Star Trek: Discovery

[Insidious Von]

CBS is relaunching the Star Trek franchise later this year. I have my reservations since the last ST film wasn't very good.

Most of the cast is in place except for the Captain. They made an excellent choice in choosing Jason Isaac, more physical than Patrick Stewart and a much better actor than The Great Shat. My hopes have been raised.

I could be wrong, after all The Great Shat's haminess worked to the series advantage.

 

[blueadonis]

Jason Isaac is an amazing actor. If they got him then hopefully that is a good sign in the level of quality they're willing to bring for the rest of the cast.

 

[FAST]

Does anybody know if it is going to be available on regular CBS network channels via satellite and cable ?

FAST

 

[Aardvark154]

Good grief Lucius Malfoy as Captain of a Starship :frog:

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Never heard of this series before this thread so thanks for the info.

According to link below it is an online series only. Will not be aired on the CBS network.
http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/star...-discovery-jason-isaacs-cast-as-captain-lorca

But, that shouldn't be a problem since you can watch it on android TV.
A lot of really really excellent online series have come out recently from Netflix and Amazon TV; so, the fact it's not on a network or on HBO is not something I see as a big deal.
Just the way things are done these days as TV series keep evolving in unusual, unforeseen new directions.

 

[Insidious Von]

Jason Isaac is a consistently above average actor - but he has colossal shoes to fill!

 

[Insidious Von]

Lucius Malfoy, who dat?

Jason Isaac made The Patriot watchable.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Jason Isaac is not reprising the Captain Kirk role like Chris Pine in the movies.

This series is set ahead of the time period of Kirk and Spock et al like the Enterprise series was.

So, Isaac will the sixth captain following TOS, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise captains.

 

[Terminator2000]

Jason Isaac is not reprising the Captain Kirk role like Chris Pine in the movies.

This series is set ahead of the time period of Kirk and Spock et al like the Enterprise series was.

So, Isaac will the sixth captain following TOS, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise captains.

yay! a new starfleet captain

 

[Insidious Von]

Isaac goes by the name of Captain Lorca, must be of Spanish descent. Doug Jones is also in the series, for a while he was challenging Andy Serkis for King of the Green Screen.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Early trailer:

 

[Kilgore Trout]

According to this the show has a budget of $85 million for the first season story arc consisting of 12 episodes with a 90 minute pilot episode.
The second season has a budget of 75 million; so, they're putting some serious money into this.
By contrast the miniseries and first season of Battlestar Galactica had a combined budget of about 16 million and with inflation maybe that's something like 22 million in 2017 dollars.

The series is being shot out of Pinewood Studios down at 225 Commissioners Street in Toronto down in the port lands.

 

[james t kirk]

As long as JJ Abrams has nothing to do with it, I'll be happy.

He basically fucked up the entire notion of Star Trek with the exception of the first movie he did. That one was pretty good.

But the last one was absolutely horrible. Almost unbearable for me.

 

[GPIDEAL]

According to this the show has a budget of $85 million for the first season story arc consisting of 12 episodes with a 90 minute pilot episode.
The second season has a budget of 75 million; so, they're putting some serious money into this.
By contrast the miniseries and first season of Battlestar Galactica had a combined budget of about 16 million and with inflation maybe that's something like 22 million in 2017 dollars.

The series is being shot out of Pinewood Studios down at 225 Commissioners Street in Toronto down in the port lands.

Pinewood Studios from the U.K.? I didn't know we had studios in the port lands.

Now, when watching this update, they mention that the Vulcan officer will be Sarek (played by an actor named James ....), the father of Spock. How can that be? I thought the time era for this Discovery series will be in the future, following those other series subsequent to the original (save and except for the retro one with Scott Bakula).

 

[Aardvark154]

Oh, the good guys

As is typical of historical films made for U.S. Audiences Banastre Tarleton was not Tavington.

The British Legion was one of the Regiments settled in Nova Scotia (specifically in Port Moulton and Shelburne in Southwestern Nova Scotia).

 

[Insidious Von]

The studios on Commissioner St were originally known as Filmport. They entered into an agreement with Pinewood Studio London, gaining them greater exposure in the film industry.

Suicide Squad was shot there as well as Pacific Rim.

[video]http://www.pinewoodgroup.com/our-studios/canada/pinewood-toronto-studios[/video]

 

[GPIDEAL]

Does anybody know if it is going to be available on regular CBS network channels via satellite and cable ?

FAST

The Update video herein explains that it will be available on CTV or Space Channel. I think CBS too. Outside of the USA, Netflix.

 

[GPIDEAL]

The studios on Commissioner St were originally known as Filmport. They entered into an agreement with Pinewood Studio London, gaining them greater exposure in the film industry.

Suicide Squad was shot there as well as Pacific Rim.

[video]http://www.pinewoodgroup.com/our-studios/canada/pinewood-toronto-studios[/video]

Thank you IV.

 

[TheShadow]

Last I read,the first episode was to be May 1st,or thereabouts.
Anyone know any different?
Thx.

 

[The "Bone" Ranger]

I am not too overthrilled about this one - probably they will fuck it up like most of the recent Star Trek stuff...