Star Trek: Picard

[Alkali Ike]

Tuesday I met up with my bestest Star Trek buddy and we of course discussed Picard. He is absolutely, totally, 100% baffled by my criticism of the show. He keeps saying I must be watching some other show. He thinks it's the most awesome Star Trek in a long time.

 

[Gorn]

Raffi calls Picard JL at least a dozen times in the course of a five minute conversation. You don't repeatedly say a person's name when you're having a private conversation with them. But JL. But JL. Oh JL. Get it? They're really familiar with each other. Intimacy and history established. Next scene. Boooooooooooo.

 

[Alkali Ike]

Episode 4 picked up the pace substantially. I might have kind of liked it.

 

[murphy]

Three episodes and really enjoyed it....no sign of the certain smugness/cheesiness of TNG...Thank god.
Not dissing TNG, but certain cast members always rubbed me the wrong way....cough...Riker...cough...etc

 

[Alkali Ike]

I think I may be acclimating now that my expectations have been calibrated.

 

[Gorn]

I begrudgingly watched episode 4. I don't know why I lie to myself and say I won't. Romulans, even displaced, pissed off, disenfranchised, sad Romulans know full well that a 100 year old human is no match for a big ass Romulan dude, in his prime, with a sword. They're not Ferengis. They have a sense of honor. Shoot him in the face with a disruptor but mortal combat with melee weapons? The preview for episode 5 gave me goosebumps and not in a good way.

 

[Gorn]

And the music sucks.

 

[Alkali Ike]

This is a pretty interesting analysis of what the Picard "big picture" may be. If you haven't watched any of the show yet, it contains spoilers up through Episode 3.

Star Trek: Picard is unraveling one of Trek’s biggest mysteries

 

[Alkali Ike]

And the music sucks.

I like the main theme. The rest of it is innocuous.

 

[FeltTipPen]

I'm appreciative of the criticisms here of the show, as they are enough to keep me from watching it. I haven't rewatched the TNG movies in years if that says anything.

 

[Alkali Ike]

I'm appreciative of the criticisms here of the show, as they are enough to keep me from watching it. I haven't rewatched the TNG movies in years if that says anything.

I’m guilty of nitpicking due to unrealistic expectations.

 

[FeltTipPen]

Maybe if I lowered my expectations enough I *miiiiggght* enjoy it. I'm too emotionally invested. Picard's my favorite ST character, TNG my all-time favorite show, and after the movies, not sure I could watch it. Just like all the possible alternate realities in "Parallels", Picard's story can go a million places. I'm ok reading spoilers first

 

[Gorn]

Maybe if I lowered my expectations enough I *miiiiggght* enjoy it. I'm too emotionally invested. Picard's my favorite ST character, TNG my all-time favorite show, and after the movies, not sure I could watch it. Just like all the possible alternate realities in "Parallels", Picard's story can go a million places. I'm ok reading spoilers first

Sounds to me like you'll dislike it as much as I do.

 

[murphy]

Sounds to me like you'll dislike it as much as I do.

Did you see this on Nichelle Nichols FBpage?

Happy Birthday Bobby Clark. Best known to Star Trek fans as "The Gorn," please wish Bobby a happy birthday. We are thrilled he will be at Nichelle's Celebration weekend. Bobby loves chatting with the fans and sharing Star Trek stories.

 

[FeltTipPen]

Sounds to me like you'll dislike it as much as I do.

Probably!

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Raffi calls Picard JL at least a dozen times in the course of a five minute conversation. You don't repeatedly say a person's name when you're having a private conversation with them. But JL. But JL. Oh JL. Get it? They're really familiar with each other. Intimacy and history established. Next scene. Boooooooooooo.

Might be from all the snake skin she is vaping!

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Just watched episode # 4 tonight. Very cool seeing the old school Romulan Bird of Prey back on the screen.

 

[Gorn]

Just watched episode # 4 tonight. Very cool seeing the old school Romulan Bird of Prey back on the screen.

I liked that. I was sure they were gonna use this:

which is, of course, a war bird and not a bird of prey, but they got it right.

On a side note. Isn't the war bird awesome?

 

[MAJOR METAL]

I liked that. I was sure they were gonna use this:
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which is, of course, a war bird and not a bird of prey, but they got it right.

On a side note. Isn't the war bird awesome?

Very, very cool design. They were quite menacing against the Enterprise D in TNG, and it some shots appeared to dwarf the Enterprise.

 

[mapleglo]

I've watched up to episode 3. I'm really enjoying it.

I'm a huge Star Trek fan from way back. I watched TOS episodes when they were first broadcast. So yeah, I'm old.

At first, I thought perhaps I'm not as picky as some other diehard fans. But then again, perhaps not. It's only now that I can tolerate TNG. I didn't like it when it first aired. There are some episodes, especially early ones, that are horrible. "Q" is the worst character ever created. DS9 was horrible. I watch an episode or two now and again just to confirm that I still hate it. Voyager is also horrible. Though I do like the 7 of 9 story arc. Love Enterprise. Almost as much as the original series. Hated Discovery.

Anyway, looking forward to episode 4.