Anson Mount as Pike SAVES This Show! Wow.

[Nerys Myk]

Imagine a show featuring Kirk, one of the most iconic characters in science fiction, reporting to Captain Burnham. Surely they wouldn’t, if only to keep the focus on Burnham.

A young pimple faced Kirk who's voice hasn't broke.

 

[Nerys Myk]

They matched the clothes to the Discovery design.

Nah, the DISCO design is straight out of someone's year one project at fashion school. (B-)

 

[dahj]

Imagine a show featuring Kirk, one of the most iconic characters in science fiction, reporting to Burnham

Kirk's a lieutenant, she's a commander.

 

[fireproof78]

That and also blowing up some planet, say Betazed, proving STD is not Prime.
I just want to see the fan reaction.

I think mine is more probable.

 

[ITDUDE]

I think mine is more probable.

But not as much fun

 

[fireproof78]

But not as much fun

I'm not really a fun guy.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Pfft.. Betazed...who'd really miss it?

 

[Mad Jack Wolfe]

I played around with the Discoprise uniform.

Thank you for fixing it. Do I buy him as Pike? Not really.

 

[fireproof78]

Pfft.. Betazed...who'd really miss it?

Not me.

 

[CaptainMurdock]

Pfft.. Betazed...who'd really miss it?

The Wrath of Luxanna Troi.

 

[Kane_Steel]

You know, my first reaction to this is that they just wouldn't go there, and if they did it really wouldn't fit what we know of Kirk's history.

But then I thought about it some more, and realized, yeah, they probably would go there, especially if there was a perceived need to give the show a boost. And 2258 isn't necessarily too early for Kirk to be an XO (though it might be pushing it a bit, and it's certainly too early for a captaincy). And we really don't know much (canonically — there's lots in the books) about his career between the Farragut and the Enterprise.

So I guess I wouldn't bet against it...

Kirk in 2258 is 25 or so. He could be an XO in training. It certainly seemed like Burnham was trained under Geogiou at that age.

Kelvin Kirk was a Captain at that age (lol).

It wouldn't be out of the box for Kurtzman and friends to go there. Besides at SDCC, Kurtzman said that he encourages the writers to bend canon as much as possible without breaking it. Hence why we have Pike on Discovery and probably Spock and Kirk next.... if CBS needs the subscriptions (which they will).

I just want to see the silly scene where Burnham introduces Kirk to Spock, and they both praise Michael Burnham as their mentor. Would have definitely happened under the Fuller regime.

 

[XCV330]

He finally talked to his doctor not his bartender?

He's refreshed and ready and energized to decide who lives and who dies.

 

[BillJ]

Thank you for fixing it. Do I buy him as Pike? Not really.

I need to see more of him before making a decision. I never warmed to Greenwood as Pike, he always reminded more of what April would be like.

 

[Kane_Steel]

I played around with the Discoprise uniform.

Improvement, but I think gold collars would have looked better and fit more in the uniform look of this time period.

The black collar uniforms didn't really roll around on the Enterprise till after Where No Man Has Gone Before.

 

[fireproof78]

Improvement, but I think gold collars would have looked better and fit more in the uniform look of this time period.

The black collar uniforms didn't really roll around on the Enterprise till after Where No Man Has Gone Before.

Agreed. I'm surprised that they went with such bright colors too instead of the muted style of Where No Man Has Gone Before.

 

[Jadeb]

I need to see more of him before making a decision. I never warmed to Greenwood as Pike, he always reminded more of what April would be like.

Agree. I liked him a lot but never bought him as Pike.

 

[CaptainMurdock]

I gave it a shot and I actually like it as one solid color.

 

[ITDUDE]

Pfft.. Betazed...who'd really miss it?

That’s my point. It won’t affect story telling much, except for the fact that we now know for sure we are not in Prime and are not bound by its limitations.

 

[Kane_Steel]

Good improvement, just need to lower that collar a bit so he doesn't look like he's suffocating.

I'm glad you got rid of the silly marching band gold stripe from the front.

 

[fireproof78]

I gave it a shot and I actually like it as one solid color.

That looks good.

That’s my point. It won’t affect story telling much, except for the fact that we now know for sure we are not in Prime and are not bound by its limitations.

Since when do people bother with the whole CBS telling us its Prime thing? Pretty sure that was abandoned a while back by "reasonable fans."