Spoilers STAR TREK: SECTION 31 - Grading & Discussion

[fireproof78]

Damning with faint praise.

Indeed.

What it does is come up with this revolutionary discovery that doesn't send Paris very far nor is it used in any meaningful way. The build up that this is major is let down by the odd transformation, the easy fix, and reset button.

Yes, Voyager loved the reset button, but Threshold does itself a disservice because this discovery is huge, as postulated in the episode itself.*



*The reality being that The Enterprise D went as fast and got further during "Where No One Has Gone Before" without incident but that's a minor continuity contradiction compared to the episode's presentation.

 

[Farscape One]

Keep in mind that Torres mentioned another problem with Warp 10... navigation. That problem wasn't licked because it was never tried again.

So at least it was mentioned there was a separate issue before Tom was scaling the evolutionary ladder.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Keep in mind that Torres mentioned another problem with Warp 10... navigation. That problem wasn't licked because it was never tried again.

So at least it was mentioned there was a separate issue before Tom was scaling the evolutionary ladder.

Do salamanders have scales?

 

[cooleddie74]

And the speeds were OFF THEM.

 

[Farscape One]

Do salamanders have scales?

Not entirely sure, but I don't think so. But I just realized now that what I said could be a pun.

Unintentional puns... always a fun time.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Unintentional puns... always a fun time.

Way back during the discussion thread of the first Avengers movie, someone commented that they would have enjoyed the movie better if the villain had been "a little more low-key".

I replied, "what was wrong with the Loki that we got?"

 

[fireproof78]

Keep in mind that Torres mentioned another problem with Warp 10... navigation. That problem wasn't licked because it was never tried again.

So at least it was mentioned there was a separate issue before Tom was scaling the evolutionary ladder.

Sure, but the way the episode presents these things just is so intense yet not much is made of it afterwards because of the mutations. It's a weird mismash of historical accomplishments muted by oddity.

Never mind the evolutionary questions I have.

 

[Dukhat]

My appologies to Michelle...
She deserved something better than this crap movie.

I doubt she thought it was crap. I'm sure she thought it was awesome. But she was wrong.

 

[NCC-73515]

Threshold just needed 1 brief line mentioning that the last flight was backwards, which is why they devolved to prehistoric forms

 

[Tosk]

Threshold just needed 1 brief line mentioning that the last flight was backwards, which is why they devolved to prehistoric forms

"Oopth. Had the thilly thing in reverth!"

 

[locborg]

@fireproof78 @Tosk @Dukhat @Turtletrekker @Nerys Myk


This is not your personal message board. You are basically overruning every discussion on this board and you are constantly posting off-topic content.

I will ask mods for your permanent removal

 

[Dukhat]

@fireproof78 @Tosk @Dukhat @Turtletrekker @Nerys Myk


This is not your personal message board. You are basically overruning every discussion on this board and you are constantly posting off-topic content.

I will ask mods for your permanent removal

Thanks for that laugh. I really needed that.

 

[James Cole]

The Nielsen streaming numbers for the week S31 aired are due this Thursday. As a streaming movie, it will most likely be counted in the "Movies" section.

Does it have a chance of placing in the rankings? Very much so.

Here are the Movies rankings for Jan. 13-Jan. 19:
1. Back In Action (Netflix), 1.53 billion minutes viewed
2. Ad Vitam (Netflix), 379 million
3. Despicable Me 2 (Netflix / Peacock), 324 million
4. Unstoppable (Prime Video), 266 million
5. Despicable Me (Netflix / Peacock), 240 million
6. Moana (Disney+), 231 million
7. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Netflix), 228 million
8. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (Max / Netflix), 167 million
9. Hotel Transylvania 2 (Netflix), 162 million
10. Rush Hour (Netflix), 145 million

Currently the highest ranked Star Trek episode that we know of was the PICARD series finale, earning 400 million watch minutes from an episode length of 62 minutes. Other data points include the SNW season 2 finale earning 304 million watch minutes from an episode length of 53 minutes and the DISCOVERY series finale earning 269 million watch minutes from an episode length of 85 minutes.

S31 is 95 minutes long. Obviously complete apples to apples comparisons are impossible. Some people might stop watching an episode before reaching the end, while others might rewatch it multiple times within the week measured. However, making the assumption for the sake of argument that everyone watched the given episode once to completion, the following figures can be standardized to the length of S31.

PICARD 3x10: 613 watch minutes [6.45 million composite viewers]
SNW 2x10: 545 watch minutes [5.74 million composite viewers]
DISCOVERY 5x10: 301 watch minutes [3.16 million composite viewers]

When the S31 watch minutes are released, they can then be compared to the aforementioned other NuTrek projects.

Did "more people" watch S31 than the DISCOVERY series finale? Could S31 topple the PICARD finale as the single most watched NuTrek project since Nielsen tracking began?

 

[cooleddie74]

@fireproof78 @Tosk @Dukhat @Turtletrekker @Nerys Myk


This is not your personal message board. You are basically overruning every discussion on this board and you are constantly posting off-topic content.

I will ask mods for your permanent removal

 

[Tosk]

@fireproof78 @Tosk @Dukhat @Turtletrekker @Nerys Myk


This is not your personal message board. You are basically overruning every discussion on this board and you are constantly posting off-topic content.

I will ask mods for your permanent removal

I second this. @Tosk is a menace who deserves to be removed.

 

[Michael]

@fireproof78 @Tosk @Dukhat @Turtletrekker @Nerys Myk


This is not your personal message board. You are basically overruning every discussion on this board and you are constantly posting off-topic content.

I will ask mods for your permanent removal

I’m just gonna say, if this is your best material, don't quit your day job.

 

[BillJ]

@fireproof78 @Tosk @Dukhat @Turtletrekker @Nerys Myk


This is not your personal message board. You are basically overruning every discussion on this board and you are constantly posting off-topic content.

I will ask mods for your permanent removal

We’re on page 94 of a discussion about a shitty movie. What exactly are you expecting?

 

[NCC-73515]

That 31 threads turn into all kinds of other topics says a lot about the movie

 

[HotRod]

@fireproof78 @Tosk @Dukhat @Turtletrekker @Nerys Myk


This is not your personal message board. You are basically overruning every discussion on this board and you are constantly posting off-topic content.

I will ask mods for your permanent removal

Awww! I didn't make the list?

At least I still made it into the song.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Threshold just needed 1 brief line mentioning that the last flight was backwards, which is why they devolved to prehistoric forms

I am aware you're making a joke but it isn't unheard of for evolution to regress into something resembling an earlier form or into a simpler organism. I actually kind of like that about salamander and salawomander