I love Star Trek dearly, I just don’t think we’re ever going to get a show that hits like TNG/VOY/DS9 (and even ENT/TOS) again - largely due to capitalism and the dramatic shortening of TV seasons. SNW is watchable and has some good bits in it, but it is forced to operate at a mile-a-minute pace, and either forced or poorly chosen by the showrunners to be Action Action Action about 90% of the time. I just need some breathing room!
That being said, Lower Decks and Prodigy both hit on a lot of what I love about Trek. Their cancellations (and the new ownership of Paramount, and Section 31, and SNW only getting 6 episodes for their last season) do not bring me any hope for the future.
SNW does have some great moments. I loved the “documentary” episode most specifically, because tha was a neat spin on things that let them experiment a lot with the cinematography and shots.
Because the documentary was the ‘focus’ the rest of the episode with transporting the enslaves alien creature/ship was allowed to be a self-contained one-and-done like old-school trek used to be. Plus there was a focus on the morality of what they do as Starfleet.
I love Star Trek dearly, I just don’t think we’re ever going to get a show that hits like TNG/VOY/DS9 (and even ENT/TOS) again - largely due to capitalism and the dramatic shortening of TV seasons. SNW is watchable and has some good bits in it, but it is forced to operate at a mile-a-minute pace, and either forced or poorly chosen by the showrunners to be Action Action Action about 90% of the time. I just need some breathing room!
That being said, Lower Decks and Prodigy both hit on a lot of what I love about Trek. Their cancellations (and the new ownership of Paramount, and Section 31, and SNW only getting 6 episodes for their last season) do not bring me any hope for the future.
SNW does have some great moments. I loved the “documentary” episode most specifically, because tha was a neat spin on things that let them experiment a lot with the cinematography and shots.
Because the documentary was the ‘focus’ the rest of the episode with transporting the enslaves alien creature/ship was allowed to be a self-contained one-and-done like old-school trek used to be. Plus there was a focus on the morality of what they do as Starfleet.
Really felt quite TNG-like