Chris Snellgrove | publishing
Recently, Paramount confirmed that this will make Star Trek a major priority once the merger with Skydance is complete. As a lifelong fan, I think this confirmation will make me feel better about my favorite franchise. Instead, it filled me with fear. You’ll see that Star Trek is developing best when Star Trek creators focus on telling good stories, and future executive disruptions mean Paramount will effectively kill this beloved franchise with a kind attitude.
To see what makes Star Trek series great, let’s take a look at the best performances for everyone: Deep Sky Nine. The series has been looking for new fans for years, many of whom were shocked by the way they fit DS9 It’s the age of streaming. Because many of its episodes have ongoing story arcs and callbacks to previous events, this is the best Golden Age Trek show, especially compared to the plot-based approach of other shows in other eras The next generation and Traveler.
Deep Sky NineThe trend of sustained story arc rocked the trends in TV in the 90s, especially Star Trek. Back when viewing the Federation’s show, Paramount wanted to make sure new viewers had full access to most episodes. For example, if you are scanning the watch face and landing on replay The next generationyou will be able to follow this independent adventure instead of missing because of the plot that has not been seen.
The only reason Deep Sky Nine The ability to take these creative risks is that executives don’t care about it. Instead, they focus more on TravelerThis is a flagship exhibition designed to be a brand new network (UPN). This allows performers like Michael Piller and Ira Steven Behr to DS9 They can never do it TNG or Sailingfrom the space that made Jesus the protagonist to the fight against domination in a cruel, ongoing war.
This is a rewarding gamble: DS9 Now regarded by big chunks of fanatics as one of the best Star Trek performances (if not the best). TravelerHowever, it has stalled due to the ongoing interference of the administrators. It was this intervention that drove Ronald D. Moore (the future performer) Space Fortress Karatica Restart), he especially wants to do a longer story arc and exchange it for Travelerplot format. Also, hearing Garrett Wang’s story, executive producer Rick Berman actually told the actors to play human performances, so the alien characters would be more vivid, resulting in disappointing performances and plots.
The level of advanced executive intervention is higher, which is why the Nutrek era is so mixed. Picard It may have ended with high notes, but the first two seasons are just horriblethe whole show feels like a cheap marketing strategy (see Patrick Stewart reprised his most famous role!).
Discover More than missing out, partly because Paramount exudes visionary performer Bryan Fuller wants to do something different. The studio chose to play safely, resulting in a whole bag of performances whose creative legacy is Chapter 31usually considered the worst Star Trek movie ever.
So when I heard that the merged Paramount wanted to make Star Trek a top priority, I thought it sounded ominous because we might get more committee-approved movies and TV shows that were missing out on that goal. It is reportedly worse when you take into account the Star Trek Origins movies, which will ignore the main plot points of both. First contact and enterprise.
I’ve lost the power to know how to use the best sci-fi franchise ever. Paramount hopes to show Star Trek’s kindness through attention. The countdown started, and soon after we all said, “It’s dead, Jim!”
