Entertainment in the last decade or so has been defined by two hallmarks: the rise of science-fiction in the mainstream and the rebooting of beloved older properties. In such an atmosphere, it was merely a matter of time before “Star Trek,” which has the benefit of both categories, returned to TV after a successful big screen revival. The longevity of the series on both the small and large screen has made the title instantly recognizable.
But with CBS reviving the show as a prestige series to hang their nascent streaming service on, the network ran into a problem. One of the unspoken rules of prestige TV is that it presents a world of cynicism. It is also nearly always serialized. But “Star Trek” is synonymous with optimism (sometimes fanatically so), and has always functioned as an episodic show. At the end of the hour, a lesson has been learned, the crew returns to their positions as if nothing has changed and the ship flies away to the next adventure. How would CBS square this circle?
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: nbcnews
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