chrysomeles
"Are We All Too Cynical for #StarTrek?
The franchise’s evolution since the 1960s reflects disconcerting trends in American society."
Interesting meta-observation, not only from an US-American perspective:
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/are-we-all-too-cynical-for-star-trek
Darth Hideout Voted 🏳️🌈🗳
@chrysomeles Nice article. But the first thing that popped into my head when I started reading was the #Jedi order and the #GalacticRepublic of #StarWars. While the writing there tends to be shallower & decline/corruption of the Republic & the Order is a major plot point in the prequel era, I think you see some similar increase in moral ambiguity in contemporary Star Wars releases like #TheAcolyte, #Ahsoka & #Andor. #StarTrek
Darth Hideout Voted 🏳️🌈🗳
@chrysomeles And so last night I kept thinking about #MarkLenard's #Romulan Commander in #BalanceOfTerror, a decent, reasonable individual concerned about the welfare of his ship & crew but pressured into a confrontation by an ambitious subordinate with powerful friends. Back inna day this demonstrated the evil of the bad guys. #StarTrek
Also TIL that Lawrence Montaigne, who played Decius, the ambitious Romulan, also played Stonn in "Amok Time."
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