The Star Trek relaunch will feature a very ugly, 70’s throwback starship and lots of lefty social propaganda. Says CBS: “The drama, set to bow in 2017, will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966.”
The new series might be okay, even pretty good, and I realize Star Trek has always been “progressive,” but there is a definite risk — given the left’s inability to handle subtlety and nuance in conveying their agenda — that the new Trek will be a constant hammering of transgender bathrooms, NausicanLivesMatter, global warming, or whatever other lefty crap is on the agenda. Remember the horrible Next Generation “Global Warming” episode that ended with Star Fleet limiting ships to warp 5 to save the environment? I expect that will look subtle in comparison to some of the new episodes. Maybe it won’t be so bad. Maybe it will.
Maybe they’ll go to the increasingly tedious “Girl Power” trope where 90 lbs waifs are routinely kicking the asses of 200 lbs musclemen… because women could totally do that if it weren’t for the Patriarchy.
Between this and Patton Oswalt and the Daily Show Chief Propagandist helming the new MSJW3K reboot, I feel like everything I once loved is turning into left-wing propaganda.
I so enjoyed each vision of Star Trek until Scott Bakula ruined it for me. While the show he appeared in aired he decided to use his fame of the moment to push for non-smoking laws in bars across the country. It highlighted all the self-righteous posturing in previous series that I was willing to ignore. I disagree with all busy bodies at all times, no matter their agenda. So it’s already ruined for me. However; I will catch the episodes because not all I do watch is fantastic. As long as it’s not too offensive.
It will be a train-wreck. They just don’t get true scifi, they need a strong dose of Heinlein and Niven/Pournelle thought…and less Lefty soft-porn fascist socialism.
“Star Fleet is Mother, the Federation is Father, there is no need for other.” -**bleech**
It takes a hive collective to raise a Borg.
I never liked Star Trek. It’s always been a show for progressives.
The original series was OK most of the time, although it (and the various sequels and spin-offs) sometimes leaned too far left for my taste. It was best when the focus was on character-driven drama; the issue-of-the-week episodes were heavy-handed and preachy.
I got turned off when the fans built a cult around it, and it just got too pretentious and too big for its britches.
Ok any bets on how queeny gay Sulu will be?
Chekov’s Gun will shoot an innocent space black lies matter.
DS9 has a special place in my heart for introducing Section 31. The black hats who work behind the scenes to keep the federation fat dumb and happy.
From the Comic-Com teaser, the new USS Discovery looks like a Star Fleet saucer mated to a modified Klingon battlecruiser’s warp-drive. I’m wondering which of the two extant timelines it’s placed-in?
Question for more dedicated Firefly fans — River’s ability to do this was explained by a form of telepathic precognition, right? (Or am I misremembering?)
(Nothing wrong with “girl power” as long as it’s based on something exceptional, like magic or bionic implants.)
Well some form of psychic akido would help, using the opponent’s momentum against her.
Let’s be honest, part of it was just watching Summer Glau move with such grace.