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  • Zoboomafoo@lemmy.worldtoRisa@startrek.websiteNerds of equal standing.
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    9 months ago

    I like Star Trek because of the hopeful future it depicts, the exploration I would love to experience, and the well developed characters.

    Episodes are varied, one episode might focus on a side character’s love life, where another might be a battle against a superior foe that feels like a Das Boot adaptaion.

    I recommend Strange New Worlds, it’s a return to episodic storytelling, it’s got great visuals, great actors, and the weakest episode is better than The Next Generation’s average episode.

    I recently introduced a friend to Star Trek with SNW without explaining anything and it did a great job of introducing the setting and itself


















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