Really, because it sounds like the question mark was just so that you could answer your own question...
...given how definitive your last sentence was. I'm surprised you didn't end it with [/thread] - "There we have it" in other words: "I've just proved why it's the best first season of any show". Look I get it, you love anything Trek gives you, and that's fine, but no need to pass off your own opinions as fact.
Well, my opinion is definitive...for myself. I like to think I'm balanced and objective with a lot of background behind them, and I believe my grades are extremely fair...I'm not one of those people who ranks things good/bad in black and white, but with shades of gray.
Well yes, I consider the whole Trek universe as one franchise, with variations in quality, and again, my grades reflect that. I'll stand by the 15 episodes of DSC season one as the best the franchise has to offer.
In what way was a FOUR episode arc in the mirror universe "integral" to a storyline about war with the Klingons? The fact that it might have been planned from the beginning doesn't excuse the fact that it was an idiotic creative choice. We're supposed to be shocked and awed by these mirror universe versions of characters we know, when we barely know the prime characters in the first place! Why not instead develop Airiam so her death in season 2 actually means something. Just tone-deaf story-telling.
I think it was obvious the Mirror Universe was another level of politcal commentary, to the point that Jason Isaacs said this was the reason he signed up for the show in the first place.
As opposed to other MU stories in TREk, which were often campy or over the top, DSC surpassed that feel with a background unease I found fascinating and extremely well done. It elevated it from tiresome obviousness to subtle commentary.
I've stated this from day one: The bridge crew in DSC were never meant to be main characters, with spoken parts and filled in backgrounds. They were the equivalent to the familiar glorified familiar faced extras we saw from TNG thru Voyager to populate the space, and only a handful (ogawa) were given lines. In Berman Trek, there wasn't enough of a budget to give such characters spoke lines (which have to be paid for). DSC had enough of a budget to at least make us more aware of them, and did such a good job, people wanted to learn more about them. So we saw more of this in season 2. The idea that DSC is not doing character development because of this is patently ridiculous.
Was that the one where Burham first goes on the ship? I remember it being pretty unsettling and a good way to set the tone for the series (until they course corrected for season 2, with yet another tonal shift coming in season 3 because they have no idea what they want this show to be), but a "masterful classic"? Come on.
took me a little while to remember what that "wonderfully executed visual sequence" was. Seems a bit weird, how could Burnham exist on all those places in the booth like that. Was that ever used again? It was a kewl sequence, but really out of place given what comes next. It's a microcosm of the show, all flash, no substance.
Plenty of substance though, the flash is just gravy. Being the best-produced show on TV isn't so bad.
Every season was supposed to have a different tone...the first was about a war, the second about a quest. How did you miss this? In fact season 3 will also be different totally in tone. They are basically taking the original idea of an anthology and after season 1s mega-success, and transferring it to very different seasons. I find this refreshing and it makes the show vibrant. I'm seeing a lot more anticipation for season 3 online.
Yes, I stack up Context with the best 3-4 episodes of season TOS, easily.
Yup, I don't have an axe to grind.
Wow, two nominations. One in "presentation" for the Mudd episode and the other in "entertainment". Something to hang on the wall for sure.
Let's not be disingenuous, these are basically writing awards, and directly contradict your opinions..no wonder you disagree with me!
The Peabody Award for overall TV excellence. This means the entire production.
The show was also nominated for many other awards (and won some) but also was on numerous critics lists in season 1. There is plenty of precedent to attest to its quality.
Literally all the replies were questioning your post and saying they can't see any differences. If you didn't put your opinion on such a high pedestal maybe you would have noticed.
I've had other responses online, much more that agree with me than do not. I stand by the three variations because I happen to be right, as seen in the screen cap.
That's just a ridiculous thing to say. Play the Picard finale in 480p on an old tv and I guarantee the USS Copy Pastes would just look like grey blurs. The DS9 fleet shots were outstanding. Great variety, gorgeous designs, well framed and composed shots. The Copy Paste fleet was just a disappointing blunder, and THAT is, if not the consensus, the opinion of the vast majority.
Why is it ridiculous? I tried to pull up the rez for the hi-rez DS9 shots (from the doc) and they were not comparable in quality to the work in Picard. I've always maintained the limitations of TV Trek make the screen crowding of ships to be kind of sloppy, and I find the DS9 work to be somewhat sloppy too. They don't speak of any sort of military tactics whatsoever as they were involved in a battle. The Picard fleet was not in a battle, they were basically running a blockade. I'll still take a new Picard era ship which is basically a Sovereign/Century Class cross, over the umpteenth Miranda and Excelsior copy-paste fleet any day.
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