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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 8167607" data-attributes="member: 710"><p>The interesting thing is that theoretically, Burnham as Captain might make it easier to turn it into a "ensemble" show like TNG or DS9. I don't know if they intend to do that, though. And I know Burnham being the "main" has been a problem for many Star Trek fans. </p><p></p><p>The way I see it, every Star Trek except TNG tried to do something different from before. TNG didn't have to, because they really first needed to bring Star Trek back to TV. DS9 was set on a space station, instead of doing a "Star Trek". VOY were far away from the Federation and instead of exploring the galaxy just for idealism and curiosity, they tried to get back. </p><p>And were previous shows were always more focused on ensembles and having changing spotlights, Discovery puts its spotlight on a central character. </p><p></p><p>Each of these changes from the original formula has bothered some fans, and was appreciated by other fans, overall probably growing the Star Trek fanbase with people that love different aspects.</p><p>But of course, things are more complex than just that - for example, I loved the VOY premise, it is really promising. But I never felt it lived up to it, and was more TNG but the ship flying the opposite direction. Some might not mind the idea that Discovery has a central character, but dislike Burnham specifically.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 8167607, member: 710"] The interesting thing is that theoretically, Burnham as Captain might make it easier to turn it into a "ensemble" show like TNG or DS9. I don't know if they intend to do that, though. And I know Burnham being the "main" has been a problem for many Star Trek fans. The way I see it, every Star Trek except TNG tried to do something different from before. TNG didn't have to, because they really first needed to bring Star Trek back to TV. DS9 was set on a space station, instead of doing a "Star Trek". VOY were far away from the Federation and instead of exploring the galaxy just for idealism and curiosity, they tried to get back. And were previous shows were always more focused on ensembles and having changing spotlights, Discovery puts its spotlight on a central character. Each of these changes from the original formula has bothered some fans, and was appreciated by other fans, overall probably growing the Star Trek fanbase with people that love different aspects. But of course, things are more complex than just that - for example, I loved the VOY premise, it is really promising. But I never felt it lived up to it, and was more TNG but the ship flying the opposite direction. Some might not mind the idea that Discovery has a central character, but dislike Burnham specifically. [/QUOTE]
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