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Here's a helpful guide to anyone wondering what the terms 'nostalgia' and 'fan service' mean in the context of Star Trek:The bottom line is that Trek would not have survived if it treated each show as a discreet thing in a vacuum. If I never see the words "nostalgia" and "give us something new" ever again I wouldn't be upset.
It all depends on how well it's executed. Those definitions can easily be switched around depending on the content.'Smart use of continuity' - When an episode references something from the last few years.
'Shameless fan-pleasing nostalgia' - When an episode references something from longer than a few years ago.
It doesn't really seem to matter in some cases. If Discovery or Academy do it it's bad regardless according to the usual types.It all depends on how well it's executed. Those definitions can easily be switched around depending on the content.
Or Picard, or Lower Decks.It doesn't really seem to matter in some cases. If Discovery or Academy do it it's bad regardless according to the usual types.
The short answer is it depends.It all depends on how well it's executed. Those definitions can easily be switched around depending on the content.
Was Wrath of Khan 'Shameless fan-pleasing nostalgia'?
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... yes?Was Wrath of Khan 'Shameless fan-pleasing nostalgia'?
Nostalgia is the future! The 80's and 90's will never end!
Because the 2000s and 2010s gave us nothing but prequels.Nostalgia is the future! The 80's and 90's will never end!
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