Sci-fi owes a lot to classic Star Trek but some of it aged quite poorly and the new shows only served to highlight that to us.
Star Trek is a beloved show for many and with good reason. As a franchise thats graced our screens for over 50 years now the impact of Gene Roddenberrys creation on popular culture and sci fi can not be overstated.
Even now Star Trek fever shows no sign of abating, with five ongoing TV series currently releasing to our screens. Theres Discovery soon entering its fifth season Patrick Stewart reprising his role from The Next Generation for Star Trek Picard Discovery spin off Strange New Worlds the animated and very funny Amazon series Lower Decks and the Nickelodeon series Prodigy for kids. And thats all alongside a long and illustrious history of past series and films in the Star Trek universe still available to watch.
It’s impossible of course for such a long running media franchise to stay consistent in every way and for those of us who like me became Trekkies relatively recently, this is deeply apparent when returning to older series.This will be of no surprise to fans who have stuck with the show from its 60s launch or some time near it but there are plenty of people who came on halfway or only with the latest ongoing programming in the age of streaming, who may be surprised by the respective social norms of Star Treks earliest iterations.
This will be of no surprise to fans who have stuck with the show from its 60s launch or some time near it but there are plenty of people who came on halfway or only with the latest ongoing programming in the age of streaming who may be surprised by the respective social norms of Star Treks earliest iterations.
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