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Before we begin, please watch the trailer for Star Trek Discovery. Here it is conveniently placed here for your eyes:[youtube link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dxe_ugmIVM” width=”590″ height=”315″] So were you intrigued? Were you excited or were you disgusted? If you go spelunking through the caverns of the internet, you’ll see a lot of opinions. As we all know, opinions are like Jojo poses. Everybody has one, and everybody thinks theirs is the best. I’ll hold for applause for that joke. Trekkies all over the galaxy have more or less had some fun with the Star Trek movies that started in 2009 but while these movies had all of the blockbuster action you can handle, fans also wanted the other side of Star Trek. The exploring new worlds part. You know, space: the final frontier. With a title like “Star Trek Discovery,” it seemed like the direction they were heading in. The cast isn’t bad either. With Sonequa Martin-Green and Michelle Yeoh having the first officer/captain dynamic, there are sure to be some great highlights. That’s also a big deal because this show’s main character isn’t the captain. The main character won’t have the final say in the matter so there’s tension brewing in this cauldron. The cast is diverse and there are appearances from beloved races in the Star Trek franchise and an appearance from a new race that hasn’t gone over too well. (Editor’s note: Have y’all seen the Klingons? Not really feeling their look at all, fam.) So what’s the problem? The show…
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