I'm actually liking this...

I've finished watching episode two and can see the series seems to be going to go in a completely different direction compared to these two pilot episodes. I'll stick with it.

Could be the first Star Trek to have constant flashbacks to explain character backgrounds like Lost.

The CGI was indeed impressive. Too bad the budget could only afford some used uruk-hai costumes from LOTR modified with camel turd and voice actors with some kind of slow speech impediment as klingons after that.

The idea of these space ships moving in space like Spanish galleons move in the water is something that really needs re-imagining.

They do a better job in "The Expanse" showing military maneuvers in space.

Also the idea that a shock to the ship makes all the lights flicker at once or go off is just stupid.

The whole idea of sending Michael in a space suit to dodge asteroids is another dumb idea.

The ship is blown to bits and the cell in the brig is burning though power to keep a containment field ... while everything else is flickering or off?

This was awful ... but I absolve kids under 9 for liking it, they don't know any better.

The CGI is really nice. To bad that the characters are lifeless and boring and some of the acting is just horrible. Also when the fuck did the Vulcan start using violence to solve there problems.