Voyager fans.. are you disappointed about Discovery?

[F. King Daniel]

Ehh I hope it lasts more than three seasons.

The international Netflix deal has paid for the first season, so a second is almost guaranteed at least.

 

[Tenacity]

VOY and ENT were on a cable channel, so it was paid for one way or the other.

Thing is cable brought hundreds of shows, on dozens of stations, the only thing that going to be on CBSAA that I want to watch is Star Trek.

The only other CBS shows I watch are Big Bang Theory and occasionally NCIS, and they're available outside of CBSAA.

 

[LJones41]

Yes, I am a bit disappointed. I tolerated "Enterprise". But the Trek franchise's inability to move the timeline forward is beginning to annoy me.

 

[Tracy Trek]

Does anyone know when it will be on?

 

[fireproof78]

Thing is cable brought hundreds of shows, on dozens of stations, the only thing that going to be on CBSAA that I want to watch is Star Trek.

The only other CBS shows I watch are Big Bang Theory and occasionally NCIS, and they're available outside of CBSAA.

Fair enough. But, for me I watch Big Bang, and NCIS, Blue Bloods, JAG, as well as shows I want to catch up on or revisit like Flashpoint,The Odd Couple and Taxi.

Every person will be different, but there is a lot AA offers than just Star Trek. Also, much cheaper than cable for me, at the moment.

 

[Refuge]

You do realize you've always paid for Trek in one fashion or another? I have no issue with $5.99 a month for new Trek. I just dropped nearly $50 each on the Roddenberry Vault on Blu-Ray and Star Trek: The Motion Picture soundtrack LP.

What do you mean? How much would it cost me? Okay I don't have cable Internet or cable TV or Netflix or Access. I watch what is on TV. I know it's archaic but some of us still exist, lol. The common man, well a woman.

I love it. Star Trek for the haves, stuff the have nots.

 

[Refuge]

Does anyone know when it will be on?

Late one year ..

 

[Tracy Trek]

Late one year ..

So next year then?

 

[Sophie74656]

So next year then?

Maybe...they keep pushing it back

 

[BillJ]

Star Trek for the haves, stuff the have nots.

CBS determined Star Trek won't succeed on traditional TV. After Enterprise finished with less than 2 million viewers a week (the end of a long ratings decline that started with DS9), I'd say they are likely right. So it's either fans pay for it (CBS All-Access or a variety of home release options later on) or it simply doesn't get made.

The common man, well a woman.

Nope. Most folks have access to the internet in one form or another.

 

[fireproof78]

Maybe...they keep pushing it back

There are two episodes in the can at least according to CBS.

CBS determined Star Trek won't succeed on traditional TV. After Enterprise finished with less than 2 million viewers a week (the end of a long ratings decline that started with DS9), I'd say they are likely right. So it's either fans pay for it (CBS All-Access or a variety of home release options later on) or it simply doesn't get made.



Nope. Most folks have access to the internet in one form or another.

It's also been declared a right by the UN:

The resolution “affirms that the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online, in particular freedom of expression, which is applicable regardless of frontiers and through any media of one’s choice.” The resolution later calls on governments to “promote digital literacy and to facilitate access to information on the Internet,” as it can be “an important tool in facilitating the promotion of the right to education.”

A similar declaration was made to the BBC:

"The right to communicate cannot be ignored," Dr Hamadoun Toure, secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), told BBC News. "The internet is the most powerful potential source of enlightenment ever created…. governments must regard the internet as basic infrastructure - just like roads, waste and water. We have entered the knowledge society and everyone must have access to participate.”

 

[BillJ]

Any time there is technological progress, there are always a few left behind. We can't stop progressing because a few can't/won't come along with the rest of us.

 

[fireproof78]

Any time there is technological progress, there are always a few left behind. We can't stop progressing because a few can't/won't come along with the rest of us.

#noStarTrekfanleftbehind

 

[F. King Daniel]

If someone doesn't want to watch it "live", there's always DVD box sets at a later date.

 

[Tracy Trek]

CBS determined Star Trek won't succeed on traditional TV. After Enterprise finished with less than 2 million viewers a week

Someone I correspond with occasionally online (who likes Enterprise) said that more people were watching it than they thought, but they were recording it on Tivo to watch later so it was somehow confusing the ratings. I don't know if this is true or not because I don't know how the Nielson ratings work.

 

[Ghislaine H. B. BRAEME]

My main issue is that it will only be on cbs all access which you will have to pay for.

At least, US viewers will be able to watch the premiere on CBS. It will already give a foretaste (*). However, yes, to watch the the rest of 11 other episodes (I bet the pilot will be in 2 parts), it will be necessary to go on CBS All Access and so, to pay... or counting on people living abroad and having Netflix, who will put all episodes in free access on specialized websites.(hacking).

(*) It's always interesing to watch the pilot of a show, especially for the introduction of the various characters and the general framework. For Voyager, even if it could have been better, I liked Caretaker.

 

[BillJ]

Someone I correspond with occasionally online (who likes Enterprise) said that more people were watching it than they thought, but they were recording it on Tivo to watch later so it was somehow confusing the ratings. I don't know if this is true or not because I don't know how the Nielson ratings work.

I would bet broadcasters have ways to measure those things. One thing was clear from the Neilsen data across all the shows: the ratings decline started with DS9 and ran for the rest of the Berman-era run.

 

[Refuge]

Any time there is technological progress, there are always a few left behind. We can't stop progressing because a few can't/won't come along with the rest of us.

Sweet. A few left behind like we are too stupid to keep up? Is that you are implying. Sometimes there are other considerations mate.

 

[Refuge]

If someone doesn't want to watch it "live", there's always DVD box sets at a later date.

At least you have a practical alternative to a situation where I for example am not being lazy or too stupid to know how to use the Internet. I simply do not have the funds and a reliable enough Internet speed where I live. I just have to weigh up whether it all will be worth it..

 

[Refuge]

I would bet broadcasters have ways to measure those things. One thing was clear from the Neilsen data across all the shows: the ratings decline started with DS9 and ran for the rest of the Berman-era run.

And was The Original series a rating success?

Nope.

Sorry I must learn how to multi quote. I hate this three in a row look.. But I'm very stupid you know, can't work the Internet,lol..