Star Trek. Strange new worlds is finally here.
And with only one episode under their belts,
the crew of the USS enterprise under captain pike has already put the rest of
the franchise on notice their message is loud and clear.
Star Trek can be optimistic. Exciting, funny action, packed, sexy,
scientific,
and dramatic while being episodic and still developing characters and presenting
to viewers,
a moral dilemma through the eyes of alien cultures that reminds all of us
humanity can and will do better.
Gene Roddenberry was a humanist and his optimism shaped star Trek. He once said,
I believe in humanity. We are an incredible species.
We're still just a child creature.
We're still being nasty to each other and all children go through those phases.
We're growing up. We're moving into adolescence. Now when we grow up, man,
we are going to be something not only has star Trek,
strange new worlds come out of the gate, embracing Roddenberry's vision,
but it is the adolescent to the childlike star Trek discovery.
And when strange new worlds grows up, it's going to be something
after only one episode, strange new worlds is hitting warp eight out of space.
Dock boldly going where no star Trek series has gone for a long time.
This is the star Trek series, longtime fans. We're waiting for.
It's the star Trek we need and it's the star Trek we deserve,
but will it continue? You don't wanna miss this episode
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Let us start out by saying that if you like star Trek discovery and or star Trek
Picard, there is nothing wrong with that.
Baskin Robbins has 31 flavors and no one is going to shame you for mixing cotton candy
and birthday cake with Rocky road in the end,
it's all ice cream and like star Trek. If it makes you happy,
then we aren't going to tell you to stop enjoying it. That said,
we guess that if you are a fan of either of these more dark and pessimistic star
Trek series, and you watch the first episode of strange new worlds,
you notice something different.
Perhaps you even felt the goosebumps run up your back.
When captain pike began reciting those famous introductory lines,
reminding us that space is the final frontier and that we are going to boldly
go.
Perhaps you notice the crew cool under fire poised in the face of adversity,
confident and working as a team as if they'd been doing it for years,
the colors are brighter. You can see the inside of the ship.
And it's obvious the people who designed the sets for this show worked
painstakingly to make star Trek look like better star Trek instead of their own
version of what they think star Trek should be. The captain is witty, charming,
funny, and absolutely in command of his crew.
He has earned their trust and respect and they likewise earned his.
And as a result,
we are willing to follow them on whatever adventure is coming next.
You may also find yourself wondering what is going to happen next week.
If you were watching discovery or Picard, you'd already know,
but this show is different. Yes, it will be the same crew,
but nearly anything can happen in the next 60 minutes because when you are
seeking out new life and new civilizations,
part of the excitement is the anticipation of what we might see.
What story will they tell us this week?
Star Trek is in general by its very nature. Episodic,
even on shows with season arcs like deep space, nine and enterprise each week,
there was a new adventure to explore
discovery and Picard may have covered a lot of ground,
but both shows have spent a lot of time running in place while telling the same
story over multiple episodes.
What star Trek fan doesn't want to take one final stroll with captain Picard,
Q and many of the other familiar faces.
We know what science fiction fish andado doesn't wanna see discovery go 900
years into the future to explore a world we know nothing about, but in the end,
ultimately those shows are the experiment.
Why show runners tried to make star Trek different instead of making it better
is anyone's guess. But the important thing is that the fans spoke up.
They recognized star Trek. When it showed up during discovery season two,
and they told Alex Kurtzman,
please give us more of this and to his credit because he has rightly been given
very little.
He listened to those fans. And as we've been saying,
since strange new worlds was announced,
this show is an attempt to set things right with the fans. Again,
the messaging from the beginning, from Kurtzman,
Akiva Goldsman and Anson Mount is that longtime star Trek fans are going to love
this show because it is made using the Ts original recipe.
And they have delivered on that promise here at the start of strange new worlds.
The real question is, will this continue?
Will we get more great episodes of strange new worlds and will the future star
Trek series align more with this positive, original recipe for the franchise?
Well, as the number one rule of acquisition states, once you have their money,
you never give it back
paramount.
Plus wants you to subscribe and they never want you to stop paying that monthly fee
So if they believe the bulk of the star Trek fandom wants more stories like
strange new worlds, then you can bet that's the direction they will go.
Paramount. Plus is all in on star Trek.
The streaming service needs to make star Trek that the majority of the fan base
will enjoy.
There is simply too much content available on multiple streaming services for
them to take a chance.
And the evidence is already in place that the change is happening.
Terry ALS is the sole show runner for Picard season three,
and he is promising an amazing sendoff for Jean Luke and his next generation
crew. And they deserve that. And according to screen rant,
star Trek discovery season five will combine new and old styles of the
franchise. That's right. You heard it. According to discovery,
director and producer T AMI,
they will be revising their storytelling process and style because while Alex
Kurtzman has created this new version of Trek,
there are a lot of things about the old version that we love.
So we'll be pulling the process and how those stories are told from there.
That's right.
You just heard that they are going to start making star Trek discovery,
season five, like old Trek.
If that doesn't tell you Kurtzman and paramount are turning the ship and heading
for more strange new worlds. We aren't sure what to tell you.
What we can say is this is the version of Trek that should have come out of the
gates in 2017.
And while it's only been one episode and while nothing yet has been proven,
trust still needs to be earned,
but we are excited that the future of Trek may be finally turning in the
direction we want.
And hopefully it is full speed ahead with strange new worlds and a continued
course, correction with discovery and Picard, moving forward,
hope and optimism are returning to star Trek.
And you can think captain pike and his crew for delivering the goods thus far,
what do you think was star Trek, strange new worlds,
the Trek you had been waiting for? How do you feel about discovery in Picard?
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