Spoilers New Short Trek - Q&A

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Discovery' started by Tuskin38, Oct 5, 2019.

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How Would You Rate This Short?

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  1. Ronald Held

    Ronald Held Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Timo, I did not check MA, because I did not expect a quick update. 99 Pegasi is fictional, which is too bad. A little work and they could have found a DS star that is real.
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  2. Sakonna

    Sakonna Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Well, there's been a few episodes where our characters start transforming into aliens thru various means, but then the climax of the episode is reversing it. If "Pike's Enterprise" becomes a show, it'll have a redo of "Identity Crisis" with Colt in the Geordi role, only this time the transformation will take. :bolian:
     
  3. Vger23

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    I think most of these are, by very definition and intent, "utterly light-weight." So, I judge them on that basis. I don't expect "Doomsday Machine" or "Best of Both Worlds" out of a 15 min limited-budget/limited cast installment. They're basically webisodes. So, that's the criteria by which I judge them.

    So far, most of them have been good on that basis!
     
  4. Phoenix219

    Phoenix219 Commodore Commodore

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    I hate the turboshaft. Can't understand how it goes from this to the version in Star trek 5, different ship or not. although, I felt the boosting her up scene was a shout out to that movie.
     
  5. Flying Spaghetti Monster

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    what spikey alien are we talking about I don't recall..and I even looked up Colt on MA and it just shows a human
     
  6. Flying Spaghetti Monster

    Flying Spaghetti Monster Vice Admiral Admiral

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    STar Trek 5's depiction was ridiculous too. I think the best depiction on screen was in "Disaster" TNG.
    The best depction of how turboshafts probably work was in Plinkett's review for 2009 Star Trek.
     
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  7. Phoenix219

    Phoenix219 Commodore Commodore

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    It was too tall, but not really ridiculous. It all looked functional and aesthetically proper. It just had too many levels.
     
  8. Shon T'Hara

    Shon T'Hara Commander Red Shirt

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    What's the problem? That's 100% consistent with canon, where beaming within the ship is dangerous prior to the TNG era.
     
  9. Flying Spaghetti Monster

    Flying Spaghetti Monster Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Yeah I know.. but I would have been more fine with it if they just mentioned it. Just on a storytelling level this episode had four sets total, and one was a room where things are teleported
     
  10. Flying Spaghetti Monster

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    "What's the problem? That's 100% consistent with canon"
    Being consistent with canon shouldn't take away from the creator's responsibility to tell good stories in the moment
     
  11. Tuskin38

    Tuskin38 Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Well they told a good story here.
     
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  12. Cyrus

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    It did remind of the singing in Insurrection, that was probably the best scene in that movie.

     
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  13. Phoenix219

    Phoenix219 Commodore Commodore

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    That...... Is the first time I've heard a fanwank theory about this that makes sense and is logical. Damn.

    Can you find a way to incorporate the nacelle struts?
     
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  14. Sakonna

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    Kelso Vice Admiral Admiral

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    It was cute.

    The Discoverse version of the 23rd century will take some getting used to. Are we going with Discoverse? Kurtzmanverse? Something else?

    I wish someone would teach them what turbolifts are and how they work.
     
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  16. Nerys Myk

    Nerys Myk A Spock and a smile Premium Member

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    Why even mention them? Other than to be pedantic nerds.
     
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  17. BillJ

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    But not consistent with Discovery, which had people beaming all over the ship.
     
  18. Nerys Myk

    Nerys Myk A Spock and a smile Premium Member

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    To be 100% inconsistent with canon means to be inconsistent. ;)
     
  19. Noname Given

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    It was a 15 minute short shot with minimal budget and the actors were called back about 3 weeks after they'd finished the shooting of Season 2 (they were asked and re-contracted after the wrap of S2 for the shorts.):

    Acting wise they both were at the same level they were during ST: D S2. I think they did about the same; and I lied that teh script included Spock yelling, smiling and outright laughing as he's NOT the Spock we know/get under Kirk and TOS.

    Yeah, the wig was ill fitting, but they don't have much of a budget for these and for all 3 I'd be surprised if they spent more than a day or two total shooting those scenes, so I'll cut them and Ethan Peck a break on that score.

    The uniforms were the same as in S2 too - so yeah, I've never cared for the Asymmetrical collar; but it's something the costume designer seems to like and it's what it is.

    lastly, I'm in 100% agreement. I'm sick and tired of all the old timey Gilbert & Sullivan stuff. I didn't like it when they had Picard singing stuff in Insurrection; and it's even worse here. I'd rather this bent be dropped if all they can do is stuff in Public Domain that they don't need to pay a royalty fee for. ;)
     
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  20. Vger23

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    Read what you said here again.....
     
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