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Don't count on the Deep Space Nine star angling for a Star Trek: O'Brien any time soon.

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[-] Corgana@startrek.website 1 points 2 months ago

I specifically asked for examples of shows outside of Picard Season 3 that "rely" on nostalgia. And "Star Trek Legacy" is not even a real show!

[-] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Picard is super relevant, though. If we're talking about an alternate reality where Picard S3 never happened, then yeah, I'd agree that complaints about nostalgia are a little over blown. I don't see why that would be a discussion worth having, though. Picard did happen, and so did a whole lot of discussion about a possible Legacy show, and if you're wondering why you hear complaints about nostalgia, that's a big part of why.

That's not the entirety of it, though. Outside of Picard, I'll say that Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks absolutely trade heavily in nostalgia. I can't agree with your view that either don't count. Having a fresh style doesn't change the fact that SNW is set on the classic Enterprise and is continuing to introduce more and more classic Trek characters. And Lower Decks built a whole episode around the reuse of a specific cave set from TNG, of all things. A huge amount of its humour and appeal is definitely based in nostalgia.

I will say that it looks like Starfleet Academy on a good course to do it's own thing, Picardo notwithstanding, so I'm not saying the franchise has gone completely bankrupt or anything. I just think there's enough nostalgia going around that it's pretty valid to feel a little put off by it if one is so inclined.

[-] Corgana@startrek.website 1 points 2 months ago

"Based in" and "trade heavily" are not the same as "relies on" which is what the comment I was responding to said "Trek" was doing. You've made a very good case that it does not.

[-] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

The distinction is lost on me, but cheers.

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