Spoilers Strange New Worlds General Discussion Thread

[TheAdmiralty]

I liked the first year but I was not anywhere near as into this as the rest of you guys. Tomorrow, Lost in Translation, Under the Cloak of War, and Hegemony were solid I guess. The rest I forgot about as soon as I saw it and it felt like a chore to sit through. The "experimental" episodes (Lower Decks crossover and musical) were unwatchable. At least the phrase "I'm a huge Travis Mayweather fan" was spoken into existence.

Still like Wesley as Kirk a lot and with them throwing in Scotty too there's no way they're not going to shift this into a TOS reboot at some point.

 

[fireproof78]

I liked the first year but I was not anywhere near as into this as the rest of you guys.

You and me both though I think Open Circle is great too.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Is Pelia gone for Season 3?

 

[HotRod]

Is Pelia gone for Season 3?

No idea, but Martin Quinn has been in Toronto a lot the last couple months, so we're definitely getting plenty of Scotty.

Now is it Scotty as Chief Engineer? Or Scotty has an underling to Pelia?

We'll have to wait and see!

 

[Nerys Myk]

The "experimental" episodes (Lower Decks crossover and musical) were unwatchable

Curious as to what made them "unwatchable". Both feature well trod Trek tropes (anomaly that makes people do odd things and time travelers are out place in the period they're stuck in) The performances and writing was on point and the comedy worked.

 

[Campe]

I loved those two episodes. Completely watchable in my opinion.

 

[Firebird]

"Those Old Scientists" is one of my favorite episodes in the entirety of the Trek franchise.

 

[Okmyx]

No idea, but Martin Quinn has been in Toronto a lot the last couple months, so we're definitely getting plenty of Scotty.

Now is it Scotty as Chief Engineer? Or Scotty has an underling to Pelia?

We'll have to wait and see!

I would guess that he stays with the crew as an underling and advances through the ranks to become chief at a later date. He's a Lieutenant now, and a Lieutenant Commander in TOS...

 

[fireproof78]

Curious as to what made them "unwatchable". Both feature well trod Trek tropes (anomaly that makes people do odd things and time travelers are out place in the period they're stuck in) The performances and writing was on point and the comedy worked.

Those Old Scientists is completely watchable. Fun even.

 

[The Wormhole]

Those Old Scientists is completely watchable. Fun even.

This is Star Trek. There's no place for fun here.

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[Mudd]

I've watched the crossover and musical episodes several times each. Definitely Very Watchable.

 

[cooleddie74]

"Those Old Scientists" is some of the most carefree, fun Star Trek I've ever seen.

M'Benga's soft, confused "explode, you say" when Boimler tells him that some tricorders of this era were prone to exploding is one of the biggest laughs I've let out watching Trek in years. That episode is just golden.

 

[Noname Given]

"Those Old Scientists" is some of the most carefree, fun Star Trek I've ever seen.

M'Benga's soft, confused "explode, you say" when Boimler tells him that some tricorders of this era were prone to exploding is one of the biggest laughs I've let out watching Trek in years. That episode is just golden.

Probably an Easter egg reference toTOS S1 Arena

( And I say that because that's the only TOS episode where I remember a tricorder exploding.)

 

[Captain Jollydark]

I would guess that he stays with the crew as an underling and advances through the ranks to become chief at a later date. He's a Lieutenant now, and a Lieutenant Commander in TOS...

He's a Lt JG so barely above an ensign. He's got a ways to go. And I hope he has to suffer Pelia because - comedy!

 

[Uhura's Song]

For my money, these eps are classic Trek:

Tier 1: Classic: Momento Mori; Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach; A Quality of Mercy; Ad Astra per Aspera; Those Old Scientists; Under The Cloak of War, Hegemony.

Tier 2: Near Classics: Spock Amok; All Those Who Wander, Charades.

Srltrange New Worlds, Comet, Ghosts of Ilyria, Tomorrow, Lotus Eaters, Lost In Translation & Subspace Rhapsody are all very good. YMMV, of course.

The musical was tough for me the first time. Better the second.

 

[NCC-73515]

There will be a sing-along screening at wondercon

 

[Tallguy]

Children of the Comet was the episode that took me from "Hey, this show is really good" with Strange New Worlds (the episode) to "WHY IS THE NEXT EPISODE NOT ON RIGHT NOW?!??"

 

[Mudd]

Children of the Comet was the episode that took me from "Hey, this show is really good" with Strange New Worlds (the episode) to "WHY IS THE NEXT EPISODE NOT ON RIGHT NOW?!??"

Yeah, it was the second of the two episodes shown a week early at the NYC Paley Center. My immediate reaction was "Why did y'all do all that other stuff after 1970 instead of going straight to this?"

 

[UssGlenn]

Any theories as to why they switched Pikes Warp phrase from "Punch it", as seen in ST09, to "Hit it"? They are so similar, there must have been some behind the scenes discussion.

 

[Mudd]

I imagine that it was just to give him something unique. He's not Kelvin Pike.