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MRW I see Alex Kurtzman talking about how supportive Paramount+ is of Trek (startrek.website)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Strange New Worlds was interesting at first, but also with characters that did not feel like the professional Star Fleet personal I was used to.

SNW is set before TOS; of course they're not going to be as professional as TNG, it was the early days. It compares well with TOS, but still isn't without its flaws (eg musical episode).

Discovery was indeed crap (in my opinion), it's just a modern generic SciFi show with Star Trek branding. Lower Decks is only meant to be a bit of fun fan service, it turns the Starfleet goodie two shoes-ness up to 11, while pulling back on professionalism to turn it into a workplace comedy. I get the feeling you won't like Prodigy either, it's very much child oriented.

However I think you should reconsider your expectations. We're not going to get another TNG 30 years after that show, expecting something the same but new is only going to be disappointing. I'd recommended giving SNW another go, and also maybe catching up with Lower Decks ahead of the SNW crossover episode.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

still isn't without its flaws (eg musical episode)

I don't know why you would point to the best episode so far when talking about flaws...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Lmao OK, it's the Marmite episode.

I think really I just absolutely detest autotune.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The problem with professionalism is that they are people on a star ship, but they often act childish or like teenagers. TOS was corny at times, but they acted like absolute professionals most of the time. In SNW I missed that, they were often super relaxed with a good joke on their lips in the face of eminent death. Or I remember when they hunt a poor underdeveloped guy through the ship and get him and making jokes after that. That was definitely the "WTF are they doing" moment for me that made it hard to enjoy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

TOS was corny at times, but they acted like absolute professionals most of the time.

Nothing says professionalism like McCoy's constant needling of Spock over their racial and cultural differences.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Take a shot for every space slur!