By Chris Snellgrove | Published
Strange New Worlds arguably the most successful NuTrek show. That’s because it can embrace the philosophy of storytelling The Original Series (adventure adventures centered around a loving and friendly group) while still delivering what modern audiences want (like slick sequels, romantic tension, and few storylines). However, many feel that the series lost a few steps (or maybe even fell completely) in its third season. Why is that? One problem that is often cited is the large number of episodes with absurd characters and plots, making the show feel more like a comedy than a sci-fi drama.
However, Season 3 may have been ruined by some big decisions that happened behind the scenes. The producers hoped to use the success of the show in a new series called Star Trek: Year Onewhich would give us entirely new episodes featuring a recasting group The Original Series in their shiny new sets. Sadly, Paramount passed on the idea, and these iconic sets have since been dismantled. Unfortunately, that means that Strange New Worlds‘ final seasons may be doomed by the same thing as the end of Season 3: the writers keep setting up a spinoff that we now know won’t happen.
Meet New Adventures, Like Old Adventures
For a long time, Strange New Worlds it has been slowly introducing familiar characters that appear Star Trek: The Original Series. Spock, Uhura, Chapel, and M’Benga have been around since the beginning. It didn’t take long to introduce Kirk, and Scotty was added recently. Now, we know that Punisher actor Thomas Jane will be introduced in Season 5 as Dr. McCoy. At the beginning of the entry Strange New Worldsthese character additions were often nostalgia bait for Star Trek fans. Recently, however, familiar characters and stories have been introduced to the setting Star Trek: Year Onewhich would be a complete rebuild The Original Series.
As an example, Season 3 introduces Roger Korby, the lover of the Chapel, who deserves to die in it. The Original Series (double die, if you want to be an expert at it). The launch of Scotty is handled with a bang, including a hilarious scene where Kirk has to teach the engineer how great Scotch is. Are we indeed Need an origin story for a Scottish lad who loves Scotch? Speaking of Kirk, he also does a mild-meld with Spock meant to jumpstart their friendship. This ignores the fact that, when we first see meld in The Original SeriesSpock insists that he has never used it on a human.
Captain Quirk, Ready to Shine
All of this is on top of some weird character retcons, including having Starfleet meet Gorn and Trelane way before they should. What is going on with all this? Simply put, this is here to stay Star Trek: Year One. If they want that twist to bring up more negative adventures between Kirk and enemies like Gorn and Trelane, they need to re-introduce themselves to younger fans who may not be watching. The Original Series. Having weird origin stories for everything from Scotty’s love of alcohol to Kirk and Spock’s bromance similarly caters to fans who haven’t watched TOS but who do. First Year.
Sadly, this is all in vain. Kirk actor Paul Wesley told fans at a convention last week that he and Spock actor Ethan Peck are eager to star in a Star Trek spinoff. Unfortunately, Paramount has already disbanded the same Strange New Worlds sets were used to bring that spinoff to life. Also, after the merger with Skydance and the upcoming merger with Warner Bros., the studio decided to spin Star Trek into a film franchise. It’s a bad idea, putting the nail in the coffin for something to happen Strange New Worlds a spinoff.
A Bad Feeling About the Future
Given how much Season 3 of SNW spent trying to set up that spinoff, I have (to borrow a phrase) a bad feeling about Seasons 4 and 5. They’ve already been shot, and I can’t help but wonder how much of the show’s shrinking episode will be used to set it up. First Year. Call me old fashioned, but I feel it Strange New Worlds it should focus on being a good show in its own right rather than a perpetual back-end pilot being a spinoff that will never see the light of day. The first two seasons were great, but will the last two be filled with nothing but nostalgia bait and member berries?
We’ll find out together when the fourth season drops on July 23. If it’s as bad as the musical episode, then fans will make like Scotty and suddenly learn the value of a good, strong drink!
