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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 7991203" data-attributes="member: 18182">I just feel the need to chime in here with the love for ST: Discovery and ST: Picard. While both shows were controversial with fans, I wouldn't characterize them as having tonal problems or story-by-committee problems. The tone isn't a problem, it's deliberate and some folks love it, some don't. I loved both shows. And both shows, IMO, actually had very tight storytelling, the controversial part was the season-long story arcs vs. the more traditional serialized adventure-of-the-week format, which ST: Strange New Worlds seems to be hinting it will use.I'll push back on the two shows having continuity issues, they really didn't. They made design choices that changed the look and feel of certain classic elements, but these changes were not out of continuity . . . at least not any more or less so than anything else in Star Trek's long history. We got a new look for Klingons (not the first time, obviously) which looked dramatically different in Discovery's first season, but less so when the Klingons grew their hair out in Season 2. The Enterprise got a redesign, but one that was a close homage to the original, both inside and out. We got holographic communications across the galaxy, which was explained as being phased out as a lot of folks (in universe) were uncomfortable with it. And more, of course.I respect folks who aren't fans of new-Trek, who are unhappy with the tonal changes and redesigned elements. But I think the idea that the new shows disrespect what came before and ignore continuity and what-makes-Trek, Trek are ridiculous.</blockquote>

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