So I guess I owe Alex Kurtzman an apology.
I was reading an article somewhere by someone that ranked all the Star Trek TV series. They placed placed SNW at #3.
Already.
Only four episodes have aired.
But here’s the sad part: I’d rank it there too 😔
Yes, SNW is pretty damn good. I’m ashamed to admit it. The nerds may nitpick the series to death. They may question its science or its adherence to canon. They may bitch about nuTrek being too “woke” (Star Trek’s always been woke). They, like me, may never want to admit Alex Kurtzman finally did something right. But they know in their hearts: SNW is quality Star Trek.
I knew Star Trek had a JJ Abrams/Alex Kurtzman problem when Into Darkness went into production a little late because, it seemed, they just straight up forgot about it. And the final product was predictably shit.
That’s when I came to the conclusion that Star Trek should have died with the ending of Enterprise. OR they should have waited longer than 5 years to reboot the franchise.
ST just wasn’t out of the public consciousness long enough to make much of an impact, I felt. And to be honest, I still kinda feel that way.
Can you imagine if Paramount waited until NOW to reboot Star Trek?
We probably would have been given an “R-rated” treatment directed by Denis Villanueva, where the 24th Century would have been presented as completely alien to the 21st Century audiences. Probably graphic violence and nudity galore as Starfleet officers take it all in stride due to Vulcan, stoic ideals permeating the Federation.
It was a missed opportunity tbh because Paramount wanted to continue exploiting the pockets of Trek fans.
But, finally, 13 years after ST09, we finally get quality Star Trek. 👍
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