Star Trek

competence porn

That's really a key point. Transitioning from a world where Dan Quayle got eviscerated for 'potatoe' to a Trump presidency (or Johnson, Berlusconi, Putin, Abbot, AfD, blablabla) has left scars and certain needs when it comes to entertainment.

Reverse that polarity on the deflector and match the harmonic frequency. Mmmmm.

As a fellow GenX I could not agree more. I was absolutely hyped when Trek returned to cinemas only to get increasingly disappointed by a "star wars reboot proof of concept" approach to the movies.

When Discovery came around I was all in, but soon it turned into a shooting gallery pew pew show and became the first Trek show I abandoned mid-way.

Picard was a confusing mess where they made friends with Borg only to fight Borg next season... and then ended to the crowd's applause because showrunners drowned it in memberberries.

Strange New Worlds is about discoveries and relationships and science. It's goofier than TOS or TNG but in a nice, friendly way. It does not try to be edgy or shocking - it feels fresh and engaging, just like TNG, DS9 and VOY felt when they were first broadcast.

I guess we're just about to wrap up the second season, so it may be too early to call - but SNW is way on the way to becoming my favorite Trek, not just of the modern era but of all time.

The show is just good TV. The acting is good. The music is too. The writing is very good to the point they are confident enough to push limits, get meta, and rebuff the audience's expectations while still consistently delivering. Even the least of the episodes is well worth the watch even if it is just the once.

I have to agree, Strange New Worlds is, hands down, the best Trek this side of TNG. I couldn't get into Discovery because it's too E D G Y. Like, it feels like the showrunners discovered emo a generation too late, and the whole show should basically be a linewire music video set to Three Days Grace or Linkin Park. It's fucking insufferable, I just can't reconcile that with Star Trek.

Lower Decks and Prodigy are both great, but don't feel like real entries into the Trek universe and therefore are just kinda time sinks to keep you from being alone with your thoughts and reflecting on the void.

Picard was also sort of in the same boat as Discovery in terms of Edge while also trying to be a murder mystery and also a 'Member Berries special.

It's a good show though I really wish they went back to 26 episode seasons. Sure they won't all be hits but there's something to be said about stories that feature more of the supporting cast that fleshes out the world a little more.

I'm 50 and I approve of this post and SNW.

Strange New Worlds is the Trek we should have had all throughout the "reimagining/shot in the arm" years where Abrams giggled and bashed other people's toys together while making explosion sounds.

The best Star Trek since The Orville! :)

Gen X here, it's a better show than any of the new batch, I had hopes for Picard after the first season but then went to the zoo in the second, and that was that, all the other Parmamount Plus shows are straight unwatchable trash.

I love all Star Trek.

Thanks man. I watched Discovery and it was more "action Trek" (like the newer movies). The first season just made me irritable and while my Trek friend told me to move on (to the following seasons) and forget about it, I just never could. I'm the type that just didn't like the Marvel stuff and haven't watched anything past Iron Man 1.

I'll definitely give this a shot.

Gen Xer here. Grew up watching Star Trek with my mom. Love this show. And she just got a subscription so she could watch it, too! As was said elsewhere, it’s just really good tv. Well done and engaging. Now if they could just give us 12, maybe 14 episodes a season…

Biggest thing about Strange New Worlds is it isn't trying to be too much, like Discovery. Discovery seemed to want to project an agenda. Strange tells an episodic story, with a little more overarching story, but not too much, enjoyable. In that regard it harkens back to the original Star Trek. I enjoy single stories encapsulated in individual episodes, and not a lot of pushing hard on some agenda.

This is like poetry. Also, are you frickin spying on me?

Yes, SNW is a worthy spiritual successor to TOS.

Biggest issue I have with this edition is the Strange New Worlds tag.

Should be just... Star Trek.

A true descendant of the show I grew up with.

Prodigy is surprisingly good. It does skew a bit younger but it does have that Star Trek feel.

But I agree SNW and Lower Decks are great.
It's odd because to me lower decks feels the least like and the most like a Star Trek show... Somehow they walk that line really well.

As a fellow Gen X, I feel like SNW is...perfectly fine. If you went to the Star Trek store and walked up to the counter and said, "One Star Trek" please, SNW is what they would give you wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. Star Trek as you like it! It's a solid C+ for sure. And there are even some really good episodes, too!

But man, do I wish it wasn't trying so hard to be Star Trek, and was actually doing something new and interesting. I grew up watching reruns of TOS before TNG was on the air, and then TNG was appointment viewing in my house. And I love those shows. I have those shows an I can rewatch them any time I want.

This second season has been better than the first, and I've enjoyed it, but there still hasn't been much to really get me invested. There's no hook. None of these episodes are threatening to break into my top 50. Which, granted, there is almost 900 episodes of Star Trek, so there's a lot of competition.

I just want to be excited about Trek, and SNW is not doing that for me.