I thought I'd put some thoughts out about why none of NuTrek really Trek, and why I miss real Trek.
First,NuTrek seems to be more of just a space actioner than something which has something real to say about society (like Classic Trek did). This is even true of Strange New Worlds. What I mean here is that while NuTrek does attempt commentary it typically is very one sided (which Classic Trek was not) and heavy handed usually too. You can predict where on the political spectrum all the commentary will land in NuTrek, that it will not represent any sides other than its chosen one and that it will lack subtlety.
Second, NuTrek has a BAD habit of having the characters mannerisms and speech be that of the 2020s which compromises the suspension of disbelief. You've seen me also refer to glib dialogue which feels unprofessional. Classic Trek had a dialogue style which was timeless and FELT like people in the future.
Third, while I am not a total canon purist (which is necessary because Classic Trek disrupted its own canon on several past occasions), NuTrek tends to play TOO fast and loose with canon. This ranges from reusing Classic characters but not having them be true to character to name dropping things in places where they break continuity.
I will close for now with my current ranking of NuTrek shows:
1) Strange New Worlds - no contest here. It is BY FAR the best nuTrek. It has the correct optimistic tone overall and the episodic format helps a lot too. It is FAR from perfect but has a decently charismatic cast who mostly give okay to good performances.
2) Lower Decks - as insulting as it was and woke as it got at times and it was more like a Rick and Morty cartoon it was at least more canonical than its predecessors.
3) Picard - the show is woke and the story writing an insult to rational thinking. Some decent acting (Frakes, DeLancie) but you could feel your brain cells dying as you watched.
4) STD - The initials are appropriate. Bad acting, SJW to the max, terrible writing, total disregard for canon. Remember that this piece of crap and Picard led directly to the need for SNW - and that show is a pretty radical course correction from these two.
First,NuTrek seems to be more of just a space actioner than something which has something real to say about society (like Classic Trek did). This is even true of Strange New Worlds. What I mean here is that while NuTrek does attempt commentary it typically is very one sided (which Classic Trek was not) and heavy handed usually too. You can predict where on the political spectrum all the commentary will land in NuTrek, that it will not represent any sides other than its chosen one and that it will lack subtlety.
Second, NuTrek has a BAD habit of having the characters mannerisms and speech be that of the 2020s which compromises the suspension of disbelief. You've seen me also refer to glib dialogue which feels unprofessional. Classic Trek had a dialogue style which was timeless and FELT like people in the future.
Third, while I am not a total canon purist (which is necessary because Classic Trek disrupted its own canon on several past occasions), NuTrek tends to play TOO fast and loose with canon. This ranges from reusing Classic characters but not having them be true to character to name dropping things in places where they break continuity.
I will close for now with my current ranking of NuTrek shows:
1) Strange New Worlds - no contest here. It is BY FAR the best nuTrek. It has the correct optimistic tone overall and the episodic format helps a lot too. It is FAR from perfect but has a decently charismatic cast who mostly give okay to good performances.
2) Lower Decks - as insulting as it was and woke as it got at times and it was more like a Rick and Morty cartoon it was at least more canonical than its predecessors.
3) Picard - the show is woke and the story writing an insult to rational thinking. Some decent acting (Frakes, DeLancie) but you could feel your brain cells dying as you watched.
4) STD - The initials are appropriate. Bad acting, SJW to the max, terrible writing, total disregard for canon. Remember that this piece of crap and Picard led directly to the need for SNW - and that show is a pretty radical course correction from these two.
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