TMC
05-22-2018, 04:38 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/m/8fdfa19a-b0db-322b-b767-c111426c297b/ss_why-star-trek-has-never.html
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Did Star Trek peak too early? The original series, despite being canceled after a mere three seasons, clearly tapped into something special in our collective psyche. The franchise famously got a second chance in the wake of the phenomenon known as Star Wars, but it had a slight issue. Space adventures were supposed to be the domain of young, dashing casts, and all the principals of Star Trek — in their 30s and 40s when the show was sunset in 1969 — were now a decade older. SEE ALSO: Scientists want you to help them go look for exploding stars But Trek didn't run from its aging problem; instead it fully embraced the themes of obsolescence and renewal, and ended up creating some incredible stories ...
Mashable (https://mashable.com/2018/05/22/william-shatner-star-trek-ii-wrath-of-khan/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed#mvAcBI66gsqW) 4 hours ago
Did Star Trek peak too early? The original series, despite being canceled after a mere three seasons, clearly tapped into something special in our collective psyche. The franchise famously got a second chance in the wake of the phenomenon known as Star Wars, but it had a slight issue. Space adventures were supposed to be the domain of young, dashing casts, and all the principals of Star Trek — in their 30s and 40s when the show was sunset in 1969 — were now a decade older. SEE ALSO: Scientists want you to help them go look for exploding stars But Trek didn't run from its aging problem; instead it fully embraced the themes of obsolescence and renewal, and ended up creating some incredible stories ...