Limited time offer. I have an upcoming trip and I’m looking for something to watch. Is Star Trek actually good, or only nostalgic? Should I just search for episode 1 and press play, or is there something I need to know first?

  • SerLava [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Yes. Strange New Worlds is surprisingly good.

    The show is basically this:

    • Let’s take TOS
    • NuTrekify it
    • BUT THEN fill 30% of the writers table with people who actually liked TOS and TNG

    I don’t know who the writers actually were, but that’s how it feels watching it. It’s actiony but rarely over the top, it’s light at times, the characters grow on each other, and there are plenty of honest to god star trek plots. It’s not perfect at all and it can annoy but it’s way better than most new star trek. And it’s obviously a prequel, but they handle the prequel aspect really well by basically incorporating it into the plot regarding Captain Pike, as well as having just a few TOS characters. You know the TOS characters are all plot armored, but you still get tension because almost all of their friends and crewmates could die or not die.

    They also have a crossover episode with Lower Decks… yes with the animated show… and it’s INSANE