On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 10:54 AM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote:
> I didn't hate S1 of Discovery as much as some (or, if I'm honest, as much > as I expected to), but I definitely had issues with the new-look Klingons. > The Lorca stuff left me a little flat, and I felt like S1 of a new series > was a bit early to dive into the Trek canon well and visit the mirror > universe. (As an aside, I almost rewrote that last sentence to add spoiler > protection, but...it's been 2 years, folks. There's a limit.) > > Personally, I wish CBS were broadcasting S2, which felt more like > original-recipe Trek to me (even if the [shady big bad McGuffin] is a > little too omnipresent). Plus, I really love what they did with the > Disco-Enterprise. > Having watched season two recently, Pike is a better central character than a mid-level officer, and I hope the new series set around his Enterprise will be better than Discovery. As an aside, Lower Decks is better than I thought it would be, but not what I wanted it to be. > > On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 4:18:03 AM UTC-4 Adam Bowie wrote: > >> I liked Discovery. Season 1 could have done with slightly fewer extended >> Klingon dialogue scenes, but the whole Lorca arc was very entertaining. >> >> Here in the UK, the BBC has just bought Battlestar Galactica (the >> 2004-2009 one, not the upcoming Peacock version) to run as a boxset on >> iPlayer, and Saturday nights on BBC2 and I think that's a smart buy. Easily >> some of the best SF in the last 20 years but relatively hidden away in the >> UK. >> >> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 5:59 AM David Risner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I didn't think Discovery was horrible, just inconsistent. There have >>> been some good episodes (and some stinkers), and I've become invested in >>> some of the characters, not the main character though. I don't find her >>> very sympathetic. >>> >>> I don't know how much of a draw it will have on CBS. I think most of >>> those that are interested in it have either gotten CBS All Access or >>> they've waited for the DVDs. But CBS needs to fill their fall schedule with >>> something. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 9:10 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Discovery Season 3 will premiere October 15 on AllAccess, three weeks >>>> after they start airing Season 1 on the mothership. I don't know if they >>>> think they'll get new regular eyeballs for the show with this, but I >>>> suppose it's possible, even with the changes in the show for Season 3. >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 9:54:31 PM EDT, Brad Beam < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Filling in the Covid gaps this fall are season 1 of “Star Trek: >>>> Discovery” (Thursdays) and season 4 of “One Day at a Time” (Mondays). >>>> >>>> >>>> https://tvline.com/2020/08/26/cbs-premiere-dates-fall-2020-star-trek-discovery/?fbclid=IwAR0HoZNl82XeqFPMMMDxo2ZLQASAPrZtOwLyeFayJPEHVE5mJSpj7LJMiaQ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>>> >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/796669983.6083994.1598501453589%40mail.yahoo.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/796669983.6083994.1598501453589%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >> >>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAOpQxEi13b8D-VO%3DUOcrMZCYFUo3COdz%2BR5rtOxuFvhD8NKO_g%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAOpQxEi13b8D-VO%3DUOcrMZCYFUo3COdz%2BR5rtOxuFvhD8NKO_g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a18137b7-2a8d-40fc-83e1-62104f974a4en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a18137b7-2a8d-40fc-83e1-62104f974a4en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- Kevin M. 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