Star Trek: Short Treks

Everybody says it has no bearing to the Trek storyline. I have to disagree. You have to have an open mind. I do not think ST:Discovery denigrates the Star Trek franchise, but adds its uniqueness to the storyline. With that said the shorts are just that quirky off the wall stories, read them and weep Trekkies. Stop living in the past. Enjoy the moment as I did. Like it or not, support it as a part of the trekkie family.

In fact I look foward to the next 3 installment shorts.

ST:Discovery is awesome period!

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.

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.

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.

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.