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TNG was a 90s show when the cold war was over and the economy was good. The real world influences writers and creators. Nobody believes in Utopia anymore.
by WeylandYutani 4y ago
TNG was a 90s show when the cold war was over and the economy was good.
The real world influences writers and creators. Nobody believes in Utopia anymore.
- Schiendelman 4y agoYour username really underscores that sentiment!
- Jtsummers 4y agoTNG started as an 80s show and went into the 90s. It first aired in 1987, still during the Cold War, and had 4 seasons out before the Cold War is usually considered as ended. Three seasons aired after the Cold War. It was utopian even before the Cold War had ended, not just after and not because of its ending.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y agoStar Trek was always hopeful though, even back in the 60s when the civil rights movement was in full swing, during a cultural revolution, and in the middle of the Vietnam war. Star Trek wasn't loved for its utopian ideals because people had a lot of hope for the world, it was loved because it helped give them hope that they could create such a world if they tried.