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RE: Inktober 2024, Day 6: Trek

in #inktober2 months ago

Very nice! I remember my parents watching Star Trek: The Next Generation. I later watched re-runs of the original series and the subsequent series DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise. I haven't seen much post-Enterprise Trek though.

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Very nice!

Thank you! :)

I haven't seen much post-Enterprise Trek though.

I watched the newer films and little bit of Discovery. I feel the newer stuff is more action based perhaps?

Star Trek is either at its best or at its worst when it tries to be philosophical and contemplative. Action is an easy way to tell a story while keeping people engaged. I think Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was one of the best films when it came to blending storytelling with deeper themes and exciting effects sequences. Some of the best TNG episodes dealt more with big ideas than big setpieces, but some were painfully preachy, too. What I liked about DS9 was how it grappling with the conflict between Federation ideals and the practical problems of frontier life and war. Voyager sometimes felt more like just monster-of-the-week with technobabble.