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Sure there are lots of terrible Star Trek episodes. But being episodic, that's fine. These new treks are all just aping off the old shows. One which is basicall
by mtlmtlmtlmtl 4y ago
Sure there are lots of terrible Star Trek episodes. But being episodic, that's fine. These new treks are all just aping off the old shows. One which is basically just the Voyager premise done again. And one(or two? I've lost count at this point) that tries to cash in on TNG nostalgia.
I'm sure Strange New Worlds is the most competent rehashing of old ideas so far, but meh! Make something original. Go to the 25th century, make all new characters, a new ship, new technologies, new aliens, new concepts. That's what I want Star Trek to be. If I want nostalgia I'll throw on an episode from TNG season 3.
It just has this stench to me of retreading old stuff.
And no, TOS still holds up. It has some terrible episodes, some weird 60s moments that feel cringey, but it also has episodes that are fantastic sci-fi. And yeah, it looks like crap. I don't care. Sci-fi is not about special effects.
- ghaff 4y agoIf you look at Star Wars over the past decade(?) there's generally an inverse relationship between how good the series/movie is and how close it is to the original story arc. TOS can live apart from modern standards; you have to give it the benefit of historical perspective. And there was real chemistry between the case. And, because it was episodic, you can pick out 15-20 episodes and enjoy them as historical SF.