Poll How positive are you about Discovery now?

[Gingerbread Demon]

Drazi........ Cool.

 

[cultcross]

*Googles Drazi*
yeah, identical. If identical means "entirely different".

 

[Tuskin38]

Yea, it's kind of sad CBS had to copy the design of the Drazi.

Err, what?

 

[RAMA]

As expected the buzz is increasing on social media lately as we get closer and closer to the premiere. The positive people are getting more vocal as the early knee jerk starts losing its steam.

RAMA

 

[KirkusOveractus]

Yea, it's kind of sad CBS had to copy the design of the Drazi.

Yeaaaaaahhhh...I'm going to have to go ahead and, um...disagree with you on that...

 

[cultcross]

Netflix have moved into 'active show' mode with Discovery with a 'play trailer' button and a 'New episodes coming 25th September' banner instead of just a placeholder screen.

Getting close now

 

[Fateor]

As expected the buzz is increasing on social media lately as we get closer and closer to the premiere. The positive people are getting more vocal as the early knee jerk starts losing its steam.

You live in some weird alternate dimension not connected with reality don't you?

Because the negative social media buzz is as strong as ever.

 

[Balok's Decoy]

You live in some weird alternate dimension not connected with reality don't you?

Because the negative social media buzz is as strong as ever.

It depends on where you go and who you associate with.

 

[Mudd]

Because the negative social media buzz is as strong as ever.

So, once the show is on the air and succeeding, what's the plan?

Just keep hitting "the Youtube comments are awful" and whispering of dark conspiracies and "in-the-know" rumors that the show's doing badly and is about to be replaced by re-runs of Kukla and Ollie?

 

[BillJ]

It depends on where you go and who you associate with.

Pretty much. I haven't ran into much negative social buzz about the show. I help moderate one Discovery page on Facebook. But haven't paid much attention beyond here and that page.

Though we could be seeing someone that interprets a few trolls that repeat themselves as some kind of anti-Discovery army. Much like we saw with the Abrams films.

 

[RAMA]

Yeaaaaaahhhh...I'm going to have to go ahead and, um...disagree with you on that...

It's true actually. The vast majority of people are excited, even the cautious ones, and it's usually not these people who are commenting on the videos, it's people who are motivated by anger or dissatisfaction. As the show creeps closer, the genuine fans tend to show their real excitement, and that's what I am seeing more of now than a month ago.

RAMA

 

[Balok's Decoy]

Pissed off people are also more inclined to comment, even on something they aren't all that invested in, than someone who is excited or optimistic. Outraged rant-y types are overrepresented on the internet in general and fandoms in particular. That skews the optics on a show's online reception.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Going by the general tone and content of said "negative social media buzz," the franchise is better off without those people. And Discovery doesn't need them for it to do well.

 

[Vger23]

Pretty much. I haven't ran into much negative social buzz about the show. I help moderate one Discovery page on Facebook. But haven't paid much attention beyond here and that page.

Though we could be seeing someone that interprets a few trolls that repeat themselves as some kind of anti-Discovery army. Much like we saw with the Abrams films.

Precisely.

 

[Noname Given]

So, once the show is on the air and succeeding, what's the plan?

Just keep hitting "the Youtube comments are awful" and whispering of dark conspiracies and "in-the-know" rumors that the show's doing badly and is about to be replaced by re-runs of Kukla and Ollie?

^^^
HEY! You forgot Fran.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukla,_Fran_and_Ollie

 

[Tuskin38]

It's true actually. The vast majority of people are excited, even the cautious ones, and it's usually not these people who are commenting on the videos, it's people who are motivated by anger or dissatisfaction. As the show creeps closer, the genuine fans tend to show their real excitement, and that's what I am seeing more of now than a month ago.

RAMA

I don't think KirkusOveractus was responding to your post. They were quoting Fateor

 

[TrekMD]

I am positive and quite curious to see what they have made. It looks like a high budget production and, until I watch it, I'm not going to pass judgement.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Wasn't there an alien race in Enterprise called the Axanar?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Wasn't there an alien race in Enterprise called the Axanar?

Yes but the name originates in the TOS episode "Whom Gods Destroy".

 

[Fateor]

It's true actually. The vast majority of people are excited, even the cautious ones, and it's usually not these people who are commenting on the videos, it's people who are motivated by anger or dissatisfaction. As the show creeps closer, the genuine fans tend to show their real excitement, and that's what I am seeing more of now than a month ago.

RAMA

Feel free to prove this "silent majority" exists then.

You have 24 hours.