Well I finished watching the Battle star Galactica reboot for the second time last week, which is an excellent well written and acted sci-fi series; so I thought I would try this new series of Star trek, which I now know is not an excellent well written and acted sci-fi series. In fact I feel like I wasted 2 hours of my life.
I like star trek, I loved Enterprise and had high expectations for Discovery, but it failed on so many levels. First of all the character Michael Burnham is irritating and completely unbelievable. I mean in the first episode she had deadly exposure to radiation and within 10 minutes she was rescued from space, walked out from her treatment for an urgent talk with the captain and then went back to continue her treatment and she was cured 5 minutes later looking 100% fit and healthy. Then in episode two she was exposed to the vacuum of space and did not have one ill effect from it at all, again 100% fit and healthy. Not to mention her mutiny and somehow being able to communicate vast distances through space via her mind. Lastly, her attitude and personality is really irritating, and she is not a very likable character.
Some other gripes include the Klingon's, they looked like they got their costumes and props from Stargate. And the light beacon to alert all other Klingon's, WT? last I checked the speed of light is constant and would take thousands of light years to reach every part of a galaxy. Apparently not in Startrek Discovery, where all the Klingon's appeared about 5 minutes after the light started shining. The sound in space, also irritates me, I can only think of Firefly, where they actually got the science of this right in a sci-fi series.
Also a minor point but Discovery is supposed to be set before Kirk, yet the technology is far superior than anything Kirk had. I could go on about the acting but I stopped caring after the first episode when the character Michael Burnham just made me say WT? on too many occasions. That stupid 'I'm so serious look' that she permanently has is also very irritating.
It may get better, but I doubt I will stick around to watch it after the mess first two episodes were.
I like star trek, I loved Enterprise and had high expectations for Discovery, but it failed on so many levels. First of all the character Michael Burnham is irritating and completely unbelievable. I mean in the first episode she had deadly exposure to radiation and within 10 minutes she was rescued from space, walked out from her treatment for an urgent talk with the captain and then went back to continue her treatment and she was cured 5 minutes later looking 100% fit and healthy. Then in episode two she was exposed to the vacuum of space and did not have one ill effect from it at all, again 100% fit and healthy. Not to mention her mutiny and somehow being able to communicate vast distances through space via her mind. Lastly, her attitude and personality is really irritating, and she is not a very likable character.
Some other gripes include the Klingon's, they looked like they got their costumes and props from Stargate. And the light beacon to alert all other Klingon's, WT? last I checked the speed of light is constant and would take thousands of light years to reach every part of a galaxy. Apparently not in Startrek Discovery, where all the Klingon's appeared about 5 minutes after the light started shining. The sound in space, also irritates me, I can only think of Firefly, where they actually got the science of this right in a sci-fi series.
Also a minor point but Discovery is supposed to be set before Kirk, yet the technology is far superior than anything Kirk had. I could go on about the acting but I stopped caring after the first episode when the character Michael Burnham just made me say WT? on too many occasions. That stupid 'I'm so serious look' that she permanently has is also very irritating.
It may get better, but I doubt I will stick around to watch it after the mess first two episodes were.