Star Trek Discovery 2017

Warning: possible spoilers

Just watched Star Trek Discovery's first episode, and so far, I'm impressed and I enjoyed it! So far, the audience knows that there will be an impending war between the Federation and the Klingons. The Klingons have entered Federation territory and destroyed one of their relays. The USS Shenzhou's investigation results in the death of a Klingon soldier under the hands of the ship's first officer, Commander Michael Burnham. (her name is pronounced like a guy's name)

Michael's parents were killed by Klingons in an attack when she was young. Flashbacks show that she went under the tutelage of Sarek, Spock's father. And even near the ending of the show, she consults with Sarek via a holographic interface (The captain also spoke with an admiral of the Federation using the same interface... Star Trek finally stole a Star Wars staple - think Princess Leah's holographic message which projected from R2D2).

Now, for some nit picking. Apparently, they haven't heard of drones in space for reconnaissance missions. Why send a first officer on a jetpack to an unknown object and risk her dying of radiation? Because that altercation with a Klingon warrior will serve as the motivation for war.

Why are cowards now part of a ship's crew? I'm referring to you, Saru... Maybe they learned from that robot in Star Wars Rouge One who was a foul mouthed C3PO and now, personalities with negative traits will be one of the highlights of the crew. Saru kind of reminds me of Odo from Deep Space Nine. I guess he is there to balance Michael's brashness (which is strange, considering she was tutored by a Vulcan).

Michelle Yeoh serves as the captain of the Shenzhou, but based on the credits, it appears that she won't be on the show for the long haul - unless she dies and Michael keeps getting flash back conversations with her. They apparently have been working together for seven years.

The timeline of this show is somewhere before the Original Series and The Next Generation. So, that means that at some point, peace will be achieved between the Federation and the Klingons (unless this show is in a Mirror Universe, in which case, we could end up with a scenario where they never attain peace in their alternate reality.) But if peace will be achieved, then what's the point? Is the journey better than the destination...

Wish they'd also showcase new tech which could influence our present geeks and idea generators to come up with better products. Like the new uniform designs, despite no distinction between ranks and roles. Am excited to see the next episode and see the interaction between other crew members. But am not interested in the Mot the Barber look a like. Replace him with some hottie chick, please, like Bridget Regan from The Last Ship. And maybe recruit the Rat King from The Strain, cause he needs a job. The ship probably needs a security officer with a coward science officer unable to accompany the commander on away missions.