After Trek

I can only assume that the other reviewers are not used to the concept of behind the scenes shows. Many shows do this in the UK (e.g. Bake Off Extra Slice, Big Brother's Little Brother and Strictly Extra.) and the format is usually much more twee and ridiculous.

I find it extremely interesting to hear the concepts behind production, the actors views on playing the various scenes, the discussions with the writers etc.

Of course the actors are going to big up the show and praise each other - they're proud of what they've made! It's no different from a panel at a Star Trek convention. Matt is also a trekkie through and through which is why he's so into the show and gives it so much praise.

If you want to know more about the production of Star Trek Discovery from the source and get to know the actors behind the camera then this is perfect.

Okay, so first of all: sorry for my bad english. I just want to say i liked Startrek discovery very much! And i liked watching the After Trek Show after every Episode! I really enjoyed the get somekind closer with the actors ant the whole team. I had had a break in watching TV and so I just started today 22. of march 2019 watching the second Season. And yes i would have liked to see After Trek going on.

I figured that this "after show" would get better as the season progressed, but instead it seemed to find its stride as something completely alien to me (no pun intended... I think). The cast and crew don't really seem to resonate Star Trek to me when they're answering questions and talking about decisions. The exact moment when they lost me was when one of the show's story writers made a comment like "it's like that one episode of Friends when Ross did blah blah blah" and everyone just nodded their heads! I'm sure that there are plenty of Friends fans who are also into Star Trek, but to believe that the majority would understand your reference is absurd! Matt Mira occasionally makes a funny comment, but he mucks it all up with his constant cheer-leading of everything the stars do. I realize that he is employed by CBS and has definite things that he can and can't talk about, but the whole thing seems TOO rehearsed, and way too antiseptic.

Now, the problem is that the rest of the show is actually really great! The behind-the-scenes, the candid interviews, special effects stuff and trivia; all of it awesome. But then I have to sit through 20-25 minutes of the non-funny back-and-forth Q&A with tight-lipped cast and crew to get to the interesting bits. Stop pretending like you can ask them "what's going to happen?" questions and that it's funny when they give you vague and mysterious answers!

Anyway, I really hope that they revamp this show for the next season, because I really can't deal with the current format and still keep my tenuous grasp on sanity.

It is difficult to like a show that invites the public to ask questions and then proceeds to vet every question so criticism of the writing, plot holes or inconsistency with Star Trek canon, conveniently never get raised.

Marketing fluff.

To even produce a show for a series which obviously isnt working at all explains everything.

The idea itself was braindead and this is highlighted even more as the series continues.