Jul 232016
First teaser for the new Star Trek TV series that you won’t be able to see next year because it’s being “aired” on “CBS All Access,” an online streaming service you have to pay six bucks a month for. The ship is the USS Discovery, NCC-1031… clearly set between “Enterprise” (NCC-01) and “TOS” (NCC-1701). And yes, the ship design is influenced by Ralph McQuarrie concept art pre-The Motion Picture.
And if you think the CGI here looks a little… well, lame, you’re not alone. Presumably they’re still working on it. Though maybe they know that given the lameass way it’s going to be shown to the public (i.e. only to a very small number of die-hard fans who either pony up the cash or download pirated versions), there’s no point in going all-out.