In this solo commentary, the host reviews the newly revealed transporter room on Star Trek: Discovery, noting its unprecedented size and elaborate set design made possible by the series' high budget. He connects the modern transporter to its original creation in the 1960s, explaining that the original technology was a budget‑driven solution to avoid building a shuttle. He speculates on the function of new visual elements (dimensional panels) and highlights the practical benefits of larger pads for multi‑person beaming. The review then shifts to a critique of CBS All Access, arguing that while the platform invests heavily in Discovery’s production values, its limited sci‑fi catalog (mostly Star Trek) offers poor value for fans, especially compared to other genre offerings. The video ends with a standard call‑to‑action for likes and subscriptions.
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Hey you, welcome back to the channel. And guys, today I want to talk about, uh, the transporter room as we got the reveal of it aboard the Discovery. And as we can see, guys, this is a very large transporter room. Never in Star Trek history have we seen a star— uh, rather, a transporter room quite this big. And a lot of interesting things going on, you know, with it. You know, obviously the tremendous budget that Star Trek Discovery has is gonna allow, you know, a lot of, you know, larger set pieces than maybe some of the other Star Trek shows we've seen. And I like it so far, guys. I guess my only complaint would be still the one I've always had with the Star Trek franchise. If you go back to my other video, the philosophical questions surrounding the transporters, and that is just how the technology works itself. We know that Gene Roddenberry was under budget when he released the original series, and the transporter was just kind of created out of necessity very quickly to get crew members on planet surfaces without having a shuttle, as the shuttle wasn't ready, you know, during the pilot. And so they created the transporter, you know, because it's a lot cheaper to do. You just kind of— they just kind of show up on the planet. So, you know, you know, as technology has increased and our knowledge has increased, you know, there are some scientific theories, quantum theory, transporting or teleporting electrons and various things, you know, that has, you know, made transporter technology a little bit more on the science fact side, if you will. But, you know, anyway, getting back to the transporter, you know, looks good. The surface is a lot bigger. The pads are a lot bigger. And it has this on the wall surfaces. It has these same— these— and I don't really know how to describe these things. Maybe they're some sort of dimensional, you know, thing to help manipulate particles. I have no idea what they do exactly, but I did notice that they also appear on the Shinzu, the old teleporter, or this teleporter. You know, why they are different, I have no idea. But yeah, guys, a very large pass. You can get several people on one, you know, like in a lot of these Star Trek episodes, movies. There have been many cases where you've had to hold on to someone when you teleport, hold a person up, grab onto a person, kind of teleport together. And, uh, you know, these transporter pads, you know, allow much more easy access for that. You can— looks like you can get several people, you know, on, uh, you know, on one of these pads. But in addition to that, this whole facility, this entire transporter facility facility. You know, although there's no pictures here of it, but I've seen other photos of them where they're kind of behind this large glass. So this is a— this, you know, I would say that this would, you know, work much better. I think if you had something, uh, realistically like a transporter, you probably wouldn't be trying to, uh, do science like this in a very closed-off space. So, you know, this is allowing a large budget to transport a lot of people at one time, you know, not just like 3, 4, 5 people. You know, you can see you can easily get several people beaming, you know, on this transporter. So guys, I like it so far. I like how the transporter room looks on Discovery. You know, everything about Discovery looks top-notch, guys. I, you know, I could see that CBS is pouring a lot of money into this. You know, the only thing I guess I can say with CBS All Access, you know, although they're putting all this money in creating these great transporter rooms, creating these great sets, um, uh, you know, is that, um, with CBS Access, uh, if you pay for something like CBS Access, sure, you're you're gonna get a great show, possibly like Star Trek Discovery. But, um, I mean, is that's like the only science fiction show? See, that's something— that's a problem because CBS isn't really known for other science fiction shows. So you're gonna get all these Star Trek fans, you know, over to this property you own on CBS, but the only thing you got is Star Trek Discovery. Now Earlier on, if I'm not mistaken, CBS did have this show, this show I watched, and I think it was, it was on CBS called Under the Dome, you know, based on Stephen King novel. And what I'm going at is if CBS had something like that, you know, other science fiction shows to accompany Star Trek Discovery, It would, it would make a lot more sense for people to want to purchase it, especially if you're targeting Star Trek fans who are more likely going to be mostly into science fiction shows. You look at CBS and most of the shows are like CSI shows and forensic shows, detective shows, cop shows, and I just don't, you know, that's, you know, Paying for CBS All Access and getting 90% of that, uh, you know, is not a good situation for Star Trek fans. So another thing I don't like, but I do like the fact that they're putting a lot of money into this and we're going to get a good show. Uh, guys, that's my review on the transporter for Star Trek Discovery. Guys, if you like content like this, don't forget to like, subscribe, and until next time, Take care.
