What Star Trek is all about?

[Captain Mike]

Having a discussion in other topics is leading me to ask myself, just "What is Star Trek all about"? from one mans vision or something else.
We all have our own perception of it is what I seem to gather from various posts and posters.
I seem to side on the Gene Roddenberry idea in as much from all and any interviews I have seen him in. THIS is not about slamming what kind of man he was, or about his lifestyle.
OK, lets have at it....

 

[You_Will_Fail]

Its about telling sci-fi stories in space.

 

[Count Zero]

It's a sci-fi franchise with a generally optimistic and sometimes utopian view of the future. Also, entertaining and somewhat iconic.

 

[sojourner]

It's about people. People coming together to work for a better tomorrow.






- Sorry, was reading political ad copy last night.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Whining about canon and continuity. And lots of "my favourite Trek's great, your favourite Trek sucks" -type arguments.

 

[RandyS]

It's about five series, eleven movies, several hundred novels, many fan films, and a whole bunch of comics, long.

 

[C.E. Evans]

Nerd rage over the smallest trivial things possible.

 

[Silvercrest]

Exploring the human condition.

Or space battles and big 'splosions. You pick.

 

[Skywalker]

Exploring the human condition.

Or space battles and big 'splosions. You pick.

Can't it be both? There's too much either/or in this fanbase.

 

[Nerys Myk]

About an hour, including commercials.

 

[Silvercrest]

Exploring the human condition.

Or space battles and big 'splosions. You pick.

Can't it be both? There's too much either/or in this fanbase.

Okay. It's exploring the human condition via space battles. The bigger the 'sploshion, the more human you are.

Roddenberry just turned over in his orbit.

 

[Kemaiku]

Its about telling sci-fi stories in space.

Yup.

 

[Sci]

The final triumph of liberal, progressive values... IN SPACE!

 

[Temis the Vorta]

The final triumph of liberal, progressive values... IN SPACE!

Correctamundo. That is, if the question is "what is Star Trek about that is unique to Star Trek?" Which of course is the interesting way to phrase the question, that results in something other than obviousness and babble.

 

[Gov Kodos]

8 letters long.

 

[RandyS]

About an hour, including commercials.

You neglected to take the movies into account.

 

[RyuRoots]

It's about the human condition, braving the unknown, teamwork, and moving to a better future even if things seem dark now.

It's also about worshipping Roddenberry and completely ignoring the significance of people like Gene Coon and D.C. Fontana and all the good that Berman did for Star Trek.

 

[Kemaiku]

8 letters long.

And the all important Space!

 

[Nerys Myk]

About an hour, including commercials.

You neglected to take the movies into account.

Movies aren't canon, except for the bits I like. Which coincidentally add to to an hour.

 

[Gov Kodos]

8 letters long.

And the all important Space!

Where no 1 has gone before.