I’m feeling a bit wiped out by the tedium of posting chapters of my book, Alias Adam (FOR FREE), so I’m going to try getting by with mentioning Star Trek: Discovery, which aired last night with its first episode. I understand that all subsequent episodes are on CBS All Access (Netflix internationally). I’m mentioning it because Doug Jones, my youngest brother, plays Lieutenant Saru, the alien science officer (obviously to the left in the above picture).
I see no need to review the first episode since it is being reviewed to death on a great many other sites. I just want to mention that I’m proud of my brother and excited by the potential of this series. The special effects are good, the franchise storied, and the cast diverse. I don’t expect it to be anything less than a cultural hit.
For another post on Doug, check my Family Mythology category in the black strip on the left. I expect to post about him again under that category as well.
In summary, WATCH MY BROTHER! You may go now.
PNEUMYTHOLOGY 
I was hoping you’d post something about the show. I did enjoy the show, and subscribed to All Access to keep watching. It was very suspenseful, and it’s a beautiful looking show. I also enjoyed your brother’s performance, but I always do. He’s a wonderful actor.
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Thank you. I will try to remember to relay that to him. I could be wrong, but I felt that if I posted actual plot details, etc., that I would be reiterating what would be on so many other blogs. By the way, have you ever seen Klingons look so realistic?
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I didn’t like the makeup on the Klingons because it made it hard for them to speak, and their faces were too stiff. I’ve never been a huge fan of the Klingons, not even in the original series, and I’m having trouble reconciling the the different types I’ve seen in movies and shows.
On the other hand i did like how Klingon women were depicted. You could tell they were women, but they had pretty much the same armor as the men, so it wasn’t overdone.
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Cool. I didn’t know that. So… Silver Surfer and Star Trek run in the family, eh? 🙂 I certainly have nits to pick with some of the show, and I won’t go into that here… except to say that one of the things I don’t have a problem with is the casting. The actors I’ve seen before, I like… and the ones that are new to me seem to be serving the material well. It always helps when you have a solid cast!
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I think it will be good, but I don’t think the writers have fully hit their stride in the early episodes. Take care.
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Yeah, that’s actually a common thing with Trek. TNG started very slow… I still don’t like the DS9 pilot episode at all, but love that series… Voyager was the only one I actually really enjoyed the pilot if I’m honest. It seems to take the writers a while to find the characters, usually the actors seem to find the characters first and the writers have to adapt to that.
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Well said.
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I will watch your brother. It’s wonderful that you are so proud of him. I’ll bet he returns the compliment.
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We’re a close family…
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Well, I’m half Sicilian, so that tells you how close my family is….
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That is interesting and exciting. That would be so much fun to have a relative to watch in this kind of thing.
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The rest of our family is obviously proud of him. He’s not only a good professional actor but also a sensitive and compassionate Christian man.
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Caught it. He did a bang-up job!
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Thanks. It’s still fun seeing him on screen.
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How very cool!!!
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It is, and it’s a fairly frequent topic of conversation in our family. We’re happy he has this opportunity.
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That’s awesome wishing you all the best
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