It's some degree, but it isn't the cornerstone. The whole point of Star Trek was that humanity survived the constant threat of nuclear war and managed to come together.
What are your thoughts about seeing the prime universe again?
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Completely agree.
It often seemed like TPTB were trying too hard, perhaps out of a feeling of obligation, to try to bind all the shows together by attaching a laundry list of things to each episode or season to keep it in line with the greater whole--like, each season had a Rommie or Borg quota, or whatever. It was sort of a half-hearted attempt at world building through the pretense of continuity.
Yet all the shows were so insular and self-contained that it really didn't matter.
Take something like the Maquis. It was briefly introduced in one show, briefly established in another to be used in a third. However, its significance in the first two series was minimal at best, and it's actual impact on the third was so small, one could argue it wasn't even worth the effort. All to create some sort of false bridge connecting the three shows.
However, everything else (Cling-ots, Rommies, Borg, et all) were all portrayed very differently from series to series. They included them out of obligation but changed them to fit the needs/time/agenda. Some were changed so much that one can't help but wonder why they ever bothered maintaining the illusion of a single universe at all. And why this one wonders why Fuller continues to do it.
It was pretty paint by numbers. And by "excellent" do you mean cliched and trite and overly pretentious?
The acting wasn't bad, though.
I really couldn't tell you which of the spinoffs is best from my perspective. They all do a great deal right, they all also have perplexing aspects that really turn me off.
They all have great episodes that I enjoy. But I'm not sure I consider any of them great "series".
The acting was why I kept coming back. The writing just became more and more lackluster as the shows progressed.
Yeah. "It's all the same to me." is about how I look at it.
At the top sits season 1 of TOS, a couple of TOS films and the nuFilms. Then comes everything else.
I'm glad we're not going back to the 24th century. To me, the 23rd-century defines Star Trek, no matter which particular universe it may happen to take place in. Any other era is tangential.
Going back to the earlier jab at fans who didn't support Nemesis, I was one of "those people" who did not go see NEM in the theater... not out of some active desire for it to fail, but because by that point I was just burnt out on Trek due to the sheer mediocrity of all those years of VOY and ENT, and I really didn't give a crap about this franchise anymore. When I finally got around to getting a used DVD of NEM for a few bucks and watched it, I sure was glad I never wasted my money on a full-priced movie ticket for that rubbish!
Kor
Going back to the earlier jab at fans who didn't support Nemesis, I was one of "those people" who did not go see NEM in the theater... not out of some active desire for it to fail, but because by that point I was just burnt out on Trek due to the sheer mediocrity of all those years of VOY and ENT, and I really didn't give a crap about this franchise anymore. When I finally got around to getting a used DVD of NEM for a few bucks and watched it, I sure was glad I never wasted my money on a full-priced movie ticket for that rubbish!
Kor
It was better than Insurrection.
That's like saying it's better to step in cow poop than horse poop.
It was better than Insurrection.
It was better than Insurrection.
Agreed. Though that isn't a tough bar to leap over.
Or Mamba.
Happiness is standing flat-footed in a fresh green cow pie.
I think we will see shades of tos in the ship, uniforms for the time period.but they will update It to fit modern times and tech. I liked what STE did when they showed a classic connie. They.updated tge screen graphics and lightning. It looked pretty nice.
Fuller has already said they are reimagining the look of the 23rd century.
He doesn't mean 100%. It's going to resemble the tos look to.some degree.
Really? Whatcha basing that on? 'Cause the only thing we've seen is a promo video that looked nothing like TOS.
Well if the ratings start to go down I'm sure we'll see old T'Pol in a thong in Discovery's decon room.
