In which an anti did me a favour

[selenak]

Now I've avoided both Doctor Who and ST related interviews because I didn't want to be spoiled, but the constant hate-on Fandomsecrets has for my beloved Discovery has inadvertendly informed me RTD had the good taste to like it, so I googled, and the passage invoking the Disco hating folks' ire from an article/interview pre DW season premiere some months ago goes thusly:

Speaking to Davies ahead of the two-episode premiere, I had to ask what motivated him to include that little quip. He explained that while he’d been a more casual viewer of the older shows like the original series and The Next Generation, it was the newer shows that really turned him into a proper Star Trek fan. “I'm coming to love Star Trek with an absolute passion,” said Davies. “I love the old show. I always watched the old show, but when Star Trek: Discovery came along, I kind of became a proper fan.” It’s always nice to see Discovery get the flowers it deserves. Responsible for kicking off the current era of Star Trek, the series gets an unreasonable amount of flack on the internet for its commitment to diversity and inclusion — two hallmarks of the entire franchise.

Davies went on to praise more of the recent Trek series, even gushing about his crush on Captain Pike — and honestly, who doesn’t have a crush on Captain Pike. “So now I'm devoted, with Picard and Strange New Worlds. Frankly, the fact that I'm not married to Captain Pike is a major problem in my life, and I look to you, Collider, to put this right, frankly. It’s a wrong that needs righting,” Davies laughed. “I love that man. Oh, god, he's beautiful, Anson Mount. What a great name.”

The entire article is here. Crushing on Pike is understandable, and if there is ever an on screen DW/ST canonical crossover, I shall no longer be surprised.

BTW: I still intend to write the big "Why I love ST: Discovery" manifesto, but right now I really do not have the time.

Comments

[muccamukk]

Awww, that's a delight. Love to see good will between franchises.

[selenak]

Same here!

[lightofdaye]

That's nice. I do hope you have the time for your Disco Manifesto some time though. I'd like to read that.

Was RTD the one who liked the concept of "Darmok" so much he never actually watched it?

[selenak]

First time I heard that story, so I wouldn't know, but I could see it.

[lightofdaye]

It was! I went searching and according to Memory alpha it was part of the inspiration for RTD's "Midnight".

[vilakins]

Discovery is my favourite of the recent Star Treks. I love the diversity, new future, and the basic optimism. [uses ancient icon]

[watervole]

I've been catching up on Disco, but have paused at the end of season 4.

the thing I dislike (the rest of it is great) is the big story arcs. You have to build up to such a grand finale, that common sense goes totally out of the window.

It is obligatory to risk everything to help comrades even when it increases the risk of destroying half the universe, and you so totally know that everything will turn out right that the tension is, ironically, all gone.

Can we please have stories where have to make tough decisions and have the results of those decisions be real.
(I'll hate Strange New Worlds if they let Pike wriggle out of his dilemma, but I'm hoping they'll hold true and keep him to the choice he made.)

I've got hooked on Strange New Worlds. It can be serious, it can be funny, but once in a while, it will toss in an episode that breaks your heart.

[lynnenne]

Disco is SUCH a great show. The man has taste.

[kore]

Aww, nice!

I'd love to read that manifesto.