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Starfleet Academy Director Jonathan Frakes Says Fan Hate Is ‘Dimensionally More Painful’ Today Than in the Next Generation Years (www.ign.com)
submitted 7 months ago* by [M] to c/television@piefed.social
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[–] 25 points 7 months ago (14 children)

I watched a couple episodes and they took the parts I liked the least about Discovery and made a whole show about them.

I concluded it’s not really made for me so I’m rewatching Lower Decks

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (11 children)

    Can you please elaborate a bit more, because I really didn't like discovery and I don't want to be disappointed again.

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  • [–] 23 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    It’s much more focused on the emotional development and relationships between the characters. Academy feels like a teen drama, which isn’t something I liked even when I was a teenager.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children)

    Academy is basically Harry Potter in Space.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    That’s exactly what the showrunners were going for.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (2 children)

    which is exactly why Star Trek needs new showrunners.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I think one of the problems a lot of franchises face is that there’s one, singular showrunner.

    Why not open it up to multiple people, all able to tell different stories the way they want? Let a million Star Trek flowers bloom, I say.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    That’s a bad sign given how much I dislike Discovery and enjoy Lower Decks, thanks

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    For what is worth, they are doing a much better job of it. It's never gonna be my favorite trek, but it's not bad.

    My wife, who is a Trek fan for the past 15 years or so, likes it. She didn't care for Picard or Discovery.

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