Star Trek: Discovery was in the top ten streaming charts for 3 weeks in a row
Only 3 weeks? I watched the whole first season, and some of the second. The first three weeks weren’t bad. A little rough, but as you mention so was the start of TNG. Some of us fans of the old stuff find it hard to stop giving Kurtzman Trek more chances, just because it’s got the Star Trek name. I even watched the entire Section 31 movie and a couple episodes of Starfleet Academy. That’s what it took to convince me it’s really over.
I had a similar experience with Disco. Watched the first season, nearly dropped it at the end, but the twist was big enough to catch my interest, quit part way into season 2.
I love that it has so many more explicitly queer people but the departure in show structure and form really clanged with me. Ugh and the Klingon pseudo sexual surgery stuff was so off-putting. I think it was Saru
DISCO S02E04 spoiler
actually being a predator species
that finally bucked me off.
I didn’t bother with Section 31, but dang I wish we got a show with Captain Georgiou instead of the evil house pet emperor character…
SFA might get better in time, but the first episode didn’t really grab me and had me asking so many questions I didn’t wanna look further into it. Plus now with Paramount being owned by right-wing monsters, I don’t think I’ll be giving them any money.
Considering that’s from Paramount+ viewing figures, and Paramount+ having less subscribers than other streaming services… Kind of a big deal. Same with Starfleet Academy being in the top 10 charts in every other one.
That’s what it took to convince me it’s really over.
Same nonsense that people said about Deep Space 9 and Voyager upon release.
I’d say Enterprise was the only one that inspired a level of dislike that was anything like comparable. But it was no Section 31. Nothing in Star Trek history has been so shockingly bad as that movie, and it’s not like they didn’t make a couple of bad movies before. It’s more akin to the Star Wars Holiday Special, except that instead of feeling any shame they chose to make a whole new series in the same directorial style. Eh well, who knows what the future may bring.
Only 3 weeks? I watched the whole first season, and some of the second. The first three weeks weren’t bad. A little rough, but as you mention so was the start of TNG. Some of us fans of the old stuff find it hard to stop giving Kurtzman Trek more chances, just because it’s got the Star Trek name. I even watched the entire Section 31 movie and a couple episodes of Starfleet Academy. That’s what it took to convince me it’s really over.
I had a similar experience with Disco. Watched the first season, nearly dropped it at the end, but the twist was big enough to catch my interest, quit part way into season 2.
I love that it has so many more explicitly queer people but the departure in show structure and form really clanged with me. Ugh and the Klingon pseudo sexual surgery stuff was so off-putting. I think it was Saru
DISCO S02E04 spoiler
actually being a predator species
that finally bucked me off.
I didn’t bother with Section 31, but dang I wish we got a show with Captain Georgiou instead of the evil house pet emperor character…
SFA might get better in time, but the first episode didn’t really grab me and had me asking so many questions I didn’t wanna look further into it. Plus now with Paramount being owned by right-wing monsters, I don’t think I’ll be giving them any money.
Considering that’s from Paramount+ viewing figures, and Paramount+ having less subscribers than other streaming services… Kind of a big deal. Same with Starfleet Academy being in the top 10 charts in every other one.
Same nonsense that people said about Deep Space 9 and Voyager upon release.
I’d say Enterprise was the only one that inspired a level of dislike that was anything like comparable. But it was no Section 31. Nothing in Star Trek history has been so shockingly bad as that movie, and it’s not like they didn’t make a couple of bad movies before. It’s more akin to the Star Wars Holiday Special, except that instead of feeling any shame they chose to make a whole new series in the same directorial style. Eh well, who knows what the future may bring.