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.