In which an anti did me a favour
Now I've avoided both Doctoro Who and ST related interviews because I didn't want to be spoiled, but the constant hate-on Fandomsecrets has for my beloved Discovery has inadvertendly informed me RTD had the good taste to like it, so I googled, and the passage invoking the Disco hating folks' ire from an article/interview pre DW season premiere some months ago goes thusly:
Speaking to Davies ahead of the two-episode premiere, I had to ask what motivated him to include that little quip. He explained that while he’d been a more casual viewer of the older shows like the original series and The Next Generation, it was the newer shows that really turned him into a proper Star Trek fan. “I'm coming to love Star Trek with an absolute passion,” said Davies. “I love the old show. I always watched the old show, but when Star Trek: Discovery came along, I kind of became a proper fan.” It’s always nice to see Discovery get the flowers it deserves. Responsible for kicking off the current era of Star Trek, the series gets an unreasonable amount of flack on the internet for its commitment to diversity and inclusion - two hallmarks of the entire franchise.
Davies went on to praise more of the recent Trek series, even gushing about his crush on Captain Pike - and honestly, who doesn’t have a crush on Captain Pike. “So now I'm devoted, with Picard and Strange New Worlds. Frankly, the fact that I'm not married to Captain Pike is a major problem in my life, and I look to you, Collider, to put this right, frankly. It’s a wrong that needs righting,” Davies laughed. “I love that man. Oh, god, he's beautiful, Anson Mount. What a great name.”
The entire article is here. Crushing on Pike is understandable, and if there is ever an on screen DW/ST canonical crossover, I shall no longer be surprised.
Speaking to Davies ahead of the two-episode premiere, I had to ask what motivated him to include that little quip. He explained that while he’d been a more casual viewer of the older shows like the original series and The Next Generation, it was the newer shows that really turned him into a proper Star Trek fan. “I'm coming to love Star Trek with an absolute passion,” said Davies. “I love the old show. I always watched the old show, but when Star Trek: Discovery came along, I kind of became a proper fan.” It’s always nice to see Discovery get the flowers it deserves. Responsible for kicking off the current era of Star Trek, the series gets an unreasonable amount of flack on the internet for its commitment to diversity and inclusion - two hallmarks of the entire franchise.
Davies went on to praise more of the recent Trek series, even gushing about his crush on Captain Pike - and honestly, who doesn’t have a crush on Captain Pike. “So now I'm devoted, with Picard and Strange New Worlds. Frankly, the fact that I'm not married to Captain Pike is a major problem in my life, and I look to you, Collider, to put this right, frankly. It’s a wrong that needs righting,” Davies laughed. “I love that man. Oh, god, he's beautiful, Anson Mount. What a great name.”
The entire article is here. Crushing on Pike is understandable, and if there is ever an on screen DW/ST canonical crossover, I shall no longer be surprised.