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A Beginner’s Guide to Star Trek: Discovery

  • Posted on Sep 27, 2017Jan 25, 2018
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A Beginner’s Guide

to Star Trek: Discovery

By Mikhail Lecaros

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This week, Netflix is bringing Star Trek: Discovery to non-US territories around the world, the first Star Trek television series since 2005 (and the sixth overall). Set ten years before the heyday of Kirk and Spock, Discovery has a lot riding on it; not only does it have to pull in new viewers while appealing to longtime fans, the show is also being used to launch the CBS TV network’s streaming service in the US.

Sounds confusing? It is. But here’s everything you need to know before jumping into this latest edition of sci-fi’s most beloved shared universe:

It is Part of a Continuing Tradition


Via Mirror

Conceived at the height of the Cold War and the Civil Rights movements of the 60s, Star Trek has always stood out from the majority of mainstream science fiction in that creator Gene Roddenberry’s vision of the future wasn’t cynical – it was built on hope and optimism. Roddenberry’s masterstroke was dressing his ideas up in the trappings of genre, ensuring that he would be able to tell “controversial” stories without studio interference. How else do you think he was able to get an Asian, a Russian, and an African American woman on a mainstream TV show in the 60s?

And it worked.

Over the next fifty years, five television shows, ten films, and three reboot movies, Star Trek has endured, and Discovery is the latest expression of Roddenberry’s vision.

 


Discovery is a Prequel to the Original Series (Sorta)


Via comicbook.com

Despite having a shared aesthetic, Discovery isn’t a prequel to J.J Abrams’ super shiny reboot movies – it’s a prequel to the original Star Trek series from the 1960’s. Where the producers of previous prequel Enterprise (2001-2005) took pains to show how their futuristic designs would evolve into the now-retro stylings of the Original Series (1966-1969), Discovery’s showrunners have publicly declared their desire not to be chained by what’s that’s come before. While this does promise an intriguing new take on a classic universe, it would have been fun (over time) to see them try and justify how the new show’s Mass Effect-like trappings would transition into the William Shatner (Boston Legal, Miss Congeniality) era of velour and papier-mâché.

 


The Pilot of this Prequel is a Prequel


Via blackgirlnerds

Remember how we said Discovery is a prequel? Well, think of the first couple of episodes as the prequel to our main character. Before we get to the promoted show about First Officer Michael Burnham (The Walking Dead’s Sonequa Martin-Green) learning the ropes aboard the USS Discovery, the first two episodes are about her early years serving under Michelle Yeoh’s (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Police Story 3: Supercop) immensely likable (and capable) Captain Phillipa Georgiou.

 

Everything Old is New Again


Via Vox

As far as alien species go, Klingons are the cream of the crop when it comes to Star Trek – it just wouldn’t be the same without them. Redesigned here to resemble the unfortunate result of a tryst between a samurai and a rhino, Discovery’s take on the Klingons plays up their ancient heritage and penchant for battle, to ominous effect. There may be one too many subtitle-heavy scenes for the casual viewer, but we’re definitely interested in seeing what directions Discovery will take this fan-favorite race.

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Mikhail Lecaros has been writing about movies and pop culture since 2012. Check out his movie podcast, Sub-Auters, and his all-out geekfest, Three Point Landing, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts!

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