2022 book releases
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Yes. Just as the bull terrier actress who played Spuds MacKensize in the beer ads was a real bitch.
About my only connection to War of the Worlds is that I saw the made-for-TV movie about the Orson Welles broadcast.
And I am delighted to learn that the second season of Picard is something completely different.
But I thought this thread was about new TrekLit releases. Do I still have to wait until September for the next ST novel that was originally supposed to be out some months ago? Or has it been postponed again? (I'm also being kept waiting for my copy of The Sound and the Furry, my chance to finally find out what Hokas are all about; I think the Alibris vendor from whom I ordered it must have sent it by slow boat. Oh, well, it was cheap. And now you've got me flying off-topic for this thread, although given that Barbara Hambly managed to sneak Hokas into Ishmael . . .)
The Night that Panicked America, right? Co-written by Nicholas Meyer, and directed by Joseph Sargent ("The Corbomite Maneuver").
Wait, are you saying you've never read the novel or seen the George Pal movie?
I did not intend it as a compliment.
Quite.
To date, I've read no H. G. Wells at all, I'm only about halfway through my first "Doc" Smith novel (rather a slow read, for the novella-length page count of my South African "as originally serialized" edition), and the only Jules Verne I've read to date has been English translations of De la terre à la lune, Autour de la Lune, and Vingt mille lieues sous les mers.
I never said you did. I'm just glad to see that it's something other than "Synth Crisis, Round 2."
I think everybody here knows why Last Best Hope is probably the only Una McCormack ST novel I would go out of my way not to re-read, and that this has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the writing (and absolutely everything to do with the tone of utter hopelessness). And Picard Season 2 would be dreary indeed if, after all the first season went through, all we got was "Synth Crisis, Round 2." I'm ready to move on, once the DVD set comes out. I took a brief glance at the Wikipedia article on PICs2, and it looks to me like it could be very good or very bad.
And in DSC, I would say without reservation that the whole "Burn" storyline, whether you like it or not (I liked it) was well worth seeing the Sphere Data permanently (I hope) out of reach of Control (which I still say ought to have been named "KAOS").
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I was impressed the lengths they went through to maintain a smidgen of their series continuity while erasing the pall created by their halfhearted attempt to recreate Trek as dystopian. as in, i'm glad they fixed it without dragging us through any more mud. giving trek fans a shiny new ship and a shiny new fleet and some nice uniforms goes a long way towards erasing the misdeeds of a misguided season-long tangent
ON TOPIC: is the new RESURGENCE comic coming out in '22 or is that a post for the 2023 thread
I will reserve judgment until the DVD set comes out.
I'm halfway through the LD DVD set, and I'm awaiting the SNWs1, DSCs4, and PICs2 DVD sets with (as the late Robin Williams put it) a worm on my tongue (you know, "baited" breath). Speaking of which, is there any consensus on whether Prodigy is PRD, PRO, or something completely different? Or when its season 1 DVD set is expected?
I'm halfway through the LD DVD set, and I'm awaiting the SNWs1, DSCs4, and PICs2 DVD sets with (as the late Robin Williams put it) a worm on my tongue (you know, "baited" breath). Speaking of which, is there any consensus on whether Prodigy is PRD, PRO, or something completely different? Or when its season 1 DVD set is expected?
i use PRD because i found PRO too easily confused with STAR TREK: PROMETHEUS
in a related disc question, does anyone know if the new master of ST:TMP will be released on old-timey DVDs as well with the upcoming Sept. Blu release?
and here's more on-thread: i found a link that confirms the Resurgence comic for November - https://trekmovie.com/2022/08/17/co...-trek-resurgence-and-star-trek-prodigy-games/
I mean, just because it's different doesn't mean you should get your hopes up that it's any better.
I believe in the Non-Reciprocal Laws of Expectations:
Positive expectations yield negative results;
Negative expectations yield negative results.
I try to have NO expectations.
Positive expectations yield negative results;
Negative expectations yield negative results.
I try to have NO expectations.
The online consensus is overwhelmingly PRO, but I don't know if that has the weight of anything "official" behind it.
They've only aired part of the first season so far, so any complete season 1 set will have to wait until the rest of the episodes air. They may decide to release a "season 1.0" partial season set or something, but I haven't read anything either way.
I'm not an expert or anything, but just going by what I have read about this... no, it will not.
