This is one of the most action packed star treks I've ever watched. The pace is good and not slow. The characters are relatable and well developed. I think one of my favorite parts of the show is how you get to see the crew of the discovery become a family.

I find the alternate universe premise both interesting an worthy of further edploration. I admit the visual digression of Klingons into an orc like species is odd however i suspect, as the storyline unfolds, to learn more about Klingon evolution; mostly their near human appearance 10 years later in "StarTrek: Original Series." In closing, i found the first season to be an exceptional addition to the StarTrek cannon which is why I chose to write this my first review.

I simply am flabbergasted at the individuals here that condemn, urinate on and everything else here with STD. I don't get it... This is THE best I've seen, ever. Allow me to populate why... As coming from the time where it was 'just' going off the air, I quickly became a Trekky in the 70s'. Loved it. What an ideology, what a concept. In fact, it blew the minds of literally everyone at that time, everywhere. It has spawned decades of burn-offs and games, many to which where quasi-good; some, really cheesy productions and some that had immense battle scenes. From over-acting to underacting, it was here in the decades since. STD changes much on the screen, with a very unique, inCREDIBLY distinct variable. I don't know why people don't identify with this. It is believable (if you will). The tangents of going away from just the Captain's Chair into relationships and deceit; I like that it clearly is blazing it's own path. I have my reservations about some of the relationships it delves into, but from a 21st century POV, it takes you on a journey from insubordination to hidden agendas; clearly a tangent that ST seldom witnessed too minus Kirk's Kobyashi-Maru incident. With STD, you see 'insubordination' on a WHOLE other level, smartly I might add. The storyline is incredibly thought out and fresh, though the shaky camera effect could be toned down, but you witness an array of color, angles and immense set design. Truly...I'm a pretty hard ST fan of more than 35 years, have liked many and loved even fewer. STD is amazing. I'm impressed. That really is impressive for even me to say that seeing that I've watched EVERY episode possible... It is diverse and has gone, where it hasn't before, pun maybe, maybe not intended, but, meant seriously. S1 was an incredible start... Eager to see S2!

In the entire pantheon of Star Trek spin offs, this one started off impresively and had me enthused. But then something happened. I started to notice a few things. Let me explain. You know how some of the shows that last a few years, start strong and then the quality of the writing drops off and subsequently so does the audience? Well, in Star Trek Discovery, that quality drop happened around the middle of the first season for me. From the amateurish fight scene choreography in Episode 13 to the increasingly silly character Saru who is the commander of the USS Discovery. The makup just doesn't quite do the job. And the feet? The characters makup and design is, well, just plain riduculous. The makup and design of the Klingons is not well concieved either. The thick voices seem fake and put on. They do not allow this viewer to suspend disbelief which is critical for a sci-fi offering. The technology of the Star Trek Universe is a key player in it's success and when these characters talk tech, it's just pretend and it shows. It's obvious that the actors are simply spouting gibberish about "Spore Drives" and such. There is an interesting reference to Paul Stamets in the charactor of the same name in Lieutenant Paul Stamets. (The real Mr. Stamets is an american born mycologist and proponent of bioremediation and the use of medicinal fungii. There is a magic mushroom fan in the writing crew.) Perhaps this fall off for me had something to do with the exit of Brian Fuller, who created the "universe" that these charactors inhabit. I'm not sure but as a lifelong fan of the original show and it's spin-offs, this one fell from grace around the middle of the season or sooner. When I first read this collection of reviews for this show, I saw an absolute RASH of 1 and 2 ratings. I now see a rash of 10 ratings. So I can plainly see that CBS All Access has deployed their minions in order to maintain the ridiculous 7.4 rating. I see the scores of low ratings for this POS and the 7.4 is obviously a sham.