Sharpiemarker@feddit.de
on 02 Sep 2023 16:52
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Any reason for me to not use Paramount.
Squizzy@lemmy.world
on 02 Sep 2023 20:31
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I’d watch more of Paramount than Netflix and what’s not to love about more Trek
echodot@feddit.uk
on 03 Sep 2023 04:00
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Is the next season on Paramount? In the UK the first three seasons are all on Disney plus.
Strange New World is on Paramount, but not Lower Decks.
CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world
on 03 Sep 2023 12:42
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Seriously, why is the app just so bad?
RoundSparrow@startrek.website
on 03 Sep 2023 21:46
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So I see that YouTube is offering a free trial (USA) of Showtime + Paramount Plus… for 7 days. Does that mean I get to use YouTube’s streaming/app?
renormalizer@feddit.de
on 02 Sep 2023 17:23
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They seem to have pulled Season 3 here in Germany even though it was marketed as an “Amazon Original”. Seasons 1 and 2 are still on Prime. Pretty disappointed because I just started a rewatch.
marlowe@meow.social
on 02 Sep 2023 17:30
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This licensing bullshit is really making me furious, from all streaming services nowadays
Splitdipless@lemmy.ca
on 02 Sep 2023 23:55
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Arr. It be a problem matey.
Damage@feddit.it
on 02 Sep 2023 20:27
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Here in Italy season 3 is only for “premium” on prime.
The state of streaming services is embarrassing.
StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website
on 02 Sep 2023 21:12
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It’s all moved to Paramount+ and SkyShowtime.
incendiaryperihelion@lemm.ee
on 02 Sep 2023 18:27
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I have tried a few times but just cannot enjoy this show
Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works
on 02 Sep 2023 19:08
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But have you watched the strange new worlds crossover episode?
alansuspect@aussie.zone
on 03 Sep 2023 04:26
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I just watched that one, but haven’t watched the LD show. I enjoyed the episode knowing what it was (especially when they cartooned the SNW crew) but I’m not sure if I’d enjoy the show, they were quite annoying and didn’t respect the chain of command enough 😂
Custoslibera@lemmy.world
on 02 Sep 2023 19:24
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What is it that you don’t like?
incendiaryperihelion@lemm.ee
on 02 Sep 2023 21:00
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I think it was largely a miss with the humor for me. It seemed like it was mostly just referential humor, just kind of “hey I watched star trek” but without substance. I dont love the animation style either, but that’s not been an issue for me in the past so long as the writing was entertaining enough
StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website
on 03 Sep 2023 00:13
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It struggled with that the first half season, but it found its own voice over time.
The fact that it’s found and retained its own dedicated fanbase who have no prior experience of Trek is evidence enough that it stands on its own.
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world
on 03 Sep 2023 00:36
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Every single Star Trek series from TNG onward struggled in the beginning and took a season or two to really find itself. It’s basically the shape of TV Trek.
StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website
on 03 Sep 2023 00:53
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Agree totally. Which is why I have a certain exasperation for those who gave Lower Decks and Prodigy a couple of episodes and then decided it’s not for them.
dreamfall@artemis.camp
on 02 Sep 2023 19:27
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First half of season 1 I couldn't stand the characters, but I feel they settle down after that then it gets really good then! But to each their own!
thejohnr@universeodon.com
on 02 Sep 2023 20:05
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@dreamfall@ValueSubtracted@incendiaryperihelion I’ve never watched Lower Decks and probably won’t. But, the SNW crossover was one of the most entertaining shows I’ve ever seen. At least it was for me.
Uranium3006@kbin.social
on 02 Sep 2023 20:48
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Oh you should, it's so good. Probably ties with SNW
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world
on 03 Sep 2023 00:34
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Quark and Otto on a mountain for 1 hour.
I would 100% watch a spinoff starring Armin Shimerman and Alfred Molina as Quark and Otto Octavius, just hanging out on a mountain and chatting for an hour.
