I am new to the Star Trek Franchise.
I always new what it is about and that there are different shows in different areas.
I started with Voyager, because it was somewhere in the middle of the original and modern interpretations. So all my opinions are based on this.
I imagined an entertaining show with some not very deep but interesting takes on society, theatrical over the top acting and a trashy but charming atmosphere. Nothing super deep. Just a fun watch.
I always knew it had to be good, but it is FANTASTIC! (I know I am late for this, but I have to say it out loud. And I hope to get in touch with the Fandom more)
It's breaks down to following aspects:
1. Believable and somewhat consistent laws of physics and science.
ST may not be the most accurate depiction of science, nature, space travel etc. but it's always believable in the world of Star Trek. I am the first nerd that calls out BS on inaccurate information about science in Shows and Movies and I know that sometimes they just use fancy words to say nonsense but it works. I believe every dumb thing they say and every restriction their science have. It feels consistent. It works in their world. A little bit like a good magic system. I know magic isn't real but it has to be believable.
They don't get to deep in certain things and don't even try to explain how some things work, because they know they couldn't. And that's fine.
Therefore some topics get a deeper explanation, Plot relevance or something. These always have a connection to our science and it feels logical in the shows logic.
Every Character is likable or at least entertaining. Again, I can just talk for Voyager but I love these people so much!
Janeway is the best version of the lawful good stereotype I ever witnessed. Her decisions come from a strong moral compass, rooted in the laws of the Starfleet. But she isn't just a flat "good heroric" character. She suffers major consequences from these decisions, she thought where right.
Everybody is talking about "strong female characters with flaws" Just study the women of Star Trek.
In this Context: Kes and Neelix surprised me the most.
I really thought both would be just token Characters. Neelix as a somewhat dumb comic relief and Kes that is just his naive girlfriend.
But I was wrong again. They are super important for the Crew and the story. But maybe I make a separated post about why all characters are so damn good
Every Episode is a short story with it's own conflict, but there are many storylines that are told through the show.
And almost every conflict is believable. Not a single one is just a super convenient existent or someone acted really dumb or someone is just evil without reason. That ties to the good characters, cause many episodes are character driven and explore one specific person or the relationship between them.
I am sure there are essays about every single episode and movie of the whole franchise.
I could talked about that for hours. After 2 seasons of just one show and some older movies.
But I just needed to write it down. And then I can post that incoherent nonsense as well.
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