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Trek Discussion / It's Time to Kill Star Trek
« Last post by DJ Curtis on July 24, 2025, 12:22:48 AM »Here's a nice, soft and peaceful corner of the internet that remains. I want to unload a thought.
It looks more and more like the owners, or at least soon to be owners, of Star Trek have bent the knee, maybe even sworn their sword.
Star Trek is dear to me. It forms a foundation basis of my earliest memories with my Dad and long trips watching taped episodes on a portable TV/VCR in the van. As a kid, Star Trek honestly indoctrinated me to try to be honorable like Worf, charming like Riker, suave like Kirk, gritty like Sisko, thoughtful like Picard, and to believe that the future would be bright and people would live in peace together. I'm a lot older now, and more cynical, but like I said, Star Trek indoctrinated me. I still believe it can be the future.
But to keep Star Trek...Star Trek, it has to be killed. Star Trek that kowtows to fascists isn't Star Trek anymore, so technically it's already dead. I love SNW and loved Lower Decks and Picard, and even watched all of Discovery even as it worked its hardest, every single episode, to make me want to quit. I had Paramount+, I've cancelled it. I was really looking forward to Season 3 of SNW, and really enjoy the first episode, but I can't enjoy the rest of them.
I'm just looking to vent. Fascism disappears fun only somewhat slower than it disappears people.
Hope any of you old timers that come across this are doing well.
It looks more and more like the owners, or at least soon to be owners, of Star Trek have bent the knee, maybe even sworn their sword.
Star Trek is dear to me. It forms a foundation basis of my earliest memories with my Dad and long trips watching taped episodes on a portable TV/VCR in the van. As a kid, Star Trek honestly indoctrinated me to try to be honorable like Worf, charming like Riker, suave like Kirk, gritty like Sisko, thoughtful like Picard, and to believe that the future would be bright and people would live in peace together. I'm a lot older now, and more cynical, but like I said, Star Trek indoctrinated me. I still believe it can be the future.
But to keep Star Trek...Star Trek, it has to be killed. Star Trek that kowtows to fascists isn't Star Trek anymore, so technically it's already dead. I love SNW and loved Lower Decks and Picard, and even watched all of Discovery even as it worked its hardest, every single episode, to make me want to quit. I had Paramount+, I've cancelled it. I was really looking forward to Season 3 of SNW, and really enjoy the first episode, but I can't enjoy the rest of them.
I'm just looking to vent. Fascism disappears fun only somewhat slower than it disappears people.
Hope any of you old timers that come across this are doing well.
