General Star Trek thread

And what they done to Hansen wasn't half as bad as what an idiot PIC 3 made

Since I have Paramount+ for another month I thought I'd watch an episode of TAS. No joy. What gives?

I have it on DVD but I thought this whole craic of PP being the Home Of Star Trek was a thing

TAS is still on Netflix, as are all (?) the other pre 2006 series

So who is buying Patrick Stewarts Book? I have mine ordered :)

Awe such a pity

The writers came up with a lovely scene," Stewart continued. "It is dusk at Jean-Luc’s vineyard. His back is to us as he takes in the view, his dog at his side. Then, off-screen, a woman’s loving voice is heard: 'Jean-Luc? Supper’s ready!' Is it Beverly Crusher’s voice? Laris’s? Someone we don’t know? It isn’t made clear. But [my real-life wife] Sunny was set to record the lines. Heeding his wife’s call, Jean-Luc turns around, says to his dog, 'C’mon, boy,' and heads inside. Dusk fades to night, and Picard fades into history."

Would have been a great ending. I hope we do get Star Trek Picard the Movie. I want to see one more adventure with them and that ending too.

The ending was shte but the one above would be no better. It's a bit too Johnny steps out of the sonic shower.

I was annoyed that "everybody lives". It would have been more powerful if they had an empty chair for Worf and raised a glass to his journey to Stova Kor

I think you are trying very hard to exonerate Matalas. There is nothing to suggest it wasn't all him.

Not a hope that this show was going to kill anyone off given that they had a whole plot just to bring Data back to life. Also as you said it would have just felt like a cheap trope.

Well it seemed like you were saying the good stuff was thanks to him and offloading the bad stuff on the much hated Kurtzmann.

Matalas CV isn't exactly perfect after making PIC 2 which is close to being the worst season of Star Trek ever. But I have seen the bad bits of that blamed on everyone else too.

Luckily Strange New Worlds doesn't have these possible "structural requirements" and neither did PIC 1 which I think should have just ended with Picard properly dying.

I wonder then was Matalas told he had to use the previously blown up Enterprise D which was rebuilt for a museum with full weapons and shields for some reason. Cause that was an awful heap of sht decision.

They could have just used the Enterprise E but the D is more recognisable so was used despite being blown up.

It's the definition of cheap fan wankery.

All true, but after the absolute hogwash of season 1 and 2, I welcomed the fanservice. We actually deserved it for enduring that previous horseshit. Could they have done better? Sure. Could they have done worse? Oh you bet. I seen S3 as a love letter to TNG and the final sendoff for the crew, and at that, I was happy with it.

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