A key figure behind Star Trek's classic era has likened the shortened seasons of modern TV to the equivalent of a Tinder relationship, and said he hoped the sci-fi franchise would return to 22-episode seasons.
The current star trek is less space exploration adventure with science and tech and more melodrama with interpersonal conflict than it has been, overall.
Go back to the original first episode of Star Trek, “The Cage” and tell me that’s not a melodrama with interpersonal conflict.
Go back to the original first episode of Star Trek, “The Cage” and tell me that’s not a melodrama with interpersonal conflict.