Voyager fans.. are you disappointed about Discovery?

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Voyager' started by Refuge, May 1, 2017.

  1. 2takesfrakes

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  2. LJones41

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    As a "VOYAGER" fan, I don't see why I would be disappointed in "DISCOVERY". And to be honest, I wasn't.
     
  3. Sophie74656

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    I was a little dissappinted in Discovery as a Star Trek fan.
     
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    This is an easy one to answer.

    Yes. Very. :sigh:
     
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  5. Refuge

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    I wonder if we did a cross section of fans of different Star Treks whether some are more in tune with Discovery. Like if DS 9 fans like it more than Voyager fans? I tend to think of Voyager fans as being happier in nature. That they would find Discovery too dark.
     
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    That would be interesting. However personally i don't mind the darkness of it. I enjoyed disc a lot as a standalone sci fi. But it was too different from the Star Trek I love for me to enjoy it as a star trek show.


    I think it might be kind of like if you watched TNG and then watched nuBSG and the creators of bsg insisted it was the same universe as TNG. Both shows are really good but clearly not in the same universe
     
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    Interesting theory. But, I tend to break the mold because I love TOS and VOY for the light hearted adventure (even if I thought VOY could have been done better) while DS9 is interesting form a character POV. I guess they are different flavors of Trek to me.
     
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    I was more optimistic about Discovery on the rewatch than I was originally. I don't understand what Voyager and Discovery have in common, other than the lead being female?
     
  9. STEPhon IT

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    Agreed. I'm leaning towards DISCO is its own universe, I'm getting sick and tired of useless words like "Prime" and "Kelvin" because only several Trek series share an actual canon to another. VOY, DS9, and ENT has a direct connection to TNG, as TOS films has one with TNG, but none of those shows or films appear to have a canon with TOS accurately. None. It seemed Into Darkness was trying to link ST: Enterprise into their new universe which I would openly accept.

    If a series is claiming to be part of a universe which was already established, then the producers and the Production team should make the effort for the series to look like that series or come close to it.
     
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  10. fireproof78

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    Well, they are supposed to be a split of the timeline, so there is a shared history, especially given 2009's reference to "Admiral Archer's prized beagle" :)
    Even TMP and TWOK struggled with that a bit. I once heard it compared to a band who tries to recreate the sound of their first album. They can't really do that due to the lessons and mistakes they've made over the years. Everything is unique because it is still a learning process. What fans consider to be classic or part of the world was something that had to be made up on the fly to get the episode done.
     
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    Why make these easy assumptions about Trek fans? Voyager fans are happier in nature? From where did you get that idea?:wtf:
     
  12. Refuge

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    I don't think I'm ready for a rewatch but I personally find binge watching a good way to invest.
     
  13. catshadowsi8

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    I honestly don't think i could binge watch Discovery. Too intense and dark. I could handle it watching one show a week, though toward the end I found it a bit of a struggle.
     
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    catshadownsi8 so it's not just me? It is dark like even in its visuals. Some like that but I wanted adventure actually :)
     
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  15. catshadowsi8

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    Oh we are definitely on the same page Refuge. The whole show was not what i expected but i gave it a shot. I'm hoping it's more exploration and adventure in season 2. I'm not looking for Game of Thrones in space. Lol

    Btw Cat is fine. Its been my gaming/internet name for years. :beer:
     
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    Cat is good. I also think our two avatars look fine together in conversation!
     
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    I was going to say I love your avatars. They are so amazing.
     
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    Oh thank you. I wish I could take credit but it's the beauty of nature and animals :)
     
  19. Sophie74656

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    I agree with this. It was quite dark. Which I don't mind in a show. I love Game of Thrones and I loved Battlestar Galactica. But Trek was never that. Even in DS9 it got somewhat dark with the war but still maintained the optimism of Gene's utopia and had some lightness to it. I enjoy Discovery as a Sci Fi show, but not as a Star Trek show.

    I have heard that season 2 will have more space exploration, anomalies, and such so fingers crossed.
     
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    Do you know, outside of TOS, I never once felt the star of the show was the Captain?
    Even TOS feels more like an ensemble most of the time.
    I just never get that.
    Not until the late TNG films, and producer credits start to have power and the writers only bother with Picard and Data, did I ever think of the captains as stars.