• Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      Star Trek 2009 ended the franchise for me. At the end of Trek '09, I thought to myself Welp, it’s been a good run, but they’re making Hollywood budget fanfics now. The actual show is done.

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          I would agree, '09 was alright. I enjoyed it. It is a fanfic. 'I’m gonna do MY thing with these characters." I haven’t seen any Trek made since, official first-party fanfics signal to me the end of a franchise. My understanding of the franchise since has been:

          • Into Darkness: Attempt to redo Wrath of Kahn because Nemesis worked so well.
          • A third Chris Pine TOS era movie: I think they made one?
          • Discovery: What if Star Trek, but the crew are all immature adolescents who don’t deal with a single goddamn thing like mature adults?
          • Below Decks: What if Star Trek, but it’s Rick and Morty?
          • Picard: What if geriatrics?

          Have I missed anything?