Rate and Discuss Discovery Episode 1x01 'To Boldly Go' (Spoilers)

[RJDiogenes]

^^ It's a little known fact that a lot of shows use Gerry Anderson's puppets for cameramen.

What I really liked was how the printer jam in the middle of the gamma ray burst crisis foreshadowed the lack of bridge printers in TOS.

 

[Karp666]

While everyone has been aware of Number One being a minority female for some time, I am still amazed they made her a midget. I guess it would never happen if Game of Thrones hadn't been that successful.

Very brave and progressive.

 

[Philip Guyott]

Well, I for one appreciate that the ship has an orgy room with on-site sex counsellor.

Yes, but why did they have to use the main bridge?

At least we finally found out what the robots were for!

I like to think that this was on all previous ships in the franchise, and it was just never shown on screen for story reasons.

I'm guessing the invention of the holodeck changed things in this regard.

 

[locutus101]

I am not sure about the whole Patrick Stewart modeling thongs scene, though... It's amazing what some actors are willing to do for a lousy cameo.

 

[φ of π]

Not enough Face Huggers or Xenomorphs.

 

[Ovation]

True. But the Predator as head of security was a nice touch.

 

[locutus101]

True. But the Predator as head of security was a nice touch.

And when he was dripping blood and it burned a hole through the hull!

 

[m.lp.ql.m]

The thing that surprised me the most was that it was filmed used Gerry anderson puppets....

There's a rumor there'll be a Space 1999 tie-in mid-season. I don't know. But lots of important people are saying that.

 

[RAMA]

Strobe light in the center of the bridge ceiling...genius.

RAMA

 

[retroenzo]

Yeah. but the Xerox replicators stretched the limits of belief. Like I'm supposed to believe they'll make a comeback.

You thought that was bad? I couldn't keep a straight face at the communicators. No way will Blackberry still be around by then.

 

[retroenzo]

So episode 2 has been on, are we bothered yet about the constant references to Jar Jar Binks?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Nah. They redemed the character. Star Wars just didn't know how to use him. Plus now Star Wars has Neelix.

 

[locutus101]

Nah. They redemed the character. Star Wars just didn't know how to use him. Plus now Star Wars has Neelix.

It does? I thought he was going to spend the rest of his life inside a rock.

 

[Tenacity]

Or maybe that was the station where they picked up the power converters.

That was Tosche Station, they have a in-and-out burger franchise.

 

[Nerys Myk]

It does? I thought he was going to spend the rest of his life inside a rock.

Exactly.

 

[locutus101]

Exactly.

In a way he's like Quint (the suicidal Q) who spent hundreds of years inside a comet. Except Neelix is doing it voluntarily. I liked the discourse of Tuvok who convinced him that the one time they should stand their ground was when they were inside the Asteroid instead of on some green planet. What a great advice!! Sounds like he really wanted to get rid of Neelix, that sly one.

 

[F. King Daniel]

I was extremely impressed that they adopted Gene Roddenberry's concept of a Love Instructor, from his Motion Picture novelisation. Having him included on all away teams is groundbreaking stuff.

 

[Kevin Thomas Riley]

I liked how they turned our expectations on end by having that old fat admiral in a catsuit and the gorgeous young female navigator in a burlap sack.

 

[Relayer1]

It's the worst thing I ever loved...

 

[Relayer1]

Or the best thing I ever hated...