What is your favorite current Star Trek show?

[fireproof78]

Yeah I can't stand the Orville. It's a typical Seth McFarlane production.

And more on topic Captain Mercer is not a good captain.

 

[1001001]

I love The Orville.

What I don’t love is when people refer to it as if it’s a Star Trek series.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I think The Orville is so close to being a Star Trek reboot, and it's made with so much love and respect for the franchise, that it should be considered to be an honorary Star Trek.

 

[fireproof78]

Love and respect do not make it Star Trek.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

That's why I said honorary Trek, not real Trek.

 

[fireproof78]

That's why I said honorary Trek, not real Trek.

I guess people can call it what they want.

For me, Star Trek is Star Trek. There is no honorary degrees to Trek.

 

[Orphalesion]

Yeah there is no such thing as a "honourary Star Trek" for me either. Nor d I see the point in declaring something as such.

It can very well be that the Orville is a homage to Star Trek, but lots of things are homages to other works.

 

[KennyB]

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?

You’re the one that interjected The Orville into a Trek thread to derail it.

 

[fireproof78]

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?

There's a whole thread there.

 

[Captain_Nick]

You’re the one that interjected The Orville into a Trek thread to derail it.

It is Trek bro. Or rather, Trek as it was meant to be.

 

[fireproof78]

Trek has a meant to be and it includes urination jokes?

 

[Captain_Nick]

Funny, because I find the Orville a poor substitute. It's characters uneven and inappropriate. Themes go deep then shallow. It feels so inconsistent.

Well, what can I tell ya. You're entitled to your views.

 

[Captain_Nick]

I think The Orville is so close to being a Star Trek reboot, and it's made with so much love and respect for the franchise, that it should be considered to be an honorary Star Trek.

Respect to you sir. I agree

 

[fireproof78]

Well, what can I tell ya. You're entitled to your views.

You could tell me what Trek is meant to be and who is the arbiter of that.

 

[Nerys Myk]

It is Trek bro. Or rather, Trek as it was meant to be.

Boring and bland with an uncharismatic lead?

 

[fireproof78]

Boring and bland with an uncharismatic lead?

More incompetent lead..

 

[Nerys Myk]

More incompetent lead..

As a live action actor, Seth is about as appealing as soggy bread.

 

[Lord Garth]

The tie in my mind between DSC and PIC has finally been broken. Which one did I choose? That's a secret.

 

[KennyB]

As a live action actor, Seth is about as appealing as soggy bread.

2 years ago he was supposed to be adapting The Winds of War as his first project for Universal……not a peep since.

 

[dupersuper]

And more on topic Captain Mercer is not a good captain.

How so? I like his Kermit the Frog inspired approach.