Star Trek: Short Treks

These are mostly shorts related to the TV show, "Star Trek: Discovery". The last episode, "Children of Mars", serves as a trailer for "Star Trek: Picard".

Each short hopes to add something to the show. Discover is rather up and down with a lot of haters complaining about everything. In a way, everybody may appreciate the new era of Star Trek with smaller doses. As little stories, they are easier to take. With anthology series, one is always mixed with some episodes doing better than others. It is about half and half. I like Rainn Wilson and I find his episode fun. The production value is usually good. I give the series a passing grade.

With a wealth of imagination surrounding both back stories and new development in the 'Entire' Star Trek universe (as imagined by all who contribute), you can just keep on expanding the limits and this is a perfect example.

It's always so refreshing to watch little gems like this, because they treat your mind to a short pause from the central plot "Where the odds are against us and the situation is grim", whilst somehow remaining connected. I think it's imperative, to help the modern generation get a sense of how forward-thinking Star Trek is to the world of sci-fi. So here it is... We develop as much supporting material as possible surrounding all the characters, their strengths, their fears, their histories and more. These are not simply cold, flat, generic science fiction characters that fit the profile of the overall genre, no, they are human beings (mostly), who represent the sheer determination of the human race to try and get it right no-matter the situation.

OK so this is only a mere snippet in the overall story-line, but it's an additional means by the creators, writers and visionaries to build on something solid, that is reliable, believable, inspiring and comforting that will stand firm and bond completely with Gene Roddenberry's vision.

In terms of the acting: Mary Wiseman is superb on every level. Her reaction to what for her is a 'First Contact' situation, is exactly what you'd expect from a young officer who understands protocol but has the ability to read a situation with natural restraint and heaps of humility as Jean-Luc Picard does. She makes it possible for us to put ourselves in the same situation, where we can see that we are dealing with a serious issue but that defensive overkill is not necessary. Sylvia Tilly is the best crew member on the ship to encounter this young queen who is confused, undecided, subject to seemingly overwhelming events that are 'bigger' than her. These two characters are a perfect match and I sincerely hope they meet again down the line.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the superb acting, the dazzling sets and it definitely feels like you're aboard a Federation Starship. When you are creating something that connects to the Star Trek universe you need to ensure you get it right both in the foreground and in the background, and I feel the cast and crew have done a superb job throughout. Ten stars from me.

A good story can be one sentence long or it can fill three novels. The best way to kill a good story is to ensure that the story contains something for everybody. Short Treks dials back the overproduced feel good momentum of Star Trek Discovery to manageable hit or miss events. Now lets get on with it. Thank you.

A great bite-sized episode that has some wonderful character interaction, that brings some more insight into a fan favorite character. I've been watching Trek on TV since TNG originally aired, and have thoroughly enjoyed everything Discovery has put out.

Don't listen to the haters, give it a watch and decide for yourself. It might not be for everyone, but as a lifelong fan, I'm loving every second of this Trek resurgence.

The Mudd episode of Short Treks is the best one. The rest are hit or miss. Rainn Wilson needs to be in more episodes as I think he did a fantastic job.

I also don't get all the hate this series receives from Trek fans. I'm a life long fan, watched and loved every TV series (even Enterprise) and hate the new movies because I feel like they are not real Star Trek, but Discovery doesn't come anywhere close to those movies. I will admit, I was not a fan of the Klingons in the new series at 1st and some of the plot doesn't hold up to much scrutiny, but I felt it did a much better job at capturing the spirit of Star Trek than the new movies and even the last couple of TNG movies. I disagree vehemently with all of those who say this TV series is destroying what Gene Roddenberry created. Stop being so emotional about it and accept that there are people who like this show. I think people need to be a little bit more open-minded and not hold the favorite things from their childhood so close to their heart and crap on everything that isn't exactly that. Nothing will ever be exactly that. This one is close enough for me.