[Paramount+] Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

[Blackhawk]

Just proves all Klingons are evil.

Hab SoSlI' Quch!

[hepcat]

Osh K'osh Begosh!

[Isgrimnur]

We all know you're more of a Garanimals guy.

[hepcat]

It’s genius, that’s why! I don’t need to think about what matches what anymore! I just have to know monkey goes with monkey!

[Defiant]

FYI: if you have Amazon Prime, Strange New Worlds Season 1 is currently available to watch through streaming until the end of the month (Paramount is making it available as a sampler, presumably to get more people invested for Season 2 which is coming out soon)

[Grifman]

FYI: if you have Amazon Prime, Strange New Worlds Season 1 is currently available to watch through streaming until the end of the month (Paramount is making it available as a sampler, presumably to get more people invested for Season 2 which is coming out soon)

It's also on Youtube and I just finshed watching Season 1. This is some of the best Star Trek ever. Love all the characters, especially the re imagining of TOS regulars. It's a very fun and very ST TOS type show. Love it!

[hepcat]

How do you make Star Trek even better?

Add Carol Kane.

[Daehawk]

Have fun stormin the starship!

[Kraken]

I liked S1 quite a lot and will re-subscribe to Paramount when S2 is complete. I haven't seen the last season of Picard yet, and I hope there'll be more Lower Decks soon, too. Maybe even Discovery, who knows? I'll keep Paramount just long enough to get caught up on ST, and then drop it again for another couple of years.

[$iljanus]

How do you make Star Trek even better?

Add Carol Kane.

She was an unexpected pleasure on a really strong season opener!

[hepcat]

I was a bit disappointed that they made her another Guinan though. I would’ve preferred just an eccentric character, not another immortal with all the answers. I hope they rein that in.

But, it’s Carol Kane. I’ll take whatever she can give. She’s just absolutely entertaining in anything she does.

[$iljanus]

I was a bit disappointed that they made her another Guinan though. I would’ve preferred just an eccentric character, not another immortal with all the answers. I hope they rein that in.

But, it’s Carol Kane. I’ll take whatever she can give. She’s just absolutely entertaining in anything she does.

I was okay with it since I was fascinated with her history with Spock's mother. Everyone knows about Sarek but I hope they explore that relationship a bit more.

I also like the shared trauma that Nurse Chapel and Dr. m'Benga have from fighting in the Klingon War. Along with...

Spoiler:

being a Delta Force team hopped up on enhancing drugs. It would be interesting if they were a part of Section 31 during the war because operatives would definitely have access to Witcher potions like the one they took!

[hepcat]

I didn’t consider the Spock’s mother angle. That could be good, I agree.

edit: you know, the more I think about

Spoiler:

M'Benga and Nurse Chapel's backstory now including some pretty strong hints that they were also super soldiers during the Klingon War, the more annoyed I get with that. Why can't we have a doctor and a nurse who value life above all else? Why do they now need to be turned into Marvel superheroes? I actually liked the backstory for M'Benga and his daughter. This though? It feels like a blatant ploy to attract action film fans. The actors in those roles are good enough to bring real dimension to those characters without such a cheap stunt. Especially the actor playing M'Benga. I did like that he struggled a little against the action aspects of his work during the war, so hopefully that plays more into it in the future.

[Daehawk]

[Carpet_pissr]

Huge fan of the original series and many/most of the movies, but never got into any of the other ST shows for whatever reason.

This feels a LOT like the OG to me. My only nit to pick is that Pike acts, looks, talks and even walks a bit too much like the OG Kirk. Is that by design?

It feels like they decided to make him as 60’s Kirk as possible.

I have no idea what the Gorn kerfuffle is, and it’s not detracted from my enjoyment at all

Also, should I watch ST:Discovery before going further? It feels like I’m missing some callbacks.

[Daehawk]

Haven't watched this show but have seen many clips of Anson Mount as Pike. He seems to be what the books I used to read of the character made him to be. Yes a lot like Kirk but a bit older with experience. I used to love reading all the ST books I could buy. One a night nearly in the late 80s early 90s. The adventures of Robert April and Captain Pike before Kirk got the Enterprise.

EDIT: Be sure to catch Anson on podcasts....

[Scraper]

Huge fan of the original series and many/most of the movies, but never got into any of the other ST shows for whatever reason.

