayers around.
BL.
As it is no big secret that they were doing some major homage to DS9, they did this one well. Without spoiling anything, What I will say is that it wasn't just any type of reference to DS9 as what most people expected, but more that they respected what happened and attempted to answer (and in a sense, did answer) the lingering questions left after DS9 ended. But more important with that, It was so very tastefully done that it left a few of us in tears. I was not expecting them to address it the way they addressed it and how it drew parallels to the current cast. They did well.
I'd say more, but don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet. If you haven't, this is THE episode that brings the naysayers around.
BL.
I didn't have high expectations for this series, although I hoped that, at least, they would set it after the war against the Dominion. This post-Burn future always leaves me feeling a bit like they've burned their bridges for a return to TNG/DS9... and there was already a well-defined universe to expand on.
In Starleet Academy, I still have to figure out where the Star Trek part is, but all ST series historically take several seasons to get going. Unfortunately, this new trend of 8/10 episodes per season doesn't even allow them to get started.
Bug-Creator
macrumors 68000
Well Tilly was(is?) supposed to a center character on Academy, so it kinda had to be in the timeframe.
Also when they did write that show they were at least contemplating Legacy (aka Picard sequel) and didn't want storylines to collide.
There is also the idea that many Academy viewers might never watch old Trek so giving it a clean slate to do whatever they want makes sense.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
The only thing about Enterprise and the romulans were that in the Balance of Terror, the federation had no idea about cloaking/stealth - it was a complete surprise, but in Enterprise they see that the romulans are already using cloaking technology.
I may be splitting hairs, but its just one those retcons I didn't like
CWallace
macrumors G5
Overall, I really struggled with "Series Acclimation Mil". The opening annoyed me so much I stopped watching as soon as the credits started and it took me a few days to come back to it and even then, I had it on in the background as I was playing video games.
I admit I find it a bit weird how Lower Decks and Prodigy handled comedy so deftly, while Discovery, Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy seem to struggle with it so hard. I'd normally just chalk it up to different writers, but Tawny Newsome (Ensign Beckett Mariner on Lower Decks) co-wrote this episode of Academy.
I admit I find it a bit weird how Lower Decks and Prodigy handled comedy so deftly, while Discovery, Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy seem to struggle with it so hard. I'd normally just chalk it up to different writers, but Tawny Newsome (Ensign Beckett Mariner on Lower Decks) co-wrote this episode of Academy.
bradl
macrumors 603
The problem with doing that, however, is that there would be no enemy left to fight or part of the galaxy to explore. Janeway handled the rest of the Borg that didn't return for Picard, Odo cured the Founders, Martok was ruling the Klingon Empire peacefully, Rom was Nagus, and the only thing that really wasn't resolved was what happened with Bajor. There was no more war at that point in time. And not only was Sisko done, but Avery was done; not with Star Trek, but acting full stop. He has not appeared in any TV show or event since DS9, and notwithstanding a few rare convention appearances, has completely checked out of acting.
The only way anything there could fit in after the Dominion War would be something during/after ST: Online, which would force the producers to fully come out and declare that all of ST: Online is canon, which for the most still hasn't been acknowlodged.
Not only did she write the episode, she was Illa.
But another thing that struck me with the episode: It had the vibe of the Robin Williams monologues at the end of episodes of Mork and Mindy, when he would call Orson (Welles). The scenes where SAM would talk to the watchers from Kasq completely reminded me of how Mork would talk to Orson.
Within the first 5 minutes of the show, I could easily see and draw the parallels between the Kasq and the Prophets, so you could see where the episode was going. I think the big issue with the episode that everyone may be upset about is that it didn't go through the entire question of "what happened to..." for the entire DS9 cast. Nothing about Bashir or Kira (we know what happened to Sisko, Dax, Odo, Worf, Rom, Quark, Nog, etc.) But most importantly, nothing about Jake or Kasidy, until now. How they addressed that did give closure (bloody hell, Lofton looks so much like Brooks!), also provided us with one major thing: If it weren't for Lofton, this episode would never have happened. Brooks checked out of acting, but never checked out of being Lofton's friend and second father figure, and Lofton never forgot that. Newsome wanted Lofton for this episode, and Lofton wanted to have Brooks come in for a couple of things, but wanted it to be on Brooks' terms. What they decided on, which Brooks absolutely approved of, was that while Brooks is a phenomenal singer, he made a spoken word Jazz album after DS9 had ended. The epilogue that was spoken by Brooks at the end of the episode is from that album, which Lofton suggested, which is why they wanted to give him a producer credit for the episode.
