Whether you call yourself a “Trekkie” or a “Trekker”, at the end of the day you are a dedicated fan of the Gene Roddenberry created “Star Trek” franchise and its many films and television series. Today will be a sad one for those who’ve been following the show “Star Trek: Discovery” which airs on the Paramount+ streaming service. The show is set to begin its final adventures in April and the Official Trailer just recently dropped. I’ve embedded the clip along with some casting, art and an overall series premise for good measure. Take a look.
The Premise: The series begins around ten years before the events of Star Trek: The Original Series, when Commander Michael Burnham’s actions start a war between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. She is court-martialed, stripped of rank, and reassigned to the USS Discovery, which has a unique means of propulsion called the “Spore Drive”. After an adventure in the Mirror Universe, Discovery helps end the Klingon war. In the second season they investigate seven mysterious signals and a strange figure known as the “Red Angel”, and fight off a rogue artificial intelligence. This conflict ends with the Discovery traveling to the 32nd century, more than 900 years into their future. (c/o Wiki)
The Cast and Characters:
Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham
Doug Jones as Saru
Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets
Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly
Wilson Cruz as Hugh Culber
Blu del Barrio as Adira Tal
Callum Keith Rennie as Rayner
David Ajala as Cleveland “Book” Booker
Tig Notaro as Jett Reno
Oded Fehr as Charles Vance
Annabelle Wallis as the voice of Zora
Tara Rosling [de] as T’Rina
Eve Harlow as Moll
Elias Toufexis as L’ak
David Cronenberg as Kovich
Chelah Horsdal as Laira Rillak
Ian Alexander as Gray Tal
Hannah Cheesman as Airiam
Rachael Ancheril as Nhan
PiercingMetal Thoughts: So I should admit that I was only a subscriber to the Paramount+ service for a few months and that was to watch the first season of “Star Trek: Picard”. During that time I began my viewing of “Star Trek: Discovery” but ended up becoming too busy with life before I opted to let said service continue. I think I got up to episode four of the first series and while I liked what I saw, I felt it was far too advanced for a series that predates the classic Original Series but that’s my own view. With the show ending, it might be a wise idea to secure a subscription to catch up from where I left off and to see the other shows I find interesting. What about you readers? Are you a fan of this particular “Star Trek” offshoot? I was curious enough to give it a shot but too many things to do just got in the way. Chime in down below if you’d like and I will see you again soon. Thanks for passing through.
Official Series Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Discovery