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@Mister44

Do you think the original Trek would have made the cultural impact if it reflected the turbulent current times it was in?

Funny, I thought that’s exactly what it did in almost every episode.

Granted, it didn’t do it through a gritty serialized tale closely paralleling its times, as is the current fashion.

Season-spanning story arcs make a lot more sense in the days of streaming television than they did back when people had to depend on broadcast TV. I enjoyed the later Star Trek spinoffs less than TNG, not because the quality was lacking but because they weren’t really structured for casual viewing so I’d spend half the time trying to figure out what had happened since the last time I’d tuned in.