Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2

darthed1981

fretmeister said:

Honest Trailers called it out too

https://youtu.be/-6Zc8Co2H3w

They point out as well, correctly, that "Sub Rosa" is accidentally so dreadful it's one of the best things ever made for TV.

dazzajl

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

Rabs

Ohh man...  Thats not right...  Damn it.

guitargeek62

I loved Rhapsody, but I still need to catch up on this week’s episode though  

littlegreenman

Just caught up with Rhapsody. Could have been really cringe and awful, but I really enjoyed it. Managed to even play guitar along with most of the "showtune" sections, so got a practice in as well

stickyfiddle

Phenomenal last episode except the last 10 seconds...

WHY CLIFFHANGERS WHEN SEASONS CAN TAKE >12 MONTHS TO ARRIVE?!?!!

dazzajl

stickyfiddle said:

Phenomenal last episode except the last 10 seconds...

WHY CLIFFHANGERS WHEN SEASONS CAN TAKE >12 MONTHS TO ARRIVE?!?!!

I predict more than even the usual wait, with the current strikes it could be months before series three even makes the drawing board

stickyfiddle

dazzajl said:

stickyfiddle said:

Phenomenal last episode except the last 10 seconds...

WHY CLIFFHANGERS WHEN SEASONS CAN TAKE >12 MONTHS TO ARRIVE?!?!!

I predict more than even the usual wait, with the current strikes it could be months before series three even makes the drawing board

Yeah...

At least we have half an ep of Lt Scotty to play on repeat  

I'm going to go watch season 1 again... 

dazzajl

stickyfiddle said:

dazzajl said:

stickyfiddle said:

Phenomenal last episode except the last 10 seconds...

WHY CLIFFHANGERS WHEN SEASONS CAN TAKE >12 MONTHS TO ARRIVE?!?!!

I predict more than even the usual wait, with the current strikes it could be months before series three even makes the drawing board

Yeah...

At least we have half an ep of Lt Scotty to play on repeat  

I'm going to go watch season 1 again... 

I really liked him. Hope we see a lot more Scotty when S3 does eventually arrive. 

I’m never sure if that’s actually series one or series two over at Discovery. 

darthed1981

dazzajl said:

stickyfiddle said:

Phenomenal last episode except the last 10 seconds...

WHY CLIFFHANGERS WHEN SEASONS CAN TAKE >12 MONTHS TO ARRIVE?!?!!

I predict more than even the usual wait, with the current strikes it could be months before series three even makes the drawing board

It was about to start shooting when the strikes started, so it's likely at least partially written.

What worries me is that with Paramount+ currently not doing well financially, we might not get season three at all, with the strikes used as an excuse to axe it.

Discovery Season 5 is in the can and the last one, Prodigy is axed, Picard is done, and the Section 31 movie will only get made if it's made because of Michelle Yeoh having signed for it before she became oscar gold.  I don't think the "Starfleet Academy with Tilly" series has much legs really, Trek is not Riverdale.

Lower Decks and SNW in theory have some room to run, but SNW is very expensive, and if the Execs decide the strike is a good excuse to axe it, we may be in trouble.

There is an open question as to whether in the end one of the three or four streaming services which survives the US "streaming wars" will be P+ - I'd bet on further mergers.  Notably Netflix could acquire some library providers and Paramount-CBS would be an obvious target for them.

fretmeister

Belting last episode.

That was ace.

dazzajl

Much wisdom there @darthed1981 ;

Do Paramount have another franchise they could lead with if they chop the legs from under Trek? 

darthed1981

dazzajl said:

Much wisdom there @darthed1981 ;

Do Paramount have another franchise they could lead with if they chop the legs from under Trek? 

Paramount own MTV, so could easily pivot, like HBO Discovery, to focus on reality show tat, "Real overpriveliged assholes of Alaska season 23" etc etc...

stickyfiddle

First Weds with no SNW. I feel sad!  

darthed1981

After a couple of weeks of no SNW, I am forced to admit that I find Jess Bush as Chapel ridiculously attractive...

BluesLover

I'm re-watching from season 2 episode 1, all of Star trek:the next generation (on Amazon prime) as I'm missing SNW.

dazzajl

BluesLover said:

I'm re-watching from season 2 episode 1, all of Star trek:the next generation (on Amazon prime) as I'm missing SNW.

You’ve got me curious, do you not like a clean shaven Riker? Series 2 is definitely a favourite of mine as you get a great Doctor character instead of Crusher. 

Speaking of Crushers, Will Wheaton is now older that Patrick Stewart was in those episodes. That makes me feel pretty ‘vintage’ 

darthed1981

Season 1 definitely has some watchable episodes, though it's overall aged pretty badly.

Yes you have franchise low points "Code of Honor" and "Justice" but you also get "11010011", "Farpoint", "Conspiracy" and "Hide and Q".  

Season 2 has it's howlers as well - it's amazing the step up TNG takes in S3 - "Up the Long Ladder" features one of the most racist depictions of the Irish out side of a 19th century British newspaper, for example.  

dazzajl

darthed1981 said:

Season 1 definitely has some watchable episodes, though it's overall aged pretty badly.

Yes you have franchise low points "Code of Honor" and "Justice" but you also get "11010011", "Farpoint", "Conspiracy" and "Hide and Q".  

Season 2 has it's howlers as well - it's amazing the step up TNG takes in S3 - "Up the Long Ladder" features one of the most racist depictions of the Irish out side of a 19th century British newspaper, for example.  

It’s amazing how many times the Next Gen went somewhere totally unacceptable compared to Those Old Scientists, which culturally speaking is from the dark ages. 

stickyfiddle

dazzajl said:

darthed1981 said:

Season 1 definitely has some watchable episodes, though it's overall aged pretty badly.

Yes you have franchise low points "Code of Honor" and "Justice" but you also get "11010011", "Farpoint", "Conspiracy" and "Hide and Q".  

Season 2 has it's howlers as well - it's amazing the step up TNG takes in S3 - "Up the Long Ladder" features one of the most racist depictions of the Irish out side of a 19th century British newspaper, for example.  

It’s amazing how many times the Next Gen went somewhere totally unacceptable compared to Those Old Scientists, which culturally speaking is from the dark ages. 

It is, but bear in mind the time gap between TOS & TNG was half the gap from the start of TNG to now!