I was only half-serious; but I have noted that online lately, it's becoming probably the most overused word on the internet.
My wife and I like it. Recommend watching After Trek. You get insight from the people running the show on why ittook the initial direction it did.
2) have they taken criticism onboard and changed their intended path?
1) was that the plan all along
And so, I've been wondering, as they've had a chance to reject some of its previous darkness, and now they seem to be moving in a more traditional Trek-like atmosphere. So...1) was that the plan all along, or
Quote from: faramund on 02/08/2018 07:55 pm2) have they taken criticism onboard and changed their intended path?My understanding is that the internal criticism at CBS of the first few episode was so intense that the production team hired 'canon editors' to ensure that the scripts had a 'Trek' feel; these editors had absolute power to reject or impose plot and character moments. These editors became involved in pre-production from episode 7 onwards.
Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 02/09/2018 08:58 amQuote from: faramund on 02/08/2018 07:55 pm2) have they taken criticism onboard and changed their intended path?My understanding is that the internal criticism at CBS of the first few episode was so intense that the production team hired 'canon editors' to ensure that the scripts had a 'Trek' feel; these editors had absolute power to reject or impose plot and character moments. These editors became involved in pre-production from episode 7 onwards.I hadn't heard that before - do you know where this information comes from?
Quote from: nacnud on 10/02/2017 07:53 pmIt's interesting sci-fi, but it's not star trek. Shame the concepts in this would have been better explored outside the trek franchise and both are diminished because of this. Gona watch it though because it's fun.For how to do this right, see The Expanse.Spoiler Alert - don't read a thread about a show if you don't want spoilers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I'm not buying the "it's not Star Trek" just yet. It's clearly a post-scarcity society that is much more interested in exploration and science than war. But they aren't perfect and they stumbled into a war. Everyone is blaming Burnham's mutiny on starting the war but that's plain wrong (though the mutiny was a complete boneheaded move and she should be in prison for it.) The question ultimately is how do they navigate prosecuting a war?...
It's interesting sci-fi, but it's not star trek. Shame the concepts in this would have been better explored outside the trek franchise and both are diminished because of this. Gona watch it though because it's fun.For how to do this right, see The Expanse.
Why can’t Star Trek: Discovery commit to serialized storytelling?https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/13/17005524/star-trek-discovery-season-finale-look-back
Quote from: Rocket Science on 02/18/2018 08:15 pmWhy can’t Star Trek: Discovery commit to serialized storytelling?https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/13/17005524/star-trek-discovery-season-finale-look-backBecause it’s not that kind of show.
Quote from: Star One on 02/18/2018 08:40 pmQuote from: Rocket Science on 02/18/2018 08:15 pmWhy can’t Star Trek: Discovery commit to serialized storytelling?https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/13/17005524/star-trek-discovery-season-finale-look-backBecause it’s not that kind of show.It's not my question, but the title of the article I linked...
Speaking specifically about All Access, Moonves talked about how the growth was driven by Star Trek, saying:2017 was a breakout year for CBS All Access. We doubled our subs year over year and we kicked off our best month ever in January. We are driving this growth first and foremost with our content. This includes our big events like the NFL and the Grammys, more than 10,000 episodes of current and library programming, and our original series programming, lead by Star Trek: Discovery, which was obviously a runaway success.
CBS Chief Tells Investors ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Is “Runaway Success” + More Viacom Merger BuzzQuoteSpeaking specifically about All Access, Moonves talked about how the growth was driven by Star Trek, saying:2017 was a breakout year for CBS All Access. We doubled our subs year over year and we kicked off our best month ever in January. We are driving this growth first and foremost with our content. This includes our big events like the NFL and the Grammys, more than 10,000 episodes of current and library programming, and our original series programming, lead by Star Trek: Discovery, which was obviously a runaway success.https://trekmovie.com/2018/02/15/cbs-chief-tells-investors-star-trek-discovery-is-runaway-success-more-viacom-merger-buzz/