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Eavesdropping on geeks: 'Star Trek: Discovery' vs. 'The Orville'
- QAPereo 9y agoI have no idea what that site is, or who those people are, but I agree with them. I also have to say that I’m in for anything Braga cares to bring; he’s a real talent, a true Trek fan, and a genuinely decent guy. Some of the best TNG eps were written by him.
- zulway 9y agoThats a really limited view to take. Braga when he had limits was a great talent. He did write some really great episodes, but he also gave us some of the worst trek in the history of the franchise.
- QAPereo 9y agoAny examples of “worst trek in history...” ?
- CarlCardinal 9y agoNot jumping into the "worst trek" topic but he did write Mission Impossible 2
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- yahna 9y agoGenerations, These are the voyages.
- zulway 9y agoStar Trek Voyager: Threshold
- QAPereo 9y ago...point taken.
- jhbadger 9y agoStar Trek V -- "Row, Row, Row your boat..."
- CarlCardinal 9y agoThere's no mention of Trek 5 on his IMDB. Are you sure he was involved?
- zulway 9y agoYeah I don't think he was involved on 5.
- kombucha2 9y agoWhat we need is Manny Coto...again...
- zulway 9y agoThats when Enterprise started getting really good.
- jejones3141 9y agoWow. First time I ever heard of anyone liking the STD Klingons. To me they just look deformed, not to mention that they're dressed up like a Mardi Gras krewe.
- yahna 9y agoI still think that the Klingons just got plastic surgery after they accidentally turned themselves into human looking peoples in Enterprise.
- evilDagmar 9y agoNot to be "that nerd" but it wasn't an accident. The writers actually performed a fairly elegant retconning to explain the difference in appearance between the Klingons as they appeared in multiple series.
- yahna 9y agoIt was an unintended side effect of attempting to use gene augmentation developed for humans, causing a mutation and disease to spread. They developed a cure with help from the crew of the enterprise/phlox but that cure didn't immediately fix the mutations, it took generations. That's why I called it an accident.
- yahna 9y ago> It leaves the impression that McFarlane is a genuine Star Trek fan and The Orville is more an homage than a ripoff If you didn't realize that you must have done exactly zero research. Notice how he's had the entire cast of TNG on family and has been working with Patrick Stewart for years? Notice the huge numbers of star trek and other sci-fi references spread through family guy?
- vanderZwan 9y agoHe also was behind the new Cosmos series. Regardless of whether you liked the remake, you have to admit he's is a genuine fan of all things sci-fi and space related.
- CarlCardinal 9y agoI agree that Discovery (and maybe it's fans) takes itself way too seriously. After watching it I posted on reddit expressing a general dissatisfaction and wondering who the target audience is, I was instantly and repeatedly berated. Maybe they know their show is weak or maybe they're just assholes. Either way, Orville seems the better choice.
- izacus 9y agoPeople holding a different opinion than you aren't automatically assholes. Maybe they think their show isn't weak, did you even consider that outrageous option for a moment?
- CarlCardinal 9y agoI did. Did you consider THAT outrageous option for a moment? Having a different opinion is no excuse to repeatedly berate a person.
- drewrv 9y agoI feel like Orville goes too far in the campy/goofy direction and Discovery is too dark and serious. I wish we could just take the average of the two.
- namlem 9y agoI should really check out The Orville I guess. I really enjoyed the brief existence of Other Space on the equally brief Yahoo Screen. That show had so much promise.