Drop the S31 show for a Captain Pike show?

[Greg Cox]

There is no reason we can't have both.

Will be interesting to see the direction the scripts go.

Would be great if we could see S31 go up against the Tal'Shiar and Obsidian Order, similar to what we see in shows like Alias and films like the Bourne series or James Bond.

I am one of those who really liked the S31 storylines in DS9 and are hopeful for its future, looks like we will have to sit a while though, filming for S31 won't start until Disco S3 is done.

If we get something like ALIAS or LE FEMME NIKITA in space, I'll be happy.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

This is Anson Mount with his late friend Mac.

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This is reason enough that this man should have his own TV show.

PIKE & POOCH: UNCAGED - Coming to CBS All Access this Fall.

 

[Gonzo]

If we get something like ALIAS or LE FEMME NIKITA in space, I'll be happy.

A bit of Relic Hunter thrown in wouldnt hurt either.

I dont think its going to be quite as dark as some fear, although I very much doubt it will be all unicorns and rainbows either.

 

[NewHeavensNewEarth]

A bit of Relic Hunter thrown in wouldnt hurt either.

I dont think its going to be quite as dark as some fear, although I very much doubt it will be all unicorns and rainbows either.

And "The Americans"! How I miss that one.

 

[Mudd]

If we get something like ALIAS or LE FEMME NIKITA in space, I'll be happy.

IOW, if we get something extraordinarily good and unusual and unexpected instead of yet another stale Star Trek show.

Well...yeah. I'd agree that such an unlikely thing would be welcome.

 

[Noname Given]

Do you ever get the feeling you are being...

...watched?

Why...

No...whatever gave you that idea?

 

[Mudd]

 

[Lord Garth]

So are we to infer that Pike using the Mirror Universe is okay with you but Discovery using it somehow wasn't? This keeps getting better and better.

On another note: nice that we might see the Mirror Universe again.

 

[Mudd]

So are we to infer that Pike using the Mirror Universe is okay with you but Discovery using it somehow wasn't?

You are to infer that Anson Mount made a joke on Twitter.*

This keeps getting better and better.

Well, certainly in the sense that your attempted "Gotchas!" continue to amuse me.

*Twitter is a popular social media site where folks post and share brief messages. Check it out sometime.

 

[Lord Garth]

Well, certainly in the sense that your attempted "gotchas!" continue to amuse me.

At least we're both amused. Even if it's for different reasons.

Twitter is a popular social media site where folks post and share brief messages. Check it out sometime.

No shit. Last thing I need is a senior citizen to tell me about something I've been on since 2010.

 

[fireproof78]

*Twitter is a popular social media site where folks post and share brief messages. Check it out sometime.

To quote Betty White "It sounds like a terrible waste of time."

 

[Lord Garth]

Maybe you can take consolation in the fact that 100 percent of those fans are going to hate the actual product with the heat of 1,000 suns.

This will very likely turn out to be the case.

 

[Mudd]

"Chaos Theory."

 

[Mudd]

It's probably significant that CBS's Star Trek site is so much on board this train...

Captain Pike Represents the Future 'Discovery' Needs

 

[mattman8907]

Pike really is a "Starfleet officer's Starfleet officer".

 

[Four Lights]

The Section 31 show is so wrong headed I don't know where to begin. Somebody obviously saw Killing Eve and Breaking Bad and thought they could shoehorn the same sort of idea into Trek. Maybe they might be able to get us to root slightly for an anti hero getting away with bad stuff, I don't know. It'll still be a trainwreck in my mind though.

That's not how Star Trek works. It has particular characteristics to it that if removed, simply stop it from being Star Trek. Chief amongst them are imparting ideas such as nobility, decency, camaraderie and friendship. Empress Cannibal does not and never will fit the bill.

 

[Mudd]

The Section 31 show is so wrong headed I don't know where to begin. Somebody obviously saw Killing Eve and Breaking Bad and thought they could shoehorn the same sort of idea into Trek.

Their recurrent conceit seems to be "We can do that thing that this cool smart modern drama series does..." and then proving that they can't.

 

[Lord Garth]

That's not how Star Trek works. It has particular characteristics to it that if removed, simply stop it from being Star Trek. Chief amongst them are imparting ideas such as nobility, decency, camaraderie and friendship. Empress Cannibal does not and never will fit the bill.

Then don't view it as Star Trek. Just view as something that just happens to take place in the Star Trek Universe. And if it sucks on its own, or just flat-out isn't your cup of tea, okay fine.

But it's not intended to be "More Trek than Trek". If that's what they were going for, I'd agree with you. But in big neon letters, that's not what they're going for.

 

[Gonzo]

The Section 31 show is so wrong headed I don't know where to begin. Somebody obviously saw Killing Eve and Breaking Bad and thought they could shoehorn the same sort of idea into Trek. Maybe they might be able to get us to root slightly for an anti hero getting away with bad stuff, I don't know. It'll still be a trainwreck in my mind though.

That's not how Star Trek works. It has particular characteristics to it that if removed, simply stop it from being Star Trek. Chief amongst them are imparting ideas such as nobility, decency, camaraderie and friendship. Empress Cannibal does not and never will fit the bill.

Their recurrent conceit seems to be "We can do that thing that this cool smart modern drama series does..." and then proving that they can't.

As you all know I am fine with MU Georgiou and S31 being focused on in general.

With that being said it is risky, I can only hope they have a solid script and plan for the show.

If they are expecting Michelle Yeoh to carry it all on her back its going to be an uphill struggle.

 

[fireproof78]

As you all know I am fine with MU Georgiou and S31 being focused on in general.

With that being said it is risky, I can only hope they have a solid script and plan for the show.

If they are expecting Michelle Yeoh to carry it all on her back its going to be an uphill struggle.

For good or for ill I think that Discovery has demonstrated more of a need for ensemble support rather than one lone star carrying the weight. I love Michael as a character but Season 2 definitely engaged me more with Spock and Pike and Saru and all the wonderful relationship interactions.