The end of Star Trek is now official

emptybits

"There is no Star Trek in production or greenlit for the first time in nearly a decade, and the sets for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy coming down means it's truly the end of an era." There are episodes yet to be broadcast, but still ... :'-(

Bender

The end of Star Trek is now official Good. Let it die. It's hard for me to say where exactly Star Trek went off the rails but everything of recent has been complete trash in my opinion as a moderate Star Trek fan . Some say everything from the Kelvin timeline but I did enjoy Picard S1/S3 despite the inconsistencies. Picard season 2 should not have existed at all. Strange New Worlds is not Star Trek. The captain is basically some random masculine man that is disrespected through the entire show. He exhibits no characteristics of a Starfleet captain beyond the assign rank and uniform. Starfleet Academy is some woke fever dream that never should have been funded, again in my opinion. I believe that iteration is a mockery of the Star Trek franchise. Current Earth politics do not belong in shows that are supposed to provide people escapism and entertainment. Sell the franchise to people that can respect the franchise, the fan base, that know the lore and that can take it seriously. These are just my opinions for whatever that is worth.

stevenalowe

And thus so is my Paramount subscription

krapp

Good. The universe of Trek feels too old, too bound by franchise requirements and lore. The Federation is a galactic empire and all of the threats have either been folded in or rendered pathetic (like the Borg.) There's no mystery left, nothing to explore. Everyone hates Picard and for good reason as it squandered so much potential, but at least it was trying something new. They even made the Borg scary again (until they all got shoved out of an airlock so Seven of Nine could crash the cube. Women drivers amirite?) I think it's time that Trek and Star Wars get mothballed for a generation or two, then maybe reboot them like Doctor Who, when there aren't enough original fans around to complain about "getting it wrong." I'd like to see a version of Trek that stays within the style of TOS. Maybe the Federation exists but it's a minor alliance insignificant to the rest of the galaxy and humans are an upstart power contending with vast and ancient alien empires. Technology is advanced but limited and comprehensible. No infinite free energy, no transporter clones, no time travel, no Moriarty. No Q! Humans are very much on the bottom of the galactic food chain. Do what Enterprise should have done but was never brave enough to do. But more so (and I know people will disagree with me on this) I want something new, something other than yet another flagship and more planets of the week. They could have made an entire series set inside the Dyson sphere, for instance. How cool would that be? Or a series about settling a colony near the neutral zone, or archaeologists tracking down powerful alien artifacts. Or something about the Fenris Rangers, and society outside of the Federation. These franchises need new ideas and new blood, and it's time we moved on to other things.