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Tiste Simeon, on 21 July 2025 - 06:49 PM, said:

I bet there's a whole thing about not being able to find a good cup of tea!

As I understand it they are not in the US long, they have come to get Ted and he goes back to England to train a womens soccer team this time? I think anyways. Either way, I'm excited. I wasn't expecting a new season, but I'll most certainly take it.

[Tsundoku]

Hmmmm ... colour me sceptical on this one. I think they ended it just right before. Due to the content and the unique time period it was lightning in a bottle.
I don't want it to be like something that was "OK" but sort of overstayed it's welcome.

That's not to say I don't trust the writers, but as we well know, creative standards can tend to become somewhat ... malleable ... when someone backs a truckload of cash up your driveway.

[Tiste Simeon]

I'd like to hope that Bill Lawrence has learned his lesson from Scrubs s.9 but even that was against his wishes, with the network pushing for it.

Apple seem a little less like this - they always had the plan to tell the story in 3 seasons with potential for more if needed. So it's not just "hey here's money, do comedy" this is a bit more thought out.

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Tsundoku, on 22 July 2025 - 01:11 PM, said:

Hmmmm ... colour me sceptical on this one. I think they ended it just right before. Due to the content and the unique time period it was lightning in a bottle.
I don't want it to be like something that was "OK" but sort of overstayed it's welcome.

That's not to say I don't trust the writers, but as we well know, creative standards can tend to become somewhat ... malleable ... when someone backs a truckload of cash up your driveway.

I think there's less chance of this with a show with such a small episode count person season as LASSO. I could have watched 4 more seasons just about those characters easy...contrast with the old 23-24episode per season model it wears out its welcome much sooner.

[Tsundoku]

I hope you guys are right, but I guess we'll see.

[Slow Ben]

Tsundoku, on 22 July 2025 - 02:13 PM, said:

I hope you guys are right, but I guess we'll see.

Cautiously optimistic.



Tires on Netflix is hilarious. Season 2 is better than the first.

Clif notes, if you think Shane Gillis and American workplace comedies are funny, you’ll like it.



And I thought the Bear season 4 was terrific. It’s crazy how well written and acted this show is.

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Netflix has dropped their first cast photo from their new PRIDE & PREJUDICE adaptation...and it looks fine, the cast largely looks fine (I think Olivia Coleman will be a revelation as Mrs. Bennet; and Jack Lowden will make a splendid Mr. Darcy...oh and the brilliant Fiona Shaw as Lady Catherine De Burgh!)....the only person I'm concerned about is Emma Corrin.

I like her somewhat, and felt she did an admirable job as Diana in THE CROWN, but I didn't like her in NOSFERATU (but then I hated that whole ass movie), and her role in DP&W was so sparing that it's hard to judge. Lizzie needs a certain personality to sell her...and I dunno if Emma has it...that said, I'll watch becuase P&P is one of my fave period stories and likely in my top 2 Austen books...so it's neither here nor there, I'll have to wait and see.

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 QuickTidal, on 29 July 2025 - 01:07 PM, said:

Netflix has dropped their first cast photo from their new PRIDE & PREJUDICE adaptation...and it looks fine, the cast largely looks fine (I think Olivia Coleman will be a revelation as Mrs. Bennet; and Jack Lowden will make a splendid Mr. Darcy...oh and the brilliant Fiona Shaw as Lady Catherine De Burgh!)....the only person I'm concerned about is Emma Corrin.

I like her somewhat, and felt she did an admirable job as Diana in THE CROWN, but I didn't like her in NOSFERATU (but then I hated that whole ass movie), and her role in DP&W was so sparing that it's hard to judge. Lizzie needs a certain personality to sell her...and I dunno if Emma has it...that said, I'll watch becuase P&P is one of my fave period stories and likely in my top 2 Austen books...so it's neither here nor there, I'll have to wait and see.

Needs zombies.

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 Slow Ben, on 24 July 2025 - 03:12 AM, said:

...
And I thought the Bear season 4 was terrific. It's crazy how well written and acted this show is.

oh thank god, someone liked it, finally.
the level of neg reviews S4 is getting is depressing me before i even watch it. which i'm still going to do, but after that mess of an end to S3 isn't quite the priority it might have been.

[Cause]

 QuickTidal, on 29 July 2025 - 11:49 AM, said:

Discovery made me weep

I LOVE strange new worlds

This trailer, I don’t know what to make it of it actually. Deep space 9 was actually great trek and being locked to one location it perhaps pioneered longer form storytelling in Trek. It can certainly be done and done well. The lack of exploring though seems like a negative rather than a plus. Even deep space 9 had a ton of episodes with travel and we explored the Bjorans, the gamma quadrant and the dominion and a fresh for trek war story. Not to say academy can’t do the same but if it’s set on earth it may seem more tame.

I hope the Doctor isn’t just a once off. He probably wasn’t such a big hit with me when I was a young teenager but as an adult I realize his character, his arc and his episodes are perhaps the best in voyager.

Edit: perhaps I should have known this but a quick google search tells me this is the academy of the far future discovery timeline. Yikes!

