New Star Trek series - 2017

Gerard · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:05

Uhh, why exactly is the first officers name Michael?

JRS · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:18

Gerard said:
Uhh, why exactly is the first officers name Michael?

Because that's what the showrunners and writers named her? :confused:

Gerard · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:36

JRS said:
Because that's what the showrunners and writers named her?

A woman with a male first name, i thought it was her surname but its her first name....

steve5424 · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:39

Gerard said:
A woman with a male first name, i thought it was her surname but its her first name....

There are men with first names that can also be female names, so why Not?

Gerard · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:42

steve5424 said:
There are men with first names that can also be female names, so why Not?

Whens the last time you heard of a woman with the name Michael? I know some names like Courtney\Tracy etc can be interchangeable but first I've ever heard Michael being used for a womans name, would have thought that's what the name Michaela was for, a feminine version of Michael.

steve5424 · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:43

Does it really matter? It's the future and also the writers chose it.

Gerard · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:44

steve5424 said:
Does it really matter? It's the future and also the writers chose it.

Just seems a weird choice, i thought i was hearing things for a second when the captain addressed her as Michael.

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:45

Dey tuk arr naaaames!

steve5424 · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:48

Gerard said:
Just seems a weird choice, i thought i was hearing things for a second when the captain addressed her as Michael.

It was confirmed months ago the michael was her name.

Gerard · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:49

steve5424 said:
It was confirmed months ago the michael was her name.

It was also the talk months ago that the show looked like being a total cluster **** and there was a lot of behind the scenes drama so i lost interest at that point until very recently. So the michael name is news to me.

Surfer · 25 Sep 2017 at 17:02

VincentHanna said:
Lots of places are embargoed until each episode airs, but the general concensous is that it really kicks in to gear from episode 3.

so netflix uk only has 1 episode then? Are they releasing 1 a week?

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2017 at 17:06

It has the first two episodes.
Yeah, it's one a week after that, as it's not a Netflix original series.

andicole0 · 25 Sep 2017 at 17:47

Surfer said:
so netflix uk only has 1 episode then? Are they releasing 1 a week?

So we have to subscribe for months to view the series. Not going to happen for me I'm afraid.
Andi.

Steampunk · 25 Sep 2017 at 17:48

andicole0 said:
So we have to subscribe for months to view the series. Not going to happen for me I'm afraid.
Andi.

Wait till it's finished and binge watch it with a one month sub?

andicole0 · 25 Sep 2017 at 17:56

Steampunk said:
Wait till it's finished and binge watch it with a one month sub?

Probably get the DVD so Netflix don't get my money. I do like a good binge.
Andi.

Trig · 25 Sep 2017 at 18:04

A woman called Michael, nothing wrong with that, perhaps shes transgender (social tick box and all that) but didnt want to change her name, her choice

Spit · 25 Sep 2017 at 18:17

Well I’ve watched both episodes and really enjoyed it so far.

Beer_MonsterUK · 25 Sep 2017 at 18:26

I think the Trekkies need to unbunch their panties. I just watched it as a standalone series based on star trek and really enjoyed it. I could give a monkeys what happened in previous star trek series and they can call the lead role whatever they want for me. Bernard would be my choice.

Looking forward to seeing how the story unfolds.

Gerard · 25 Sep 2017 at 18:31

Liked it but i'm not a fan of the Klingon character designs or the Klingon ship designs, the Federation ships at least look like Federation ships. The Klingon ships don't really bear any resemblance to Klingon ships at all, and the character designs are very obviously based off Abrams "blingons" design. Those 2 gripes aside its more of a matter of getting used to how things look and then it'll just be the norm at some point. Just hope some more familar ship designs from the Klingon side start to appear as the ones in these 2 episodes looked pretty bleh.

Beer_MonsterUK said:
II could give a monkeys what happened in previous star trek series

So you're saying you do care what happened in previous star trek series

Raymond Lin · 25 Sep 2017 at 18:31

Gerard said:
Uhh, why exactly is the first officers name Michael?

Some girls are call Alex (Alexandra), may be she is Michaela.

Or just a name, Michael.