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watching the new Star Wars Andor saga
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Star Trek has always depicted a post-scarcity society where capitalism has faded away. While I think this should be aspirational I don't think it's accomplished because I think if we ever did actually have the means to eliminate scarcity that capitalistic forces would intervene to artificially maintain scarcity to preserve their wealth and status.I never figured out what "Woke" actually was LOL. The original definitely had some socialist concepts, but since we no longer abide by economic models piling debt upon debt ( and that is everybody, not just us), who knows if the man might actually be right or not someday. I still think Roger Waters will have it right in that we amuse ourselves to death
They did have the first interracial kiss on TV too.
But yeah trek has taken on everything from race, jingoism, to gender, sexuality and beyond. Good sci-fi is all about using futuristic settings and stories to force you to question your assumptions about our present world
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if you cook "The Bear" is a good show
I have 5 episodes left of Star Trek TNG( I've really enjoyed it) and looking forward to DS9 and the other series.
My thoughts so far:
- like most series it gets better after season 2
- some episodes are tedious and repetitive
- the borg are the best adversaries
- Interesting that no mention of human religions apart from Buddha (i think in passing)
- No suicide until last season that i recall (i wonder what the state of mental health is in that time frame)
My thoughts so far:
- like most series it gets better after season 2
- some episodes are tedious and repetitive
- the borg are the best adversaries
- Interesting that no mention of human religions apart from Buddha (i think in passing)
- No suicide until last season that i recall (i wonder what the state of mental health is in that time frame)
I started watching Lost. It popped up on Netflix recently. I never watched it when it was on TV for some reason but it's a decent summer series to watch when winding down at night.
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I found out Amazon has the Star Trek Strange New Worlds available on Prime for a limited time. I watch the first 3 last week. Pretty cool take. I like the characters, and I think they found some good writers too adapting to today's social commentary.
Yeah I am watching DS9 (finished TNG) on prime via paramount + . I keep seeing ads for strange new worlds and it looks good.
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I got through the 4th episode last night. They have definitely done a great job developing the characters much better than they could have even dreamed about in the 60s, most specifically the women roles . It is Captain Pike area, so pre Kirk. The Uhura character is a cadet, and they developed her into much more than a chick that talks on the radio. The Nurse Chapel character in the 60s ran around in a short skirt. They gave her some brains in this series. La'an definitely has a butchy look which they would probably have not thought to do with a character in the 60s, and the 4th episode really developed her.
From the limited shows that I have seen, it is awesome. I liked the first season of Snow Piercer and the first season of West World, but I think I even like this one better.
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I'm trying to watch the first season before Amazon takes it away in 10 Days. I've gotten through 6. If the storyline of Episode 6 is trying to do what I think, that is an awesome way to tie in the original series.
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We’re not the only ones on this island Jack and we all know it! ;-)
