Julian RuncanWhy Star Trek died
January 17th 2009 22:32
The last Star Trek TV series died because it became a soap opera. The stories were unimaginative, boring and relied too much on character stereotypes and story lines that depicted most of the crew, including the captain as undisciplined morons. It’s no wonder the ship was always being defeated and the captain getting his ass kicked. One reason the stories were so insipidly bad was that the studio was no longer taking script submissions from outside the “system.” Hence, hacks were writing these God-awful scripts that had very little to do with exploring the wonders of alien planets and cultures.
Consider, for example, the film Pitch Black. This presented us with a truly alien look at not just strange beasts, but a whole new geo-planetary paradigm.
Consider, for example, the film Pitch Black. This presented us with a truly alien look at not just strange beasts, but a whole new geo-planetary paradigm.
Pitch Black presented an imaginative sci-fi celestial paradigm
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