A l t e r E g o

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    All eight full panel streams:

    ST: Discovery https://www.startrek.com/day#panel-1

    ST: DEEP SPACE 9 https://www.startrek.com/day#panel-2

    ST: STRANGE NEW WORLDS https://www.startrek.com/day#panel-3

    ST: The ORIGINAL SERIES https://www.startrek.com/day#panel-4

    ST: VOYAGER https://www.startrek.com/day#panel-5

    ST: ENTERPRISE https://www.startrek.com/day#panel-6

    ST: LOWER DECKS https://www.startrek.com/day#panel-7

    ST: TNG & PICARD https://www.startrek.com/day#panel-8 

     

    All Episodes in one YT file. 

     

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    11 hours ago, KLund1 said:

    I think things are also more confusing in that the DVD Special Edition is actually the Director's Cut. Yes No ?

    I say yes.

    The Special Edition is the two disk collectors set seen here: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek_VI:_The_Undiscovered_Country_(Special_Edition)

    IIRC, it includes 99% of all the additional footage I've ever seen in the films, and a whole disk of special features.  

    I am not sure if the "Directors Cut" ever had a physical disk release but if it did, I did not buy it. 

    Watching the following video which compares the Theatrical and "Directors Cut", the Special Edition includes every scene shown in the so called "DC" except the Collaborator Reveals during the mind meld sequence...

     

    I've never seen the Collaborator Reveals during the meld before so they may be part of the DC, (but they are, imo, stupid and totally ruin the intense drama of the scene.)  I know of no other scenes than shown here. 

    Keep On Trekking!

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    McMahan Talks Cerritos Starship Design

    http://blog.trekcore.com/2020/08/star-trek-lower-decks-roundup-cerritos-design-new-posters-ready-room/

    More reviews:

    https://trekmovie.com/2020/08/06/review-star-trek-lower-decks-goes-for-the-laughs-and-finds-the-heart-in-second-contact/

    http://blog.trekcore.com/2020/08/star-trek-lower-decks-review-second-contact/

    https://www.tor.com/2020/08/06/about-60-of-a-good-episode-star-trek-lower-deckss-second-contact/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/arts/television/star-trek-lower-decks-review.html

     

     

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    After following Commander Burnham into the wormhole in the second season finale, season three of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY finds the U.S.S. Discovery crew landing into an unknown future far from the home they once knew. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the U.S.S. Discovery crew, along with the help of some new friends, must work together to restore hope to the Federation.

     

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    Perhaps, or they just don't like the recent directions Star Trek has gone. To me, the Kelvin Timeline films and Discovery are flawed entries compared to what came before but they're better than nothing. I am having a good time with them and that's what matters to me.

    We can't stop progress but, some people can be very frightened of change.

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    ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Showrunner Promises Season 2 Character Exploration And Tying Up Canon Loose Ends

    This morning at Vulture Fest in New York City there was a Star Trek: Discoverypanel titled “The Future is Definitely Female,” featuring co-showrunner Gretchen J. Berg along with actresses Sonequa Martin-Green, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Chieffo and Mary Wiseman. TrekMovie was there and we will have a full report on the panel tomorrow, but today start with some of Berg’s comments about the second season, canon and future of the show.

    Season 2 clues in season 1 finale + more character devlopment

    Executive producer and co-showrunner Gretchen J. Berg didn’t want to give any spoilers for Discovery’s second season, currently in production, but hinted about the direction of the show:

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    I don’t want to spoil, but I think there are clues. It takes too many months to figure out how to do this. Their beautiful performances are crafted, then they are in post, so I am not going to tell you everything right now. We leave clues. Watch the final episode at the end of the [first] season as to where we are going.

    I can promise you that the characters that you fall in love with, you are going to get to know them better. We get much deeper into character exploration this year and we will meet some new folks. We love our group and you are going to learn more about them.

     

    Discovery‘s loose ends will be tied up into canon

    When discussing the setting of Star Trek: Discovery,  Gretchen J. Berg reiterated how important it is for the creators to fit the show into Trek’s established canon:

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    I love the box that we are in, because it can be so overwhelming when you look at the entire universe of Star Trek … but we were able to focus on somewhere on the timeline and we know that this happened before and this happened after. They say boundaries and restrictions can be good and for us it was good. It also gave us an opportunity to lay in some easter eggs and we feel very, very, very strongly about making sure that we fit into canon, making sure that there are not any loose ends that may be the story that is being told right now, but we are going to fit into that timeline. A lot of consideration has been put into it.

    The co-showrunner also acknowledged that the designs on the show have to work with a modern audience:

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    As far as shooting a show starting in 2017, we have to also realize we have caught up with The Original Series, like everyone talks about iPads and PADDS and stuff like that. We just have to make sure that it makes sense. We have our art director and prop designer and everyone who is madly in love with our show and also all the shows, and so they are paying attention to that.

     

    Promises even more diversity in Discovery

    One of the most touted things about Star Trek: Discovery is the diversity of its cast of characters. Berg noted that diversity has always been part of the franchise, and promised more:

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    We also wanted to reflect the world we live in now because that was always been the vision of Starfleet and [Gene] Roddenberry, that everyone was represented. We know there are still people that have not been represented yet on our show and it will be our goal to make sure we get everybody in there that we can. We are aware of it and it is something we are dedicated to and it is exciting. It is our responsibility to make sure that wherever you are on this planet and whatever background you come from, you turn on the show you are going to see yourself.

     

    More from Vulture Festival panel to come

    Tomorrow we will have a full report on the panel with more pictures, so stay tuned...

    https://trekmovie.com/2018/05/20/star-trek-discovery-showrunner-promises-season-2-character-exploration-and-tying-up-canon-loose-ends/