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tandemjon's review against another edition
4.0
Good fun new episodes.
Merged review:
Good fun new episodes.
Merged review:
Good fun new episodes.
ryanpfw's review against another edition
4.0
I’m not a huge comic guy, but a serialized effort to show the final year of the original five year mission peaked my interest. 7
There are three stories in this compilation. The first is an action-adventure involving the Tholians, the second is a sequel to the classic episode “A Piece of the Action:” and the third involves the impact of an alien artifact on the crew. The plot lines were fairly standard stuff, but I appreciate the overarching plot, and the concept that the five year mission won’t wrap on the final day, but much of the final year will be about the journey home.
There are three stories in this compilation. The first is an action-adventure involving the Tholians, the second is a sequel to the classic episode “A Piece of the Action:” and the third involves the impact of an alien artifact on the crew. The plot lines were fairly standard stuff, but I appreciate the overarching plot, and the concept that the five year mission won’t wrap on the final day, but much of the final year will be about the journey home.
helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
2.0
I think what I liked about Old Trek (TOS through...probably some of Voyager?) is that, for the most part, episodes stood alone. You didn't usually have to watch the whole season to enjoy the latest episode, with the rare exception of a two-parter or something.
This comic picks up with TOS, but it has arcs that go longer than single issues, and although it does try to blend, having a "problem of the week" along with longer things going on in the background, I just sort of miss the Trek of old where every week was its own problem, and because they didn't have the budget, they had to often think and talk their way out of situations rather than blasting.
I think it's a great case of constraints making things interesting. Especially in the TNG years, they could do an occasional explosion or big ship that honestly still looks pretty decent today, but they couldn't do that every episode. So they had to come up with stories that are set in this futuristic setting, where people mostly get along, and they couldn't show a lot of futuristic shit, and they didn't typically have the crewmembers at each others' throats.
Star Trek: Year Five is probably little more TNG Movie Jonathan Frakes than it is TNG TV series Jonathan Frakes.
And with that deep a nerd move, this review, as All Good Things, must end.
This comic picks up with TOS, but it has arcs that go longer than single issues, and although it does try to blend, having a "problem of the week" along with longer things going on in the background, I just sort of miss the Trek of old where every week was its own problem, and because they didn't have the budget, they had to often think and talk their way out of situations rather than blasting.
I think it's a great case of constraints making things interesting. Especially in the TNG years, they could do an occasional explosion or big ship that honestly still looks pretty decent today, but they couldn't do that every episode. So they had to come up with stories that are set in this futuristic setting, where people mostly get along, and they couldn't show a lot of futuristic shit, and they didn't typically have the crewmembers at each others' throats.
Star Trek: Year Five is probably little more TNG Movie Jonathan Frakes than it is TNG TV series Jonathan Frakes.
And with that deep a nerd move, this review, as All Good Things, must end.
teachinsci's review against another edition
4.0
A quick step back in time to Star Trek the original series. The "episodes" were interesting and fresh. Returning to Earth toward the end of their 5 year mission, the crew revisited some previous locations along with two new ones. There is also a story arc that connects all the parts... something that wasn't present in TOS previously.
trekkifulshay's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
nodogsonthemoon's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
tea_at_mole_end's review
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence, War, and Xenophobia
fammy's review
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0