We’ve been a little quiet here at Star Trek: Sentinel because there has been so much Star Trek: Discovery news coming out that we kind of just wanted to enjoy it and let it wash over us, and didn’t feel the need to comment on it.
Now we stand on the eve of the launch of a brand new series and a bold new experiment in Star Trek.
Since the new series was first announced and up until today, we’ve all seen people expressing hope and excitement for the show and people nit-picking everything and heaping disdain on this new series every Trek fan should be looking forward to.
It’s probably no secret that I am incredibly excited about the show. I love Sonequa Martin-Green as an actor, I’m a huge fan of Kirsten Beyer, Akiva Goldsman and many other behind the scenes creatives, and I admire the risks everyone has taken to make this version of Star Trek relevant.
I’ve been disappointed, even upset by some of the negative coverage coming from some sites. The amount of it coming from one particular sci-fi site (not a Trek one) has caused me to delete it from my favourites and move on.
Now that we’re literally only hours away from the first brand new episode of Star Trek television in 12 years, I thought it might be a good idea to point you guys toward a handful of excellent articles out there right now on websites staffed by professionals who are genuinely excited to see Star Trek: Discovery.
There are two sites in particular that have had extensive and exceptional coverage over these last few weeks:
TrekMovie, in particular has suddenly become one of the best, if not the best, Trek site ever. Their coverage of Star Trek: Discovery has been spectacular.
TrekCore have always been amazing, and though they may be following a close second behind TrekMovie, their coverage has still been excellent.
Here are some great articles from both sites.
Let’s start with the coverage of the recent Premiere, held a couple of days ago in Los Angeles – attended by many of the cast and crew of Star Trek: Discovery, and Star Trek royalty, Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner.
TrekMovie gives us some photos from the Hollywood Premiere.
TrekCore‘s coverage of the Premiere.
For more on the “blue carpet” premiere event, visit both TrekMovie and TrekCore and look through their most recent articles.
Of particular interest to fans, the Season One Press Kit for Star Trek: Discovery has finally been released.
It’s beautiful. The images above, and one a little earlier on in this article are from that kit.
TrekCore got the scoop on this one, so go check out their article focusing on the kit here.
Some of the things we’ve learned over the last few weeks are that the Klingon War with the Federation will play a major part in Season One of Star Trek: Discovery.
We’ve also learned that the war story will be wrapped up by the end of the 15 episode first season arc.
We don’t know what Season Two might hold, but it’s interesting that the Klingon conflict will fade out to be replaced by something else.
I think that’s a good idea. Multiple years focusing on a war might get a bit a much – plus, there’s a lot more to Star Trek than Klingons and the war-arc has already been done and done well in Trek’s illustrious history.
If you want to catch up with all of the Star Trek: Discovery news, visit those two wonderful sites.
Right now, I am eagerly counting down the hours to Star Trek: Discovery‘s release on Netflix.
If I could have one wish over these next few days, it would be for my fellow Trek fans to give this show a chance.
A great deal of incredible talent has been brought together to bring this show to us, and a lot of love and care has gone into it. Yes, it looks different to Star Trek: The Original Series and probably shares more in common with Star Trek: Enterprise and the J.J. Abrams Trek movies, but that’s superficial and necessary if we want to attract new viewers and keep Stat Trek alive. The show and it’s producers are doing everything they can to be faithful to canon and to make us something we will love.
The internet has become an horrifically nasty place where people seem to think it’s acceptable, even ‘cool’ and funny, to be negative and sometimes even abusive, but Star Trek fans are better than that, and the worst of us are nothing more than a vocal minority.
I hope other fans who love all things Trek for everything that the shows stand for, and respect and attempt to live the ideals of Star Trek, embrace this new show and love it and ensure it continues for many years to come.
We’ll be back in a couple of days with a review of the pilot episode, which is titled “The Vulcan Hello.”
Until then, may we all and may Star Trek: Discovery especially, live long and prosper.
In the United States, Star Trek: Discovery premieres on CBS on the 24th of September with all subsequent episodes airing on CBS All Access. In Canada Star Trek: Discovery will premiere on the 24th of September also, on Bell Media’s CTV and the Space Channel. For the rest of us, Star Trek: Discovery will launch on Netflix on Monday the 25th of September.
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