New Media

In my view, one of the coolest parts about social media is the way that we can update old content and comment on it. Everything from Star Trek to Star Wars to G.I. Joe has been nitpicked endlessly on the Internet decades after those shows stopped their original run. It’s possible for people to make all sorts of content that pairs continuities or comments on what was always charming. The classic Star Trek had a lot of episodes that were fairly silly in their basis. “Roman planet”, “mobster planet”, “Nazi planet”… 60s and 70s sci-fi was willing to explore a silly premise if it meant commenting on an interesting or fun idea. The consequence, though, was that The Original Series only had a few episodes where it really felt like they were actually meeting new civilizations. I decided to make a play off of that concept. This kind of fandom and commentary often has a lot of sarcasm for things that they love. Just like the old playground wisdom that only I get to say something bad about my Momma, sometimes it’s the fans of a show that are exactly in the position to comment upon and appreciate the flaws.