Sep 24, 2025 08:04 PM
(This post was last modified: Sep 24, 2025 08:09 PM by C C.)
JON DEL ARROZ
https://youtu.be/Ik2bqCcBEVM
VIDEO EXCERPTS: . . . Brandon Braga, if you don't know, started writing with The Next Generation and was the showrunner of Voyager and Enterprise for a while.
Of course, back then we were like, gosh, these are like subpar versions of Star Trek: The Next Generation. What's going on? Now we look at them and go, gosh, those actually were much better than anything we're getting these days. The bar has really been lowered quite a bit.
[...] I know Discovery is pretty bad, and that character in particular was insufferable in the show. But at the same time, there's obviously a problem with modern television. It's not working. It's not connecting. It is not building the next generation of fans, as much as they're trying to make Star Trek quote "for modern audiences".
Those modern audiences aren't coming in and watching Star Trek. So, they're screwing things up in epic proportions under Alex Kurtzman's tenure. There are a lot of reasons for that. But Brandon Braga brings up something a little bit different which is worth noting and actually taking a look at, and it could be a part of the issue. I don't think it's exactly the case, and I'll give you why.
[...] So, Brandon Braga posited about the current state of television -- at Star Trek: Las Vegas convention -- says:
I look at this audience, and that's the Star Trek audience, right? I think you're here because you had a long-term relationship with Voyager -- and this is on the Voyager panel, right? Voyager was 26 episodes a year. (Not the first year, though).
Some of you probably keep it on because it's cozy, and that kind of relationship you had. So, there is a lot of episodes to watch. And that is something that kept Star Trek going for a reason, which is called syndication. And syndication actually saved Star Trek.
[...] syndication needs enough episodes to really keep it going for a couple of months before they hit repeat. Otherwise, there's just not enough content and people will tune out of those syndication reruns. [...] that's what kept Star Trek alive and really built the core audience over time. Is because more and more people had the opportunity to see it over the years. So having enough episodes to syndicate is absolutely important. At least, it was at the time.
[...] Now of course with streaming it's different. ... Eight episodes every two years. I don't think so. That's not going to be something you necessarily pass on to your kids, and I think that's a loss. ... I don't know what's in store for the future of Star Trek for TV franchise anyway, but I hope eventually they get back to longer, more sustained seasons. I think that's kind of correct in a lot of ways.
And here's the problem with Strange New Worlds, and why Strange New Worlds is suffering so much. They do have 10 episodes a season [...] that's not really a lot to connect with Captain Pike and stuff.
[...] there's a big problem with this third season, Alex Kurtzman and company have really wanted to make this sort of like a parody of Star Trek. ... Not Star Trek, but in the Star Trek window-dressing. We had the documentary episode, which was cringey. We had the literal parody episode, which was also cringey. Last year, we had the singing episode. We had the Lower Decks crossover, right?
So, when you only have 10 episodes per season, and like six or seven of them in season 3 in particular, are not real Star Trek episodes, you really lose a lot there.
Next Generation could experiment. Deep Space 9 could experiment. You could have the one-off comedy episodes [...] because you had a lot more episodes. So if you do two or three episodes that are a little quirky, and a little different ... that's like okay. Those are a little bit special and interesting, and it actually adds a little depth to Star Trek rather than detracting. [...But with Strange New Worlds, most of its short season is devoured by that kind of thing...]
[...] They're not focusing on what makes Star Trek into Star Trek. They're not focusing on the science fiction. They are focusing on the TV genre parody elements that they're trying to shoehorn Star Trek into, to try to get different audiences who like different things, rather than Star Trek. "Check it out: this is Star Trek meets The Office."
Like I mean, that's not going to work very well, and that's the main problem...
Braga "savages" modern Star Trek, but misses with Strange New Worlds ... https://youtu.be/Ik2bqCcBEVM
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Ik2bqCcBEVM
https://youtu.be/Ik2bqCcBEVM
VIDEO EXCERPTS: . . . Brandon Braga, if you don't know, started writing with The Next Generation and was the showrunner of Voyager and Enterprise for a while.
Of course, back then we were like, gosh, these are like subpar versions of Star Trek: The Next Generation. What's going on? Now we look at them and go, gosh, those actually were much better than anything we're getting these days. The bar has really been lowered quite a bit.
[...] I know Discovery is pretty bad, and that character in particular was insufferable in the show. But at the same time, there's obviously a problem with modern television. It's not working. It's not connecting. It is not building the next generation of fans, as much as they're trying to make Star Trek quote "for modern audiences".
Those modern audiences aren't coming in and watching Star Trek. So, they're screwing things up in epic proportions under Alex Kurtzman's tenure. There are a lot of reasons for that. But Brandon Braga brings up something a little bit different which is worth noting and actually taking a look at, and it could be a part of the issue. I don't think it's exactly the case, and I'll give you why.
[...] So, Brandon Braga posited about the current state of television -- at Star Trek: Las Vegas convention -- says:
I look at this audience, and that's the Star Trek audience, right? I think you're here because you had a long-term relationship with Voyager -- and this is on the Voyager panel, right? Voyager was 26 episodes a year. (Not the first year, though).
Some of you probably keep it on because it's cozy, and that kind of relationship you had. So, there is a lot of episodes to watch. And that is something that kept Star Trek going for a reason, which is called syndication. And syndication actually saved Star Trek.
[...] syndication needs enough episodes to really keep it going for a couple of months before they hit repeat. Otherwise, there's just not enough content and people will tune out of those syndication reruns. [...] that's what kept Star Trek alive and really built the core audience over time. Is because more and more people had the opportunity to see it over the years. So having enough episodes to syndicate is absolutely important. At least, it was at the time.
[...] Now of course with streaming it's different. ... Eight episodes every two years. I don't think so. That's not going to be something you necessarily pass on to your kids, and I think that's a loss. ... I don't know what's in store for the future of Star Trek for TV franchise anyway, but I hope eventually they get back to longer, more sustained seasons. I think that's kind of correct in a lot of ways.
And here's the problem with Strange New Worlds, and why Strange New Worlds is suffering so much. They do have 10 episodes a season [...] that's not really a lot to connect with Captain Pike and stuff.
[...] there's a big problem with this third season, Alex Kurtzman and company have really wanted to make this sort of like a parody of Star Trek. ... Not Star Trek, but in the Star Trek window-dressing. We had the documentary episode, which was cringey. We had the literal parody episode, which was also cringey. Last year, we had the singing episode. We had the Lower Decks crossover, right?
So, when you only have 10 episodes per season, and like six or seven of them in season 3 in particular, are not real Star Trek episodes, you really lose a lot there.
Next Generation could experiment. Deep Space 9 could experiment. You could have the one-off comedy episodes [...] because you had a lot more episodes. So if you do two or three episodes that are a little quirky, and a little different ... that's like okay. Those are a little bit special and interesting, and it actually adds a little depth to Star Trek rather than detracting. [...But with Strange New Worlds, most of its short season is devoured by that kind of thing...]
[...] They're not focusing on what makes Star Trek into Star Trek. They're not focusing on the science fiction. They are focusing on the TV genre parody elements that they're trying to shoehorn Star Trek into, to try to get different audiences who like different things, rather than Star Trek. "Check it out: this is Star Trek meets The Office."
Like I mean, that's not going to work very well, and that's the main problem...
Braga "savages" modern Star Trek, but misses with Strange New Worlds ... https://youtu.be/Ik2bqCcBEVM
