At one time, being on the streaming service bandwagon seemed cool. As I sat down to review my finances, I realized that I barely used four out of the five I was paying for. Narrowing it down to CBS All Access which became Paramount+ or Netflix.
Netflix got rid of most Star Trek so, the one streaming service I kept was Paramount+ with Showtime.
The point was less about saving money, more about keeping from wasting it on that which I no longer used or needed.
When it was first announced that a new series was coming, it was more than just another new series. It was a new STAR TREK series.
Having been fascinated by nearly every Star Trek series, being willing to start with zero expectations or preconceived notions.
So, it began.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
From the first glimpse of a 21 years of age, Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta) towering over Chancellor Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter) looking ragged, angry, full of contempt from having his mother taken from him at the tender age of 6 years.
His mother taught him how to survive in a ruthless, cruel, often dangerous world that often has zero compassion for a starving child.
Granted, Sandro Rosta is a full foot or taller than Holly Hunter. Chancellor Ake stood firm, laid out her plan.
BAM!
I was drawn in like a hummingbird to sugar water.
It has been so sweet since then.
Endeavoring to avoid spoilers, there will most likely be a few. Stop reading right here, if you would rather avoid all spoilers.
So far this series, which covers the return of Starfleet Academy, is so diverse. It introduces so many different races. Races that were present long ago as well as new ones & new adaptations of prior. Also a few mixes of races from different planets, entirely.
Jem Hadar/ Klingon
Klingon/Tellurite
Cherons
Orions
Khionian (They vomit glitter.)
The first Photonic cadet, ever.
Dar-sha
Of course there are returning roles such as "The Doctor" who we first met on Star Trek: Voyager
His renditions of live opera performance are impressive.
Commander Jet Reno
(Tig Notaro) was first introduced in ST Discovery. She seems to always have a deceased wife or a living girlfriend. She's very snarky.
Several more.
Loving all of it, it's heart breaking to me to see how so many people rip it to shreds. Many of them want the same Star Trek over & over with very little difference.
If social media had been as prolific when STNG premiered, it would have most likely faced the same cutting, backlash hatred.
Starfleet Academy is a fresh new take on cadets that are mostly teenagers, just staring their Starfleet careers they are often referred to as zygotes or little chickens or even kids.
Because they are.
That's what I love.
The freshness of it, the newness of it, the molding of young intelligent minds to explore the universe together with wonder.
Maybe I'm easier to please than most, maybe my mind is more opened. Not so open that my brains fall out, ha ha! Just curious.
Curious about everything. Open to possibilities, wonders of the world & beyond to be discovered. To be experienced, enjoyed, enriching life as we know it.
There are just enough returning aka legacy characters to give it a feeling of continuity while still retaining the freshness.
Admiral Charles Vance
Commander Jet Reno
Lt Sylvia Tilley
The Doctor
Dax
Loving the show, staying up to see it when it dropped at 0200 every Thursday. Having prepped some yummies earlier in the day for each new episode, a sci fi love fest that Erica Ortegas would love.
Granted, she is in a different series ~ ST Strange New Worlds. Her oft used line - Bring Snacks - resonates with many trekkies like me.
Usually it's kimchi & stuffed eggs.
Sometimes, keto cloud bread wraps with goat cheese & kalamatas
Homemade Korean beef kabobs with shrooms & pineapple.
Still coming up with new recipes for when the new seasons air.
In the interim, watching the Artemis II footage is fascinating.
If you care at all about ST SFA.
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