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Hearing "fuck" on a Star Trek franchise show was unexpected, that's for sure. I have a sense that someone really wants to grimdark Star Trek, and add moral complexity, etc. But honestly, the original series and Next Gen both had a fair bit of questioning the Federation's relationships with the new people it ran into, so mostly Discovery seems to be giving the people writing captions for lengthy Klingon speeches a steady gig.
I like the lead, Michael, and several other characters, and connecting with characters is a big part of why I watch a series. So I'll probably keep with it. The production values are nice. And one of my coworkers is a serious Trekkie but hates tardigrades (some sort of squick for him). So after he comes back from vacation, I'm looking forward to discussing the series with him.
I really enjoy Discovery, but not enough to pay for CBS All Access. If they ever stop sending DH screener links I'll wait and buy the seasons after they're done.
I watched a couple episodes of Another Life. I'm a sucker for mysterious alien and their mysterious artifacts, so I was really hoping it was going to be good, but it's just not coming together for me. Also, I have some serious questions about the crew selection process.
Gud, I had the same reaction. They had me at Katie Sackoff + spaceship, but...it's not good. I watched two episodes and I still don't entirely know what the show is about.
Netflix: Our algorithms tell us that people like 80s nostalgia and horror. Can you make a show for us?
Duffer Bros: Hold my beer.
Netflix: Our algorithms tell us that people like Arrival and Battlestar Galactica. Can you make a show for us?
Some Random TV Producer: Uh, sure, I guess?
Yeah. It feels like asking someone to make a ship out of Legos. Stranger Things is like a they went out and got a kit for the HMS Warspite and put it together carefully while Another Life is just getting a bunch of random blocks and putting something together while watching a cooking show.
I read someone's Live Tweet of the Another Life and it was... I had no idea what show it was because they didn't identify it until the end but it sounded so so so bad.
I watched up through episode 5 or 6 of Another Life this weekend on the off-chance that Netflix's patented "hook 'em by episode 4" thing would kick in, and I can safely report that it did not. I'll probably finish off the season anyway because I am stubborn.
How bad is Tyler Hoechlin in that, anyway?
Anyone watch The Great Hack documentary on Netflix about Cambridge Analytica? Holy shit.
