^ I saw the first season of From (thru MGM sub). It was pretty decent. Meant to watch more, but by the time the 2nd season came out, I ... didn't feel like it. 😛 Maybe one day.
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Subbed to Paramount+, because of Matlock. I suspect after that I'll cancel it, although it will be a while (Matlock is at 6 episodes, I think it's supposed to be 18, and it ... was renewed for a 2nd already...). Anyway, because of that, over the weekend I tried:
The Stand - ok, that 90's mini-series was sometimes cheesy and a few bad miscasts, but Gary Sinise and Ray Walston were highlights. Maybe this newer one will be better. I watched one episode and turned it off. I think it's even worse, including the casting.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - heard this was the best of the nuTrek. I like the actors for Pike and Uhura. I thought the first episode was horrible. What is this with Spock and T'Pring, is this alternate history. I say that because in Amok Time he kept staring intently at that picture of T'Pring as a child, as if he'd never seen her as an adult. Well, I guess we can hypothesize background for new stories...but it felt soul-icky for some reason. I don't like the Spock actor in this one either. And Pike with foreknowledge, ok.
I fell asleep in the 2nd episode and woke up to maybe the 6th episode with Spock kissing Nurse Chapel on the bridge, filling the screen, wtf. Ok, no context, back to episode 2. I did like 2nd episode a lot better, it felt more adventure Star Trek-y. I get the feeling I'll like it when they're doing space/meet ppl on planets story bits, and dislike most of the interpersonal relationship/chr. stuff.
But everything feels kind of ... stiff and unnatural. Maybe it's the dialogue. Maybe it's (most of ) the actors. Maybe it's all the shiny fancy tech of the ship vs. the ToS Enterprise period. I get it, needs updating, but it's a little over-much, akin to those movies. Maybe I've just forgotten what anything but the ToS pacing is like. Well, it's shortish, I suppose I can power through the rest.
Edit: and no, I won't be watching any of the other nuTrek. The idea of following Pike's adventures, pre-James Kirk, was at least interesting on paper.