Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

[Aeson]

The YouTube channel has a lot of Trek videos today for Star Trek Day.

 

[Mallus]

Ethan Peck describing how he read a whole bunch of philosophy classics to prepare for playing Spock is the most Star Trek thing imaginable - outside of fighting a guy in a terrible lizard suit at the Vasquez Rocks with the fight music blaring..

I am so, so ready for Strange New Worlds.

 

[Umbran]

I am so, so ready for Strange New Worlds.

Yeah. The notes on forward optimism are a big thing.

 

[Mercurius]

I'm interested, but wish they would continue to advance the timeline - perhaps a show concurrent with Picard, but on the Enterprise (still E? Not a fan of F).

 

[Umbran]

I'm interested, but wish they would continue to advance the timeline - perhaps a show concurrent with Picard, but on the Enterprise (still E? Not a fan of F).

Jumping 900 years into the future on ST: Disco isn't enough advancement of the timeline for you?

 

[Morrus]

Jumping 900 years into the future on ST: Disco isn't enough advancement of the timeline for you?

For me, that takes it so far away from the setting I identify as Star Trek that it's not really Star Trek to me any more. For me personally, the optimistic setting, the Federation, Starfleet are Star Trek.

 

[Mercurius]

Jumping 900 years into the future on ST: Disco isn't enough advancement of the timeline for you?

I only watched the first half season of Discovery, but may get back to it. I found it somewhat irking, maybe because it seemed more centered in contemporary social-cultural ideas, rather than the idealism of Roddenberry. But it deserves more of a chance, I think.

 

[Umbran]

...it seemed more centered in contemporary social-cultural ideas, rather than the idealism of Roddenberry.

You realize that Roddenberry's idealism was not independent from the contemporary social-cultural ideas of his time?

Trek, has social commentary as part of its lifeblood. You want it to be focused on ideas from 50 years ago instead?

 

[Vael]

I missed Star Trek Day, have these videos been put anywhere that isn't geo-locked?

I'm stoked for Strange New Worlds, thought the other Enterprise crew was solid.

 

[Umbran]

For me, that takes it so far away from the setting I identify as Star Trek that it's not really Star Trek to me any more.

Trek Edition War!!1!

I'm going to guess this is like... most superhero franchises. You periodically see a story in which the hero's powers are removed or weakened, so you can see what kind of person lies beneath. Is Clark Kent still Superman when he can't fly or lift mountains, and isn't bulletproof? Are the Federation and Starfleet really that awesome when they aren't the 800-lb gorilla?

I think it is a valuable question to ask, and a worthy story to tell.