secretanchitman
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I like it! Can't wait to watch it tonight.
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Star Trek: Discovery |OT| To Boldly Stream Where No One Has Streamed Before
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I like it! Can't wait to watch it tonight.
whyamihere
Banned
To be fair, the House credits were amazing though.
JetBlackPanda
Member
Is she, though? She's the captain of a ship our main character presumably isn't going to be serving on for very long... and the second part of the opener is named after a battle. This war has gotta start with a bang, right?
A Serious Man
Member
CBS going after that GoT buzz with f-bombs and surprising character deaths.
But we don't know the structure of the season, they could do flashbacks to the Shenzou even after SMG joins Discovery.
I hope she makes it a couple of episodes before they off her. Need more Michelle in my viewing life.
JetBlackPanda
Member
how much is cbs all access a month?
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
Well Enterprise S1-2 no longer has to hold that "worst Star Trek intro" L. "Throwing Trek imagery in hopes of getting fanboys excited while generic strings play in background" takes the cake on that one.
whyamihere
Banned
The images in Enterprise were great. It was the music that was terrible.
Imbarkus
As Sartre noted in his contemplation on Hell in No Exit, the true horror is other members.
Everything went better than expected!
I never even skipped Enterprise's opening titles, but Discovery's are doing nothing for me. It lacks the oomph and sense of adventure that even the more sombre DS9 possessed. Also, can I have a little bit of space in my intro sequence, guys?
Ah well, I'm still excited to check out the first episodes tomorrow.
Ah well, I'm still excited to check out the first episodes tomorrow.
A Serious Man
Member
It's well produced but yeah, just images of random nostalgia objects. 100% forgettable.
Fucking awful.
Meus Renaissance
Member
Anyone going on about Enterprise's opening sequence is going on my Ignore List.
UnknownSpirit
Member
I had actually warmed up to the new theme and thought it was pretty good, but yeah.. that title sequence, is fine. I guess.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Eh, that's pretty meh. Makes me long for Voyager's title sequence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sns1Xj6L-Qc
Meus Renaissance
Member
It looks like a video that plays on the screens in an ER waiting area.
Voyager is the goat.
CharmingCharlie
Member
Yeahhhhhhhhh not the greatest into sequence I have ever seen and they kinda butchered the iconic trek theme just as an extra bonus. I dunno just not feeling this, none of the recent Trek show attempts have managed to recapture the magic of TOS and TNG. I honestly can't see this fairing much better.
Made a small change. Works so much better now.
Edit: holy fuck, it fits so well!
Edit2: now a youtubevideo.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
lol, this is a perfect comparison.
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
That's one helluva cast!
CharmingCharlie
Member
You truly are a monster, right up their with Khannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
KojiKnight
Member
Recent trek shows... This is the first trek series in 12 years.
That said, I'm just tired of the constant prequels. I'm not sure why show runners are so afraid of treading new ground. Generation's greatest gift was moving past the Klingon war narrative. Yes, the movies are where that happened, but TNG could have EASILY just restarted the war, but instead expanded the stories. By DS9, Klingons were not just war hungry, we had Klingons who were content with being chefs and actually enjoying a peaceful existence.
Now imagine them doing something like that with the borg. The collapse of the collective and the trillions of displaced peoples would lead to all sorts of super interesting storylines. Instead it's just retreads... retreads where we already know the end results even.
Beer Monkey
Member
How the fuck do I get All Access on Playstation Vue? It doesn't show up as a subscription option on https://vue.playstation.com
I'll sign up for a trial if I can.
I'll sign up for a trial if I can.
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
Yes, Yes it does! It matches up perfectly.
Is it 10 years before Kirk is born or before he takes command of the Enterprise?
The Leewit
Neo Member
Loved the new opening sequence. Definitely new trek in style and boldness. And the wonderful musical score complements the creative visuals nicely. Thank you, no more starship worshipping sequences, like the past iterations.
Ten years before TOS.
Hmm music doesn't really gel all that well with that animation? Also not the biggest fan of that DaVinci sepia paper style drawing when it actually shows spaceships, phasers, dna etc.
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
Thanks. So Kirk and Spock are already in Starfleet?
Beer Monkey
Member
What a box of turds.
-Plasma Reus-
Service guarantees member status
It's perfect Jim.
PrivateWHudson
Member
Looks like they just grabbed some of the CGI models and added a filter to them. Good thing I didn't get the subscription, or I'd be disappointed already.
Pre-order cancelled.
Yes.
Oh dear. They hopped on the artsy-imagery opening bandwagon but in a very uninspired obvious way, it's just not resonating..."look, it's the things you like! Phasers! Vulcan Salute!"
Still really looking forward to it but damn. It'd help if it had a catchy theme or something...I can't remember any of the musical cues from this opening except for the main Trek theme they threw in there.
It kinda puts me to sleep more than getting me hyped up for the episode - some Trek openings were low-key too but they still conveyed a sense of awe that this one sort of lacks.
It's almost sort of cynical? It focuses on Trek iconography, like marketable branding....
JonnyDBrit
Member
It's sort of like... got a documentary feel, almost? Or the sort of snippet you'd see for a behind the scenes feature.
In that regard, I can sorta see why one might parallel it to Enterprise's - less for music, and more the ways in which it leans on showing how we get to the future of the series (and at some level, The Original Series) through showing how it's literally designed.
Well they showed the Phaser image being assembled even before the communicator or the human hand. So..
ISee
Member
Meus Renaissance
Member
It actually fits well with that. Much better than the 'real' one. The TOS score is shit anyway.
Meus Renaissance
Member
I want to see T'Pol. She should be alive.
That's... weird.
First the shower of dilithium crystals surrounding the ship, then the strange focus on the equipment, followed by a Sarlac and cel-shaded beauty shot of the ship.
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