Spoilers A big hint about the finale/season 3 has dropped...

[SolarisOne]

That just sounds really disrespectful to the Discovery show, story, crew and cast, if you ask me. I like DISCO the way it is right now, I like the main crew they have already. I would not, as a fan, want it to morph into a completely different show to pander to those who'd prefer Pike to be the lead.

That's why Pike should have his own show.

 

[Yistaan]

That's why Pike should have his own show.

What would this show be called? Just 'Star Trek'? Too confusing. Star Trek: Enterprise is taken.

Star Trek: Pike?

 

[SolarisOne]

"Folks, believe me, I don't know what Real Star Trek is but Real Star Trek is the best Star Trek you've ever seen. No one makes better Star Trek than the people who make Real Star Trek. That I can tell you. But no money in the future?! Give me a break! And bumps on foreheads? What is that?! Can you imagine looking at that on your TV every week? But that's okay. I like Star Trek. Real Star Trek, folks. See all those beautiful women Captain Kirk kissed? 10s, all of them. And I love the Ferengi! Any Ferengi fans out there?! I love the Ferengi. Let me tell you any Star Trek that treats the Ferengi poorly is Fake Star Trek! It's Fake Star Trek, people."

#accurate

 

[SJGardner]

What would this show be called? Just 'Star Trek'? Too confusing. Star Trek: Enterprise is taken.

Star Trek: Pike?

I personally like Star Trek: 1701 the most

 

[ITDUDE]

I personally like Star Trek: 1701 the most

Star Trek: Destiny would work for Pike series (with him knowing his). And hey, CBS already copyrighted it

 

[Yistaan]

Star Trek: The Non-Historic Missions

Hey, there must be a reason Kirk's 5 year mission is considered historic, even in-universe (as mentioned in the episode Q2). That must mean Pike's missions were incredibly dull by comparison.

Number One: We've finished our first sensor sweep of the Beta Quadrant.
Pike: Oh, fascinating. Twenty particles of space dust per cubic metre. Fifty-two ultra-violet radiation spikes and a class two comet.

Every episode will be something like this.

 

[Timo]

Oh, Pike had much more exciting adventures than Kirk ever did. It's just that he didn't live to write his memoirs. Or to compete for the V'Ger intercept job.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[SpocksOddSocks]

"Folks, believe me, I don't know what Real Star Trek is but Real Star Trek is the best Star Trek you've ever seen. No one makes better Star Trek than the people who make Real Star Trek. That I can tell you. But no money in the future?! Give me a break! And bumps on foreheads? What is that?! Can you imagine looking at that on your TV every week? But that's okay. I like Star Trek. Real Star Trek, folks. See all those beautiful women Captain Kirk kissed? 10s, all of them. And I love the Ferengi! Any Ferengi fans out there?! I love the Ferengi. Let me tell you any Star Trek that treats the Ferengi poorly is Fake Star Trek! It's Fake Star Trek, people."

I was very confused when I first read this. I had to read it again to realise I was meant to be hearing it in Trump's voice. Brilliant channeling of the... erm... whatever he is.

 

[Longinus]

Is there a reason it can't? It's still a science fiction show right? Stranger thing have been found on Earth.

It's named for an extinct species of fungi called Protaxites.

*Sigh*

So regular mushrooms have an ability to spread from one planet into another dimension (or outright create such a dimension) spanning the entire multiverse. And this ever only happened once in the entire universe, on Earth. I really have no words to describe the bollocks level of this idea.

 

[SolarisOne]

*Sigh*

So regular mushrooms have an ability to spread from one planet into another dimension (or outright create such a dimension) spanning the entire multiverse. And this ever only happened once in the entire universe, on Earth. I really have no words to describe the bollocks level of this idea.

One bollocks idea is a tragedy. A million of them is a statistic.

 

[Nerys Myk]

*Sigh*

So regular mushrooms have an ability to spread from one planet into another dimension (or outright create such a dimension) spanning the entire multiverse. And this ever only happened once in the entire universe, on Earth. I really have no words to describe the bollocks level of this idea.

