Star Trek Strange New Worlds

[Tidewater]

I just finished watching this series. After the travesty that was Star Trek Discovery (on Youtube, give a look to Critical Drinker's review of Discovery Season 3: "The Gift that Keeps on Giving"* or Nerdrotic's "Star Trek Discovery's Hilariously AWFUL Season 3"), and the sadly disappointing Picard Season 2 (which was unbelievably preachy and filled with psychobabble), I was pleased to see the franchise right itself.
I like Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike. SNW is more respectful of Star Trek traditions than Discovery was. SNW is also more hopeful of the future than the dark, paranoid Discovery. The entire franchise has always had a bit of social commentary (first interracial kiss between Kirk and Uhura, and the half-black/half white race who hates the half white/half black race to mutual extinction). SNW does this a bit as well, but does not club you over the head with it.
Anson Mount as Pike is thoughtful yet fun. He cooks for his crew on social occasions. He explores the age-old question, "What if you knew your fate and what would happen if you tried to change it?" The result is that Pike is a tragic hero.
This series fits well as the prequel to the Original Series.
As a casual Star Trek fan (I do not own a star trek uniform nor and books with "Star Trek" in the title), I enjoyed it.


* Creator Alex Kurtzman said, "Discovery is less of an artistic endeavor and more of a platform for political and ideological messaging." That and crying. Lots and lots of crying.

 

[Tidewater]

Nichelle Nichols (LT Uhura) has died.
Pretty lady. Fine actress. Broke some barriers. She will be missed.
RIP

 

[Bama Lee]

I really like SNW versus Discovery

 

[FaninLA]

I just finished watching this series. After the travesty that was Star Trek Discovery (on Youtube, give a look to Critical Drinker's review of Discovery Season 3: "The Gift that Keeps on Giving"* or Nerdrotic's "Star Trek Discovery's Hilariously AWFUL Season 3"), and the sadly disappointing Picard Season 2 (which was unbelievably preachy and filled with psychobabble), I was pleased to see the franchise right itself.
I like Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike. SNW is more respectful of Star Trek traditions than Discovery was. SNW is also more hopeful of the future than the dark, paranoid Discovery. The entire franchise has always had a bit of social commentary (first interracial kiss between Kirk and Uhura, and the half-black/half white race who hates the half white/half black race to mutual extinction). SNW does this a bit as well, but does not club you over the head with it.
Anson Mount as Pike is thoughtful yet fun. He cooks for his crew on social occasions. He explores the age-old question, "What if you knew your fate and what would happen if you tried to change it?" The result is that Pike is a tragic hero.
This series fits well as the prequel to the Original Series.
As a casual Star Trek fan (I do not own a star trek uniform nor and books with "Star Trek" in the title), I enjoyed it.


* Creator Alex Kurtzman said, "Discovery is less of an artistic endeavor and more of a platform for political and ideological messaging." That and crying. Lots and lots of crying.

Take a look at YouTuber, “Call Me Chato”. He reviewed every episode and was very humorous, at times. He is a Former Network Executive, so he provides a different insight into the process of getting a show on the air and keeping it there.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

I love SNW and think it is the best Trek since DS9. I just hate that seasons are so short these days because I want more right now.

I'm tired of Discovery's "the galaxy is ending" story lines. Maybe that stuff works in super hero movies but, Trek characters are not super heroes. Star Trek is not suppose to be about saving the galaxy, it is about exploring our own humanity through the exploration of new worlds and civilizations. I was hoping that Discovery's jump to the future would re-focus the show and make it more episodic, like SNW, but it looks like they w=are just going to keep coming up with a new galaxy destroying event every season. Ugh, so boring at this point.

90% of Picard season 2 took place in 2024 so there was very little "Trek" in the show. It could have been any number of modern day mystery dramas that are made. Centering it around Picard's childhood mental state and his mother's battle with mental disease ended up being so boring IMO. I also didn't by most of it because all through out Trek, medical technology had been shown that it can cure pretty much everything but old age. Medical tech in Trek is so advance compared to ours that is feels like magic at times.

Yet, I'm suppose to believe that their is nothing that could have been done for his mother? That his father would just leave her alone with Picard, knowing what mental state she was in. That their isn't a facility she could have gone to for treatment and protection? We have some treatments now for many mental illnesses that can help people live productive lives, but I'm suppose to believe that hundreds of years from now, in the Trek universe, little has advanced in mental illness treatments? Locking in her room is the best they can do? It's not like they even have to spend hours on the road to get her to a medical facility, just step on a transporter and you're there. That whole storyline didn't pass the Trek "smell test" and invalidated the entire season IMO.

I am excited about Picard season 3 but, only because they are making it essentially TNG season 8. If it is another season long "save the galaxy" story then I will check out very quickly.

 

[Tidewater]

The whole "young Pickard and his mother" was the psychobabble I was writing of earlier. It was tedious.

I agree that SNW was the best in a while. I look forward to more of that.

 

[Tidewater]

For those interested, Paramount has placed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1 on Youtube for free (with commercials)

 

[NationalTitles18]

Just saw this after I finished watching Season 1.

It was Awesome.

 

[CrimsonTheory]

I know this is going to sound weird but I cannot wait for the Lower Decks/Strange New Words crossover. I want to see how they make that work.