Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 12878768)

SNR, I admire your endless passion for Star Trek. As someone that was an exec at Paramount for more than a decade, this trailer is exactly as I expected.

I cannot believe that Les Moonves is happy with this trailer, so I expect changes ahead.

Or not, because Paramount. :(

Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 12878833)

I think it's going to fail, and fail spectacularly. And I think that's a good thing. Maybe one day we'll get decent Star Trek again. Until that day, we always have reruns of the good stuff.

The worst part is how CBS has crushed the fan productions. Have you ever watched any of the Star Trek Continues episodes? There are a couple of turkeys in there, but mostly they're wonderful. Those people know what Star Trek should be and put forth quality shows that are true to the original series.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 12878841)

Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance but I'm in complete agreement with Viacom/CBS/Paramount's inability to take a great IP and deliver.

If Sumner Redstone ever dies, maybe we'll see a change.

Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 12878844)

http://startrekcontinues.com/episodes.html

Seriously, give them a look. The last episode was particularly good, as was the one that was a direct sequel to Who Mourns for Adonis, starring Michael Forrest, the actor who played Apollo in the original TOS episode.

I think you'll like them. The acting can be a touch uneven at times, but they absolutely nail the look and feel of the original.

They've also had some other interesting guest stars, including Lou Ferrigno, Jamie Bamber (Apollo from BSG) and Rekha Sharma (Tori from BSG). And Grant Imihara from Mythbusters plays Sulu.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 12878768)

SNR, I admire your endless passion for Star Trek. As someone that was an exec at Paramount for more than a decade, this trailer is exactly as I expected.

I cannot believe that Les Moonves is happy with this trailer, so I expect changes ahead.

Or not, because Paramount. :(

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 12879142)

Enough with the lens flares already

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 12879142)

Enough with the lens flares already

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 12879168)

The abandonment of the orthodox Star Trek fanbase to produce a watered-down, homogenized version of it for the masses to lap up is heartbreaking.

We'll probably never get back to what made Star Trek great.

Originally Posted by Gonzo (Post 12880394)

https://youtu.be/4dxe_ugmIVM


New promo

Looks like enterprise but with a bigger budget. I dunno. I might give it a shot.

I don't really have a problem with a female captain as long as they're not a moronic, power hungry **** like Janeway was. The fx look great. I'm torn a bit.

If you all want a great view on the Trek universe, google SF Debris and go to his website. He's done reviews for nearly every Trek episode. They're all very funny. Especially Voyager and Enterprise reviews. I find myself agreeing with roughly 85-90% of what he says.

Originally Posted by RealSNR (Post 12878758)

Doesn't Paramount WANT a captive audience for lifting off their streaming service? Their captive audience already ****ing spoke up about what the wanted. Dorn's Captain Worf series maybe wouldn't have attracted the random TV watchers initially, but it would have given them guaranteed NUMBERS at least, and if they made it any good at all, I'm sure the audience would grow bit by bit. Hell, and the freakin pilot was crowdfunded-ready.

And I just don't understand when entertainment is looking to re-capture millennial viewers by re-booting/re-starting shit from the 90s why Paramount ****ing insists that this prequel shit is the way to go. How about you CONTINUE the events and adventures of the franchise when it was at its height? Those golden days of TNG never saw a more excited fanbase even among average television viewers for this show. They're not even allowing for "far future" series like TNG was to the original. God, how interesting would that be? Re-imagining technology and ships a full century past the events of TNG/DS9/Voyager? Get input from people to be ****ing CREATIVE for ****ing once. God, how about coming up with new modes of communication beyond the com-badge? Get some young kid to see that shit on TV and go, "I'm going to invent that!"

Nope. **** creativity. **** trying new things. Yes, I know they're restarting a 50-year old franchise, but they're not even TRYING to explore strange new worlds or seek out new life and new civilizations. They're banking on a ****ing Klingon War.

We already had what we wanted regarding a Klingon War. The Axanar movie. Fans demanded it, and CBS said no. They could have commandeered it and rolled that direction with their shitty prequel. Nope. Has to be this stupid lower decks story. Is Michelle Yeoh even going to be recognized as a real captain in fan lore since she's not the headline act of this series?

I would have loved an Axanar movie that was fan-funded. So much better than the other fan-made shit out there. I would have loved CBS taking that and running with it if they were worried about missing out on profit. Instead, we got this crap.

And **** Bryan Fuller, too. I hope his career ****ing dies. You don't commit to a franchise like Star Trek and then back out before the first ****ing season, you dumbass ****ing prick. We were promised the show would be in good hands with him because he knew how to connect to the fans with his writing, and now we got more terrible assholes who thought ST: Into Darkness is what fans wanted to see.

I'm watching the free one they'll broadcast. And I'm 99% certain I won't be blown away. When that happens, I ain't paying SHIT to stream this garbage. CBS can go **** itself.