We survived the dark age from 2005-2017 (not you, Kelvinverse movies) and we'll do it again.
this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2026
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I’m feeling pretty blue about the future if the franchise just now.
The hype around a cinematic feature just feels like recurring sucker-punch. I will only buy in once there’s both a trailer and a release date.
And there’s the complete lack of desire to give Paramount any money.
I thought the 50th anniversary was under promoted but this is just dire — other than a couple of official coffee table books and the Le Creuset pieces.
I'm not gonna lie, that Vulcan salute oven mitt is top of my wish list now 🤩
But more generally, I feel the same way. I've enoyed most of what we've got since 2017, warts and all. It's many years ago that I was last excited about a Trek movie, though, especially if it meant there wasn't any new TV series being made.
I've never really had any illusions about the companies behind the franchise, but current Paramount... Ugh! Of course I've been aware of the anti-woke campaigning, but I'd never imagined it would actually creep into management.
It's sort of hard to imagine any future show preserving real Trek humanism if the chuds are in charge now.
i remember hearing her talk about this on her podcast (I think) and it seemed like a really interesting spin. like if we could have a show that's just the h. john benjamin short treks episode I think that could really work and bring more people into the universe.
I had issues with "The trouble with Edward"; specifically the part about ... eating aliens. Maybe it felt a little too much like something Earth people might actually do.
But generally speaking, Short treks had some genuinely good, fresh ideas. The one with Una and Spock stuck in a turbolift genuinely had me excited for SNW. Unfortunately, the singing peaked in the short version.
thanks, i had forgotten the episode title. i honestly don't remember the eating aliens bit. sounds weird. i just remember thinking it was a satisfying comic premise that was really well executed. edward had the frustrating hubris of a michael scott. if a show in that vein centered around a space station á la ds9 were made, i think it could work. i know i'd be in.
i honestly don't remember the eating aliens bit. sounds weird.
Wasn't it heavily implied that they (or at least Edward) were eating Tribbles? If I imagined it I think I might have to go to therapy.
Either way, at this point I'll be happy with any Trek based show that commits to its own premise and telling some good stories within that framework. This time last year I didn't think that was too much to ask, but now 🤷
At one point, it sounded like Paramount+ was pretty high on the idea.
Unfortunately, that was 2 or 3 regime changes ago.
Yeah, the "interesting times" part is certainly true. More drama and intrigue on the top floor than on screen makes for unsurprisingly poor TV.