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Watching DS9 (just started seasons 7). Never realized the same actor played Weyoun and Brunt. One of my favorite characters in the series. Garak is unquestionably my favorite.
Jeffrey Combs is all over Star Trek. The two roles you mention, he was Shran on Enterprise, a Ferngi character on an episode of Enterpise, and a character on an episode of Voyager.Watching DS9 (just started seasons 7). Never realized the same actor played Weyoun and Brunt. One of my favorite characters in the series. Garak is unquestionably my favorite.
He's a great recurring actor in the series.Jeffrey Combs is all over Star Trek. The two roles you mention, he was Shran on Enterprise, a Ferngi character on an episode of Enterpise, and a character on an episode of Voyager.
Way late responding but Romulans would be slightly ahead of Vulcans, same genetic ancestors, but Romulans okay with giving in to their emotions like anger.Among many topics, one thing I've always struggled with in the series is determining the physical strength of species relative to each other. Here's what I assume in terms of the order of strength of species:
Android (data)
Borg
Klingon
Hunters
Jemhadar
Vulcans
Gorn
And then a group that is of similar strength:
Humans
Romulans
Cardassians
Xindi (obviously different species mixed in here)
Andorians
Betazeds
Trills
And then Ferengi, although there is a reference of them being exceptionally strong (kind of like how dwarves are perceived as in fantasy realms).
Tony Todd is my favorite. Worf's brother but his best episode is The Visitor playing an adult Jake on DS9. I know people love The Inner Light, but The Visitor is best Trek ever, IMO.He's a great recurring actor in the series.
As i watch the series' over and over, I see more and more recurring actors. I knew of several already, but there are many more than I previously realized.
Worth paying for or just wait till it's eventually on Netflix?I enjoyed episode 1. Will stream #2 tonight.
Klingon intro was fantastic. Not a fan of the new captain though.
I'm in going forward.
Honestly hard to say, they should have aired 2 episodes IMO. Instead they left it on a small cliffhanger and immediately went into a commercial to go sign up for the service to immediately watch episode two. Apparently there is a 7 day free trial for new subscribers, so I am thinking of waiting for the next few episodes to come out and then maybe do the trial.Worth paying for or just wait till it's eventually on Netflix?
IIRC is available on "non-US" Netflix if you have access to thatWorth paying for or just wait till it's eventually on Netflix?
So stupid. Who would pay a monthly fee for CBS?Honestly hard to say, they should have aired 2 episodes IMO. Instead they left it on a small cliffhanger and immediately went into a commercial to go sign up for the service to immediately watch episode two. Apparently there is a 7 day free trial for new subscribers, so I am thinking of waiting for the next few episodes to come out and then maybe do the trial.
Service is $9.99 a month with no commercials, $5.99 with limited commercials, IIRC.
They are apparently betting Trek geeks will, but I agree there's nothing in their library I would want to watch. Old CSI or NCIS episodes? The Brady Bunch? Big Bang Theory reruns that are on like 8 times a day already?So stupid. Who would pay a monthly fee for CBS?
Get your CC out to watch E2.
watched the 1st episode. not super-jazzed, but looks good and guessing it will hit its stride soon.
can't I just wait for next week, or are they skipping ahead to ep3 because screw me, that's why.Get your CC out to watch E2.
They're using this series get people to sign up for their streaming service. Because screw you (and me, and everyone else).can't I just wait for next week, or are they skipping ahead to ep3 because screw me, that's why.
nope. you can use VPN to watch netflix from other countries.Netflix probably classifies their subscribers by billing location, not IP.
lol.Only last night's episode is on CBS. All the rest are only on the streaming service. This was the free one to get you hooked.
will wait until they all air and then get the free week trialOnly last night's episode is on CBS. All the rest are only on the streaming service. This was the free one to get you hooked.
Wait, really? Oof. I hope this fails miserably so that no network ever thinks of doing something like this again.Only last night's episode is on CBS. All the rest are only on the streaming service. This was the free one to get you hooked.
That's gonna be rough for Netflix. A large portion of their kids content ate Disney movies and shows. They'll survive on the DreamWorks stuff and other homegrown shows but still.Yep, Disney recently announced they are pulling all their content from Netflix and are going to start up their own streaming service too (I would assume that means all of ABS's content too.) It's going to be a cluster with all these different services out there. My guess is most of them crash and burn and they end up going back to Netflix and Amazon.