This feels a LOT like the OG to me. My only nit to pick is that Pike acts, looks, talks and even walks a bit too much like the OG Kirk. Is that by design?

It feels like they decided to make him as 60’s Kirk as possible.

I have no idea what the Gorn kerfuffle is, and it’s not detracted from my enjoyment at all

Also, should I watch ST:Discovery before going further? It feels like I’m missing some callbacks.

Captain Pike is the main Captain in season 2 of Discovery, which takes place before Strange New Worlds. So I would say watch Discovery through season 2 then start watching Strange New Worlds. After season 2 of Discovery that series goes in a very different non Pike direction.

[El Guapo]

Is season 2 of Strange New Worlds good? The first season was decent enough, so I feel like I should be interested in the new season but....I'm not really.

[Zaxxon]

Is season 2 of Strange New Worlds good? The first season was decent enough, so I feel like I should be interested in the new season but....I'm not really.

Yes.

[Carpet_pissr]

98 and 99% RT for seasons 1 and 2. Wow.

After a few eps of this, I switched to watching Discovery, which I’m actually preferring so far, but I plan to watch both.

[Zaxxon]

98 and 99% RT for seasons 1 and 2. Wow.

After a few eps of this, I switched to watching Discovery, which I’m actually preferring, so far, but I plan to watch both.

They're both good, as is Picard*.

* - Seasons one (pretty good) and three (very good). We shall not speak of season 2.

[hepcat]

I could live without this latest episode. I rolled my eyes a little too often.

Did Anson negotiate a 2 hour work week for this season or something?

[malchior]

The episode was...ok. My main problem is they are taking ideas from old Trek and reskinning them. But Goldsman is gonna Goldsman.

[hepcat]

I felt like they should have used a slide whistle to emphasize the comedic moments like “can’t figure out a revolving door”.

[malchior]

I felt like they should have used a slide whistle to emphasize the comedic moments like “can’t figure out a revolving door”.

At least there wasn't a 3-course feast featuring high couture lead-acid based cuisine in a parking lot.

[Daehawk]

Was anyone called a double dumbass?

[hepcat]

I felt like they should have used a slide whistle to emphasize the comedic moments like “can’t figure out a revolving door”.

At least there wasn't a 3-course feast featuring high couture lead-acid based cuisine in a parking lot.

Yeah, thankfully they didn’t go THAT far and pull a Guapo.

[Blackhawk]

On last week's episode:

Spoiler:

I have seen Toronto in a thousand shows and films. I think that's the first time I've ever seen Toronto used as Toronto.

I laughed at the reference to that fact.

[Grifman]

Is season 2 of Strange New Worlds good? The first season was decent enough, so I feel like I should be interested in the new season but....I'm not really.

Well, it's MOTS, but in my opinion, that means it's great. If you didn't care for Season 1, then I don't think Season 2 is going to do anything for you, and you are just weird

[hepcat]

I just wish they'd remember that Captain Pike is supposed to be the focus of the show.

caveat: i haven't seen this week's episode.

[Blackhawk]

Spoiler:

They remembered.

[hepcat]

Spoiler:

I'm not looking but your spoiler better say "they did"!

[Blackhawk]

That is not what it says.

[hepcat]

I'm just a big fan of Mount. If you'd told me I'd get the actor playing Cullen Bohannon on the bridge of a Starfleet vessel when Hell on Wheels was on the air, I would've kerplotzed.

[Blackhawk]

Well, as he said in Inhumans,

[hepcat]

Side note: it just hit me. Pike’s love interest is Mrs. McMurray from Letterkenney.

[hepcat]

So this season has been…okay. It has had a few good episodes, but it also has had way too many “emotional Spock” storylines that I just find grating after a while.

But oddly enough, I really enjoyed the Lower Decks crossover. Go figure. I assumed I’d hate it. I think it speaks to how good Jack Quaid is. He brings such sincerity to Boimler that you can’t help but like him.

[Smoove_B]

Side note: it just hit me. Pike’s love interest is Mrs. McMurray from Letterkenney.

As someone that just started watching this show last night, I'm sorry but his love interest is Wynonna Earp.

[hepcat]

Who’s Wynnona Earp? Is it that woman standing behind Mrs. McMurray?

[TheMix]

Who’s Wynnona Earp? Is it that woman standing behind Mrs. McMurray?

Don't you bad mouth Wynnona!