Fun Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

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[johnnybear]

Captain Pike who isn't actually the Captain Pike we know of and isn't the Captain Pike from the JJ movies but then Discovery isn't the Trek series we remember from the sixties but neither is the JJ movies but..so that confirms it isn't set in the same continuity!!! And of course when Spock turns up we'll know that fact for sure and no one can argue with us!!!
JB

 

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Star Trek: Discovery season 2 could use Spock to connect the Kelvin and Prime timelines – boldly going where no TV series has gone before


https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/12/star...ldly-going-where-non-has-gone-before-7937747/

 

[johnnybear]

Well they are both set in alternate realities anyway so maybe it's the same one?
JB

 

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Star Trek: Discovery 'Short Treks' Teaser

Check out the new Star Trek: Discovery Short Treks Teaser! Let us know what you think in the comments below.

 

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New “Star Trek” Shorts Set Launch Date

CBS All Access has officially confirmed that it will begin the rollout of “Short Treks,” four planned short films tied to its “Star Trek: Discovery” series, from October 4th. Each one of the 10-15 minute episodes will on a monthly basis between now and the premiere of the second season of “Star Trek: Discovery” very early next year.

Each story will follow a different character from the cast of the series, and TV Linehas a story breakdown and air date for each:

“Runaway” (Thursday, October 4th): Onboard the U.S.S. Discovery, Ensign Tilly (Mary Wiseman) encounters an unexpected visitor in need of help. However, this unlikely pair may have more in common than meets the eye.

“Calypso” (Thursday, November 8th): After waking up in an unfamiliar sickbay, Craft (Aldis Hodge) finds himself on board a deserted ship, and his only companion and hope for survival is an A.I. computer interface.

“The Brightest Star” (Thursday, December 6th): Before he was the first Kelpien to join Starfleet, Saru (Doug Jones) lived a simple life on his home planet of Kaminar with his father and sister. Young Saru, full of ingenuity and a level of curiosity uncommon among his people, yearns to find out what lies beyond his village, leading him on an unexpected path.

“The Escape Artist” (Thursday, January 3rd): Harry Mudd (Rainn Wilson), back to his old tricks of stealing and double-dealing, finds himself in a precarious position aboard a hostile ship — just in time to try out his latest con.

The full second season of “Star Trek: Discovery” kicks off January 2019 on CBS All Access in the United States and on Netflix around the rest of the world.

 

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four planned short films

The shorter, the better.....

 

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[johnnybear]

They just keep making it whether we like it or not! Whatever happened to the ratings idea?
JB

 

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Just found this in the comments of the above trailer.....

Spoiler

So the explanation why the Klingons had no hair in season one was because they shave the head during times of war. But they showed flashbacks of Klingon children with bald heads in season one. What a mess

 

[johnnybear]

Well if that ain't another universe, continuum, dimension, alternate reality, to TOS then I'm Lincoln's Grandfather!!!
JB

 

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Klingons Redesigned For “Discovery” S2

 

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They are now in the process of releasing four short films to drum up our interest in Season 2, called SHORT TREKS.

I think we are supposed to get enthused or something......

The first one aired on the 4th of October........

 

[johnnybear]

Yeah I'm so, so exci..ci..ite..ted! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
JB

 

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Cast Previews Season 2, Enterprise, Spock, Captain Pike

 

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Star Trek Discovery: The Firing of Les Moonves and the Failure of the Shorts

On October 4th of 2018, the first of a total of four Star Trek shorts was released exclusively on CBS All Access. Officially, these shorts are meant to expand the Discovery Star Trek universe, keep the fans yearning for more Discovery satiated until the release of season 2, and drive more subscriptions to CBS All Access.

Unofficially though, these shorts represent a very expensive failed experiment, which have only served to confirm the indications that Discovery may be the least viewed Star Trek series of all time.

That has only added to the behind the scenes issues associated with Star Trek Discovery, a production that lost its corporate guardian angel when former CBS head honcho and Discovery progenitor Leslie Moonves was fired in disgrace.

In this video, we will cover the popularity of Star Trek Discovery, and why the Star Trek shorts paint such a bleak picture of it. Then we’ll explore the firing of Leslie Moonves and what repercussion that might have for not just the future of Star Trek Discovery, but the future of Star Trek period.

 

[Doctor Omega]

I am most dreading one of those nostalgic, rose-tinted, retrospective sci-fi magazine articles in a decade or so that says....

"ISN'T IT TIME YOU GAVE STAR TREK: DISCOVERY ANOTHER CHANCE?"

Speaking personally, the answer, well in advance, will still be no.

 

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Les Moonves say Star Trek: Discovery is terrific

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Perhaps the man whose opinion means the most, CBS CEO Les Moonves has viewed the first six episodes of Star Trek: Discovery.
In this business, you want to keep your fans and viewers happy, but you NEED to keep the man cutting the checks happy too. According to early returns, Star Trek: Discovery has made CBS chief exectutive officer Les Moonves very happy indeed.


“You have all heard quite a bit about the debut of Star Trek: Discovery next month,” Moonves said. “I have now seen the first six episodes and I can assure you that it is terrific. It is the perfect vehicle to take All Access to the next level and beyond.”
The timing of Discovery’s launch coinciding with the NFL’s regular season is a strategic move, according to Moonves.

“With a full season of NFL, Star Trek: Discovery, and more and more original programming and every episode of every CBS show on CBS this fall, and international expansion, we are just getting started with All Access,” Moonves said. “This fall with Star Trek, the NFL and new programming we really think it should grow quite a bit.”
Many fans are loudly opposed to CBS putting Discovery on CBS All Access, a subscription based service which costs $5.99 ($9.99 for the commercial-free version). So much so, in fact, that many fans claim they’re going to completely skip the series altogether.

Mind you, a range of $12 to $20 (depending on how much you like commercials) for the first half of the season is equivalent to buying a movie ticket (and adding popcorn if you don’t like commercials). This influx of cash from All Access has made it easier to put a movie-style budget into Discovery and attract talent which otherwise may have been inaccessible.


For the price of a beer (and maybe a hot dog) at a baseball game, a well-funded project more than a decade in the making can get a nice long leash with big network support.

And supporting this show is something CBS is clearly doing, if Les Moonves’ enthusiasm is any indication.

Les has since been removed from his job due to sexual harassment allegations.