SDCC 2016: Star Trek Discovery

The next, and possibly the last bit of news I'll mention out of Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) came from Paramount and CBS. So without further adieu... I'll leave you to it.

Star Trek: Discovery

This is the new teaser trailer for Star Trek: Discover that was released at SDCC. There were only two other pieces of information released during the event that I could find:

- A Director has been hired for the pilot episode. With Star Trek: Discovery coming out in January of next year, it was only a matter of time until directors started to be hired for the series.
- Discovery will take place in the prime timeline set by the original series. The Star Trek movies established by J. J. Abrams introduced an alternate time line that followed beside the original series, but weren't bound by that timeline. This alternate reality has since been dubbed the "Kelvin" timeline. Well Paramount has officially stated that Discovery will not share that alternate timeline but will instead be part of the same timeline of The Original Series, Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine, and Enterprise.
- I don't believe they have announced what century Discovery will take place in, but seeing how Enterprise took place before the original series and was panned by critics and fans, I'd assume that it will take place at least after then.

I am currently not a subscriber of CBS All Access, and do not plan to be one for a single show. But if I hear good buzz surrounding the show, I could see myself doing a free trial, binge watching all the episodes, and the canceling just to get my Star Trek needs satisfied.

Wrap-Up

What are your thoughts on Star Trek: Discovery? Leave your comments below and don't forget to keep it unpopped.

Supergirl is headed to CW: The Good, The Ehh, and the Ugh-ly

After a period of limbo, the CBS show Supergirl has officially been renewed for a second season, but not by CBS. Instead, Supergirl has officially moved to The CW.

CBS

For the past few weeks the future of Supergirl has been unknown. Even though the first season has seen a relatively high volume of viewers, the high production costs has made the show unprofitable for CBS to maintain. Part of the production costs were the license fees that CBS had to pay Warner Bros. to use their character. With Supergirl moving to The CW, which is owned by Warner Bros., much of those production costs can be diminished.

The Good:

I have actually not been able to watch a single episode of Supergirl. I have been a strict cord cutter for nearly 4 years now and watch all of my TV and movie content through Netflix and Hulu. Since CBS doesn't play very nicely with these services, I have simply chosen not to watch any show airing on CBS. However, with Supergirl moving to The CW, new episodes will be released on Hulu like their other shows.

I am also excited to see if The CW decides to do more Flash/Supergirl crossovers. Who knows, maybe now they will even change Supergirl in a way so that the show takes place permanently in the Arrow universe, thus, being able to cross-over with all the characters from Arrow, Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow.

The Ehh:

Although I haven't had the pleasure to see Supergirl, I have heard that the production value is pretty good for a TV show. So now with it moving to The CW, there may be some more cost cuts to help the longevity of the show. So going forward there is no telling whether this move will be good or possibly very, very bad.

The Ugh-ly:

Supergirl season 2 is scheduled to premier in the fall. That means that Arrow, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl will all be airing episodes at roughly the same time. That doesn't even include iZombie which is officially a DC show that is also on The CW. Then Gotham and Lucifer on Fox. Oh, and I can't forget that NBC has officially announced another DC show called Powerless to air in the fall as well.

That means in an average week in the fall there will be 8 episodes released under the DC TV umbrella. There just isn't enough time in the week to be able to keep up with all of those episodes and the other shows I want to watch.

Conclusion:

I am truly happy that Supergirl is moving over to The CW since it will make it easier for me to watch and enjoy. However, now I will need to find some other show to drop so that I have enough time to enjoy it the best that I can.

What are your thoughts on Supergirl moving to The CW? Do you currently watch it on CBS? Leave your comments below and remember to always keep it unpopped.