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Does Kurtzman REALLY HATE all 1980s and 1990s Star Trek?

posted 2 years ago by [deleted]
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Why does he and Abrams constantly feel the need to reboot Kirk/Pike/Spock/McCoy TOS Star Trek? I just don't get it. Yes, they started the ball rolling, but the TOS series was a failure and was cancelled, it was only in syndication that it became popular.

I see that era of Star Trek as OLD, but I do like the evolution from the primitive computer panels used to the interim period of the later TOS movies to the final form of the LCARS computer system used in all of 1980s and 1990s Star Trek.

What I don't like is seeing the old TOS Trek "upgraded" by Abrams and Kurtzman to somehow seem more advanced than LCARS, and even in the future with the Picard show with those absolutely ridiculous holographic interfaces with no tactile feedback whatsoever.

Basically, my OP question still stands.

[–] MickyMac (3191) 8 months ago

He and JJ Abrams is one of those Hollywood writers who doesn't give a damn about character or story structure or what fans want to see, he mostly cares about nostalgia bait or makes things for the pay check.

He's so lazy with story structure and character that he rehashes things from previous instalments or set them in the TOS or TNG timelines just to make his Trek shows functional.

Best way is going to the 25th century and use The Hero's Journey template, Dan Harmon's story circle or South Park's "but therefore".

[–] johnmiller (3938) 8 months ago

He likely hates anything that is good and is competently made. Totally different from his brand.

[–] Satan2016 (25567) 8 months ago

No one under 50 is going to watch dated TOS shit, get over it! Almost everyone who watched the TOS premiere is DEAD!