Owen LaPrath

This 1970s look at stunt-people's work is totally fascinating, and stands the test of time. The characters and their "impossible" feats are certainly most interesting!

An absolutely wonderful reboot, laying out the imagined future history of the universe after "Enterprise", and before NCC-1701 Enterprise with Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Scotty! While it is much grittier than previous franchise members, playing during the Federation vs. Klingon War, the series is still back to Roddenberry optimism in a roundabout way, as it plays on themes of hope and redemption against all odds. Discovery also lost the technobabble that was so intrusive after the original series, which I think is one more major reason, why the following series have a hard time to this day compared to "TOS". The Berman series also very often suffered badly from a soap opera feel, that took me quite some time getting used to. Discovery is back to full drama without any "soapy" feel, and yet does great character development, which is a difficult balance to strike. Altogether, a truly stellar comeback of a phenomenon I thought had died a long a quiet death. It is alive!