When I say “I miss old Star Trek” please understand that I miss the formula.
I miss genre hopping. Going from a western to a thriller to action adventure and telling different stories over the season instead of the same long one. I miss captain’s logs and star dates that give some grounding and exposition. I miss bridge battle scenes reporting “shields at 47%!” and sparks flying from consoles. I miss having a cast of 7, 8 or 9 regulars, most of whom head up a particular department in fairly clearly defined roles.
What I DO NOT miss is the dominance of heterosexual white men, in front of and behind the scenes. I do not miss a gender ratio of 2 to 1 male to female on screen. I do not miss 4 out of 5 leads being men, nor 4 out of 5 being white. I do not miss the complete absence of LGBTQA people. I do not miss skin tight cat suits on women characters. I do not miss these things at all, and I’m glad they’re gone.
I want that stuff from the first paragraph, from “old Trek” combined with the representation and diversity in front of and behind the cameras of “new Trek”. I want the best of both worlds.
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