I know those are kind of touchy words to use because they usually end debate more than help or start one because everyone digs in on their own views but am I the only one who after learning more about the Picard show and how it will use the Romulans also started to think how this show would be topical in terms of issues? To me these seem like the easy to go to places.
The Federation basically represents the American government at the height of our power being the only really big super power left. Romulans as refuges makes tons of sense because they are a former enemy even though the Romulan government deserves more blame than the citizens yet those Romulans who are alive and weren't on Romulus will be homeless but planets will be resistant to welcome them in. Picard then sort of represents someone who has grown up in this utopia and might not understand what it's like to live outside of the Federation and all the advantages that come with living within the Federation.
I know. Deep Space NIne already covered all these things before people even talked about it but now is a chance for Trek to do it again and hopefully have the success that DS9 didn't get, but deserved. I also got to say Picard and 24th century Trek is a great place to explore these issues. It feels kind of forced on "Discovery" because the Federation back then wasn't seen as this utopia and Burnham isn't allowed to be someone of privledge and frankly the Klingons don't work as a methpor for Trumpism. They have to much honor and they embrace military conflict and even find their adversaries honorable if they make a worthy foil.
The chance to deconstruct "Roddenberry's Vision" actually makes the politics angle kind of interesting if they go this way. Then you toss in a actor like Stewart. It feels like a show that can do the political thing in a interesting way instead of feeling like it's preachy or forced. To me this could end up being the "West Wing" of Trek.
Jason
The Federation basically represents the American government at the height of our power being the only really big super power left. Romulans as refuges makes tons of sense because they are a former enemy even though the Romulan government deserves more blame than the citizens yet those Romulans who are alive and weren't on Romulus will be homeless but planets will be resistant to welcome them in. Picard then sort of represents someone who has grown up in this utopia and might not understand what it's like to live outside of the Federation and all the advantages that come with living within the Federation.
I know. Deep Space NIne already covered all these things before people even talked about it but now is a chance for Trek to do it again and hopefully have the success that DS9 didn't get, but deserved. I also got to say Picard and 24th century Trek is a great place to explore these issues. It feels kind of forced on "Discovery" because the Federation back then wasn't seen as this utopia and Burnham isn't allowed to be someone of privledge and frankly the Klingons don't work as a methpor for Trumpism. They have to much honor and they embrace military conflict and even find their adversaries honorable if they make a worthy foil.
The chance to deconstruct "Roddenberry's Vision" actually makes the politics angle kind of interesting if they go this way. Then you toss in a actor like Stewart. It feels like a show that can do the political thing in a interesting way instead of feeling like it's preachy or forced. To me this could end up being the "West Wing" of Trek.
Jason