Post by shadowgbq on Mar 22, 2009 21:28:28 GMT -5
I'm new to posting but a longtime fan of the board. I think 'SCC is possibly the best piece of art I've ever seen on television, and it has touched my life in some very positive ways. I think 90% of the negative, condescending remarks about the show/writers are complete and utter excrement.
I've been thinking about some parallels between T:TSCC and the original run of Star Trek. Would love to hear anyone's thoughts on the subject. I posted my list on the fox wiki but it may have been slightly off topic for the board I chose, and nobody responded. I will refer to both shows in the present tense, to avoid confusion.
1 -- Each is a science-fiction show on a major network, produced by same.
2 -- Each is groundbreaking both in special effects & in what it accomplishes with a genre.
3 -- Both shows' scripts focus on "large" philosophical & moral questions, leading to complaints of "corny/cheesy" but brilliantly well done & philosophically profound when clicking.
4 -- Each show treats social issues in a sharp, humorous, cynical fashion. When a minor character displays bigotry or stereotypes women etc, he/she is often quickly & cleverly shot down (see the "Like you got the stones" guy in season 1 of TTSCC)
5 -- Each presents a sympathetic "logical" non-human character with intriguing, possible emotional depth (Spock/Cameron). Each of these characters is a sidekick to the human protagonist.
6 -- The two "logical" characters are each portrayed in more "human" fashion in the show pilot, and modified later on.
7 -- Each show had an incredible, powerful first season including landmark, historically significant episodes mid-late in the run (City on the Edge of Forever/The Demon Hand)
8 -- Each show's second season was interesting & well done, if uneven, and experienced a decline in ratings, followed by a massive fan clamor for a season 3.
9 -- Each show was friday-night-death slotted by the network in its 3rd run of episodes.
10 -- The second seasons both introduced "hip" younger characters suggested by the network to appeal to certain demographics (Chekov/Riley).
11 -- Both shows involve opening narration by a major protagonist.
I can think of a bunch more, but those are 11 that really stand out. Some of the similarities are uncanny, and make you think about how good ideas crop up once EVERY so often & are slowly watered down or killed off by shortsighted decision-makers, until recognized after its time/resurrected by fans.
I've been thinking about some parallels between T:TSCC and the original run of Star Trek. Would love to hear anyone's thoughts on the subject. I posted my list on the fox wiki but it may have been slightly off topic for the board I chose, and nobody responded. I will refer to both shows in the present tense, to avoid confusion.
1 -- Each is a science-fiction show on a major network, produced by same.
2 -- Each is groundbreaking both in special effects & in what it accomplishes with a genre.
3 -- Both shows' scripts focus on "large" philosophical & moral questions, leading to complaints of "corny/cheesy" but brilliantly well done & philosophically profound when clicking.
4 -- Each show treats social issues in a sharp, humorous, cynical fashion. When a minor character displays bigotry or stereotypes women etc, he/she is often quickly & cleverly shot down (see the "Like you got the stones" guy in season 1 of TTSCC)
5 -- Each presents a sympathetic "logical" non-human character with intriguing, possible emotional depth (Spock/Cameron). Each of these characters is a sidekick to the human protagonist.
6 -- The two "logical" characters are each portrayed in more "human" fashion in the show pilot, and modified later on.
7 -- Each show had an incredible, powerful first season including landmark, historically significant episodes mid-late in the run (City on the Edge of Forever/The Demon Hand)
8 -- Each show's second season was interesting & well done, if uneven, and experienced a decline in ratings, followed by a massive fan clamor for a season 3.
9 -- Each show was friday-night-death slotted by the network in its 3rd run of episodes.
10 -- The second seasons both introduced "hip" younger characters suggested by the network to appeal to certain demographics (Chekov/Riley).
11 -- Both shows involve opening narration by a major protagonist.
I can think of a bunch more, but those are 11 that really stand out. Some of the similarities are uncanny, and make you think about how good ideas crop up once EVERY so often & are slowly watered down or killed off by shortsighted decision-makers, until recognized after its time/resurrected by fans.