Do people under 40 care about Star Trek?

[CHRISTMAS KARKAT]

Yes

 

[Zolkar]

I know some youngsters that enjoy TNG - but they don't watch VOY or DS9 - because they're unwatchable because they are not in HD. Nothing wrong with catering to the over 40's - we've got the money for merch. Trouble is they want the youth - and they keep failing with that.

I don't think that's the reason TBH. Anecdotally I've met a lot of DS9 and Voyager fans in their 20s, especially the former, probably even moreso than TNG fans. I think DS9 in particular appeals to a lot of younger Millennial and older Gen Z science fictions fans, especially since Battlestar Galactica (2004) shares a similar creative DNA, and that was a very popular show in the 2000s and early 2010s. Also DS9 has themes that are a lot more relatable to younger people. Not that TNG doesn't either but DS9 I feel has a lot of relevancy in relation to the modern political and social climate.

 

[Christmas Canon Spock]

I don't think that's the reason TBH. Anecdotally I've met a lot of DS9 and Voyager fans in their 20s, especially the former, probably even moreso than TNG fans. I think DS9 in particular appeals to a lot of younger Millennial and older Gen Z science fictions fans, especially since Battlestar Galactica (2004) shares a similar creative DNA, and that was a very popular show in the 2000s and early 2010s. Also DS9 has themes that are a lot more relatable to younger people. Not that TNG doesn't either but DS9 I feel has a lot of relevancy in relation to the modern political and social climate.

The younger I know watch DS9 and Voyager without an issue. And, I mean, Voyager was top streamed on Netflix and that was without HD.

It's almost like HD doesn't matter as much.

 

[Siege Aeterna]

A lot of obvious Gen Z-looking people pop up in my TikTok fyp talking about Trek. Love to see it, really.

 

[NStephenH]

DS9 and Voyager were made for SD TVs and are shot accordingly. If you need to see detail in a character's expression, they're zoomed in enough that you can see all that. It's not like it's a HD movie at low resolution.

I don't think that's a big barrier except among videophiles or those looking for an excuse.

 

[Christmas Canon Spock]

DS9 and Voyager were made for SD TVs and are shot accordingly. If you need to see detail in a character's expression, they're zoomed in enough that you can see all that. It's not like it's a HD movie at low resolution.

I don't think that's a big barrier except among videophiles or those looking for an excuse.

Despite the random calls I see for a remaster of Deep Space Nine and Voyager as well as the apparent hyperbole of arguments that it "looks like shit" people seem more than willing to watch these shows on streaming. In fact, there's a bunch of posts about these shoes going off of Netflix so people are looking to DVDs to watch the shows. So, it seems that the format isn't that bad.

 

[Sketcher]

Perhaps people accept that media from the past were shot at a lower resolution, and just roll with it. Otherwise it's like expecting CGI VFX from a show form the 60s. I hate the TOS remastered effects...

 

[King Bob!]

I hate the TOS remastered effects...

I don’t mind that they made the attempt, it was just that the results were mostly poor.

Besides, I have the originals to watch. So, much like the franchise itself, they can do whatever they want it doesn’t affect me.