Although I guess that means starfleet academy won’t be on earth

Have we ever got a good explanation for why discovery felt the need to butcher the Klingons?

This post has been edited by Cause: 30 July 2025 - 01:13 AM

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Cause, on 30 July 2025 - 01:08 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 29 July 2025 - 11:49 AM, said:

Discovery made me weep

I LOVE strange new worlds

This trailer, I don’t know what to make it of it actually. Deep space 9 was actually great trek and being locked to one location it perhaps pioneered longer form storytelling in Trek. It can certainly be done and done well. The lack of exploring though seems like a negative rather than a plus. Even deep space 9 had a ton of episodes with travel and we explored the Bjorans, the gamma quadrant and the dominion and a fresh for trek war story. Not to say academy can’t do the same but if it’s set on earth it may seem more tame.

I hope the Doctor isn’t just a once off. He probably wasn’t such a big hit with me when I was a young teenager but as an adult I realize his character, his arc and his episodes are perhaps the best in voyager.

Edit: perhaps I should have known this but a quick google search tells me this is the academy of the far future discovery timeline. Yikes!

Although I guess that means starfleet academy won’t be on earth

Have we ever got a good explanation for why discovery felt the need to butcher the Klingons?

Future Star Trek: Discovery (aka STD ) timeline? Ok, thanks for that - all I needed to know. I'm out.

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Tsundoku, on 30 July 2025 - 10:22 AM, said:

Cause, on 30 July 2025 - 01:08 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 29 July 2025 - 11:49 AM, said:

Discovery made me weep

I LOVE strange new worlds

This trailer, I don't know what to make it of it actually. Deep space 9 was actually great trek and being locked to one location it perhaps pioneered longer form storytelling in Trek. It can certainly be done and done well. The lack of exploring though seems like a negative rather than a plus. Even deep space 9 had a ton of episodes with travel and we explored the Bjorans, the gamma quadrant and the dominion and a fresh for trek war story. Not to say academy can't do the same but if it's set on earth it may seem more tame.

I hope the Doctor isn't just a once off. He probably wasn't such a big hit with me when I was a young teenager but as an adult I realize his character, his arc and his episodes are perhaps the best in voyager.

Edit: perhaps I should have known this but a quick google search tells me this is the academy of the far future discovery timeline. Yikes!

Although I guess that means starfleet academy won't be on earth

Have we ever got a good explanation for why discovery felt the need to butcher the Klingons?

Future Star Trek: Discovery (aka STD ) timeline? Ok, thanks for that - all I needed to know. I'm out.

Disco Trek 2: Academy Boogaloo!

I haven't paid much attention to Trek since Disco failed to hold my attention, but honestly the idea of a big time jump forward does hold some appeal.

[Tiste Simeon]

I think Discovery is the only Trek TV show I've ever watched. Bailed in season 3 I think. I liked the movies with Chris Pine.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

The MAGA fascists / MAGA enablers at Skydance / Paramount own Star Trek. Apparently all Star Trek iirc.

And it's time to boycott Skydance / Paramount.

That's not to say you can't ethically watch it by means that don't benefit Skydance / Paramount / the MAGAverse...

[Cause]

Tiste Simeon, on 30 July 2025 - 01:55 PM, said:

I think Discovery is the only Trek TV show I've ever watched. Bailed in season 3 I think. I liked the movies with Chris Pine.

Tiste this is a crime against Trek and a crime against you. Please give Star Trrk strange new worlds or TNG a go.

Discovery’s had a completely different tone to all other Trek.

[Tiste Simeon]

Cause, on 31 July 2025 - 06:40 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 30 July 2025 - 01:55 PM, said:

I think Discovery is the only Trek TV show I've ever watched. Bailed in season 3 I think. I liked the movies with Chris Pine.

Tiste this is a crime against Trek and a crime against you. Please give Star Trrk strange new worlds or TNG a go.

Discovery’s had a completely different tone to all other Trek.

I don't think they're on any streaming services I have but I'm guessing they're the type that will pop up cheap on DVD so I'll keep an eye open for them.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

If it's helpful for context - I also bailed at season 3 of Discovery, and I consider myself a card-carrying Trekkie.

Strange New Worlds is the best of the new Trek series by absolute lightyears - although Prodigy surprised me and I have a soft spot for it. Lower Decks (the animated one) was absolute riotous fun but it's a very different offering from anything else.

I also enjoyed the first two Chris Pine films for what they were - haven't seen the third.

TNG is my Trek, but I've almost finished my first watch through of Deep Space Nine and I've thoroughly enjoyed it.

My personal feeling is that unless there's a dislike of the concept generally, there's probably an iteration of Trek that most people will enjoy (I know plenty who liked Discovery). It's finding the one that clicks for you.

As far as streaming goes - TNG, Voyager, Enterprise, DS9 and Prodigy are all on Netflix currently. Picard might still be on Prime (not sure on that one), but Strange New Worlds, Discovery, Lower Decks etc all require the additional Paramount subscription (which I think is only available through Prime in the UK, though I could be wrong).

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 01 August 2025 - 09:32 AM