About Star Trek Starfleet Academy blacklash (startrek.website)

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I see the trailer, I don't think is the best serie in the world, but I think can be something fun to watch, to nowdays standards that is enough to me really.

I need to watch it to have an opinion, I have the feeling people need to give a chance at least, I did with Voyager despite all the negative critics I saw.

What you think about this?

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[-] Nico_198X@europe.pub 7 points 14 hours ago

there's ALWAYS backlash today. we live in a hate-filled world driven by a rage-fueled economy.

only a tiny portion of the critique is legitimate. the rest is overblown, disingenuous nonsense.

[-] LiveLaughLong@startrek.website 7 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I'm tired of cameos and fanservice.

Spend less time trying to get us to like it because 'memba' and spend the effort on more interesting plotlines.

[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 day ago

i can't wait to watch it but also fuck paramount so i'm torrenting it

[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 days ago

We've seen basically nothing of it other than a short trailer, so it's way too early for anyone to be deciding whether it'll be good or not! I'm planning to give it a try, just like I have with every other Trek show so far. If I like it, I'll continue watching. If I don't, I won't!

[-] Grabthar@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

Out of curiosity, what makes a man turn neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of neutrality?

[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 3 points 14 hours ago

All of the above! ;-)

Seriously though, I just like to give things a try before deciding for myself what I think of it.

[-] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 12 points 2 days ago

you extremist

[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

It is a hot take, I know! 😂

[-] dax@feddit.org 14 points 1 day ago

Honestly, after Picard and Discovery I'm pretty much done with "New Trek", I've lost my interest. For this I'm not even the target audience - this seems aimed at teens / young adults. And it's once again produced by Alex Kurzman. So... yeah, I'm gonna give it a pass.

[-] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

So, why didn't you like Discovery?

[-] dax@feddit.org 6 points 20 hours ago

For me, Star Trek was mostly about a possible brighter future. Humanity overcame the issues on earth, no longer relies on money/capitalism, etc. When your watch the crew on TNG, they are acting professionally and with a code of ethics.

Discovery is so miserable. Everyone is angry all the time, there's racism, lots of unnecessary drama, people acting extremely unprofessionally. Same with Picard. Especially sour about how they made one of the best characters - Q - also very serious and miserable. He could've been the comedic relief the series needed, without undermining the rest of the story. The "Picard speeches" are just badly written too, so whimsical and empty.

We have a million dystopian Sci-fi series already, why do we need more? I feel writers are no longer able to tell compelling stories without fake drama. It's possible to engage with modern day issues in a different way, especially by showing how to be better.

[-] yyyesss@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

I hated Discovery. Didn't make it through season 1. Thanks for so clearly explaining why. AND convincing me not to bother with Picard.

[-] th_in_gs@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 hours ago

Discovery changed a lot season-to-season. As did Picard.

[-] brianary@startrek.website 10 points 1 day ago

LD and SNW are easily some of the best Trek series.

How would TNG have fared if people dipped out at ep 2?

[-] dax@feddit.org 1 points 20 hours ago

True, I may not have given SNW the chance it deserved. I've watched all 3 seasons of Picard though and almost 2 seasons of Discovery

[-] data1701d@startrek.website 4 points 1 day ago

I was hardly the target audience for Lower Decks; in fact, I was a little mad they had made an adult animated Star Trek comedy. However, after watching it, it has become a favorite. Season 1 is a bit difficult to get through, but once you get through that, overall, it's a show that's very sincere to what Star Trek is while still being a comedy. And it should have gotten 2 more seasons.

Same with Star Trek: Prodigy: it takes a second, and it's still technically a kids show, but when it gets there, it's worth it.

Honestly, I'm half hopeful for the show just because it's a "We're going for the {X} demographic" kind of show that sounds a little like a stupid idea that will actually turn out unexpectedly good but get cancelled before its time.

[-] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago

Ya seen strange new worlds???

[-] dax@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

I've watched the first couple episodes with no expectations, didn't hate them, didn't love them.. I don't really know why - just didn't click with me. Might give it another shot!

[-] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

It really is a throwback to the TNG days, more story than action but can be dark like DS9

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[-] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 26 points 2 days ago

It's the internet. There's going to be "backlash" regardless.

Though to be honest, people seem pretty high on SFA, both here an in other online spaces I visit.

I think there's a lot of potential in the concept, and the trailer looked great.

Either way, I'd much rather talk about the show than the people talking about the show.

[-] rayckeith@techhub.social 8 points 2 days ago

@ValueSubtracted it's too early for a backlash. This must be a front-lash.

[-] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 7 points 2 days ago

It's lashes all the way down.

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[-] Kirk@startrek.website 13 points 2 days ago

The first Star Trek that doesn't receive any backlash is the first Star Trek I'm not interested in.

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Eh, it should depend on the nature of the backlash, IMO.

Whining about a black lead? Yea, that's good backlash to hate on.

Whining that they've completely remove the intellectualism of Star Trek in favor of drama, nostalgia, and flashy things on screen? Yea, that's totally valid backlash, the kind that got us SNW in the first place.

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[-] Lumidaub@feddit.org 8 points 2 days ago

Everything gets a "backlash" on the internet. If it says Star Trek on it, I'm going to at least try it. That easy.

(Disclaimer: Unless it's absolutely blatantly not Star Trek. And even then I might be curious. Section 31 was difficult.)

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Section 31 was perfectly passable as a non Star Trek thing. If it were a random sci-fi movie it had fun moments. As Star Trek? Good lord it was garbage.

[-] eryops@dice.camp 6 points 2 days ago

@cuchi These franchises sag under their own weight until there's nothing left. Star Wars is more guilty, pumping out so much content nothing means anything anymore. It's difficult for me to drop any form of objectivity with it these days... "Do or do not, there is no try." "Only Sith deal in absolutes."

Star Trek is on a lower trajectory compared to Star Wars, but neither can escape the gravity of enshittification. Chances are, I'd enjoy this more than the latest Star Wars tripe.

[-] blindsight@beehaw.org 5 points 2 days ago

With Star Wars, they didn't even do the main film franchise well. Episode 7 was okay, but 8 was such hot garbage I read up on why and found out there was no overarching plan for the trilogy, and different directors for each. No wonder they pulled a J.K. Rowling to completely change the rules of their own systems to meet the needs of the (bad) plot, and shit all over their own franchise. Skywalker might as well have been given a Super Time Turner to save the day in 8.

Disney Star Wars films are bad fan fiction, not canon.

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