@surreality said in Good TV:
I still dislike the change to klingons, but if you can get past that, Discovery was actually very well done imho. Enjoyed it.
As in, it's the kind of stylistic choice that seems to pick them up out of the 'barbarians with an honor code' sort of feel, which is how the old version used to seem to me, to something more akin to samurai composing battle poetry in their heads and so on. Which is neat, sure, but it is a big change and more importantly, it's not necessarily one I'm convinced they intended.
@surreality Klingons from ST:tOS were modeled just after the ancient Mongolians. It showed in their skin tone, style of hair and facial hair, attitude, even costumes and accents to some extent... right down to that little round 'hat' on the prow/bridge of all their ships. The Klingons of ST:tNG got Viking trader and imperialism added on with art and music and western-friendly religious sentiments, but a lot of it was less "the actual culture of the ancient Northmen" than "the way Vikings are presented in Wagner's operas" such as "Ring Cycle" and "The Valkyries." That's where you get the opera and the battle poetry etc.
I also loved the whole Stargate catalog except SG1 after it turned into Farscape SG1, I never liked Atlantis, and maybe I could have done without a few episodes of Universe where it turned into a big soap opera in space. I'd love to see new material.
Recently got back into Babylon 5, which is some of the best sci fi ever made.