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Season 5 To Debut At SXSW In March; Two episodes April 4, the eve of First Contact Day

posted a year ago by Satan2016 (26149)
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This year SXSW runs from March 8-16 and the Film and TV Lineup was announced this morning and it includes Star Trek: Discovery. There will be a panel discussion and Q&A but Paramount+ has not yet confirmed details on who will be attending.

Paramount has already revealed a synopsis for the season focusing on the USS Discovery “uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries.” The season will see Captain Burnham and the crew on the “hunt” for this mystery, facing competition from “dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves.”

The SXSW site includes more details for the season premiere (previously reported to be titled “Red Directive“), revealing specifically what the USS Discovery is hunting, or possibly the first stage of their season quest. Here is the synopsis:

Captain Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to retrieve a mysterious 800-year-old Romulan vessel; until the artifact hidden inside is stolen, leading to an epic chase. Meanwhile, Saru is offered the position of a lifetime, and Tilly’s efforts to help pull her into a tangled web of secrecy.

As Discovery is set in the 32nd century, this would mean the Romulan vessel is from the 24th century, likely from the Star Trek: The Next Generation era. The Romulans were first introduced as a mysterious adversary in the classic Star Trek episode “The Balance of Terror.” They returned in the first season finale of TNG (“The Neutral Zone”), and appeared regularly throughout TNG, Deep Space Nine, and were also a big part of Star Trek: Enterprise, set in the 22nd century. The destruction of Romulus late in the 24th century is also tied into the 2009 Star Trek movie with Star Trek: Picard picking up on the Romulan refugee crisis.

[–] Satan2016 (26149) a year ago

Season 5 To Debut With 2 Episodes On April 4 https://trekmovie.com/2024/02/14/star-trek-discovery-season-5-to-debut-with-2-episodes-on-april-4/

Paramount+ just announced that Season 5 of Discovery will arrive on Thursday, April 4 with a two-episode debut. New episodes of the 10-episode season will follow each Thursday on Paramount+ in the U.S., the UK, Switzerland, South Korea, Latin America, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, and Austria. Discovery will also premiere on April 4 on Paramount+ in Canada.

The key art features a new logo style for the series along with symbols that are tied into the season plot about a hunt tied into an ancient mystery. From the official synopsis:

The fifth and final season will find Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well…dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (15062) a year ago

Can't wait to see this pile of crap end. Then everyone can throw it into the dumpster of history when it comes to bad Star Trek. It can find company with shitty films like "Star Trek V."

[–] ReelReviews14 (1221) a year ago

Star Trek V looks like a masterpiece next to STD. Star Trek V's main flaws were Shatner's inexperienced directing skills, subpar special effects, and a script that was too jokey. It didn't have paper thin "characters", a plot that went nowhere, idiotic stunt casting so they could pat themselves on the back for "diversity", or went around lecturing the fans that they're nasty bigots if they disliked the execution of the movie.

[–] bozo_500 (13371) a year ago

😄

[–] AmeriGirl26 (15062) a year ago

Don't get me started on Star Trek V. STD and any other Kurtzman Trek doesn't exonerate it even by a margin. It's still weapons-grade crap, no thanks to the Shat.

[–] ReelReviews14 (1221) a year ago

Untrue. What's frustrating about Star Trek V is that there's hints a good movie and glimpses of "what could have been" when you watch the film, but it's buried deep under piles of lame pointless "jokes" and crappy special effects. The scene where the crew first land on "Eden" and the camera pans around to show the wonderment of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Sybok is better than ANYTHING in STD, along with iconic lines like "What does God need with a starship?"

There's nothing comparable in STD, I think Fuller exited too quickly, before they could film anything cerebral or thought-provoking. Even the "fun" stuff in STD, like the Harry Mudd time loop episode, pales in comparison to the fun stuff in Star Trek V. For example, Star Trek V's "fun" scene is a warm, family-like campfire gathering. STD's "fun" scenes are ruined by the characters throwing in random f-bombs and having modern day 21st century style rave parties on the U.S.S. Discovery!

[–] AmeriGirl26 (15062) a year ago

Wow, STD is actually worse than this movie?! Damn!

[–] Satan2016 (26149) a year ago

No such series as STD, moron!

[–] ReelReviews14 (1221) a year ago

There is definitely an STD, and this will be its final season, thankfully. It took way too long to put it out of its misery.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (15062) a year ago

It's Star Trek Discovery, as well as having a lot in common with Sexually Transmitted Diseases, so the abbreviation fits perfectly >:)

[–] maximmm (3405) a year ago

Considering that one showrunner is a lesbian, while the other is a gay dude - I suspect the STD name (which they knew would be abbreviated) was indeed a pun.
Purposeful destruction of an intellectual property.

[–] RoboReCop (3379) a year ago

STD: FIRST CONTACT

very fitting :/

[–] maximmm (3405) a year ago

should be 'last contact'