RoyalEngineering@lemmy.world
on 03 Sep 2023 15:35
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Throw in Garak and I’m hooked.
warmaster@lemmy.world
on 03 Sep 2023 00:44
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I don’t agree with you, but have an upvote because some morons are downvoting you not because you are not contributing to an opinion exchange, but just because they think different.
Oh, there are absolutely episodes of DS9 that you can just skip.
They get to the Dominion War and interesting stuff happens, and then they’re like nah, let’s have an episode where nothing in it is of any consequence to the overall plot and essentially contributes nothing. Sure there is a civilisation changing war going on, but let’s have some boring interpersonal story that we will never refer back to in later episodes.
warmaster@lemmy.world
on 03 Sep 2023 15:48
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I don’t remember DS9, so I can’t comment on that. But I do enjoy LD, and I find it as disposable enjoyment. It’s not meaningful, but entertaining. I find it’s enough to be able to enjoy it, in every aspect. It’s not remarkable, but just good all around.
How far do you get into it before you get tired of it? I know you mention that quark and odo on the mountain episode and that’s at least later on.
Personally I like ds9 because it very much was still star trek but managed to show it in a somewhat darker way that felt a little more “realistic” and less of that feeling that everyone lives in utopia. The dominion war towards the end was also very interesting in that they started doing some serialized story telling, something that didn’t really happen in trek or in tv much at all at that point. By today’s standards it is certainly a bit dated, but still, an interesting and different take I thought.
I do also happen to like the characters, which I think is essential for any show. So if you never really liked them, then yea I imagine it wouldn’t be fun to watch.
CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world
on 03 Sep 2023 12:40
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Lol no we can’t.
CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world
on 03 Sep 2023 12:40
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Man, I’m sorry you feel this way. You’re really missing out.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca
on 03 Sep 2023 16:23
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I completely agree with you, I feel like this about all nu trek. Star trek enterprise was the last star trek that was star trek and anything produced since has been star drek.
I tried watching the dumb pew pew movies I really did. They are ALL godawful and have nothing to do with star trek.
I tried watching STD, I really did. I dropped out somewhere S2 in disgust.
I tried watching Picard, I really did. They ruined Picard and data. Then they ruined Guinan and Q. Then they ruined the entire TNG cast.
I stopped watching star trek, all of it, for a long time now because of that shite.it used to be my most favorite show, I have dozens of books, miniature ships, games and whatnot.
I switched to the Orville. It started as a sort of parody and then accidentally or not became the best trek made in the past 20 years
Have you watched lower decks or strange new worlds? Strange new worlds is in my opinion easily the most “star trek” of the newer shows and I think it’s excellent. Lower decks is obviously a cartoon but it too manages to somehow feel more like star trek than discovery and often Picard and it’s just a lot of fun and seems to be self aware enough to make it silly while still feeling like Star Trek.
The orville is also great and great star trek, too bad it’s very likely not returning for more.
Nope, and not going to. Why? Because I was told the same about the new trek movies. They. Sucked. So badly. I was told the same about discovery. It was cringe bad, hateful, spiteful, it was horrible. Then I was told the same about Picard. And hey, it’s Picard, this MUST be like TNG, right? RIGHT?
Picard was godawful. Season one ruined Picard and Data. It ruined seven of nine. It ruined Starfleet, it ruined the federation. Picard is now a bumbling old man who gets put in his place by women because … I dunno. Sheer fucking hubris ! Because that’s how we talk now in star trek. Season two managed to fuck over Guinan and Q and the Borg. It was aweful. All built up history is just optional now, just ignore every, do what we want just so we can tell vapid dumb stories. Then. Season three… The entire cast of TNG. All ruined. Beverly, who once disobeyed an order to help a terrorist is now a black ops cold blooded killer or something, whatever…They ruined the fucking enterprise herself. And the entire Borg thing (thanks for ruining it twice in a row) and the sad sad changeling storyline…
I’m done.
Star trek was important to me, it shaped my life, it made me who I am today. Believe me, I try to be a better guy every day because of star trek. Classic trek, that is.
