• Zorque
    link
    fedilink
    41 year ago

    Ehhhh… the Abrams movies were decidedly un-smart.

    Before that, though, I’d agree.

    • FaceDeer
      link
      fedilink
      41 year ago

      The TNG movies were starting to suffer from Action Movie Syndrome before then, alas. The curse of having a big budget these days is that you get lots of focus groups meddling to try and give the movie “broader appeal.” Plus, IIRC Patrick Stewart was also starting to gain a lot of influence at that point and made a bunch of demands to have Picard be more action-oriented.

      Anyway. Basic point is that Star Trek has had an un-smart period, but once upon a time it was smart. And perhaps it’s starting to get smart again, Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks have been quite promising in that regard IMO.

    • @DannyMacOP
      link
      11 year ago

      I was having a great time with Abrams’ Star Trek up until Spok’s mom dies and Vulcan was destroyed. :(