Star Trek Explained in 4 Minutes

Why Star Trek matters and how Star Trek: Discovery can help us believe in the future again.

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[tone]

I've always admired Star Trek for its dedication to intellectual problem-solving. It's not afraid of violent conflict, and its protagonists will fight back if necessary to protect what's important to them, but it's always treated as the last resort. The goal is always to find a peaceful solution, one that's based on mutual interest rather than ruling through physical dominance.

Also, as an autistic person, I appreciate their commitment to autism metaphors in basically every iteration, although especially Voyager which has 3. It's nice to see myself on television and the portrayals tend to feel respectful. When they're played for laughs, it's in ways that I can laugh along with too, and when they're played for drama, it's in ways that feel relatable and unforced.

[Spaceseeker]

I've always been a ST fan. For me it represents hope for the future - the best of what humanity can be. Unfortunately I don't think new ST shows necessarily get that!

[Brainspongeblogdotcom]

Oooh, I love that you did this video!

I think that one of the reasons the original series was a hit was how relatable Kirk, Bones and Spock were to the average viewer. Kirk was impulsive and often acted without thinking. But when he did have to put some thought into something he consulted the emotional Bones and the logical Spock. He made a decision by weighing up emotions and reason.

[giovannivieira]

If Discovery doesn't take up the role of "Optimistic Star Trek" I really believe that The Orville by Set McFarlane definitely fits that bill.

[kohyarshaikh]

Bruh you titled it wrong, it should've been titled why star trek matters or something I clicked on it to get a summary as I didn't want to watch it all

[maxvanopdorp]

I went from Star Wars nerd to Star Trek fan, man I love this universe

[capsfox]

Thanks so much for this video! I hadn't thought this way about the shows before. Now I'm looking forward even more to Discovery!

[ThePsychonautShow]

Great video; beautiful compilation and editing job!

[ussglowcloud]

Now that over a year has passed since its release, what did you think of Discovery?

[oscarsierra]

bro you should've named your video different the tittle is wrong

[chatterboxhistorian]

Star Trek Discovery does not show us a future we can look forward to! It has completely destroyed Roddenberry vision of the future!

[DracoVanReign]

Have you ever played Star Trek Online?