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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I still enjoy the original Star Trek because it was more thoughtful than, say, Lost In Space. I appreciated Star trek because it was less worried about action and worked social issues into its storytelling. It is similar to The Twilight Zone there and I still watch both.
I haven't watched Star Trek since TNG, aside from that awful J.J. Abrams movie. Is that a good example of the state of the franchise now? Have they abandoned the cerebral stuff for Star Wars spectacle and space battles?
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Original Star Trek certainly did include some commentary on social issues I agree. The civil rights movement, the apparent stand off we had with the Russians at the time, Vietnam, all those things were written into the show but were given a science fiction setting so that both entertained and made people think about the issues. Special effects technology has improved since then but having a story worth telling is still of prime importance I think.