It'll be interesting to see if Picard pulls ahead of Discovery after its second season, because they're very close right now.
What is your favorite current Star Trek show?
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I know it's the newest one, but I'm surprised to see Prodigy get so few votes.
It'd help if it was available in most areas. Episode 1 is on Youtube but that's all.
Picard is really jumping up there for me on a second watch.
After the last season, and half season of Lower Decks and Prodigy, and Discovery so far, and Picard to date, my answer is “yes.”
The Orville by a country mile. Seth MacFarlane is some kind of genius, writing better Trek than Trek itself
I hope Prodigy would get more votes if this poll was repeated after it aired in a more accessible place. It's such a good show.
Discovery.
We can all hope the SNW includes lots of dick humor and a piss corner to compete with such superior sci-if.
Honest answer-- whichever one I happen to be watching at any given time.
Yeah you know the franchise is in trouble when it's being outperformed by Family Guy in Space
Seriously great show though, it feels like I'm watching Star Trek again.
Hey I like The Orville (extremely problematic pheromone episode aside) but its nothing but comfort food nostalgia.Yeah you know the franchise is in trouble when it's being outperformed by Family Guy in Space
Seriously great show though, it feels like I'm watching Star Trek again.
Remember "The Cage"?
Remember when Data had to fight in court for his rights?
Remember when Worf would have clashes between Starfleet life and Klingon stuff?
Remember holodeck episodes?
Remember shuttle crash episodes?
Remember "Best of Both Worlds"?
It's "what Star Trek epsiode are they doing this week", where with Picard they take old characters and put them in new situations.
Is it though? 2 seasons on Fox and probably a final season on Hulu.Yeah you know the franchise is in trouble when it's being outperformed by Family Guy in Space
Seriously great show though, it feels like I'm watching Star Trek again.
That's it!
Do you really want to turn this into a peepee measuring contest? The Orville consistently rates higher than STD, and it's audience score on the rotten tomato website - the one set by people who watch the shows, not the paid opinion writers - is also way higher.
And tbh it's not hard to see why. The show is amazing. I'm surprised there's no forum for it here - I guess the 'other sci fic' forum is the place to go to talk about Orville?
Yeah, and you know, we've had these themes explored in TNG, in DS9, in VOY, in ENT .. each Trek series puts its own spin on the same old stories. That doesn't make them any lesser for it. There's only so many things you can do in space (apparently)
I do like how they've fixed up some of Trek's low hanging fruit - less technobabble, science that doesn't not make as much sense, wormholes that look like wormholes .. crew members needing to relieve themselves from time to time .. officers who are people, not automatons ..
Prob not a popular opinion in this place, but I heart The Orville. Trek lost its soul years ago, Seth MacFarlane found it.
If I'm ranking CBS Trek to date...
1) Lower Decks
2) Picard
3) Prodigy
4) Short Treks
5) Discovery
I think Lower Decks brought sheer fun and adventure back to Trek, and that is one of the things I've always enjoyed in the franchise. On the other end, I just don't find Discovery or its style of storytelling engaging.
1) Lower Decks
2) Picard
3) Prodigy
4) Short Treks
5) Discovery
I think Lower Decks brought sheer fun and adventure back to Trek, and that is one of the things I've always enjoyed in the franchise. On the other end, I just don't find Discovery or its style of storytelling engaging.
Funny, because I find the Orville a poor substitute. It's characters uneven and inappropriate. Themes go deep then shallow. It feels so inconsistent.
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Yeah I can't stand the Orville. It's a typical Seth McFarlane production.
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