Once one gets under the expectations they have for series and the episode, this particular episode was well done (the B plot in this could have been done without, but that's a different story).
BL.
They could have followed Riker's adventures with the Titan, explored what happened with the Romulans, dealt with the reconstruction of the quadrant, given us the Enterprise F for more than 10 seconds, perhaps introduced a more subtle enemy, and explored the Gamma Quadrant. These are just a few examples, but they will never do any of this, partly because, as I said before, the length of the series no longer allows it, and partly because (they seem to think) younger audiences can't handle anything other than Disco, Prodigy, and Academy.
I'm glad we at least have the final season of Picard.
CWallace
macrumors G5
Bug-Creator
macrumors 68000
Half of last episode could have been TNG (with Troi and Riker being the "connected" f##k buddies) while the other half could either be DS9 or ENT (loosing a battle and swearing bloody revenge).
But I guess some people will still find plenty to whine about 😱
But I guess some people will still find plenty to whine about 😱
I did not care for the styling of the sex scene and all the forced "almost" naughty shots. Not being a prude, but the graphicness didn't add anything motivated and distracted from the actual story beat of their connection and Mir's trauma being revealed to her. Plus, I really think Star Trek should be accessible to kids 10+ and the underlying principals can really have a positive impact. Not saying water it down to 80's levels of 'family friendly.' Like the swearing is fine, it's everywhere and don't think would be a block for many families these days, dudes in skirts they've been doing since TNG... but that opening scene will be a big barrier in some places. It makes me a bit disappointed someone didn't think that there might be a 12 year old kid somewhere that could use some version of Star Trek/Federation values in their life and that one scene will have their parent blocking the show.
That aside, the rest of the episode was absolutely brilliant. I wasn't sure about Paul Giamatti in the first episode, but this sold me on the character and the casting.
"Kellogg’s: Shatner is “impossible to ignore”
Watch: William Shatner Beams Around In Raisin Bran Super Bowl Commercial [Extended Version]
They call him "Will ****"trekmovie.com
To get the message across, Star Trek’s original Captain Kirk is referred to as “Will ****” and he first appears in a high-tech command center, seated upon a sort of hybrid of a captain’s chair and a toilet. The commercial’s humor continues leaning into how the cereal can help keep you regular with the legendary celebrity and pitchman beaming around to deliver “the ultimate gut health tool,” according to the cereal maker."
https://www.youtube.com/@Dropping-Names (Dropping Names with Brent and Jonny) finally has an episode. They got Levar Burton on:. I've not had time to watch yet so I couldn't tell you if it was any good.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/star-trek-icon-reacts-****-170928701.html
Ugh.. this web site's filtering screws up the URL. Search for keywords like these: "Star Trek icon reacts to 'Will ****' Super Bowl ad (which he didn't see until the big game)" w/o the quotes and without the ****.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
OMG, I just saw this, and its too good. "Will **** on the car" LOL"Kellogg’s: Shatner is “impossible to ignore”Watch: William Shatner Beams Around In Raisin Bran Super Bowl Commercial [Extended Version]
They call him "Will ****"
Mitthrawnuruodo
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Just watched Section 31.
It was bad. Really bad.
Weird casting and terrible acting. Even Michelle Yeoh, which I normally enjoy in most movies, was painful to watch.
The whole movie was highly derivative and downright boring.
It was bad. Really bad.
Weird casting and terrible acting. Even Michelle Yeoh, which I normally enjoy in most movies, was painful to watch.
The whole movie was highly derivative and downright boring.
CWallace
macrumors G5
I presume that they rushed the script due to working with Yeoh's availability and trying to compress a planned 10-hours of television content into a 90-minute movie, but overall it was a disaster.
bradl
macrumors 603
Bold for emphasis.
