Is discovery worth it?

[Willsky7]

So I am trying to decide if discovery is worth watching. I will wait till the whole first season is out if I do watch it. But I was turned off by the trailers, they made it look like some generic sci fi action show. So my question is: is discovery good Star Trek? Or is it some generic sci fi show?

 

[BillJ]

Depends on what you want out of Star Trek?

 

[F. King Daniel]

I'm enjoying it thus far.

Star Trek is a setting. It's in (it's own version of) that setting.

 

[Burning Hearts of Qo'nos]

Every Star Trek should be worth at least a try, I'd say.

 

[MacLeod]

As with many things enjoyment is subjective. You might like it you might not like it. Bear in mind that some of previous Trek shows took time to grow after poor starts i.e TNG S1.

 

[φ of π]

Some of the episodes are filler, and if Klingons aren't really your thing then you may be a little bored, but I'd definitely say to give it a go and see for yourself.

 

[BillJ]

I'd start with episode three, "Context is for Kings". The less said about the first two episodes, the better.

 

[ClintDagger]

I’m enjoying it a lot.

 

[BillJ]

If one is going to just pay for one month of service, and binge watch the show, then yeah I'd say it is worth it.

 

[bigglesworth]

My personal opinion is that it's worth it. The writing is solid, the characters for the most part are interesting, the overall plot has everyone guessing and the VFX are absolutely gorgeous. That being said, it's different from the normal Star Trek (at least the one I grew up with). I would love to live in the world/universe that TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY and/or ENT establishes. I'm not so sure I'd want to live in Discovery's world. Sure, the tech is better and they're visiting strange new worlds and all of that, but everyone seems just as flawed, duplicitous and petty as the people in the real world.

 

[Burning Hearts of Qo'nos]

I really like the show, but i feel like we're missing every other episode. We don't get the joys of getting to know these characters across 20+ episodes a season, getting their own personal episodes to shine, or an excess of just being on the ship and interacting with each other. While the characterization is still strong, it just doesn't get that 'I'm there with them' feeling I'd get from previous Treks. You are presented with characters who grow together very quickly through writing moreso than by interaction. In some places it has worked; in others it hasn't.

That would be my only real complaint about Discovery. I love the show, and am indifferent or positive about most of the polarizing things (the Klingons, the dark, the redesigns, etc). That, and sometimes the camera circles characters talking way too often.

 

[Refuge]

If one is going to just pay for one month of service, and binge watch the show, then yeah I'd say it is worth it.

That sounds sensible. You also get a different feel for a show when you binge watch.

 

[Cinema Geekly]

I'm not really a huge fan of the visual aesthetic. But the show (in my view) has increased in quality as the season has progressed.

It's certainly doing its own thing but there are some great Trek moments in it. If you want the bright and hopeful Trek of TNG or TOS this isn't your thing probably.

 

[Mirror Mirror]

Oh gods yes its worth it. This is becoming my fav trek hands down. If you liked DS9, you will likely enjoy this as its the same kinda dark show.

 

[Willsky7]

Depends on what you want out of Star Trek?

I enjoy the side of star trek focused on asking ethical questions and creating political metaphors, much more than the episodes that are just sci fi action and shooting. From what I've heard about this series it sounds like its more focused on the latter. is that true? if so I'm not sure if I'm interested.

 

[Mad Jack Wolfe]

I gave it a go up to the mid-season break, but it never appealed to me the way previous Trek shows have. Nor is it the kind of show I enjoy watching. So I've moved on rather than join the pointless fad of "hate-watching" (and "hate-posting").

A good many people here genuinely enjoy Discovery. Your mileage may vary, naturally. Give it a try and see if it's your thing.

 

[Willsky7]

My personal opinion is that it's worth it. The writing is solid, the characters for the most part are interesting, the overall plot has everyone guessing and the VFX are absolutely gorgeous. That being said, it's different from the normal Star Trek (at least the one I grew up with). I would love to live in the world/universe that TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY and/or ENT establishes. I'm not so sure I'd want to live in Discovery's world. Sure, the tech is better and they're visiting strange new worlds and all of that, but everyone seems just as flawed, duplicitous and petty as the people in the real world.

see to me that doesn't sound like star trek. From the beginning it was about creating a positive view of humanities future, where we have overcome our problems. this is part of the reason that i'm skeptical of watching it.

 

[Spider]

If one is going to just pay for one month of service, and binge watch the show, then yeah I'd say it is worth it.

Which is exactly my plan for the second half of the season. And Amazon just made that so much easier.

I'm not to enamored with a whole lot of the characters, but I want to see Lorca and how he finishes out the season.

 

[ItIsGreen]

I think it's fantastic. YMMV.

Suck it and see.

 

[gblews]

Some of the episodes are filler,

It always amuses me when I see the word "filler" used to describe an episode, or episodes, in a TV season. It seems this term has come into use since so many shows have become serialized and center around a single story arc. From what I have seen, the word "filler" is generally used in reference to standalone episodes (episodes that don't push the overall arc story forward) that the person using the term simply doesn't like. If it was a good standalone episode then it was a good standalone episode. If it was a bad standalone episode, then it was "filler".

Some describe "filler" as episodes that occur when a show's writers run out of ideas for the overall season story arc and present an episode(s) as a "placeholder" in order to fill out whatever the number of episodes needed to complete a season. I don't think there is a professional screenwriter working in TV today who does not have enough ideas to fill out a 15 episode or 24 episode or even 100 episode season. Hell. the X-Files managed to extend a story arc over 9 seasons and 2 movies. Now, we might not like all of the arc episodes, but that's a separate issue. What I'm saying is that writers don't write "filler" episodes because there is no need to do so.

With this in mind, there isn't a single "filler" episode in the first 10 episodes of DSC. Further, I think the show is certainly worth the $6 per month I pay.