Personally, I don't see anything wrong with going for an alternate timeline and a modern take on starship design. As long as they don't turn Star Trek into an action franchise, I'm okay with it.
> As long as they don't turn Star Trek into an action franchise Oh god, that would be tragic.
Well that's pretty much what the last movie was.
That being said I thought it was quite good when you didn't think of it as 'star trek'
I have always been interested in watching Star Trek, having watched some of Deep Space Nine with my dad and thinking it was okay when I was really young in addition to enjoying the new movies. I figure now is a good time seeing as this is coming out in a little over a year. Any suggestions as to what order I should watch it in or if I should avoid any of the series?
If you start with the first season of TNG and don't like it, perhaps check out a different season before giving up on it.
> The brand-new Star Trek will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966 . Although the series is aimed more at the US than the rest of the world, What if they decided to tackle the current migration issues? Those will only become bigger in the future as climate…
I'm really hoping its not set in the new timeline. My hope is that it is a continuation of the Post Deep Space Nine/ Dominion War/ Voyager timeline. I would hope they look at whats happened in the books set in that period. The final borg invasion, the rise of the typhon pact, and Dr.Bashir from DS9 becoming sort of a Ed Snowden character.
I have always been interested in watching Star Trek, having watched some of Deep Space Nine with my dad and thinking it was okay when I was really young in addition to enjoying the new movies. I figure now is a good time seeing as this is coming out in a little over a year. Any suggestions as to what order I should watch it in or if I should avoid any of the series?
The original series doesn't hold up very well from either a narrative perspective or a visual perspective, I'd skip them. The original series movies are a little better and may be worth watching.
Other than that I'd start with The Next Generation and go in chronological order.
> available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access > will also be distributed concurrently for television So, is it on TV or not?
For the concurrent distribution, I believe they are referring only to international distribution. For example, House of Cards was broadcast on traditional TV channels in countries that did not have Netflix (like Australia, New Zealand, and India).
> The brand-new Star Trek will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966 . Although the series is aimed more at the US than the rest of the world, What if they decided to tackle the current migration issues? Those will only become bigger in the future as climate…
I'm really hoping its not set in the new timeline. My hope is that it is a continuation of the Post Deep Space Nine/ Dominion War/ Voyager timeline. I would hope they look at whats happened in the books set in that period. The final borg invasion, the rise of the typhon pact, and Dr.Bashir from DS9 becoming sort of a Ed Snowden character.
+1 for any proposal that casts Siddig el Fadil as anything other than a terrorist.
While we're here, let's also acknowledge some of the fan-funded efforts that have been keeping the spirit alive: http://www.startrekaxanar.com/ http://startrekrenegades.com/ I, for one, am really looking forward to Axanar as much or even more than these official series.
Renegades was nigh godawful.
Prelude to Axanar reminded me of the real-action adverts that big budget games have these days was very HALO 3-eque, not good or bad persay, but it was just a relative short (20min) for their kickstarter so not much to judge it by, the VFX looked professional but very un-Star Trek like which was some what disappointing but unless you have the DS9 effects team that managed to make 3D-CGI look like filmed scaled models or the team behing BSG/Firefly you won't probably get the realistic look either.
I have always been interested in watching Star Trek, having watched some of Deep Space Nine with my dad and thinking it was okay when I was really young in addition to enjoying the new movies. I figure now is a good time seeing as this is coming out in a little over a year. Any suggestions as to what order I should watch it in or if I should avoid any of the series?
The correct viewing order for Enterprise is: watch the last episode of Season 2 and continue from there. Pretend the first two seasons never happened. Also skip the last episode.