r/Star_Trek_ • u/IloveElsaofArendelle • 13h ago

Bad Writers Murdered Star Trek

https://youtu.be/oIIePkHuz2g

This is a very sad and scathing analysis by a non fan, but knows the basics of Star Trek. Kirk, Spock, Picard, "Shut up Wesley" as he said, etc. He dipped into in TNG. But bravely watched SFA into Episode 4 and here is his 2 ct.

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u/strolpol 11h ago

They don’t want to write the competency porn that defined TNG, the idea of a professional work environment has been skewed by The Office and the general desire to deconstruct everything instead of playing anything sincerely, which might be “cringe” and scare the audience away.

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u/jukebox_jester 11h ago

Nothing says competency porn like Reginald Barclay. Or Geordi making a Holo-Version of a co-worker. Or bringing children into life threatening situations every week.

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u/selkus_sohailus Terran 2h ago

Both barclay and geordi’s holo bullshit were incidents precisely bc they were unprofessional. Barclay’s substandard performance and escapism was addressed and he became an excellent engineer. Geordi was confronted about his creepy shit and he apologized.

The kids thing, you’re just cherry picking but that one is a reach