Pfft yeah, I had high hopes for Picard Season 2. Instead what I got was the first on screen Star Trek that I have absolutely zero desire to ever watch again. Honestly I almost just stopped watching it altogether halfway through the season. At times it was so bad I'd check the time left on an episode to see how much longer I had to watch LOL. But I decided to see it through, I think mostly just out of my obsessive desire to see things through. What's most upsetting for me, someone who really liked the relaunch novels of the 24th century, was that I kept thinking the litverse had to end for this
. Ugh.That reminds me, I have to check the Picard boards to see what other opinions about it are. I really have no idea. I may be in a very small minority, or maybe it was widely panned. But I'm curious to see. I sometimes find I'm the exception
. I mean I liked Star Trek: Nemesis and was really taken by surprise how much derision that film has gotten (it's not the best Star Trek movie, but I thought it was middle of the road).
Why should we expect the remastered TMP not to be a Blu-Ray-only release? There are certain things on the remastered TOS Blu-Ray set (e.g., the "pilot" version of WNM) that are not included in the DVD set.
Personally, I'm perfectly satisfied with my TMP Director's Cut DVD.
And I've been informed that my copy of The Sound and the Furry is finally "Out For Delivery."
Personally, I'm perfectly satisfied with my TMP Director's Cut DVD.
And I've been informed that my copy of The Sound and the Furry is finally "Out For Delivery."
IDW for November
Star Trek Lower Decks #3
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(W) Ryan North (A/CA) Chris Fenoglio
With the Cerritos under attack and Captain Freeman's away team accused of violating Starfleet's most upheld principle, can the crew prove their innocence? Or will they end up one of Dracula's infamous Draquiri cocktails? Beam aboard and witness the thrilling finale to the exclusive hit Paramount+ animated series tie-in!
In Shops: Nov 09, 2022
Star Trek: Resurgence #1
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(W) Dan Martin, Andrew Grant (A) Josh Hood
On a windswept planet bordering the notoriously hostile Talarian Republic, a scientist on the cusp of developing technology that will revolutionize warp goes missing. The crew of the U.S.S. Resolute is tasked with an urgent stealth mission to recover Dr. Leah Brahms and keep her research out of enemy hands. Tune in to the exclusive five-issue comic prequel to Dramatic Labs' highly anticipated narrative adventure game, Star Trek Resurgence! From Resurgence lead game writers Dan Martin and Andrew Grant with art by Josh Hood (Star Trek: Mirror Broken)!
In Shops: Nov 16, 2022
Star Trek #2
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(W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A) Ramon Rosanas
Tasked with a mission from the Prophets, Benjamin Sisko enlists the help of an old friend from Qo'noS to track the ship and persons responsible for slaying the gods. From Star Trek: Year Five duo Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Batman Beyond, Captain America) and illustrated by Ramon Rosanas (Star Wars), continue the adventure in IDW's brand-new, flagship Star Trek ongoing series that features fan-favorite characters from every era of Trek!
In Shops: Nov 30, 2022
Advanced solicit for December:
Star Trek: Resurgence #2
Alternate Cover
(W) Dan Martin, Andrew Grant (A) Josh Hood
After discovering the Talarians are being commanded by no stranger to Federation archives, Captain Solano and First Officer Sutherland board the suspicious Talarian vessel. But just as hope is within sight, talks of peace are derailed by an aggressive visitor and a shocking revelation. Continue the story in IDW's exclusive five-issue comic prequel to Dramatic Labs' highly anticipated narrative adventure game, Star Trek Resurgence!
In Shops: Dec 14, 2022
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And Explorer #5
Star Trek Explorer #5
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(W) Titan
ALL-STAR INTERVIEWS with ETHAN PECK (SPOCK) & BRUCE HORAK (HEMMER) on STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS!
Plus, brand new exclusive Star Trek short fiction!
In Shops: Nov 16, 2022
Star Trek Lower Decks #3
Alternate Cover B
(W) Ryan North (A/CA) Chris Fenoglio
With the Cerritos under attack and Captain Freeman's away team accused of violating Starfleet's most upheld principle, can the crew prove their innocence? Or will they end up one of Dracula's infamous Draquiri cocktails? Beam aboard and witness the thrilling finale to the exclusive hit Paramount+ animated series tie-in!
