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<blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 9015397" data-attributes="member: 3887"><p>It's not a question of the quality of the writing, more of the themes and tone. Discovery, in particular, feels like a product of the contemporary culture of empathy, in the same way the original show was clearly a product of the Cold War era. Being openly emotional is normalized (in the same way displaying open anger was the norm in TOS). The increased queer representation is a part of it, but I find it all through the writing of the show. Internally, I characterized it as Becky Chambers Star Trek (or Rebecca Sugar). It just feels very of the now, which also mends meant for the people generating current culture, ie not 54 year olds like me.</p><p></p><p>For a concrete example, look at the different way the characters of Tilly and Barclay are treated in their respective shows. In the 90s, Barclay was still be a joke. Openly ridiculed, even by enlightened Starfleet types. Sylvia Tilly is not. For all her idiosyncrasies and faults, she's always respected, always a person. That's the kind of cultural shift I'm talking about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mallus, post: 9015397, member: 3887"] It's not a question of the quality of the writing, more of the themes and tone. Discovery, in particular, feels like a product of the contemporary culture of empathy, in the same way the original show was clearly a product of the Cold War era. Being openly emotional is normalized (in the same way displaying open anger was the norm in TOS). The increased queer representation is a part of it, but I find it all through the writing of the show. Internally, I characterized it as Becky Chambers Star Trek (or Rebecca Sugar). It just feels very of the now, which also mends meant for the people generating current culture, ie not 54 year olds like me. For a concrete example, look at the different way the characters of Tilly and Barclay are treated in their respective shows. In the 90s, Barclay was still be a joke. Openly ridiculed, even by enlightened Starfleet types. Sylvia Tilly is not. For all her idiosyncrasies and faults, she's always respected, always a person. That's the kind of cultural shift I'm talking about. [/QUOTE]
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