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Old 09-10-2017, 08:20 PM   #2
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I agree with the reviews. It doesn't know what it wants to be. Probably about 5 times in the first 20 minutes, I was expecting "here comes a MacFarlane joke!" followed by... nothing. Not even good plot-advancing dialogue. Just conversation. It was weird.

Also it's just... it's Seth trying to be cast in Star Trek. He loves it, and that's cool, but it seems to me like he's just living his fantasy by creating his own Star Trek. You've got the Remans from ST: Nemesis cast as the Klingon baddies. You've got Cassidy Yates from DS9. You've got Bashir's dad from DS9. I'm pretty sure the guy who played the stern one-gender con officer alien also once played a Jem Hadar from DS9. This show basically IS Star Trek with MacFarlane jokes, and sadly, not enough of them to make the premise sing the way he wants it to.

Sci-fi comedy isn't a popular genre for a reason. At least Red Dwarf never takes itself too seriously. This show teeters on being a legit drama half the time and nothing but Family Guy jokes the next.
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Old 09-10-2017, 09:12 PM   #3
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I agree with the reviews. It doesn't know what it wants to be. Probably about 5 times in the first 20 minutes, I was expecting "here comes a MacFarlane joke!" followed by... nothing. Not even good plot-advancing dialogue. Just conversation. It was weird.

Also it's just... it's Seth trying to be cast in Star Trek. He loves it, and that's cool, but it seems to me like he's just living his fantasy by creating his own Star Trek. You've got the Remans from ST: Nemesis cast as the Klingon baddies. You've got Cassidy Yates from DS9. You've got Bashir's dad from DS9. I'm pretty sure the guy who played the stern one-gender con officer alien also once played a Jem Hadar from DS9. This show basically IS Star Trek with MacFarlane jokes, and sadly, not enough of them to make the premise sing the way he wants it to.

Sci-fi comedy isn't a popular genre for a reason. At least Red Dwarf never takes itself too seriously. This show teeters on being a legit drama half the time and nothing but Family Guy jokes the next.
Damn.

I'm not even going to watch now

How disappointing.
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Old 09-10-2017, 09:41 PM   #4
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Damn.

I'm not even going to watch now

How disappointing.
Approach it like you're living in a present-day society where StarTrek never existed, and you might enjoy it a lot more.
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Old 09-10-2017, 09:41 PM   #5
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Damn.

I'm not even going to watch now

How disappointing.
I thought the Jem Hadar actor/character was funny.

Everything else... meh.

It DOES look pretty, though. I'll say that much.
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Old 09-10-2017, 08:53 PM   #6
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Old 09-10-2017, 08:58 PM   #7
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Damn I forgot to record this and wasn't home.
Fox is streaming it. Your cable/sat credentials should give you access.
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Old 09-10-2017, 09:01 PM   #8
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Fox is streaming it. Your cable/sat credentials should give you access.
I'll watch it when I get home tomorrow.
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Old 09-10-2017, 09:32 PM   #9
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It was ok. Reviews seem about right, maybe a little harsh.
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Old 09-10-2017, 09:39 PM   #10
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It was ok. Reviews seem about right, maybe a little harsh.
I think that's to be expected. Seth is a talented guy who rubs critics the wrong way by making stuff that's not always that great in quality, but still is popular. And this is clearly an indulgence/reward of his ego for the money he's made the network.
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Old 09-11-2017, 12:03 AM   #11
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It's exactly what I expect from anything with Seth MacFarlane in it.

Family Guy humor, with Brian Griffin's voice, heavy on references, and extremely formulaic.

Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but it's definitely a predictable, mediocre thing.
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Old 09-11-2017, 06:33 AM   #12
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I will try it again next week, but meh.
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Old 09-11-2017, 08:55 AM   #13
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I will definitely agree that it seems a bit lost. but I enjoyed it. Felt like Star Trek populated with normal Joes from down the street and some humor thrown in. Hopefully it gets a chance to find itself. I have certainly watched worse.
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Old 09-11-2017, 09:37 AM   #14
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I will definitely agree that it seems a bit lost. but I enjoyed it. Felt like Star Trek populated with normal Joes from down the street and some humor thrown in. Hopefully it gets a chance to find itself. I have certainly watched worse.
That was my feeling. It's not "must see tv", but I enjoyed it and had several laughs. I'll give it some more episodes, but it also has to improve to hook me longer.
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Old 09-11-2017, 09:05 AM   #15
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