Will an old school Trek episode be accepted by modern audiences?

[Tesophius]

It seems your definition of what constitutes "Science Fiction" is different than the rest of the world, and even the science fiction literary community. That's fine -- you can personally define it any way you want, but it really isn't realistic to say that The Expanse is not science fiction. The world of science fiction calls it science fiction, even if you don't. You could say that you don't think a dog-show-poodle is a dog because real dogs don't have their coats cut like a show-poodle --- but no matter how you personally feel about it, the dog world would still consider that poodle to be a dog.

Science fiction can still (and often does) take place in a world with deep social issues that does not have FTL space-faring capabilities nor is part of a galactic civilization.

And I'm not saying that you have to LIKE The Expanse; heavens knows there is plenty of science fiction (both on film and in books) that I personally do not enjoy. However, even if I don't like some works of science fiction, the works I don't like are still science fiction.

The lines blur pretty easily between Sci Fi and Fantasy, depending on who you ask. In my opinion The Expanse sits firmly in the Fantasy realm, while Star Trek is Science Fiction.

 

[The Wormhole]

I'd love to see at least one Sci Fi show trying to be realistic, can you name one? So far Star Trek has come closest, despite all of its flaws.

Nearly every damn sci-fi show on TV today has a stick up its ass about being "realistic." For that matter, so do most movie, except the recent Star Trek ones where Abrams is actually quoted as preferring cool over realistic. Your bizarre belief that Star Trek is the pinnacle of realism in any sci-fi medium is as perplexing as it is wrong. And while I don't believe The Expanse is as much the "Scientist's Bible" as many would have you believe, it gets a lot more right than Star Trek.

Star Trek is pure fantasy on the side of its science and technology. Actually, Star Trek doesn't score too well on accuracy in general, whether it's scientific accuracy, accuracy regarding military protocol, tactics, on a wide variety of matters. And that's fine, anyone looking for a documentary is looking at the wrong place if they're looking to Trek anyway.

 

[Armus]

I just hope it's not Modern Family in space.

 

[Awesome Possum]

Spock's Brain is the most realistic hour of television ever broadcast, this includes live feeds from security cameras.

I just hope it's not Modern Family in space.

Successful?

 

[Armus]

Spock's Brain is the most realistic hour of television ever broadcast, this includes live feeds from security cameras.


Successful?

Yes, I hope it is an utter failure. No sitcom shallow "wit", obnoxiously cute dialogue please.

 

[{ Emilia }]

 

[Trekkin]

No sitcom shallow "wit", obnoxiously cute dialogue please.

Spock: I regret not having learnt more about this Balok. In some manner he was reminiscent of my father.
Scotty: Then may Heaven have helped your mother.
Spock: Quite the contrary. She considered herself a very fortunate Earthwoman.

Ba-dum-tss

 

[Armus]

Spock: I regret not having learnt more about this Balok. In some manner he was reminiscent of my father.
Scotty: Then may Heaven have helped your mother.
Spock: Quite the contrary. She considered herself a very fortunate Earthwoman.

Ba-dum-tss

Well I'll be!

 

[jcholl9]

Yes if you make it existing enough you'll draw in the younger crowd without having to make this new Trek look bad!

 

[Kor]

In fact, I'm not even convinced that there will NOT be a denigrated and disparaged working class of people 200 years in the future. Human nature tells me there will always be a class of people whom others look down upon and step upon. I don't think it is unrealistic at all for a science fiction story set in the future to in part explore the denigration of the labor class in future societies.

Yes. Clearly, the history of all human society and civilization is a history of class struggle, of the oppressed and the oppressors locked in continued opposition to one another, with the development of the ruling class accompanied by its further political advancement and greater control of the means of production. Alas, when will the bourgeoisie collapse and leave the proletariat standing triumphant?



Kor