Is it time to put Star Trek to rest?

[Nerys Myk]

I’ll take LD over most of the Berman era.

 

[cooleddie74]

PRO was better than a big chunk of both eras.

 

[Rebel Scum]

However, i still think that Star Trek has to reverse to the "Berman era" and start from there again.

 

[Starflight]

However, i still think that Star Trek has to reverse to the "Berman era" and start from there again. By doing so, it wioll at least keep the fans it has and maybe attract some new fas as well.

The public don't really care about the fictional era IMO, people just want a good show.

I reckon TNG was a hit in large part because:
A) it was on. At 6 PM, at least here in the UK. Like, what else are you gonna watch?

B) it wasn't very demanding (despite the "this is the Most Cerebral Television of All Time" reputation it's gotten among its biggest fans), and you could half-watch any given episode in the background and get the gist of it

C) it was largely procedural and you knew essentially what you were getting each week, even if the writers obviously did a wide variation of stories within that framework

D) the cast and characters were broadly likeable, and Frakes' face perpetually being on your TV in the corner for an entire decade was a reassuring sight

That's about it. You could make a new Star Trek set in the 22nd century or the 35th century or anything in between and people would just go "yeah" as long as it hit those same markers.

 

[fireproof78]

Bringing back the Berman era would probably be the final nail in the coffin for the franchise.

This. It's focusing on the wrong elements to actually tell entertaining stories.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Would going back to the Berman era mean never seeing Andorians or Tellarites again because Berman thought they were silly looking*? Because I would like to keep seeing them.

*With the exception of Enterprise of course. They were kind of unavoidable there. But there certainly weren't many of either of those species in view between the years 2364 and 2377, were there?

 

[camdudetenger2018]

wonder who will take over the star trek universe now that the trumpers owns paramount and star trek

 

[fireproof78]

wonder who will take over the star trek universe now that the trumpers owns paramount and star trek

Some who can make them money. The "trumpers" ate not going to steer it differently because they need to appeal to a broad audience to make money.

 

[XCV330]

The "general public" and "casual audiences" you are mentioning aren't particularily interested in Star Trek at all so trying to adapt to their possible views wouldn't accomplish anything more than alienating the loyal fans.

The general public used to be. When Trek gets too fan conscious it gets buried in lore and loses the general audience.

 

[Nerys Myk]

The general public used to be. When Trek gets too fan conscious it gets buried in lore and loses the general audience.

The "Homework Conundrum"

 

[cooleddie74]

And no one should need to read background materials in licensed books and play video games or see every episode or film that preceded a show to understand it. When you need to watch 500 episodes of something or buy a $45 book to understand a film or series, you've already fallen behind.