The new series premieres Sunday night. The buzz around the premiere episode is that it is awesome. Anybody else pumped? It's about time we have a new series.
Yeah I was pumped until I realized this was the case.I'm pumped. But the fact that we will have to subscribe to the CBS streaming service to watch subsequent episodes is deflating.
I am excited about it but I'm not sure I'll watch it right away. Pretty into MLB/NCAAF and in the middle of a few other shows right now.
Trekkies are literally the worst fans out there . When TNG launched there were death threats made about how bad they hated it, universally hated by trekkies...now it's sacred canon. We're seeing the same thing now. My hope is that the "normal person" reviews are good enough to save the series because it could be the greatest tv show in history and the hard core fans are going to absolutely hate it no matter what.
I did a little bit of work with Star Trek Beyond in product development and despite announcement of a 4th "reboot" movie I still get the vibe that it isn't a sure thing and isn't on a fast track compared to some other whored out franchises that have a sequel planned every single year no matter what (hope you want Transformers 9 and F&F 11 because you'll get them). To me maybe it'd be a good thing to give this series a little room to breath and grow.
I do wish star trek would stop looking into its past though. I was hoping when we finally got a new series it would be a 'next, next generation' type show, not yet
If you aren't already a fan of Deep Space Nine I can't recommend it highly enough. It starts a little slow but from season 4 until the finish it is absolutely as good as Star Trek has ever been. Then that's it...the end of DS9 ends the ongoing sotry of TOS, TOS movies, TNG (and moviesmostly) and DS9.
Voyager takes place in completely unrelated far flung space, Enterprise prequel, 3 reboot movies, now another prequel series. To me that's the one pretty valid criticism the Trekkies have (before even watching it). This could still be good but it makes me wonder if the last episode of DS9 will always essentially be the end for the core of Star Trek content.
Ya, basically $6 a month for a show that you are not sure is going to be any good. With as bad as regular CBS programing is you would think they would use this to bolster other programs.
Theyve been pretty bad about adapting to the streaming environment in general. Some networks have figured out that the best way to grow your current shows is to get those shows fully online so people can catch up and become new live viewers (the kind of viewers most desired by advertisers). CBS is not one of those networks.
I'm pumped. But the fact that we will have to subscribe to the CBS streaming service to watch subsequent episodes is deflating.
If you aren't already a fan of Deep Space Nine I can't recommend it highly enough. It starts a little slow but from season 4 until the finish it is absolutely as good as Star Trek has ever been. Then that's it...the end of DS9 ends the ongoing sotry of TOS, TOS movies, TNG (and moviesmostly) and DS9.
Voyager takes place in completely unrelated far flung space, Enterprise prequel, 3 reboot movies, now another prequel series. To me that's the one pretty valid criticism the Trekkies have (before even watching it). This could still be good but it makes me wonder if the last episode of DS9 will always essentially be the end for the core of Star Trek content.
If you guys are really fans, you can't afford $5 a month to watch a series? That's like one beer at the bar.
I will...just the new TV model makes me not rushed. I haven't watched the latest season of Game of Thrones either...but I know some day I will buy HBO for one month and watch it. There's little sense of urgency for me with TV now. Sports is pretty much the only entertainment where something being "new" matters at all to me anymore.
Side note- anyone watching The Orville? The critics panned it but most audience reviews have been very positive from what i've seen, and i've enjoyed it. A nice humorous take on star trek.
I cancelled dish saving $180 a month so CBSAA was an easy decision after that.Yeah I was pumped until I realized this was the case.
(even though it was a complete ripoff of 60 year old Twilight Zone episode).
If you guys are really fans, you can't afford $5 a month to watch a series? That's like one beer at the bar.