That’s why it is pissing me off so much that nu trek has been treated so piss poorly by people that didn’t know trekz didn’t care about it, and just wanted to used it as a platform for their political stance. You’ve fucking ruined something great and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Edit: “you” meaning paramount, and instill have hopes that the Orville will come back but please no more season3 crap, they too went the nu trek way with loads of CGI pew pew and vapid stories
Also not really sure about that whole being put in his place by women comment… Is it just that you feel he was put in his place at all, or that it was a woman who did it? Cause if it’s the latter…
Anyways I feel that would be a mistake not to at least give SNW or lower decks a try as you never actually know until you try, but I’m not going to sit here and try and convince you beyond saying what I already have if you have already made up your mind. Then again, it’s probably a good idea if things being different upset you this much. All the best.
And don’t worry I know you didn’t mean that I personally ruined star trek.
Eh, you’re correct about Voyager being bad for the Borg. Then again Voyager was the weakest of all classic treks.
On the comment of Picard “being put in his place by a woman”: I have no problem with female leaders. Admiral Nechayev was nice, Janeway could have been so much more… The problem is that the nu trek show runners on multiple occasions talked about their… Political leanings and literally said that they don’t care about trek, don’t care what it was and literally that trek is their political platform, and it shows.
It’s not about that Picard gets dressed down by a woman, it’s about that women suddenly are all can’t-do-wrong Mary sues whereas the men are all bumbling no-goods. Also notice that women mostly behave like on-my-high-horse assholes. Again, “sheer fucking hubris” kinda says it all. Can you imagine any Admiral saying THAT in TNG/DS9?
Not to mention the graphic violence. “But it happened that one time in TNG too!”. Yeah, there is this one crazy episode there amongst hundreds whereas nutrek just had your daily dose of violence. I’ll watch “the boys” for that (I do recommend if you’re into dark humor)
This is not star trek. And no, I’m not going to give it my time anymore
michaelgemar@mstdn.ca
on 04 Sep 2023 16:13
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@phoenixz@startrek IMHO, Strange New Worlds is the most “Star Trek” show since TNG. It really captures the spirit of the original show.
(I am not a fan of Picard or Discovery, largely because I feel they don’t have the elements I liked about past shows — they are too dark and pessimistic for my tastes.)
Did you watch the same episode I did? They didn’t work out anything at all. That was what made it so special.
RoundSparrow@startrek.website
on 03 Sep 2023 21:09
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… I’m probably not the first to point out that Star Trek they do a lot of walking, they don’t go transporting everywhere. Why wouldn’t the Golden Gate be a pedestrian crossing… just for the view. I don’t get why you would write it that way, it isn’t really humor, it’s just lazy.
EDIT: ok, the Ketracel-white hot sauce was the quality of joke I was expecting ;) The NOLA culture stuff is great.
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Any reason for me to not use Paramount.
I’d watch more of Paramount than Netflix and what’s not to love about more Trek
Is the next season on Paramount? In the UK the first three seasons are all on Disney plus.
Strange New World is on Paramount, but not Lower Decks.
Seriously, why is the app just so bad?
So I see that YouTube is offering a free trial (USA) of Showtime + Paramount Plus… for 7 days. Does that mean I get to use YouTube’s streaming/app?
They seem to have pulled Season 3 here in Germany even though it was marketed as an “Amazon Original”. Seasons 1 and 2 are still on Prime. Pretty disappointed because I just started a rewatch.
@renormalizer
@ValueSubtracted
This licensing bullshit is really making me furious, from all streaming services nowadays
Arr. It be a problem matey.
Here in Italy season 3 is only for “premium” on prime.
The state of streaming services is embarrassing.
It’s all moved to Paramount+ and SkyShowtime.
I have tried a few times but just cannot enjoy this show
But have you watched the strange new worlds crossover episode?
I just watched that one, but haven’t watched the LD show. I enjoyed the episode knowing what it was (especially when they cartooned the SNW crew) but I’m not sure if I’d enjoy the show, they were quite annoying and didn’t respect the chain of command enough 😂
What is it that you don’t like?
