danrjones
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In fact I rather like the symmetry of Picard sacrificing his life to bring back data....
danrjones said:In fact I rather like the symmetry of Picard sacrificing his life to bring back data....
I was surprised about Picard doing a 180 and becoming a synth. As for Data's death being disturbing, I think that was intentional. I actually cried watching that scene. I ended up rewatching that portion a few times and got emotional each time.LeftieBiker said:So, anyone still want to talk about the series finale? Winged evil serpent machine gods, Data going to his grave, Picard going to his but doing a 180...? Actually the scenes with Data really disturbed me. Maybe that was intentional, maybe my own mortality has sensitized me to characters who look pre-embalmed while existing in a sterile environment...and then rot onscreen. And maybe most importantly, why no virtual Spot...?
Later on, apparently, this came about due to that episode:Is Starfleet really only building one class of starship now? Well, according to TrekCore, the visual effects work for the season only got completed last week and VFX supervisor Ante Dekovic said that a wider range of ship variation simply wasn't possible due to a lack of available production time. And that just sounds a bit odd.
I was surprised about Picard doing a 180 and becoming a synth. As for Data's death being disturbing, I think that was intentional. I actually cried watching that scene. I ended up rewatching that portion a few times and got emotional each time.
On that note, I've finally got around to starting For All Mankind (Apple TV+ show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772588/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast). I knew it was from Ron Moore (he worked on TNG and the RDM version of Battlestar). I noticed that Jeff Russo is also the composer for this show as he was for Disco, Picard and a bunch of other stuff: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0751642/filmotype/composer?ref_=m_nmfm_1.LeftieBiker said:It's weird, actually. The pacing is fine - not too slow. I've just about decided that it's the soundtrack. The show may have a score that puts old people to sleep.
cwerdna said:For anyone who wishes to watch Picard, Disco or Lower Decks, as I wrote at https://www.tivocommunity.com/community/index.php?threads/cbs-all-access.521945/page-8#post-12104289, I received an email with a code MORE for a free month. It may only work for returning subscribers. Someone else posted PLAY for a free month (for new subs?).
cwerdna said:On that note, I've finally got around to starting For All Mankind (Apple TV+ show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772588/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast). I knew it was from Ron Moore (he worked on TNG and the RDM version of Battlestar). I noticed that Jeff Russo is also the composer for this show as he was for Disco, Picard and a bunch of other stuff: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0751642/filmotype/composer?ref_=m_nmfm_1.
I also noticed that Naren Shankar got credit for 1 ep. He was EP on The Expanse and did some work on TNG.
Stanton said:cwerdna said:For anyone who wishes to watch Picard, Disco or Lower Decks, as I wrote at https://www.tivocommunity.com/community/index.php?threads/cbs-all-access.521945/page-8#post-12104289, I received an email with a code MORE for a free month. It may only work for returning subscribers. Someone else posted PLAY for a free month (for new subs?).
Getting on high-horse.
If folks don't pay for access to the service (as opposed to repeatedly looking for free access)...there may not be any more of these series to watch.
Getting off high-horse.
Just sayin'
Indeed. They're marketing, attempts of customer acquisition and/or for other reasons (e.g. to gauge interest and consumer behavior including what's being watched, customer dropoff, etc.) MORE was sent via email to me and others who subscribed before in multiple emails.Nubo said:Stanton said:cwerdna said:For anyone who wishes to watch Picard, Disco or Lower Decks, as I wrote at https://www.tivocommunity.com/community/index.php?threads/cbs-all-access.521945/page-8#post-12104289, I received an email with a code MORE for a free month. It may only work for returning subscribers. Someone else posted PLAY for a free month (for new subs?).
Getting on high-horse.
If folks don't pay for access to the service (as opposed to repeatedly looking for free access)...there may not be any more of these series to watch.
Getting off high-horse.
Just sayin'
This isn't piracy though. The codes are provided deliberately. CBS has factored the cost/benefit of providing them. Some people will either stick around after the free access expires or they'll generate buzz that brings in other subscribers.
With regards to things like STD, one can only hope!Stanton said:If folks don't pay for access to the service (as opposed to repeatedly looking for free access)...there may not be any more of these series to watch.
For STD, https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/leslie-moonves-star-trek-netflix-nil-1201865908/ saysjlv said:With regards to things like STD, one can only hope!Stanton said:If folks don't pay for access to the service (as opposed to repeatedly looking for free access)...there may not be any more of these series to watch.
Netflix caries "STD" for rest of world outside US and Canada.The price Netflix paid for the new “Star Trek: Discovery” series (sight unseen as the show went straight to series) will cover the show’s production costs.
“I go to bed at night a lot happier knowing that ‘Star Trek’ is 100 percent paid for before it goes on our All Access service,” Moonves said.
Free episodes of original series, including Star Trek
On launch day, Paramount+ made the first episodes of their original series available for free, including the pilots of Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Lower Decks. You can watch them via Amazon or Apple TV apps, or on YouTube.
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