I’ve been rewatching TOS. Atrocious writing, you say?
What do you think is shallow about their attempts at being progressive? Having multiple POC and LGBTQ characters, including a married couple seems like the next logical step for the series and is still fairly progressive for a mainstream sci-fi series. Even The Orville, which I’ve heard people say is better than nutrek, is barely as progressive as even TNG. What did they do wrong with these characters? Genuinely.
My main issue with nutrek is the melodrama. So many times while watching Discovery my wife and I would be saying to the screen “You’re all about to die, you can hug cry and talk later!”
Just having POC and LGBTQ representation isn’t all that’s needed to deliver a progressive message. You also need to incorporate plotlines that thoughtfully explore themes related to their modern-day struggles. Old trek, namely TNG and DS9, did this well because they had writers that were genuinely progressive for their time (and even for this time if we’re being honest) and actually understood the politics. Despite being held back on direct representation (Garak and Bashir), they were still able to get their message across through the plot structure and story beats.
Nutrek goes all-in on representation, but completely falls flat when they attempt to go any deeper because they don’t understand the issues.
I’ve been rewatching TOS. Atrocious writing, you say?
What do you think is shallow about their attempts at being progressive? Having multiple POC and LGBTQ characters, including a married couple seems like the next logical step for the series and is still fairly progressive for a mainstream sci-fi series. Even The Orville, which I’ve heard people say is better than nutrek, is barely as progressive as even TNG. What did they do wrong with these characters? Genuinely. My main issue with nutrek is the melodrama. So many times while watching Discovery my wife and I would be saying to the screen “You’re all about to die, you can hug cry and talk later!”
Just having POC and LGBTQ representation isn’t all that’s needed to deliver a progressive message. You also need to incorporate plotlines that thoughtfully explore themes related to their modern-day struggles. Old trek, namely TNG and DS9, did this well because they had writers that were genuinely progressive for their time (and even for this time if we’re being honest) and actually understood the politics. Despite being held back on direct representation (Garak and Bashir), they were still able to get their message across through the plot structure and story beats.
Nutrek goes all-in on representation, but completely falls flat when they attempt to go any deeper because they don’t understand the issues.