Is It Time for a Bold New Star Trek Paradigm?

[Crewman Commander]

This was called Star Trek: Voyager.

There's no difference between the premise of setting a show "in unexplored space," "The Delta Quadrant," or "another galaxy." None.

Ninja'd.

I see I missed it by months. We're still here?

 

[The Gatekeeper]

What this thread title makes me think of:

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[Tim Walker]

Probably one of the bigger variables we can consider is serial vs episodic.

Or consider a hybrid approach, hinted at by TOS and TNG. Some stories told as stand alone episodes. Other stories told as two-parters, or even three-parters.

 

[FredH]

Seems to me that, whether one likes or dislikes them, every single Trek series (with the sort-of exception of TNG) has been a bold new paradigm or attempt at one: space station! lost far from home! first steps onto the galactic stage! a not-captain protagonist! being old and getting back into the game! alien kids discover the Federation! a sitcom! the Academy! Whereas ideas like jumping to a new era or galaxy or avoiding old continuity are nothing new (TNG and DISCO both did the former, and the latter wouldn’t change anything but the names). Which is why I’d be happy enough to see a plain old episodic “Starship Enterprise explores the planet of the week at the latest point in the chronology because Starfleet feels like it” show, whatever else they do.