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Star Trek is a science fiction television series documenting the adventures of the Starship Enterprise.
JJ Abrams' Star Trek Movies are Being Held to a Higher Science Fiction Standard
Paramount Studios, Poster A lot of Trekkies don’t like JJ Abrams and his rendition of Star Trek. But I hope to show that detractors don’t hold the previous films to the same standard, and I’m going to favorably compare The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek Into Darkness to do it.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Futurism
Star Trek Day's 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Panel Promises A More Episodic Approach
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is something that a lot of fans are very much looking forward to seeing. When Star Trek: Discovery brought the franchise back to television after a 12-year absence from the small screen, some of the reception was mixed. For some, it was a breath of fresh air and innovative storytelling for the franchise. However, there were some who did not like that the show felt darker at certain points. There were fans who longed for something brighter and more hopeful.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Star Trek Day's 'Star Trek: Discovery' Panel Provides Glimpse Of What's To Come In Season 3
For Star Trek Day (September 8 since that is the date that the first released episode “The Man Trap” aired in 1966), fans were treated to an all-day marathon as well as a few virtual panels. One of these panels was focused on Star Trek: Discovery, which ushered in a new Star Trek renaissance after 12 years of the franchise being off of the small screen (though there were three films, in the meantime). Seasons 1 and 2 took place prior to The Original Series, but at the end of season 2, the Discovery crew was thrust to the future. The panel touched upon this time period, even releasing the trailer below:
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
TNG: "The Outcast"
In 1992, Star Trek: The Next Generation featured an episode that was designed to finally explore LGBT issues through Star Trek's allegorical lens, something which had been virtually unexplored in all the seasons of Trek before. Well-intentioned as it was, "The Outcast" missed its mark and muddled its message, but in the process, managed to become something else that was ahead of its time.
By Daniel Tessier5 years ago in Futurism
My Take On Star Trek: Picard
I just recently finished the first season of Star Trek: Picard. As a long time Trekker (or is it Trekkie?), I've been longing for a descent new Star Trek show. Despite its flaws, Star Trek: Picard was the first show in a long time I was excited about seeing once it aired. In fact, it was the only reason I even purchased Amazon Prime!
By Halden Mile5 years ago in Futurism
Star Trek Was Dead In the Water Until JJ Abrams Saved the Franchise
Photo by Mario A. P. This the third article I’ve written in defense of JJ Abrams Star Trek, it’s really becoming quite a quest with me. I can’t seem to help it. I just hope Star Trek 4 is better than the last one. So let’s leave the main impediment to all the detractors off the page. That would be the lack of Science Fiction in his re-visioning. In this round, I will recall the state of Star Trek after Enterprise and Nemesis tanked and look at JJ's introduction through the precarious standing the franchise held.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Futurism
Top Five Sexist Moments in the Original 'Star Trek'
Photo by Gage Skidmore Star Trek was groundbreaking on unprecedented levels. Of course, it couldn’t rise above the flaws of the time in every instance, and despite the egalitarian outlook Roddenberry envisioned, sometimes women remained in the same regressive period that the show existed. Still, that doesn’t diminish the show’s prescience, and I have no interest in bringing down the original series or the franchise. The moments still exist, though, and feel a little awkward. But rather than ignoring the elephant in the room, pointing them out does serve an important purpose. We get to see how far we've come.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Futurism
"Judgment" Had 'Enterprise' on Its Way Before Xindi Lobsters Doomed the Series
Photo by Gage Skidmore Whenever Enterprisecomes up I get annoyed, and the thought of "Judgement" just boils me over. The season two episode represents what Enterprise could have been had it continued along this path. Instead, low ratings sent executives in search of action/adventure to save the series and doomed the possibilities. How sad.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Trek' Is Copying 'The Transformers' Model
The new show Star Trek: Prodigy, in collaboration with Nickelodeon, is the franchise’s first attempt at targeting its youngest audience yet. Thus following in the footsteps of Transformers: Rescue Bots to tap into the lucrative preschool merchandise market.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Star Trek's Bisexuality Problem
As a bisexual man, I take notice when a bisexual character appears on film or TV. Bisexual characters are still uncommon, male ones particularly. It's something I've looked at in other articles lately, and there has been some positive bi-representation in recent years, but it's still a rarity. When a bisexual person appears on our screens, more often than not, their sexuality is presented as an indication that there's something wrong with them. Bi characters are more often than not villains, creeps and weirdos, in sf media especially. Frank N. Furter is, although a pop culture icon, a corrupting alien force. Sharon Stone plays a cruel, manipulative bisexual in Basic Instinct. Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy's relationship is portrayed as positive, but they're still a pair of murderous villains. On Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Willow progressed from straight relationships to exclusive lesbianism, but only her evil vampire parallel universe counterpart was bi (of course, prime Willow went evil for a bit as well, so I guess she was just bi enough).
By Daniel Tessier5 years ago in Futurism
REVIEW: Star Trek: Lower Decks 1-1
The first episode of the new animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks has now been released for streaming on CBS Access, beginning a run of new Star Trek episodes that will last twenty-three weeks (the full first season of Lower Decks and the third season of Star Trek: Discovery). Lower Decks is, remarkably, the ninth full Star Trek series (tenth if you count the companion series Short Treks). The return of Star Trek to an animated format is a pretty big deal. Short Treks had a couple of very good animated episodes which experimented with different styles, but when most people think of a Trek cartoon, they'll think of the 1970s Star Trek: The Animated Series. This is definitely worth a look if you're a Trek fan, but it conjured up images of cheap, jerky animation and simplistic morals for kids.
By Daniel Tessier5 years ago in Futurism
