Any other series that has action scenes as good as Disco?

[Lexx Shrapnel]

If not why did it take so long for the action scenes to become serviceable?

I am talking about phaser shootouts and hand to hand fights first and foremost.

 

[Lord Garth]

If you mean Star Trek series: I loved the TOS fight scenes* and the DS9/VOY ship battles impressed me at the time, during the '90s.

I think it all comes down to choreography, special effects, pacing, and what's possible at the time.

* My absolute favorite being when Kirk beat the crap out of Finnegan in "Shore Leave". I'm not going to lie. There are some people I know from high school that I would've loved to have taken a swing at but never did (except for a few times, but we won't get into that. ). I used to know someone exactly like Finnegan. Watching that scene is highly cathartic. "I always wanted to be beat the tar out of him." But anyway...

 

[Vger23]

If you mean Star Trek series: I loved the TOS fight scenes* and the DS9/VOY ship battles impressed me at the time, during the '90s.

I think it all comes down to choreography, special effects, pacing, and what's possible at the time.

* My absolute favorite being when Kirk beat the crap out of Finnegan in "Shore Leave". I'm not going to lie. There are some people I know from high school that I would've loved to have taken a swing at but never did (except for a few times, but we won't get into that. ). I used to know someone exactly like Finnegan. Watching that scene is highly cathartic. "I always wanted to be beat the tar out of him." But anyway...

That's gotta be one of the longest 1-on1 fights ever filmed for television.

 

[XCV330]

Decker beating the hell out of that redshirt is a pretty good TOS fight.

 

[thribs]

Disco had good action scenes?

 

[F. King Daniel]

Some of ENT's after their season 3 retooling were quite cool, especially the first MACO smackdown in "The Xindi"

 

[Lexx Shrapnel]

Disco had good action scenes?

I would say compared to other small screen Trek stuff it does.

 

[thribs]

Everything was too dark and dingy to make anything out. The action scenes in DS9 were better

 

[Lexx Shrapnel]

Everything was too dark and dingy to make anything out. The action scenes in DS9 were better

Did the check the corners when they sweeped an enemy base or boarded an opposing ship?

 

[XCV330]

Disco had good action scenes?

Michelle Yeoh lands one of the best kicks I've seen. You were asking of Discovery had good action scenes.. in a show with Michelle Yeoh.. just throwing that out there. one minute 21. But maybe it is too dark to see on your monitor for some reason. This is probably the best fight scene in Trek

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This might be second. Loved the use of the grav plating.

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[thribs]

I thought they meant the space battles. The land stuff was fine I guess.

 

[Lord Garth]

TOS has the best hand-to-hand fights in Star Trek period. They knew how to go all-out.

Berman-Era Trek was a lot tighter-lipped and more buttoned-up. So that's why the hand-to-hand stuff isn't as good. Too restrained. That being said, Worf -- especially in DS9 -- knows how to fight. "Apocalypse Rising", "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places", and especially "Tacking into the Wind" are Worf at his most bad-ass.

For phaser fights, my three absolute favorites are in: "Rocks and Scoals" (DS9), "The Siege of AR-558" (DS9), and "What's Past Is Prologue" (DSC). I don't give a shit if you don't like Discovery. Forget everything else about it. You have to admit, that's a phaser fight.

 

[dahj]

TOS has the best hand-to-hand fights in Star Trek period

Also butt to face.

 

[XCV330]

I thought they meant the space battles. The land stuff was fine I guess.

I thought the Gagarin battle was good. Would like to see more of that

 

[ITDUDE]

STD has good battles?

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Still think STD has good battles?

 

[XCV330]

I do, actually

 

[Lord Garth]

STD has good battles?

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Still think STD has good battles?

I had to fast-forward a lot through that video you posted. So, yes.

 

[fireproof78]

I do, actually

Same here.

 

[Groppler Zorn]

The action scenes in DSC were great but not as good as the droid attack on the Wookiees.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

As far as space battles, once they switched over from models to CGI in DS9, VOY, & ENT, it freed them up to do some pretty elaborate fleet battles. I'd say all of those shows had some examples of battles equivalent to or exceeding the ones in DSC, DS9 especially.

DSC did do exceptionally well on the energy weapon and melee fighting front though, with some excellent fight choreography. DS9 and ENT come closest, but even in Way of the Warrior with Worf at his Worfiest, there were times where it obvious the Klingon redshirts were politely waiting their turn to step forward and be bashed senseless by his Mek'leth, even the ones standing behind him.