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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/risa@startrek.website

Just once I'd like a post where everyone is chill and positive about stuff instead of focusing on negative

Edit: I dunno why I expect people to ever be capable of being positive anymore. Dunno why I bother.

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[-] Kucifus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Hard disagree, new star trek has had years to "settle in" and has shown almost no signs of improving on the things that make it poor quality - namely low effort pandering writing and a lack of respect for its audience. Alex Kurtzman and the executives are the problem, and they're not going anywhere soon.

[-] lgmjon64@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I miss how campy it used to be. I feel they finally nailed it with Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds, but Disco and Picard were rough. Picard S3 was a little more tolerable though.

[-] Corgana@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Camp is an intentionally over-the-top stylistic choice, it's a specific well defined style. It doesn't just mean "silly" or "cheesy". Star Trek isn't camp.

Sorry to be that guy but it's one of my pet peeves.

[-] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Plenty of Trek camp was/is very much self-aware and intentional.

[-] Corgana@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago
[-] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

SNW S1e8 and trouble with tribbles. Just off the top of my head.

[-] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Also, many holodeck eps and the ones where everyone is horny.

[-] Kucifus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I did enjoy Picard S3, but that notably didn't involve Kurtzman.

It 100% did involve Kurtzman. People out here just making up whatever nonsense fits their narrative. Clown shit.

[-] MudMan@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Oh, bless you.

Being old enough to have Voyager and especially DS9 be my "nuTrek" and also never having let it go I can feel your nerdrage as a warm, fuzzy winter fire.

Can I interest you in how DS9's focus on greed, war and moral compromise is a betrayal of the concepts behind Star Trek and if they wanted to make Babylon 5 they should have just made Babylon 5?

[-] Stamets@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

All the exact same arguments that were made against TNG, DS9, VOY and ENT.

But way to look at the description of my post and say "Nah, positivity? Fuck that."

Thanks for that.

[-] Kucifus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can reasonably disagree with a critical response to a TV show without it being a personal attack on your positivity or that of your post. What are you looking for here? An echo chamber makes for a boring discussion board.

I think it's fair enough to expect writers to understand and respect the media they're working with, and I'd argue that the writing in all those previous shows was leagues more intelligent and considered than the stuff on Kurtzman shows. I get very frustrated at how what was a show about professional and considered officers dealing with clever sci fi scenarios is turned into an action slog "fuck yeah science" show. It's not smart or interesting like that.

EDIT: noticed your post above about the difficulties you're going through. We can disagree about a telly show and still respect each other, I don't think discussion spaces like this might be healthy if you're struggling with positivity. It's totally okay to like the new trek shows and there's nothing wrong with wanting to be positive.

[-] MudMan@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Here's a controversial thought: The worst Trek is at the absolute worst kinda decent, and it only goes up from there.

My Trek power rankings don't line up with most (Discovery is pretty great, DS9 is kind of annoying, all the Kelvin Treks are fun and the first one is pretty great), but even the parts I don't like I can watch and be chill about it.

Picard is bordering that line, honestly, but I can't be actively mad at Patrick Stewart and I actually would have watched a cheaper, longer show about the La Sirena crew without the TNG baggage.

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