Wouldn't that depend on if they liked the show?You won't be saying that if it ends with a cliffhanger...
Poll How positive are you about Discovery now?
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I'd applaud but I'm too busy going "Yes!" and clenching my fists in celebration because you put this so well.
Really, You're going top go with the "Ratings = Quality" argument here?Not according to the ratings!
That's WAY better to the run-up period to the release of TNG in 1987.
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1987 was before the days of social media.
Now days that 30% is actually 30% instead of just 1-2% who are really loud and have the platform to be seen.
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Nah, in the age of social media it's the 1-2% who are really loud and have the platform to be seen more than ever.
There has been a ton of stuff since since 2005, Pocket has released twelve books every year, 10 PC and console video games, 3 or 4 mobile games, and IDW has released at least a couple hundred comics in that time. So there has been plenty of stuff coming out for Trek fans.
I'm sorry, but with a fandom that can be as hard to please as Trekkies, I think 7 out 10 people liking Discover is incredible. I never would have expected to actually be that high. To be completely honest, I would have been shocked with anything over 40% or 50% given how negative and vocal the really hardcore fans can be.
I really like the production design of the Type-2 Phaser [with Type-1 attached], Communicator, Tricorder and the uniform Delta Shield.
I love the ratings game, especially when its referenced with Box Office earningsReally, You're going top go with the "Ratings = Quality" argument here?
It is amazing to see how much product is still coming out for Trek, regardless of a show's status or film production.
The "Akiraprise" thing never made sense to me whatsoever.Okay I just need to say it:
Funny how Enterprise got flak (and still does) for its "Akiraprise", but the Shenzhou really is just an Akira class, complete with pointy 24th century nacelles and hull textures.
I mean... eh
NX-01 was a shameless copy of the Akira class. Akira was a "guest" ship that many loved and didn't mind when ENT ripped it off since they brought a cool design to the foreground. Doing it again with the Shenzou (yes it's a ripoff too despite added greebles) reminds some us of a series we don't remember fondly. That and they should have been more original 15+ years later.
Who is this "we" you speak of?
Seeing them "side by side" actually illustrates their differences.
If this really was science and not art, there are a limited number of designs that would comply with usable warp architecture. Some novel I read years ago, said that the Klingons were dumb, and that the Federation was lucky that the Klingons were dumb, because they were too busy trying to make scary looking cool ships, that their ability to make efficient warp bubbles was being seriously hampered.
That's a two way street.
I see vague similarities in the shape, but that's about it.NX-01 was a shameless copy of the Akira class. Akira was a "guest" ship that many loved and didn't mind when ENT ripped it off since they brought a cool design to the foreground. Doing it again with the Shenzou (yes it's a ripoff too despite added greebles) reminds some us of a series we don't remember fondly. That and they should have been more original 15+ years later.
Secondly, I love the NX-01, and even if it is "shameless" my question is "So what?" at least for me. It reminds me of a Starfleet vessel, one that I actually enjoyed because it felt like a transition stage between the NASA style shuttles, submarines and Starfleet vessels.
Finally, Shenzou isn't the main ship, so I'm not going to stress it. I can't run around avoiding things that remind of shows I didn't enjoy in a franchise.
"We" being those who mentioned the Shenzou looks like it's right out of Enterprise. How many starships did we see in Enterprise that didn't have this design barring the mirror Defiant?
As for differences, flip the nacelles, and without moving any parts, make some a little smaller and some a little larger, and adjust styling of nacelles and paint job to match era.