Except I won't. I'll just pick one or two and the rest I'll live without.It was kind of the whole point. CBS wanted to start a streaming service, and took a look at what properties they owned they could use to launch around. Trek was the top of the list.
All the networks are doing this in the near future. FOX just removed their entire catalog from Netflix to move to Hulu (which it owns a percentage of). There won't be a single service that owns everything, you'll have to buy into the CBS Bundle, the FOX Bundle, the ESPN Bundle, etc., someday if you want to cut the cord (and, of course, end up paying the same $).
Mulgrew and now this chick? We get it, in the future women are in really cool jobs like captain of a star ship. But ya gotta make them coolNot a fan of the new captain though.
It's funny, if you hadn't alerted me of this id've just thought it got cancelled because it's crapOnly last night's episode is on CBS. All the rest are only on the streaming service. This was the free one to get you hooked.
There is a zero percent chance this works for them. They all wanted to fight and stick with the archaic cable TV model and they let other people beat them to market for streaming. Now those streaming services are household names and people have chosen theirs already. It's too late for these dumb networks to try and jump in and think everyone is going to pay for a dozen different streaming services.It was kind of the whole point. CBS wanted to start a streaming service, and took a look at what properties they owned they could use to launch around. Trek was the top of the list.
All the networks are doing this in the near future. FOX just removed their entire catalog from Netflix to move to Hulu (which it owns a percentage of). There won't be a single service that owns everything, you'll have to buy into the CBS Bundle, the FOX Bundle, the ESPN Bundle, etc., someday if you want to cut the cord (and, of course, end up paying the same $).
It was pretty arrogant to think they could come in at a price point higher than Prime and Netflix when their content is non existent. They should have tried to go in under $5 or even free to gain traction. No one is paying $10 a month for Star Trek. Not even trekkies. They'll just bootleg a version from over seas.FreeBaGeL said:There is a zero percent chance this works for them. They all wanted to fight and stick with the archaic cable TV model and they let other people beat them to market for streaming. Now those streaming services are household names and people have chosen theirs already. It's too late for these dumb networks to try and jump in and think everyone is going to pay for a dozen different streaming services.
I hope cable TV keeps dying and they get stuck putting their mediocre shows on the established streaming services while making a fraction of the money they once did.
totally agree with you. start at a buck for the first 30 days, up to 5 and then play it by ear to see if you get 10. but right now, when so many of us are still with cable bundles AND premiums like netflix, hbo, etc... #### them.It was pretty arrogant to think they could come in at a price point higher than Prime and Netflix when their content is non existent. They should have tried to go in under $5 or even free to gain traction. No one is paying $10 a month for Star Trek. Not even trekkies. They'll just bootleg a version from over seas.
Big fan of Tony Todd as well. The Visitor is easily the best DS9 episode.Tony Todd is my favorite. Worf's brother but his best episode is The Visitor playing an adult Jake on DS9. I know people love The Inner Light, but The Visitor is best Trek ever, IMO.
Here here.Anyone know if they have gotten a lot of subscribers or not? I'm still hoping this fails miserably. (Not the show necessarily, but the network streaming concept.)
oh and as my daughter just reminded me, you should add Mirror Mirror from TOS for some added flavor. We are going to watch the whole group to get our geek onI loved the new episode. I don't know if they are setting up a long term arc or short term, but lots of possibilities.
If you truly want to geek out, watch The Tholian Web from TOS and In a Mirror Darkly from Enterprise first before this episode of Discovery.
I think on season 3 of Enterprise used a tight arc format. DS9 had a decent overall arc during the dominion war but even then they sprinkled in a ton of stand alone episodes.I'm not used to seeing Trek so serialized. So that's different.
and I'm not paying.It's BS that you have to shell out $6/month for All Access and there are STILL commercials. Have to pay extra to get rid of those. No way I'm doing that - I'll just sit there and fume for three minutes 4-5 times per episode.
Did this spin off into another thread, or did the discussion just die?
Using someone else's account, I just started watching this over the weekend, and I am 11 episodes in.
My first thought was this:
and I'm not paying.
I am enjoying it, it isn't the greatest, but it is Star Trek and I am watching.
I agree with not understanding the need to remake the Klingons again. It just baffles me. They also have changed the way they speak, it is the same Klingon language from what I can tell, but the way they speak reminds me of the way Indians speak in westerns. I don't know, just the delivery.
I had to look up the actor that plays Stamets, I knew I knew him from somewhere. Now I can't unsee him as Tony in Dazed and Confused.