The Movie Thread Reloaded

[Lurkndog]

I liked old Trek and the movies, thought TNG was meh and everything after was an abomination. In fact, I recently bought the 4K director's cut version of ST:TMP (V-Ger movie). It really upsets me they didn't just bring the original cast back for another 3-5 year run instead of just getting movies.

The movies were far more prestigious than another TV series would have been, especially with every movie studio in Hollywood wanting to dip into that Star Wars gravy train.

The concept of a prestige format syndicated TV show didn't exist yet, apart from the occasional high dollar miniseries. Star Trek The Next Generation wouldn't arrive until a decade later.

[Thornhammer]

I'll take the WOK battles any day over the CGI nightmare of nuTrek. But it's a lot of mindless action, and that appeals to kids and the majority of moviegoers I guess.
Apply that sentiment to a lot (not all) of modern movies versus the "old" stuff. I guess I'm, a crotchey old grognard now.

I don't even mind the CGI nuTrek, but the Wrath fights really caught my imagination as a kid and cemented that one as THE Star Trek movie.

Submarine combat in space? Hell yes.

Monster maroons. The movie era designs.

I like Benedict Cumberbatch. But Montalban chewed that scenery to pieces. Perfection.

And the first actual scary scene I had seen from Star Trek.

[Lurkndog]

What do people think about  Star Trek: Lower Decks? It's a Star Trek cartoon set in the TNG era that ran on Paramount streaming. The tone is spoofy, kinda similar to The Orville, only more hyper and in 21-minute episodes.

I didn't watch any of it until after the show was cancelled, but they did a mini-marathon of it on YouTube and I got hooked.

I bought the first season Blu-Ray, and so far I'm entertained by it, though there is a strong possibility that I will get really sick of the character Mariner. She's definitely a Mary Sue, though I like the basic character hook of "Starfleet brat." If they grounded her a little more, I would probably like her a lot more.

There are five seasons of it, with the fifth airing now, but it is apparently going to be the last season.

[Omega]

What do people think about  Star Trek: Lower Decks? It's a Star Trek cartoon set in the TNG era that ran on Paramount streaming. The tone is spoofy, kinda similar to The Orville, only more hyper and in 21-minute episodes.

I hate the art, I hate the writing, I hate the unfunny jokes, I particularly despise the pissing all over on the series and the raging morons who screech "Its cannon!"

I hope to god its the last season. Id rather watch ST: Prodigy than this trash.