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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9569260" data-attributes="member: 6684958">I think we see a bigger problem with all shows, and even IPs : How far can you go?What is Star Trek?&nbsp; You could say it's an action adventure show about a ship exploring space.&nbsp; But that is very basic.&nbsp; Though if you dig deeper you will add it's about showing an idealistic future.&nbsp; And deeper as it is a social commentary.&nbsp; And even deeper to say it's about the true exploration of the human heart.And sure, some episodes are just &quot;look aliens pew pew pew&quot; spam, and they can be entertaining.&nbsp; Plenty of Star Trek episodes show that utopian future.&nbsp; And more then a couple do the social commentary.&nbsp; And a few even touch on the heart.And that is Star Trek.&nbsp; And most episodes have a good mix of the above....and the great episodes have the perfect mix.Then you take the Setting though, or even the IP.&nbsp; It's a bunch of trademarked/copyrighted nouns.&nbsp; So can you just pick a noun or two at random, slap together any random sci fi story around them, and have a Star Trek show/movie.Well...no.As they have shown us often in the recent past.&nbsp; Take a gritty, cool and CGI spam filled mess and just slap the label &quot;Star Trek&quot; on it .....&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; It does not work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9569260, member: 6684958"] I think we see a bigger problem with all shows, and even IPs : How far can you go? What is Star Trek? You could say it's an action adventure show about a ship exploring space. But that is very basic. Though if you dig deeper you will add it's about showing an idealistic future. And deeper as it is a social commentary. And even deeper to say it's about the true exploration of the human heart. And sure, some episodes are just "look aliens pew pew pew" spam, and they can be entertaining. Plenty of Star Trek episodes show that utopian future. And more then a couple do the social commentary. And a few even touch on the heart. And that is Star Trek. And most episodes have a good mix of the above....and the great episodes have the perfect mix. Then you take the Setting though, or even the IP. It's a bunch of trademarked/copyrighted nouns. So can you just pick a noun or two at random, slap together any random sci fi story around them, and have a Star Trek show/movie. Well...no. As they have shown us often in the recent past. Take a gritty, cool and CGI spam filled mess and just slap the label "Star Trek" on it ..... It does not work. [/QUOTE]

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