The Spore Drive Technology. What Do You Think About It?

[Kane_Steel]

Personally, I don't mind the concept. I just think it's better suited for a 25th century Trek series that can actually implement the technology and deal with the implications of it.

Problem with introducing it now in 2256 is that we know Warp Drive will be used for the next 200 years. That means this Spore tech will fail. Feels like a wasted concept.

There's also a theory floating around that the spore technology may have a impact on the space-time continuum, and may result in changes to the Prime Timeline (or the creation of a third Trek timeline).

What do you think will happen with the spore tech?

 

[Tuskin38]

The title is a spoiler.

 

[GeekUSACarl]

I gotta be honst I think it's stupid as hell. I mean one man's cheese is another man's cheddar but I thought it was cheesy.

but that episode was so good I'm holding my breath. The way they write it in might just be perfect.

 

[Mad Jack Wolfe]

Shroom Drive will look great at first. A bit touchy, but effective. Then the side effects set in. And maybe another nasty accident or two.

 

[Nerys Myk]

What do you think will happen with the spore tech?

The same thing that happened to every piece of tech invented or encountered in TOS that was ignored in TNG+

 

[Mirror Mirror]

Its not really a Spore drive. Its pure up Iconan tech and they are trying to use it with only a childs understanding of how it works. I think we are gonna see a ton of "Damn what we do" before the project is shut down.

 

[Michael]

I must say the concept worked much better in the episode itself than how it initially sounded on paper. Personally, I'm intrigued where they will go with this. The scene where Lorca demoes the tech to Burnham was fascinating!

 

[JoeP]

It’s pretty cool, actually; looking forward to learning more.

 

[Pure Antiproton]

It took me a while to get used to the idea after my initial cringe. It helps that the engineering set looks so great on screen and Discovery does have a standard warp drive. As a story concept I love the idea of experimental technologies being explored along with these new characters.

I do wonder how they'll eventually bury this technology (in favor of antimatter wrap drives) and maybe all of the deeds and personnel of the good ship Discovery before the show is through. Count me in for the ride though! I'm enjoying this show and where it's going.

 

[Longinus]

I think the concept is painfully stupid, and even if we ignore the mushroom aspect, Star Trek really doesn't need more super tech that is later conveniently forgotten.

I have said it already, but I think that the biggest strength of TOS era setting is that the tech is more limited, so it annoys me that the first thing they do is to introduce some new setting breaking super tech. A bit like the interstellar transporter in the Kelvinverse, that should have never happened.

 

[Kane_Steel]

I do like the concept of being able to observe distant planets without travelling to those planets, and the moral implications of doing this.

It could have been an allegory to Govt Surveillance, like in The Dark Knight.

I just wish this concept was saved for a 25th century ST Series show. The entire series could have revolved around it. Especially if multiple species were fighting to gain access to this technology or destroy it.

 

[Awesome Possum]

It's a setup for something that will be revealed later. Think of this show as a book and we've only seen the prologue and first chapter.

 

[Borgminister]

I'm more partial to Smore drives...

 

[Nerys Myk]

I think the concept is painfully stupid, and even if we ignore the mushroom aspect, Star Trek really doesn't need more super tech that is later conveniently forgotten.

Why stop now?

I have said it already, but I think that the biggest strength of TOS era setting is that the tech is more limited, so it annoys me that the first thing they do is to introduce some new setting breaking super tech. A bit like the interstellar transporter in the Kelvinverse, that should have never happened.

It was limited to the needs of the plot.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

It's Shiitake!

Sorry, I couldn't resist. I just hope it lives up to its name and gives us trippy psychedelic travel sequences.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

It's cool.

The tech aspects of the franchise have never been what has drawn me in, but when the tech gears a fun, unpredictable story, I'm in. This experiment is piling on the mysteries and giving the characters some real material to work with, and thus, I dig it.

As to how it's handled with regard to the timeline, who's to say? But even if it does fiddle with the timeline and create its own, I'm excited. The only reason I'd hope otherwise is that I worry it would fracture the fandom even further and crack whatever viewership numbers Discovery achieves.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Prototaxites stellaviatorae

 

[Mudd]

It's a lame technobabble macguffin. If it works at all it won't for long.

 

[Brainsucker]

I think this spore technology has a link with the existence of that veracious monster that kill everyone on the sister ship of Discovery. And because of this dangerous nature of the tech, we don't see the existence of this technology in future series. But I doubt that they abandon this tech. Maybe this Spore tech still exist in 24th Century Star Trek. But only limited to use to Special Department within Starfleet Command, and considered as Top Secret Technology.

 

[Spider]

If I couldn't discount the scientific nonsense in Star Trek I couldn't watch it. The mushroom drive is fine. LOL