Re: Star Trek: Strange new worlds
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:34 pm
That's basically what Discovery's last two seasons have been.
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I think this would follow if the same people were in charge of the franchise today, but obviously it's different people. I agree that the people in charge of it today have no idea how to reproduce it, although in "fairness" to them (well, sort of, sort of not) I don't think they're trying to reproduce it, and the goals of "television" today are pretty different from those of the 1980s.Frustration wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:03 pm The problem isn't time period of the setting, the problem is that good stories aren't being told.
I recently caught part of Star Trek: Insurrection showing at my local game store, and I was reminded of what an absolutely terrible story it was, fully of 'action' and explosions but not of sensible actors or thoughtful exploration of philosophical issues.
I am rather of the opinion that the Golden Age of TNG was mostly a fluke, in the sense that the people in charge of the franchise have no idea why it was so beloved or how to reproduce it.
That's not what was said. A superior being as you, should be able to comprehend what he reads.
TNG and TOS are the only two shows out of eleven to ever break out into our cultural zeitgeist. I think that says a lot about the general standard of Trek over the years. Although I suppose you could say that its two and a half shows if you include Jeri Ryan's breasts.Frustration wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:03 pm The problem isn't time period of the setting, the problem is that good stories aren't being told.
I recently caught part of Star Trek: Insurrection showing at my local game store, and I was reminded of what an absolutely terrible story it was, fully of 'action' and explosions but not of sensible actors or thoughtful exploration of philosophical issues.
I am rather of the opinion that the Golden Age of TNG was mostly a fluke, in the sense that the people in charge of the franchise have no idea why it was so beloved or how to reproduce it.
I wouldn't count the other series's lack of being in the cultural zeitgeist against them. There are plenty of other shows good and bad that are part of that. Jersey Shore or Keeping up with Kardashians?clearspira wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:31 pmTNG and TOS are the only two shows out of eleven to ever break out into our cultural zeitgeist. I think that says a lot about the general standard of Trek over the years. Although I suppose you could say that its two and a half shows if you include Jeri Ryan's breasts.Frustration wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:03 pm The problem isn't time period of the setting, the problem is that good stories aren't being told.
I recently caught part of Star Trek: Insurrection showing at my local game store, and I was reminded of what an absolutely terrible story it was, fully of 'action' and explosions but not of sensible actors or thoughtful exploration of philosophical issues.
I am rather of the opinion that the Golden Age of TNG was mostly a fluke, in the sense that the people in charge of the franchise have no idea why it was so beloved or how to reproduce it.
I said, "Voyager, for instance, certainly wasn't as consistently good as TNG, but when they did hit the right marks it was pretty close."Frustration wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:49 pm Voyager, as good as TNG? Maybe the poorer early seasons of TNG, at most.