If you're a fan of Star Trek, you have to be excited about the upcoming series, Strange New Worlds, which will follow the adventures of the ship and its captain, James T. Kirk. It is tempting to see classic Original Series characters like Christopher Pike, Number One, Spock, and Uhura again.
The preview shows the character's early days as a cadet on the Enterprise, which included uncomfortable alien contact and ship-to-ship combat.
This video is brief and I love it because it shows how lucky the Enterprise is to have a cadet like Uhura. The positive vibes for her are welcome and satisfying, as is the potential positive vibes of Strange New Worlds itself, especially after the darker, more conflicted Trek tales of Discovery and Picard. I am a fan of The Original Series and its utopian view of the future. The cracks in the facade of the Federation have been examined by both of the current TV series.
There is a certain relevancy to stories that confront the idea that things might be shittier than anyone realized, and I think that leaves a lot of room for an inspiring, aspirational fiction story like The Original Series. I don't think Strange New Worlds will have its dark moments, but if everyone on the Enterprise wants to talk about how much they appreciate each other, that's fine.
Anson Mount, Rebecca Romjin, Spock, Jess Bush, Nurse Chapel, and of course Gooding are all in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. It will be on Paramount+ on May 5.
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