Despite Star Trek: Discovery's critical success, it was far from a fan-favorite. Though all four seasons boast an average 85 percent critical score, the audience score is at a dismal 37 percent. Since audience scores are more strongly correlated to overall viewership, Discovery simply wasn't pulling the numbers to make it a financially viable intellectual property.

Despite Star Trek: Discovery’s critical success, it was far from a fan-favorite. Though all four seasons boast an average 85 percent critical score, the audience score is at a dismal 37 percent. Since audience scores are more strongly correlated to overall viewership, Discovery simply wasn’t pulling the numbers to make it a financially viable intellectual property.

  • @SirSamuel
    1•5 months ago

    I get it, thank you, appreciate it. I can see the reasoning and it makes sense. And I understand your Mary Sue perspective a bit more.

    I can see an argument could be made for her having repercussions at the beginning of the series. But I can also see that being a traitor didn’t have long lasting effects (because of Plot) and that she never learned from her mistakes. That tracks.

    I don’t really have an issue with the Lorca or Giorgio plots, and I’ve watched/read/played enough Star Wars to not be phased by stupid superweapons lol. Still I can see your reasoning on the sloppy writing and development.

    As far as the Abrams movies, I’m with Plinkett. Star Trek the Star Trek was… a pretty decent action movie actually. It’s not high art, but it’s fun and high energy. It’s not Real Trek™, but it doesn’t have to be. We have Real Trek™ movies, and they’re great. Let the kids have some junk food. I’ll be over here eating Wrath of Khan again, and liking it.

    I think you make really valid points, and as I said, I appreciate the time you took to do the write-up. I think my standards are lower for Entertainment. If I want to escape for an hour or two I don’t really mind if it’s fuzzy along the edges. By having the goal of being distracted from my life’s cares for a bit I wind up very pleasantly surprised when a show like Andor or Asteroid City comes along and knocks my socks off with actual Art. Or when a quality piece of Entertainment like Strange New Worlds land at my feet. “Ooh, neat!” I think, “I wanted a hot dog and was delivered Filet Mignon.” Which means, if I get a hot dog, I’m not terribly disappointed.

    I think Discovery was a Coney Dog, with some average meat sauce and a really sharp cheddar. But the beef dog at the core was pretty okay and it didn’t make me sick. The bun was stale though