{"id":135006,"date":"2017-10-08T23:41:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T05:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=135006"},"modified":"2017-10-09T16:02:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T22:02:07","slug":"star-trek-discovery-watch-broadcast-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/10\/08\/star-trek-discovery-watch-broadcast-tv.html","title":{"rendered":"“Star Trek: Discovery” — I would watch this. On broadcast TV."},"content":{"rendered":"

We got around to watching the Discovery<\/i> first episode, the one that CBS so graciously posted on their own broadcast network rather than their pay streaming channel.<\/p>\n

I was the most enthused in the household, and that was only at a “I would watch more if it were handed to me to watch.” Nothing to make me want to fork over a monthly fee for. And, to be honest, while I was fine with waiting for it to inevitably show up in some other medium, neither of my housemates seemed particularly enthusiastic.<\/p>\n

I didn’t mind the much-more-prostheticked Klingons, but I thought their far-too-homogeneous outfits were sketchy. Their ponderous subtitled speeches were also not engaging.<\/p>\n

I liked the individual characters we saw, though the main protagonist’s move against her captain didn’t strike us as a bold step to do what was needful as much as a doofus move that would rob her of all credibility. Which, honestly, characterized most of her actions.<\/p>\n

The FX were all nicely done. The plot was not nearly as well baked.<\/p>\n

I do still want this show to succeed, because Star Trek.<\/i> I am sure that, like most such things, it will improve over the course of the first 3-4 episodes, as well as over the first seasons. Unfortunately, by being told by CBS that the only way to see this is fork over a monthly fee, my willingness to put up with that learning curve drops sharply.<\/p>\n

There’s a lot here of interest, esp. if you can get beyond the “Why does this seem so improbable as a 10-year prequel to TOS” — but not enough to make me pay extra to go watch it.<\/p>\n

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We got around to watching the Discovery first episode, the one that CBS so graciously posted on their own broadcast network rather than their pay streaming channel. I was the most enthused in the household, and that was only at a “I would watch more if it were handed to me to watch.” Nothing to … Continue reading ““Star Trek: Discovery” — I would watch this. 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