No one said they were "regular".

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

What would this show be called? Just 'Star Trek'? Too confusing. Star Trek: Enterprise is taken.

Star Trek: Pike?

Star Trek: Beep

Too soon?

 

[Nerys Myk]

One bollocks idea is a tragedy. A million of them is a statistic.

A million of them is Star Trek.

 

[urbandk]

Star Trek: Beep

Too soon?

Beep beep.

 

[Longinus]

No one said they were "regular".

Your whole hypothesis was that the dimensional space fungi were evolved from the regular terran fungi.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Your whole hypothesis was that the dimensional space fungi were evolved from the regular terran fungi.

Yes, and the problem is what exactly? The fungi evolved from a species that originated on Earth. In the process of that evolution exotic matter was introduced in their physiology and they became extra dimensional creatures capable of traversing space. Is that so outrageous in a universe that include beings that are a bucket of goo who can transform into solid objects and lifeforms, beings that exist a pure mental energy and various species with psionic abilities and include telepathy, mind transfer, illusion casting and matter manipulation? Suddenly an inter-dimensional fungi is "bollocks" and a step too far? I don't think so.

 

[Longinus]

Yes, and the problem is what exactly? The fungi evolved from a species that originated on Earth. In the process of that evolution exotic matter was introduced in their physiology and they became extra dimensional creatures capable of traversing space. Is that so outrageous in a universe that include beings that are a bucket of goo who can transform into solid objects and lifeforms, beings that exist a pure mental energy and various species with psionic abilities and include telepathy, mind transfer, illusion casting and matter manipulation? Suddenly an inter-dimensional fungi is "bollocks" and a step too far? I don't think so.

Yes, it is much more unbelievable than any of those. First of we are talking about terrestrial lifeform we actually know pretty well, evolving to have such fantastic capabilities, and furthermore leaving no traces on the planet that such thing had happened. But the overwhelmingly most unbelievable part would be that if such thing would be possible, it would have happened only once. The universe should be teeming with dimensions where countless species of space fungi, celestial daisies and star badgers originating from different planets would roam.
.

 

[Alan Roi]

*Sigh*

So regular mushrooms have an ability to spread from one planet into another dimension (or outright create such a dimension) spanning the entire multiverse. And this ever only happened once in the entire universe, on Earth. I really have no words to describe the bollocks level of this idea.

No more bollocks than constantly coming across planets that have historical parallels to Earth or having just about every vaguely humanoid species you can find be able to make babies with you if you can convince them into the sack.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Yes, it is much more unbelievable than any of those. First of we are talking about terrestrial lifeform we actually know pretty well, evolving to have such fantastic capabilities, and furthermore leaving no traces on the planet that such thing had happened. But the overwhelmingly most unbelievable part would be that if such thing would be possible, it would have happened only once. The universe should be teeming with dimensions where countless species of space fungi, celestial daisies and star badgers originating from different planets would roam.
.

You've seen Star Trek, that universe is teeming with "celestial daisies" and "star badgers".

Again this is a Science Fiction show. An interdimnsional fungi is no more unbelievable than a sentient bucket of goo. Even in the real world new things are being discovered all the time. Maybe not interdimensional fungi, but even the things we know everything about can surprise us.

As I understand it the real protaxites became extinct millions of years ago and what we know of them come from studying fossils. Does exotic matter fossilize?

 

[Succubint]

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141114-the-biggest-organism-in-the-world

Is it really so far fetched that a larger scale version of this may have evolved with subspace/interdimensional properties in the futuristic Trek universe? We've already been shown that in Trek there are beings that exist in different dimensions out of phase or live in subspace itself. And there are giant Space Amoeba...I mean, how is this so hard to fathom?

The writers deliberately used the word mycelial because of the root structures and how they could pass information and chemicals quickly. They took a real world phenomenon and then expanded on it and transformed it in a way which was pretty inventive. And, in my opinion, much more well thought out than say a roaming Space Amoeba, or giant cat chasing our heroes through a mansion, or crew members devolving (or evolving in the case of Threshold) into giant spiders or salamanders.