PokerPacker Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 5 hours ago, Dont Taze Me Bro said: I'm in no rush. I'll hold out until the entire season of Discovery is finished and they fix their **** app with Roku. Then pay $9.99 and binge watch it, then cancel before getting charged another month. It's basically how we are watching other shows on pay channels now (we pay for one at a time - binge watch for a month, cancel the sub, rotate out between HBO, Showtime, Starz). I've read something about them not keeping full seasons on there. Might be trying to avoid people binging and purging (pun intended) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 23 minutes ago, PokerPacker said: I've read something about them not keeping full seasons on there. Might be trying to avoid people binging and purging (pun intended) Even more reason to not pay for it now. If they are that money hungry, **** em. I was willing to pay $10/month and watch it weekly when released, but their app sucks on Roku. Glad I cancelled my 2 day trial (another joke) so I didn't get charged. Are they trying everything to piss off fans? I know a lot are upset about it being a pay model to begin with, I wasn't at first. But if they are going to remove content to prevent binge watching, they can go **** themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 On 9/25/2017 at 9:12 PM, Rdskns2000 said: Definitely, a different type of Star Trek. Yeah. It made me think they were going for a Trek version Rouge One. More war & grit story wise while being all Apple Store/JJ Abrams shiny new high techy looking at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 7 hours ago, Dont Taze Me Bro said: Even more reason to not pay for it now. If they are that money hungry, **** em. I was willing to pay $10/month and watch it weekly when released, but their app sucks on Roku. Glad I cancelled my 2 day trial (another joke) so I didn't get charged. Are they trying everything to piss off fans? I know a lot are upset about it being a pay model to begin with, I wasn't at first. But if they are going to remove content to prevent binge watching, they can go **** themselves. They want you to buy the DVD/Blue-Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 3 hours ago, TK said: Yeah. It made me think they were going for a Trek version Rouge One. More war & grit story wise while being all Apple Store/JJ Abrams shiny new high techy looking at the same time. Actually, the war and grit might make it more interesting. Thing is other than Michael; we really haven't seen the permanent cast yet. I think the firing of Bryan Fuller ****ed things up from the original direction. They probably had to change things on the fly and that didn't work out so well. The first 2 episodes should've introduced you to the permanent cast. It was basically, Michael's back story. Other than the war with the Klingons, not sure what they show is really about. I've seen enough to make me watch but they did a poor job of introducing the show. Especially, if you want people to pay for it. There wasn't enough there to make people do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I liked the first episode. But if CBS thinks they're gonna get people to pay for one show essentially, they're nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 6 hours ago, Rdskns2000 said: They want you to buy the DVD/Blue-Ray. I'm sure they do. At the end of the day though, regardless of what model the following in the beginning, I will almost 100% guarantee that they will put the entire season(s) on their app once sales start slowing down (DVD/Blu-Ray, iTunes, Vudu, subscriptions, etc.). Probably even make a point when they advertise it, like, "For the first time ever, we are making all episodes and all seasons of Star Trek Discovery available on the CBS All Access app with a monthly subscription of only $9.99". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 22 minutes ago, justice98 said: I liked the first episode. But if CBS thinks they're gonna get people to pay for one show essentially, they're nuts. one show and reruns. oh boy! What they're going to find is that a lot of people are going to figure out how to watch it online or not at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 8 minutes ago, Destino said: one show and reruns. oh boy! What they're going to find is that a lot of people are going to figure out how to watch it online or not at all. http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/25/star-trek-discovery-pirated/ Checks out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 Happy 30th Birthday to Star Trek: The Next Generation. It premiered the week of Sept. 28, 1987. Lived in West Virginia then, so had to wait until the weekend. Took the show 3 seasons to get it's footing but it's success is why Star Trek continued with 2 more shows and now Discovery and the 4 Next Gen movies and 3 current movies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Episode 3 of STD was a little better. I've seen enough to watch the whole season, but still not sure what this show is about. Is it a war show? The life of Michael Burnham? Also, still haven't find the characters to be likeable. Episode 3 is where we see, the permanent cast. Why they didn't show this in the premiere is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 So far so average to me, from the cast to the Klingons hairless and bulgy look. The sound of their language is different too, please bring on the universal translator asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 14 hours ago, Rdskns2000 said: Episode 3 of STD was a little better. I've seen enough to watch the whole season, but still not sure what this show is about. Is it a war show? The life of Michael Burnham? Also, still haven't find the characters to be likeable. Episode 3 is where we see, the permanent cast. Why they didn't show this in the premiere is beyond me. Episode three straight up stole the plot line of Doom 3. It was fun but how is