In Shops: Nov 09, 2022
Star Trek: Resurgence #1
Alternate Cover
(W) Dan Martin, Andrew Grant (A) Josh Hood
On a windswept planet bordering the notoriously hostile Talarian Republic, a scientist on the cusp of developing technology that will revolutionize warp goes missing. The crew of the U.S.S. Resolute is tasked with an urgent stealth mission to recover Dr. Leah Brahms and keep her research out of enemy hands. Tune in to the exclusive five-issue comic prequel to Dramatic Labs' highly anticipated narrative adventure game, Star Trek Resurgence! From Resurgence lead game writers Dan Martin and Andrew Grant with art by Josh Hood (Star Trek: Mirror Broken)!
In Shops: Nov 16, 2022
Star Trek #2
Alternate Cover B
Alternate Cover C
(W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A) Ramon Rosanas
Tasked with a mission from the Prophets, Benjamin Sisko enlists the help of an old friend from Qo'noS to track the ship and persons responsible for slaying the gods. From Star Trek: Year Five duo Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Batman Beyond, Captain America) and illustrated by Ramon Rosanas (Star Wars), continue the adventure in IDW's brand-new, flagship Star Trek ongoing series that features fan-favorite characters from every era of Trek!
In Shops: Nov 30, 2022
Advanced solicit for December:
Star Trek: Resurgence #2
Alternate Cover
(W) Dan Martin, Andrew Grant (A) Josh Hood
After discovering the Talarians are being commanded by no stranger to Federation archives, Captain Solano and First Officer Sutherland board the suspicious Talarian vessel. But just as hope is within sight, talks of peace are derailed by an aggressive visitor and a shocking revelation. Continue the story in IDW's exclusive five-issue comic prequel to Dramatic Labs' highly anticipated narrative adventure game, Star Trek Resurgence!
In Shops: Dec 14, 2022
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And Explorer #5
Star Trek Explorer #5
Alternate Cover
(W) Titan
ALL-STAR INTERVIEWS with ETHAN PECK (SPOCK) & BRUCE HORAK (HEMMER) on STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS!
Plus, brand new exclusive Star Trek short fiction!
In Shops: Nov 16, 2022
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i watched the streaming version TMP DE 4K and found that what they did with it justifies me to scorn my TMP DE DVD in favor of lust after owning a physical media remaster, but alas, i am not a BluRayer. i dont give a crap about extras i just want to own the better version of the film
Blu-Ray players are not that much dearer that DVD players these days, aren't they? All your DVDs will play on a Blu-Ray player, plus you can get the odd title that comes out on Blu-Ray only.
My last widescreen TV was 3D, so I had to upgrade to a Blu-Ray player to complement the TV, even though the DVD player still works.
I got a decent Sony for less that fifty quid a fair few years back. It had apps and a network connection, usb music playback as well as dvd/blu ray.
Def cheap as chips these days.
I have a Blu-Ray player. A Sony BDP-5300, a gift from its former owner. It takes minutes to boot, and it takes minutes to mount a disc. (Its slowness reminds me of a very early DVD-R machine that my friend in the video business experimented with, briefly, several years before he abandoned mastering on Betacam SP.) It's in the living room. But I generally watch my DVDs in my bedroom (on an old CRT TV, one of two in the house), or on my portable DVD player (with an 8" screen). Upgrading any of this would be pointless (other than maybe upgrading the DVD player and the TV at the same time), and would also result in throwing out perfectly functional technology (which I am loath to do).
Incidentally, I do have a couple of movies on Blu-Ray: The Right Stuff (which I also have on a very old double-sided DVD, one of the very few cases where that format works out very well, as the movie has a natural place to put an intermission, got an intermission at that point when released on pay cable, and should have had an intermission there in its original theatrical release), and Edwards & Stone's 1776 (which really ought to have an intermission at the same point where the intermission falls in the original stage musical).
Incidentally, I do have a couple of movies on Blu-Ray: The Right Stuff (which I also have on a very old double-sided DVD, one of the very few cases where that format works out very well, as the movie has a natural place to put an intermission, got an intermission at that point when released on pay cable, and should have had an intermission there in its original theatrical release), and Edwards & Stone's 1776 (which really ought to have an intermission at the same point where the intermission falls in the original stage musical).
There might be a power saving setting that will help with boot time.
And nice…. I have an old copy of Bettlejuice that is widescreen on one side and 4:3 on the other.
I bought a Magnavox Profile 1.0 Blu-ray player in 2009. It still works, but load times are atrocious.
I took possession of my father's Blu-Ray player after he passed away, but I was unable to get it to work with my other A/V equipment. I think my amplifier, which predates the widespread use of the Blu-Ray format, doesn't have the right kind of input ports for it.
