Seeing as it was the pilot episode, I was prepared to forgive a lot. But not THIS much. A long distance mind meld? Purple Klingons who speak like they have marbles in their mouths? Holographic communication equipment? An adopted sister for Spock who has never been mentioned in the multitude of episodes from multiple series featuring either Spock or Sarek who can do the Vulcan nerve pinch? And then to top it all off, some kind of trial before a tribunal, the members of which are in shadow, hiding their faces which was more like something out of the evil empire in Star Wars than the fair and honourable Federation of Planets we have come to expect. No witnesses to this trial, no lawyers, no audience. Unbelievable.
And I have not bothered to touch upon the terrible acting from everyone involved. If the Klingons take so long to say something, a crew of snails would make decisions faster and blow them out of space. And a small stature human female held her own in hand to hand combat with a top Klingon warrior? GIVE ME A BREAK! Thankfully as I live in Canada and already have the Space Channel in my package I do not have to pay extra to watch this abomination. I have not watched the 3rd episode and will most likely wait for all episodes to air before streaming them at my leisure without commercials. At least then I will be able to fast forward through the worst parts.
I gave it 2 stars out of 10 only because it carries the name STAR TREK.
And I have not bothered to touch upon the terrible acting from everyone involved. If the Klingons take so long to say something, a crew of snails would make decisions faster and blow them out of space. And a small stature human female held her own in hand to hand combat with a top Klingon warrior? GIVE ME A BREAK! Thankfully as I live in Canada and already have the Space Channel in my package I do not have to pay extra to watch this abomination. I have not watched the 3rd episode and will most likely wait for all episodes to air before streaming them at my leisure without commercials. At least then I will be able to fast forward through the worst parts.
I gave it 2 stars out of 10 only because it carries the name STAR TREK.