Star Trek: Discovery - Season Four [Blu-ray] [Region A & B & C]

It's been a fantastic serious being a star trek fan.

Season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery continues to take the show from strength to strength. Well written and directed, it contains clever surprises which overturn assumptions. Overall, the acting is excellent and Martin-Green continues to impress (as she did in The Walking Dead).Highly recommended for anyone looking for something entertaining, intelligent and with high production values. Discovery is a truly standout series.

Really enjoyed the series, looking forward to the next and last series.

Michael Burnham is now Captain of the Federation Starship Discovery. Getting use to bring now in the 32nd century with all the new technologies of the time, the Federation and Starfleet is starting to recover from tbe Burn with the building of Archer Spacedock and new Spor drives for the rest of the fleet but when an unidentified destructive object enters the the Alpha Quandant and begins to destroy planets, Captain Burnham, Mr Saru and the Crew must travel where no one has gone before and prevent the destination of Earth and the united Federation of Planets

It's been confirmed that season 5 will be the last one. Season 4 is again a steady improvement, after a rocky couple of seasons.

Great product, high quality, fast delivery

I like the science side of it and the different cultures.

I enjoyed the first two series of Discovery partly because the plots were so fast and furious. And the production values are excellent. I also found Michelle Yeoh’s characters deeply entertaining. Season Three of Discovery was more in line with Trek lore, incorporating an array of entertaining Easter eggs harking back to shows like Voyager and DS9, and a greater sense of the Discovery crew finally falling in line with Prime directive philosophies. However, I did find the lack of any substantial character development frustrating, Burnham, Book, Saru, and Georgiou were fairly well rounded, but many other characters far less so – to the point that I couldn’t remember their names. Wilson Cruz’s doctor had potential but seemed under-utilised. Season Three overcame those character issues with a fast-paced plot, but Season Four was far less engaging possibly because of the slower pace.I was surprised that a number of reviewers had issues with the diverse cast both in terms of the inclusion of gender-diverse actors and people of colour. Star Trek has always featured radical narratives. This is evident in the casting of figures like Uhuru, Sisko etc But also the notion of gender fluidity in the construction of many alien species encountered - or shifts between gender - has been explored in TNG, DS9 etc so featuring these issues in Discovery seemed entirely in keeping with the Star Trek ethos and universe. But I did agree with a reviewer who picked up on frustrating number of conversations centred on personal ‘feelings’ it wasn’t that I thought these were inappropriate but they seemed to be a way of circumventing other ways of establishing character possibly because the format – fewer episodes than in earlier iterations of Star Trek – left little space for devoting episodes to minor characters- thinking of O’Brien prior to DS9 or Barclay in TNG. It may also be a weakness in the writing or the casting – some actors seem particularly narrow in terms of their range. In earlier series, characters were formed through an exploration of their actions and the situations they found themselves in, so that their personalities were developed through seeing them make decisions or react to encounters. In Discovery there’s far too much “tell”, and not nearly enough “show”, and characters emotions are simply explored in what could feel like endless discussions in which one character affirmed or supported another’s right to feel… After the first two or three conversations of this kind, I found this almost excruciatingly dull – and horribly repetitive. I also missed the kind of good-natured, comedy-style episodes found in TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager etc But it was pleasing to see the reappearance of changelings in Season Four – maybe it will renew audiences for DS9 and finally lead to a remaster or AI upscaled version. So mixed feelings overall.

ENJOYING WHAT I MISSED.

Für einen Fan der Star Trek Serien natürlich ein muss. Selbstverständlich bzw. leider haben alle Folgen nicht das gleiche Niveau, manchmal - für mich - etwas unrealistisch, langatmig oder auch "daneben". Schade, aber spielt keine Rolle, denn dafür gibt es klasse Actionszenen und faszinierende Bilder. Aber für mich "ohne wenn und aber " wieder rundherum sehr gelungen.

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“Star Trek: Discovery – Season 4” picks up after the events of season 3 with the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery 900 years into the future of “Star Trek,” in the 32nd century. Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) is now captain of the Discovery with Captain Saru (Doug Jones) acting as the Federation liaison to Kelpien people. When the two pair, they resemble the Kirk/Spock partnership in the “Star Trek” original series films. A new threat arises while the Federation works to rebuild following the events of the Burn, bringing dilithium to planets that had long been cut off from each other. This threat resembles a wormhole or a black hole that causes gravity distortions, ripping planets apart.Following returning characters, Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) must work with Book (David Ajala) to figure out the clues to this new threat. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) works to figure out her place in this new future. Adira Tal (Blu del Barrio) and Dr. Culber (Wilson Cruz) begin developing an android body for Gray Tal (Ian Alexander) using the Soong method mentioned in “Picard” season 1. Meanwhile, Burnham works to balance the expectations of Starfleet – represented by Admiral Vance (Oded Fehr) – with the expectations of a rebuilding Federation – represented by President Rillak (Chelah Horsdal). She must find the essential truth that guides both in order to solve this crisis and speak to the core themes of Trek.Further, the season extensively grounds itself in canon, particularly with connections to events from “Picard.” Further connections include references to Trill culture from “Deep Space Nine”; aliens from all prior incarnations of Trek such as the Akaali, the Metrons, the Nacene, the Iconians, the Q, the Arcadians, the Changelings, and the Risian; the galactic barrier from the TOS episodes “Where No Man Has Gone Before” and “Is There in Truth No Beauty?”; the ability to suspend people in the transporter pattern buffer à la Montgomery Scott in TNG and Dr. M’Benga’s daughter in “Strange New Worlds”; and Armus from “Skin of Evil.” Additionally, the second episode of the season, “Anomaly,” bears striking thematic similarities to the “Star Trek: Enterprise” episode of the same name.This Blu-ray set is less impressive than previous sets, lacking the detailed sleeve over the plastic case and relatively limited special features that include a making-of documentary, a look at Michael Burnham as the Captain of the Discovery, a general look at the season’s narrative, commentaries, gag reels, and deleted scenes. This is certainly worth getting for those who want physical media for their collection, but the overall package seems less than previous seasons, which is a pity since each season of “Discovery” is better than the one that preceded it.