I think it was largely a miss with the humor for me. It seemed like it was mostly just referential humor, just kind of “hey I watched star trek” but without substance. I dont love the animation style either, but that’s not been an issue for me in the past so long as the writing was entertaining enough
It struggled with that the first half season, but it found its own voice over time.
The fact that it’s found and retained its own dedicated fanbase who have no prior experience of Trek is evidence enough that it stands on its own.
Every single Star Trek series from TNG onward struggled in the beginning and took a season or two to really find itself. It’s basically the shape of TV Trek.
Agree totally. Which is why I have a certain exasperation for those who gave Lower Decks and Prodigy a couple of episodes and then decided it’s not for them.
First half of season 1 I couldn't stand the characters, but I feel they settle down after that then it gets really good then! But to each their own!
@dreamfall @ValueSubtracted @incendiaryperihelion
I’ve never watched Lower Decks and probably won’t. But, the SNW crossover was one of the most entertaining shows I’ve ever seen. At least it was for me.
Oh you should, it's so good. Probably ties with SNW
There was a DS9 crossover episode in LD season 3, if you’re interested.
That’s okay!
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I would 100% watch a spinoff starring Armin Shimerman and Alfred Molina as Quark and Otto Octavius, just hanging out on a mountain and chatting for an hour.
Throw in Garak and I’m hooked.
I don’t agree with you, but have an upvote because some morons are downvoting you not because you are not contributing to an opinion exchange, but just because they think different.
Those downvotes stink of Reddit.
We can be better.
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I enjoy the story arc of DS9, but because is from the time of 25+ episodes a season that there are bound to be a bunch of ones you can skip.
Oh, there are absolutely episodes of DS9 that you can just skip.
They get to the Dominion War and interesting stuff happens, and then they’re like nah, let’s have an episode where nothing in it is of any consequence to the overall plot and essentially contributes nothing. Sure there is a civilisation changing war going on, but let’s have some boring interpersonal story that we will never refer back to in later episodes.
I don’t remember DS9, so I can’t comment on that. But I do enjoy LD, and I find it as disposable enjoyment. It’s not meaningful, but entertaining. I find it’s enough to be able to enjoy it, in every aspect. It’s not remarkable, but just good all around.
How far do you get into it before you get tired of it? I know you mention that quark and odo on the mountain episode and that’s at least later on.
Personally I like ds9 because it very much was still star trek but managed to show it in a somewhat darker way that felt a little more “realistic” and less of that feeling that everyone lives in utopia. The dominion war towards the end was also very interesting in that they started doing some serialized story telling, something that didn’t really happen in trek or in tv much at all at that point. By today’s standards it is certainly a bit dated, but still, an interesting and different take I thought.
I do also happen to like the characters, which I think is essential for any show. So if you never really liked them, then yea I imagine it wouldn’t be fun to watch.
Lol no we can’t.
Man, I’m sorry you feel this way. You’re really missing out.
I completely agree with you, I feel like this about all nu trek. Star trek enterprise was the last star trek that was star trek and anything produced since has been star drek.
I tried watching the dumb pew pew movies I really did. They are ALL godawful and have nothing to do with star trek.
I tried watching STD, I really did. I dropped out somewhere S2 in disgust.
I tried watching Picard, I really did. They ruined Picard and data. Then they ruined Guinan and Q. Then they ruined the entire TNG cast.
I stopped watching star trek, all of it, for a long time now because of that shite.it used to be my most favorite show, I have dozens of books, miniature ships, games and whatnot.
I switched to the Orville. It started as a sort of parody and then accidentally or not became the best trek made in the past 20 years
Have you watched lower decks or strange new worlds? Strange new worlds is in my opinion easily the most “star trek” of the newer shows and I think it’s excellent. Lower decks is obviously a cartoon but it too manages to somehow feel more like star trek than discovery and often Picard and it’s just a lot of fun and seems to be self aware enough to make it silly while still feeling like Star Trek.
