Star Trek News and Rumour's

[scifidude79]

I still don't see why CBS would need to issue a license to have anyone make a show of their property for them. But, whatever, I don't really know anything about that shit or really care to be honest.

Whatever is happening behind the scenes, Picard is due out in less than a week. It's going to be a hit or not. Either way, it will determine what CBS decides to do beyond it. Honestly, part of me wants it to be good, but part of me doesn't. If it's not good and doesn't do well, then you can kiss anything else Star Trek produced by Kurtzman goodbye. Like you said, they have announced Discovery season 3, so we know that's happening, but not a second season of Picard. That will only happen of season 1 does well. If Kurtzman is really doing what you say he's doing, then he's digging his own career grave. Good riddance.

So, we'll see. As always, I'll reserve judgment until I see the show.

[Freak]

We all want Picard to be good.
But for a lot of people myself included, that Hope is fading fast. With the quality of Chabon two Short Treks being so bad. The whole "Children of Mars" Short Trek being a freaking joke.

Then you got the same people that work on Discovery working on this. (I know some people liked Discovery but I found it to be bad Sci-fi and worst Star Trek.)
But saying that, I will give it a chance, just my expectation for it are so low I can feel the heat from hell coming up.

It was recently announced that Picard will be getting a second season. This was not Surprising given all streaming show seem to get a second season before the first has aired.
But your right ViacomCBS will be looking to see how Picard does.

Only 4 days for you lot in North America to wait and Five for the rest of us. (I feel sorry for those that live in Australia and New Zealand. They got to wait until Saturday to see it.)

[scifidude79]

Four days if we want to sign up for BS All Access. I don't know why we can't have it on normal streaming services, like Prime or Netflix. (yes, I know they screwed up with Netflix, not my point)

I like Discovery, but that was at least the Starfleet out there doing its thing. This new show with Picard kind of putting together a non Starfleet crew, I just don't know. I mean, we loved Picard as the captain of the Enterprise, out there doing his thing. If it was him being an admiral or ambassador or something, it could be cool. But, I just don't know. But, we'll see. I have a three day weekend coming up and I get paid Thursday, so I guess I can at least try a month of BS All Access.

[Freak]

I keep hear that Picard will be a rip-off of Firefly, with the rag-tag crew.
To be honest it does look like that, but we won't know until it airs.

Someone told me, if you have Netflix account and a VPN and set the VPN for a different country and then access Netflix you can get the Netflix catalogue for that country. It not stealing as your already paying for the service just access it from another country.
Don't know if that works or not. But if it does and you have a prime account, and you can always try it that way and not have to pay CBS to get access.

But then again, someone might have seen that loop hole and close it and the account diverts back to country that it is registered with.
Does not hurt to try thought.

[Freak]

I have now seen the Frist episode of Picard.
you guys know I am not a fan of Kurtzman or the Star Trek he has given us since 09.
Did I hate the episode no, did I love it no. It was just okay. Something bugged me and there is a WTF McGuffin story point.

I am going to write up a review that will have spoiler in the second half and post it to my Blog and leave a link here to it.

[scifidude79]

I haven't summoned up the will to care enough to sign back up for BS All Access and watch it.

[scifieric]

Yeah, I'll wait until the season is almost over, then on the last week or so, I'll sign up for a trial.

[Freak]

Best way for it.

Here is my review for those that are interested.
https://freakart89.wordpress.com/2020/01/24/star-trek-picard-episode-1-remembrance-reivew/

[scifidude79]

I watched it and quite enjoyed it. I'm not going to sit here and analyze it or anything, but I'm looking forward to the next episode. I'm sure there are things (ideas) that will be expanded upon and explained as the season goes on.

[scifieric]

Great!

[Freak]

For those of you that don't have CBSAA or Amazon Prime.
The first episode of Picard is now available on CBSAA youtube channel.
It will stay up until the 5th of Feb. With it being on CBSAA it is region locked, so those that don't have Amazon Prime and want to watch it, you will need a VPN to access it.

[Freak]

Here is my review for Episode 2 of Picard.

https://freakart89.wordpress.com/2020/01/31/star-trek-picard-episode-2-maps-and-legends-reivew/

[scifieric]

Oh wow!  Thanks for the tip!

[Freak]

I have also heard a new rumour in regards to Trek as a whole. I am looking for another source to confirm or a different source that has been pretty spot on with Rumours to also state it before I post it here.


As for future Trek Movies, I have heard form multiple places that they are currently dead in the water and nothing is going to happen on that front for a few years. Apparently even though the Bad Robot deal with Paramount has ended, they still get first chose on making a Trek film. However that part of the deal has six to eight months left on it. So everything that they are putting forward to Paramount for a new Trek film even if it has financing backing is being turned down. It not even Paramount that is turned it down, but Sheri Redstone herself.
Once Bad Robot no longer has first option and no longer have anything to do with Trek. We could see the next Trek movie being made with it possible being done in house like it use to be.
This is all rumour, but given what we are seeing the signs point to it being partly true.

[scifidude79]

In my opinion, they need to chill with the movies for now and keep plugging away with the TV shows. Since they seem to barely be able to fit those in the budget, I don't think it would be a good idea to try financing a movie right now. Picard seems to be doing well so far, (91%/73% on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.5/10 on IMDb) so they should just keep building on that.

And, no, I don't want to discuss the direction they're going with the current TV shows. There's a reason I dropped out of that conversation at SFM.