Spoilers New York Comic-Con Season 4 Trailer

[Lakenheath 72]

This is Discovery's third time at the bat with these galaxy-wide threats. Maybe this time they will hit out of the ballpark?

As for myself, I am underwhelmed by the trailer.

 

[TimeIsAPredator]

I still think it's the graviton ellipse from VOY. Even more now that it seems to have a similar shape.
If that's a Ferengi, they over-re-designed another iconic species that had no need to be changed at all

The new design looks a bit too 1980s Labyrinthesque style goblin for my liking.
Look I know that we have had redesigns like the TOS Klingons and all that but they were men in boot polish where as I dont think there is a need to mess around with something that already looks as alien as the Ferengi

 

[fireproof78]

This is Discovery's third time at the bat with these galaxy-wide threats. Maybe this time they will hit out of the ballpark?

Indeed, though last season was good. Stand up triple.

 

[StarMan]

What a gorgeous, glistening eyeball to kick off the trailer.

 

[fireproof78]

Well, the eyes have it.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Am I the only one who notices the similarities between the new Anomaly that Discovery is facing vs the Graviton Ellipse that USS Voyager was facing?

Hell, it could be the same Anomaly that got upgraded for whatever reason, the damn Graviton Ellipse seems to be able to travel between dimensions and hides in subspace, just to randomly pops up and disturb anything, it could have gotten artificially upgraded for whatever reason.

The new Anomaly is 5 ly wide, a far cry from the Graviton Ellipse's size.

The Original Graviton Ellipse that we saw is stated to have a perimeter over a kilometer in diameter.

The new anomaly seems to have scaled up from a 1 km to 5 ly.

O_O.

If it's the same anomaly that USS Voyager encountered, it sure grew in the 812+ years since we last saw it.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I still think it's the graviton ellipse from VOY. Even more now that it seems to have a similar shape.
If that's a Ferengi, they over-re-designed another iconic species that had no need to be changed at all

I felt like the redesigns of the Andorians and Tellarites from TOS to ENT were fantastic. Then they felt the need to go even further with both on DSC and yep, those were a bit too far.

I think we need to wait and see it that is, in fact, simply a Ferengi before passing judgement. If it is, another case where less would have been more.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

It could be a mixed race Ferengi. Hybrid children of multiple species are more popular than ever.

 

[mswood]

The new design looks a bit too 1980s Labyrinthesque style goblin for my liking.
Look I know that we have had redesigns like the TOS Klingons and all that but they were men in boot polish where as I dont think there is a need to mess around with something that already looks as alien as the Ferengi

Sorry I am picking your post for general makeup upgrade comments.

First, Trek has through the decades upgraded races, many, many, many times. Hell It wasn't until Westmore was in charge of the Berman era that the designs for Klingons stayed relatively the same. As the ones from Motion Picture, are different from Search for Spock and Voyage Home, while the designs for Final Frontier, was also different as was the ones in Undiscovered Country.

There's been a lot of changes, but most were fairly mild. But look at the differences from aliens in Motion Picture, to Voyage Home to Berman era early to Berman era late. We see many species get updated to whatever the current makeup head likes, and is able to produce for a television budget of its time. I mean look at the Borg and the serious changes in their looks just during Berman's tenure.

I don't love the updates to the Andorians, to the Tellerites and to the Ferengi, but at the core you can absolutely tell that's what the race is, just off of a basic visual clue. And (can't speak for the Ferengi makeup yet) both seem to be fairly functional for the actors. That to me is the biggest factor.

 

[TimeIsAPredator]

As the ones from Motion Picture, are different from Search for Spock and Voyage Home, while the designs for Final Frontier, was also different as was the ones in Undiscovered Country.

I hear that line used a lot but its just not true. Post TOS to DIS its all brown skin and ridgy foreheads and the only changes are to fashion
I get the make up and budget upgrades I just think the Ferengi is an odd one to mess with just for the sake of it as they looked good already

 

[Lord Garth]

I still think it's the graviton ellipse from VOY.

I believe you that there was an episode with a graviton eclipse in Voyager, but which episode?

Most of the technobabbly stuff from that show blends together in my brain after a while and it's been a while.

 

[SG-17]

The Anomaly looks like what a the black hole looks like in Interstellar.

 

[Vger23]

Seems pretty interesting. I did wince a little at yet another threat to the galaxy…but hey, if it’s entertaining I won’t care.

 

[WarpFactorZ]

Another galaxy-threatening anomaly that only Michael Burnham can save them from. Yawn. I sort of glad I tuned out of Discovery mid-S3...

 

[NCC-73515]

I believe you that there was an episode with a graviton eclipse in Voyager, but which episode?

Most of the technobabbly stuff from that show blends together in my brain after a while and it's been a while.

One Small Step, the thing that roams the galaxy and absorbs stuff

 

[fireproof78]

Seems pretty interesting. I did wince a little at yet another threat to the galaxy…but hey, if it’s entertaining I won’t care.

Indeed. The anomaly sounds interesting.

 

[Lord Garth]

One Small Step, the thing that roams the galaxy and absorbs stuff

IIRC, that's the one with 21st Century Astronaut. The only other thing I remember about that is Seven not seeing the value in this and Chakotay telling her to give him a report about something "without the attitude". And then they honor this astronaut at the end. Beyond that, I've got nothing.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

The Anomaly looks like what a the black hole looks like in Interstellar.

Also not far off from the Talosian illusion of a black hole.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I believe you that there was an episode with a graviton eclipse in Voyager, but which episode?

Most of the technobabbly stuff from that show blends together in my brain after a while and it's been a while.

Here you go:

ST:VOY S6.E08 - "One Small Step"

 

[Agony_Boothb]

IIRC, that's the one with 21st Century Astronaut. The only other thing I remember about that is Seven not seeing the value in this and Chakotay telling her to give him a report about something "without the attitude". And then they honor this astronaut at the end. Beyond that, I've got nothing.

That's pretty much the entire episode.