Spoilers First Reviews

[Dar70]

Toxic fandom was in force all the way back then as well, and this was described as being, "The Love Boat in space." Having a bald Captain just fueled those kinds of comments. "This will just be The Love Boat in space. Star Trek is ruined."

Followed a few years later by...

"You can't do Star Trek on a space station! Star Trek is ruined."

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

The only thing that ever changes is the title of the show.

This is true. I personally loved the Space Station idea. The addition of the Defiant a few years later made it even better.

 

[Michael]

E1 is great! None of the characters were as annoying as I feared, all were better than expected, it looks beautiful and has a very moving scene already. The one thing that I didn't like that much was that some of the conversations between two characters were too slow and drawn out. But things made sense, fit together nicely, and the eastereggs are nice to see and just as easy to ignore in most cases for those who don't care about them. I would say it's better than Disco and half of SNW. The music also stood out, there is a song choice that moved me to tears. AMA

It’s good to hear that you enjoyed the first episode! I have like a million questions, but for now I’ll keep it to: Do we learn the name of the female cadet that swallows her badge? I already want to give her a hug for all the grief she’s getting in those preview scenes.

 

[NCC-73515]

Send them in a direct message tomorrow XD
No, so far she only appeared in that scene.
The bridge crew is introduced by name one by one.

 

[Michael]

Send them in a direct message tomorrow XD
No, so far she only appeared in that scene.
The bridge crew is introduced by name one by one.

Oh, okay. So I guess this scene is not from the first episode then?

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[NCC-73515]

No, that's a later one.

Many people's favorite scene, even if they hate the rest of the episode, will be the intro:

TOS 1701 -> A -> D -> Defiant -> Voyager -> NX-01 -> Disco -> SNW 1701 -> Star Trek 60

 

[Michael]

No, that's a later one.

Many people's favorite scene, even if they hate the rest of the episode, will be the intro:

TOS 1701 -> A -> D -> Defiant -> Voyager -> NX-01 -> Disco -> SNW 1701 -> Star Trek 60

Ooh, interesting! When you say intro you mean as in title sequence, or a new bumper that plays before the episode even starts? Something specifically for Star Trek’s 60th anniversay, I guess?

 

[NCC-73515]

Yes, the little ship rainbow streak delta sequence has been extended to cover the whole franchise

 

[Michael]

Sounds really nice! Although, to nitpick, where are the Cerritos and the Protostar?

 

[NCC-73515]

And La Sirena or Titan

 

[Michael]

Right. Curious also that they didn’t put the Athena herself in there.

 

[NCC-73515]

Probably to not spoil its beautiful reveal scene. The other missing ships might be in the other episode openings (I at least hope so). But even without those, it's such a great opener!

 

[Agony_Boothb]

Probably to not spoil its beautiful reveal scene. The other missing ships might be in the other episode openings (I at least hope so). But even without those, it's such a great opener!

Is the Athena a brand new ship or has it been around for a while?

 

[Campe]

So the brand reveal sounds cool. Are there opening titles? What are those like? How’s the score?

 

[Michael]

^ Good questions! Is this per chance close to the main title music?

 

[NCC-73515]

Athena looks new and Ake seems to be the first captain (makes sense, as the academy just opened again after 120 years).
That music might be the end credits, there is no main theme (just a brief title on a waving flag)

 

[Campe]

Hmmm… wonder if the card is just for the pilot or if this is a Trek first and they’ve gotten rid of the opening titles. That would be something.

Thanks!

 

[James Cole]

That music might be the end credits, there is no main theme (just a brief title on a waving flag)

Amazon Prime's house style for several years has been having the "opening credits" before the end credits, a la many recent films.

PICARD season 3 and S31 did the same. So I'm guessing here the main episode ends, then you have the "opening credits" with one theme, and then the closing credits with a different theme...