What are you watching?

angelatc said:
The Orville has a race that has no females. And speaking of The Orville, I am liking the show more than I want to. For those of you who want to see an episode with biting social commentary seek out the episode titled "Majority Rule"
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I like it even with the gay guys. I don't mind gay people in shows, I just don't like the graphic guy/guy sex scenes.

MacFarlane's show is an homage to Star Trek that critics have largely hated. Writing in the Washington Post, critic Hank Steuver called the program "the first real stinker of the fall season, a deep-space dud, recommended only for those who like to study cases of creative bankruptcy."
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonath...ree-on-much-when-it-comes-to-tv/#4ad5f3e9762e
 
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angelatc said:
I know! According to Rotten Tomatoes the critics almost all think it's a terrible show. I think it's awesome. I don't watch any of the other shows on the Forbes list. I have become addicted to Supernatural though.
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I do watch Star Trek Discovery. I love Star Trek but I haven't really gotten into the past several shows. At first, I thought this one was going to be another dud because the first two episodes were kinda dumb BUT they killed off almost all the annoying people so I decided to stick with it and I'm glad I did. I really like this new captain.

Captain Gabriel Lorca: I did choose you, but not for the reasons you think. Your assumption that the Klingons were waiting in ambush at Binary Stars was predictive. You chose to do the right thing over what was sanctioned, even at great cost to yourself. And that is the kind of thinking that wins wars. The kind of thinking I need next to me. Universal law is for lackeys. Context... is for kings. Now, what's it to be, Michael? What's in your future?
 
Suzanimal said:
I do watch Star Trek Discovery. I love Star Trek but I haven't really gotten into the past several shows. At first, I thought this one was going to be another dud because the first two episodes were kinda dumb BUT they killed off almost all the annoying people so I decided to stick with it and I'm glad I did. I really like this new captain.

Captain Gabriel Lorca: I did choose you, but not for the reasons you think. Your assumption that the Klingons were waiting in ambush at Binary Stars was predictive. You chose to do the right thing over what was sanctioned, even at great cost to yourself. And that is the kind of thinking that wins wars. The kind of thinking I need next to me. Universal law is for lackeys. Context... is for kings. Now, what's it to be, Michael? What's in your future?
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I've been watching The Next Generation, and I'm really liking it. I've never watched Star Trek anything before, now I'm almost done with season 3 and moving to 4. Is Discovery a prequel, because Klingons are at peace in Next Gen?
 
Suzanimal said:
I do watch Star Trek Discovery. I love Star Trek but I haven't really gotten into the past several shows. At first, I thought this one was going to be another dud because the first two episodes were kinda dumb BUT they killed off almost all the annoying people so I decided to stick with it and I'm glad I did. I really like this new captain.

Captain Gabriel Lorca: I did choose you, but not for the reasons you think. Your assumption that the Klingons were waiting in ambush at Binary Stars was predictive. You chose to do the right thing over what was sanctioned, even at great cost to yourself. And that is the kind of thinking that wins wars. The kind of thinking I need next to me. Universal law is for lackeys. Context... is for kings. Now, what's it to be, Michael? What's in your future?
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I love Star Trek too but I figured the new one was probably just a hot mess of prog blather
 
Raginfridus said:
I've been watching The Next Generation, and I'm really liking it. I've never watched Star Trek anything before, now I'm almost done with season 3 and moving to 4. Is Discovery a prequel, because Klingons are at peace in Next Gen?
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Check out the Star Trek "Voyager" series. It is well written and touches on a lot of subjects that we have discussed in here.
As for the Next Generation, my favorite character was Data, the incredible android who helps us to explore our inner selves as well as our humanity.
 
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I dropped The Next Generation on Netflix years ago. It never really stuck with me. The movies were good though.
 
navy-vet said:
Check out the Star Trek "Voyager" series. It is well written and touches on a lot of subjects that we have discussed in here.
As for the Next Generation, my favorite character was Data, the incredible android who helps us to explore our inner selves as well as our humanity.
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Will do. I'm liking the series enough I'm staying away from spoilers, which isn't too difficult for a 20 y/o show. Although just from season 3 of Next Gen, and what I know about the Kirk movie where they go to Sea World, I've learned time travel/distortions are a thing.
 
I watched The Orville so far and despite some stuff I dont really care for, I think The Orville did a much better job of being the new Star Trek much more so than any of the other new actual Star Trek for TV stuff.

Now, as far as the stuff I dont really care for in The Orville, everything being about sex and gayness, but that is damn near EVERY show now. Excluding those issues, I actually like the show quite a bit, especially the humor. "Klingons? Yeah, we're not getting off at 5 today, are we?" (or whoever the Klingons were in Orville. Or looking at their big giant screen and remarks like "Its like watching a giant screensaver." But as far as the rest of the crap, with a few exceptions, its either Feminazi Worship, Cop Worship, War Whorship or Glorification of Stupidity. Batman is a COP DRAMA. Lucifer is a COP DRAMA. Supergirl is Feminazi Worship show that does not show one single white male and white female healthy relationship. I've been veering away from every fucking Cop Drama. Wisdom of the Crowd? Group Think Psychology Propaganda for a Total Surveillance State. I dont even bother with half hour sitcoms as they are all excessively demeaning toward men, mainly white men. Only shows that seem to be worth two squirts of piss are some of the Superhero shows, but they are also not without thier major faults. Arrow and Batman get too wrapped up in their own drama and act like real people dont tell jokes. Flash is a bit less serious being intended for a less mature audience, good for eating dinner and talking thru because you dont have to pay any attention to what is going on. Another example of total exclusion of normal healthy relationships. Legends of Tomorrow is more tongue in cheek not so serious doesnt seem to have any focus on interpersonal sexual identity crisis and is plain mindless fun. No growth but more fun than watching "you need govt to protect you from bad guy of the week". Marvel's Inhumans was absolutely awful, look, I got super duper super powers, now lets have a power struggle because I dont have no powers. "The Gifted" was much better, and is actually the only show in recent memory that has a "normal nuclear family".

Other than that, TV is called programming for a reason.

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The Orville - Gordon Puts Mr. Potato Head Pieces On Isaac
 
I have found the concept of the "Prime Directive" in the Star Trek saga most interesting, and applicable in more ways than the obvious.
 
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