I published an In the Frame piece at Escapist Magazine this evening, looking at the launch of Star Trek: Picard last week.
One of the minor controversies around Picard has concerned the series’ more cynical and world-weary tone, particularly in contrast to the optimism and enthusiasm of Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, the mythology around Star Trek tends to over-emphasise the franchise’s optimistic outlook, ignoring the extent to which the shows are better reflections of the present than reflections of the future. They offer snapshots of moments in time, rather than a roadmap to a better future. In that regard, Picard is very much a snapshot of this moment in time, grappling with the legacy of The Next Generation.
You can read the piece here, or click the picture below.
Filed under: On Second Thought, The Next Generation | Tagged: column, in the frame, star trek, star trek: picard, the escapist |
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Interesting theory, and one that I support wholeheartedly.
Actually, even Neil Gaiman claims that science fiction is always about the present and never about the past!
Yep. Because the present is where we live, and how we contextualise everything.