Star Trek: Short Treks

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.

Noticeably, you've two types of reviewer here, the 1/10 anti-Discovery trolls who spam all review sites with their "It's not James T Kirk" nonsense. (My response to these haters is 'why waste your time spamming the net with your drivel? Just DON'T watch it then!'. The other reviews tend to be true-Trek fans giving 10/10 reviews to counterbalance the haters' reviews.

To actually review the series, I would start by saying that it IS taking Star Trek in a different direction, but in one that it needed to go. Keeping the franchise alive means evolving, and the addition of Trek Shorts is part of that process. These 15minute shorts allow us a glimpse into other aspects of the characters' lives or the ship itself (Discovery). It's great to have 'filler' whilst we wait for another exciting series (season 2) and with news of new Star Trek series in production (with Sir Patrick himself) and even an animated comedy - I'm thrilled to see the franchise evolve like the Marvel world or DC world has in recent years.

The only downsides to these shorts (so far) is their length (I'm just hungry for more!) and that they feel (due to their length) a little 'rushed' in moving the storylines forward. Otherwise, looking forward to this becoming a regular intra-season feature!

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.

This is a great short and very welcomed to Trek's history.

I'm not sure why the reviews of this have been so negative. Logically, it is very difficult to develop an enthralling story within such a short amount of time. At least, that's what spock would say. As a Trekkie who enjoys all the iterations, I must say I do enjoy Discovery. These shorts (of which only the first have been released) are not only compelling, but add to the overall atmosphere of the Star Trek Multiverse. For something so short, it packed a punch, and left me looking forward to the next.