Came across this article, and it’s a very interesting take on how Star Trek has changed with the times, and how modern audiences seem to have a harder time trusting institutions or imagining Trek’s utopia.

  • Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteM
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    11 months ago

    in modern Trek they don’t have any ideals to aspire to

    I disagree strongly with this, and can’t see how anyone could watch the shows and draw that conclusion.

    • R0cket_M00se@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      It’s easy, go and watch the way Picard deals with Barcley and then go watch discovery and see how their COs deal with problem crew members.

      Modern Star Trek is written by adult children and you can fucking tell.

      • PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.ee
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        11 months ago

        While I overall like SNW (like, not love), Pike seems more interested in being a friend to his crew (at least the senior officers) rather than being an effective leader who demands nothing but the best from his crew. Picard and Janeway were great at this. They were friendly enough with their crew, but maintained enough professional distance to not get too chummy. Sisko less so, but he knew how to walk the line between friend and commanding officer.