Wherever they head next, they definitely need to tone down the reliance on nostalgia in the storytelling. I think audiences are generally growing tired of it.
Evidence of SNW being a possible alternate timeline from TOS
Wherever they head next, they definitely need to tone down the reliance on nostalgia in the storytelling. I think audiences are generally growing tired of it.
Uhura has referenced him onscreen. And we saw the imaginary "zombie" image of him in one episode.
I get why some people would have preferred Hemmer, but his story as it stands is one of the most powerful that Strange New Worlds has yet told and it was integral to Uhura's growth.
Would I like to have him back? Hell, yeah. Do I understand why he died so early in the series and why it had to happen? Hell, yes.
When they killed off a character on Discovery everyone was like, "who cares since we never got to know her?"
SNW develops a character before killing them and everyone's like, "God he was cool why did you kill him?"
So you would care, dammit!
SNW develops a character before killing them and everyone's like, "God he was cool why did you kill him?"
So you would care, dammit!
Because he was part of the main cast that isn't moving forward to TOS and Andorian makeup is expensive.
Given how the Aenar used to live out their lives before the Federation I'd say Hemmer lived a full life and career. He was more fortunate than many of his people.
Every "redshirt" out there has someone who thinks they are the best character ever. Airiam looked cool, but there was zero development.
And then there's Lt. Leslie, the MVP of the 23rd century. 
Which is exactly my point. People cared about Hemmer so his death hit differently than Arium's.
I picked Airiam, but I guess it could've applied to Landry as well. Dumbest redshirt ever!
Hemmer plays a significant role in Uhura's story from season 2's Lost in Translation, even appearing in it in a log recording Uhura references:
And also as a specter representation of the aliens in the episode:
Hemmer plays a significant role in Uhura's story from season 2's Lost in Translation, even appearing in it in a log recording Uhura references:
And also as a specter representation of the aliens in the episode:
This has me the most interested I've been in SNW since before it aired. Will check them out, at some point.
That's the exact same argument I heard back in the 80s.
Then The Next Generation came along which paved the way for more series and new movies. Thank goodness the TNG creative team didn't have such a limited imagination or the franchise would have ended after TUC.
Limiting the entire Star Trek Universe to Kirk, Spock and McCoy would be like limiting the entire Marvel Universe to the Fantastic Four.
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That's the exact same argument I heard back in the 80s.
Then The Next Generation came along which paved the way for more series and new movies. Thank goodness the TNG creative team didn't have such a limited imagination or the franchise would have ended after TUC.
Limiting the entire Star Trek Universe to Kirk, Spock and McCoy would be like limiting the entire Marvel Universe to the Fantastic Four.
TNG was the exception not the rule. I cannot deny that TNG was extremely successful. It was the right show at the right time. Has any other Trek series met the level of critical and societal acclaim as TOS or TNG? The only extremely successful Star Trek projects that brought in a significant number of non fans were the 2009 Star Trek and Into Darkness. DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, all of the TNG films, Disco and on have all made strides to bring in new audience members but have largely fallen flat.
I’d love for them to come up with something new that is going to both energize the existing fanbase and bring in new fans. I hope that for every single series. And unfortunately, with those two exceptions, that has not happened from 1993 on.
DS9 and the rest never got an oppertunity on the big screen. Berman TV style got old and lost viewers because it didnt stay fresh. . The Kelvin films did fine, but if you reboot that cast again its only going to lead to diminishing returns. You cant keep recycling the same characters and concepts over and over and expect different results. All characters and stoylines have a shelf life and the Kirk crew passed its shelf life a very long time ago.
How many James Bond’s have there been?
How many Sherlock Holmes?
You mentioned Marvel above. How man times have both Marvel and DC comic series been rebooted?
So I respectfully disagree.
27 to the first, if we count the David Niven and Peter Sellers spoof film.
Frankenstein, Dracula. Sherlock Holmes.
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