Believe it or not, but this has been the trend over the past 15 years in terms of programming. If you think about it: the entire Transformers franchise has turned into this. It is a bit too graphic and too violent for the kids. To get around that, they created the kid-friendly (could be called the "gateway drug") variant of the franchise, in Transformers: Rescue Bots. While the cast in it is phenomenal (Peter Cullen, LeVar Burton, Maurice LeMarche (Pinky and the Brain fame), Tim Curry, etc.), you'll notice that it is completely non-violent and kid friendly.
The same happened with everything related to Spiderman. as socially conscious and borderline political as Spiderman (and in fact, the entire Marvel Universe) has become, you have the kid-friendly variants: Spidey and his Amazing Friends, Iron Man and his Awesome Friends, etc.
Star Trek has similar: not Lower Decks, but keep in mind that ST: Prodigy was on Nickelodeon, and definitely kid friendly. I don't know if the series is still in production, but there it is. The trend is there, but how much they want to carry that trend across the franchise is a good question..
BL.
CWallace
macrumors G5
Twenty years ago, people complained about the d-con chamber scenes in ENT, of which there were maybe a handful over almost 100 episodes. As I recall, there were only two times people actually hooked-up in that series; Trip and T'Pol, and Hoshi and some random alien on Risa. As long as it serves the story, I don't mind if they include some fraternizing.
I mean this is Star Fleet Academy, and these are college aged cadets. People are going to be having sex. It would be weird if they weren't.
I mean this is Star Fleet Academy, and these are college aged cadets. People are going to be having sex. It would be weird if they weren't.
sjsharksfan12
macrumors 68030
I wasn't bothered by the sex scene at all. It was the scene after that where Tarima saw Caleb's memory and Caleb pushed her away. I thought it might have implied to be a rape scene.
I would have to watch the scene again, but I took it as her unintentional response to their intimacy. Apparently, she has some difficulty controlling her unusually powerful empathic abilities.
sjsharksfan12
macrumors 68030
Yeah and maybe I miss understood the scene. I do remember her saying "This is just who I am" or something like that, but looking at it from Caleb's side, that's a secret he doesn't want to reveal and I don't blame him. That's why I thought it could have been an implied rape scene. Unintentional or not, it was an unwanted advance scene.
CWallace
macrumors G5
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will conclude at the end of the second season. Kurtzman and Skydance are negotiating an extension to his contract beyond the end of this year, but with nothing in the pipeline, it will be the 2030s before we see a new movie or streaming series.
variety.com
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ to End With Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)
"Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" will end with its upcoming second season, Variety has learned exclusively.
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bradl
macrumors 603
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will conclude at the end of the second season. Kurtzman and Skydance are negotiating an extension to his contract beyond the end of this year, but with nothing in the pipeline, it will be the 2030s before we see a new movie or streaming series.
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ to End With Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)
"Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" will end with its upcoming second season, Variety has learned exclusively.
I'm wondering if all of this is coming from the Paramount/Skydance merger. The backlash from that has been huge where they have come crashing down.
As much as I don't want to say this, but I wonder if this may be signaling the end of the Star Trek franchise. Don't get me wrong; I want it to continue as it is one of the biggest champions of hope and progress in the world, let alone entertainment. But here me out.
Academy should continue; It actually is a really good series. The problem is that the franchise is owned by one of the most toxic companies now in Skydance. It is hard to see how Star Trek (the champions/bastion of equality and progress) can continue under one of the most conservative umbrellas in the country. They won't sell the franchise because that is one of their biggest money makers, and those working for Star Trek know that they could easily get the same pay if not more elsewhere. With that impasse, I don't see how much can really continue unless one chickens out.
BL.
CWallace
macrumors G5
Skydance still supports making new Star Trek - they are actively developing a new movie installment - but I believe they do not want to continue what was commissioned before they took over. Ellison prefers to work with his own creatives, so I tend to think Kurtzman's contract may not be extended and the shows he oversaw are being wrapped up to allow a new franchise head to create their own vision.