Personally, I have thought Star Trek has been dead since they rebooted the original series for those latest movies. Some people thought the first one was good; I thought it proved that they didn't understand Trek, and had no new ideas, anyway. Most people thought STD (Star Trek: Discovery) was bad, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was a joke. (Who thought Singing Klingon Warriors were a good idea?)
The latest promotion for the upcoming Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is a disaster. Even more of a disaster. Space 90210 is not Star Trek. But then I expect Hollywood to kill everything today. Name 3 franchise IPs that have not been killed, and I will point you to a studio with creative oversight exercised in Japan.
Film Threat, and Chris Gore, are holding a Funeral for a Franchise on Wednesday the 17th. FUNERAL FOR A FRANCHISE: STAR TREK - A SPECIAL GLOBAL EVENT | Film Threat Live. The live stream is scheduled to begin at 3PM Eastern Time. It should run a long time, based on the number of people participating. While I won't be able to watch all of it, I will tune in for some of it.
This new series is Star Trek, so called, written by people who have never watched any of the shows or seen the movies, who have nothing but contempt for the genre, who don't know the lore, and who are not smart enough to tackle the philosophical questions raised in some of the better episodes. So we get Young Adult fiction, focused on relationships, feelings, and people talking in hallways, and they call it Star Trek. There will be no resemblance to anything like military discipline, despite the fact that Starfleet is a military force.
While a rose by any other name, may smell as sweet, calling this Star Trek won't make it stink any less that it is going to stink.
OLD AND BUSTED: “To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before.”
The New Hotness? To Boldly Go Where Beverly Hills 90210 Has Gone Before:
If you click the "Old and Busted" link in the quote above, you will find both the trailer for this show, and Critical Drinker's After Hours video Drinker's Chasers - The Absolute State Of Star Trek. I can recommend the Critical Drinker video. At 7 and a half minutes, it is just long enough for a cup of coffee or a cigarette.
Here is the Film Threat announcement:
He's dead, Jim. Be a part of the biggest funeral in the Universe! Share your eulogy using the hashtags #StarTrekFuneral #StarTrekisDead and join us on December 17th as we say goodbye to the Star Trek franchise. https://t.co/HgiJ9WlIHs pic.twitter.com/YgYoeIg4ut
— Chris Gore (@ThatChrisGore) December 5, 2025
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