this Star Trek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron78 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Destino said: Episode three straight up stole the plot line of Doom 3. It was fun but how is this Star Trek? It is an abomination. They are just using the Star Trek name to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Destino said: Episode three straight up stole the plot line of Doom 3. It was fun but how is this Star Trek? What, was there a transporter accident that resulted in beaming demons aboard the ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 40 minutes ago, PokerPacker said: What, was there a transporter accident that resulted in beaming demons aboard the ship? Spoiler They were researching a new means of travel could instantly take them to anywhere. They described this new space through which they would pass as muscle and connective tissue of the universe (think to what teleportation looked like in doom 3). Then the ship researching it had an accident causing everyone aboard to die. Their bodies were horribly disfigured and often just pile of skin. The power is off so the boarding party is prowling around with hand held flashlights. Apparently everything didn't die like that because they find Klingon bodies that have been ripped and torn.... because there's a huge monster that looks like it was ripped straight out of the game tearing through locked metal doors. The crew manage to escape and the ship is torpedoed into oblivion... but the sinister captain saves the research and the monster for further study. It's as close to Doom 3 as you can get without saying hell and still pretending it's star trek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1 minute ago, Destino said: Reveal hidden contents They were researching a new means of travel could instantly take them to anywhere. They described this new space through which they would pass as muscle and connective tissue of the universe (think to what teleportation looked like in doom 3). Then the ship researching it had an accident causing everyone aboard to die. Their bodies were horribly disfigured and often just pile of skin. The power is off so the boarding party is prowling around with hand held flashlights. Apparently everything didn't die like that because they find Klingon bodies that have been ripped and torn.... because there's a huge monster that looks like it was ripped straight out of the game tearing through locked metal doors. The crew manage to escape and the ship is torpedoed into oblivion... but the sinister captain saves the research and the monster for further study. It's as close to Doom 3 as you can get without saying hell and still pretending it's star trek. Well it doesn't take place on Mars, does it? (or better yet, Phobos, making it the original Doom) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Just now, PokerPacker said: Well it doesn't take place on Mars, does it? (or better yet, Phobos, making it the original Doom) No it takes place on the star ship Glenn. There's a Preston Glenn in Doom 3, he's a scientist that has misgivings about the research they have him working on that wants to leave. He doesn't and turns into a monster. Maybe that's a coincidence but given the plot, maybe a writer bought Doom 3 on a steam sale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 22 minutes ago, Destino said: No it takes place on the star ship Glenn. There's a Preston Glenn in Doom 3, he's a scientist that has misgivings about the research they have him working on that wants to leave. He doesn't and turns into a monster. Maybe that's a coincidence but given the plot, maybe a writer bought Doom 3 on a steam sale. The funny part is that Doom 3 itself was a pretty big departure from the spirit of the Doom series. Granted it didn't quite have a semi-century under its belt at the time like Star Trek has now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 Here's a theory on what Discovery is actually about. I need to see more if this theory pans out, but it is a plausible theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron78 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 This is a lengthy but decent review of the STD series thus far: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 So is it time to ban Discovery discussion in the 'All Good things "Star Trek"' thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Finished up TNG and all four TNG movies. I really enjoyed that series/cast, with exception of Insurrection being almost unwatchable, thank goodness Nemesis was really good. Started watching DS9, it's starting to grow on me a little, but I don't think it will be as good as TNG. Hopefully it will get better once Worf joins the show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron78 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Dont Taze Me Bro said: Finished up TNG and all four TNG movies. I really enjoyed that series/cast, with exception of Insurrection being almost unwatchable, thank goodness Nemesis was really good. Started watching DS9, it's starting to grow on me a little, but I don't think it will be as good as TNG. Hopefully it will get better once Worf joins the show. Most people dislike Nemesis, but it is the only TNG movie I liked. Definitely give DS9 a chance. It really picks up in the later seasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dont Taze Me Bro said: Finished up TNG and all four TNG movies. I really enjoyed that series/cast, with exception of Insurrection being almost unwatchable, thank goodness Nemesis was really good. Started watching DS9, it's starting to grow on me a little, but I don't think it will be as good as TNG. Hopefully it will get better once Worf joins the show. DS 9 is better, a lot better than TNG (attempted to repair a lot of the really stupid notions TNG tried to propagate). Edited October 7, 2017 by nonniey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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