The orville is also great and great star trek, too bad it’s very likely not returning for more.
Nope, and not going to. Why? Because I was told the same about the new trek movies. They. Sucked. So badly. I was told the same about discovery. It was cringe bad, hateful, spiteful, it was horrible. Then I was told the same about Picard. And hey, it’s Picard, this MUST be like TNG, right? RIGHT?
Picard was godawful. Season one ruined Picard and Data. It ruined seven of nine. It ruined Starfleet, it ruined the federation. Picard is now a bumbling old man who gets put in his place by women because … I dunno. Sheer fucking hubris ! Because that’s how we talk now in star trek. Season two managed to fuck over Guinan and Q and the Borg. It was aweful. All built up history is just optional now, just ignore every, do what we want just so we can tell vapid dumb stories. Then. Season three… The entire cast of TNG. All ruined. Beverly, who once disobeyed an order to help a terrorist is now a black ops cold blooded killer or something, whatever…They ruined the fucking enterprise herself. And the entire Borg thing (thanks for ruining it twice in a row) and the sad sad changeling storyline…
I’m done.
Star trek was important to me, it shaped my life, it made me who I am today. Believe me, I try to be a better guy every day because of star trek. Classic trek, that is.
That’s why it is pissing me off so much that nu trek has been treated so piss poorly by people that didn’t know trekz didn’t care about it, and just wanted to used it as a platform for their political stance. You’ve fucking ruined something great and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Edit: “you” meaning paramount, and instill have hopes that the Orville will come back but please no more season3 crap, they too went the nu trek way with loads of CGI pew pew and vapid stories
In fairness, voyager ruined the Borg, not Picard.
Also not really sure about that whole being put in his place by women comment… Is it just that you feel he was put in his place at all, or that it was a woman who did it? Cause if it’s the latter…
Anyways I feel that would be a mistake not to at least give SNW or lower decks a try as you never actually know until you try, but I’m not going to sit here and try and convince you beyond saying what I already have if you have already made up your mind. Then again, it’s probably a good idea if things being different upset you this much. All the best.
And don’t worry I know you didn’t mean that I personally ruined star trek.
Eh, you’re correct about Voyager being bad for the Borg. Then again Voyager was the weakest of all classic treks.
On the comment of Picard “being put in his place by a woman”: I have no problem with female leaders. Admiral Nechayev was nice, Janeway could have been so much more… The problem is that the nu trek show runners on multiple occasions talked about their… Political leanings and literally said that they don’t care about trek, don’t care what it was and literally that trek is their political platform, and it shows.
It’s not about that Picard gets dressed down by a woman, it’s about that women suddenly are all can’t-do-wrong Mary sues whereas the men are all bumbling no-goods. Also notice that women mostly behave like on-my-high-horse assholes. Again, “sheer fucking hubris” kinda says it all. Can you imagine any Admiral saying THAT in TNG/DS9?
Not to mention the graphic violence. “But it happened that one time in TNG too!”. Yeah, there is this one crazy episode there amongst hundreds whereas nutrek just had your daily dose of violence. I’ll watch “the boys” for that (I do recommend if you’re into dark humor)
This is not star trek. And no, I’m not going to give it my time anymore
@phoenixz @startrek IMHO, Strange New Worlds is the most “Star Trek” show since TNG. It really captures the spirit of the original show.
(I am not a fan of Picard or Discovery, largely because I feel they don’t have the elements I liked about past shows — they are too dark and pessimistic for my tastes.)
Did you watch the same episode I did? They didn’t work out anything at all. That was what made it so special.
… I’m probably not the first to point out that Star Trek they do a lot of walking, they don’t go transporting everywhere. Why wouldn’t the Golden Gate be a pedestrian crossing… just for the view. I don’t get why you would write it that way, it isn’t really humor, it’s just lazy.
EDIT: ok, the Ketracel-white hot sauce was the quality of joke I was expecting ;) The NOLA culture stuff is great.