Why are Star Trek worlds so one dimensional?

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

because every episode was basically a stand alone sci-fi movie, and there isnt time for "world developement" and also they had access to old sets and costumes so they shoe all that shit in

Yep, and a budget for each episode that today would only cover Craft Service catering.

At the time it was the most expensive television show ever made.

 

[Madmick]

This is about the Star Trek, man. You know, Luke Spockwalker and Kirk Solo and Kalinda

Read the post I quoted again.

*Edit* LOL, wait, my dumbass just caught the joke.

 

[Drain Bamage]

It pisses me off. Our world is filled with all sorts of things - it's not just one specific thing

For example we have deserts ... among other things.

But we see multiple desert planets like Vulcan

I'm looking at you too Star Wars with your Jaku / Tattoing

Or planets are just one big storm planet

Or an ice planet ... wtf

Or a water planet

Each planet is just ONE aspect of what our planet has

Fucking Wookies and their jungle planet fuck them

This has always pissed me off.

We never see a planet as diverse or unique as ours ... like ever

or even with more than just one attribute

It's how reality is too though. Look at outer space. Show me one other real planet that resembles anything close to what we have on Earth.

 

[Clippy]

It's how reality is too though. Look at outer space. Show me one other real planet that resembles anything close to what we have on Earth.

pffft

 

[Communion]

TNG had some of the worst episodes in any Star Trek, but also some of the best.

Anyone that has done strong psychidellics can identify with the "Inner Light" episode.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

Another thing that pisses me off is the "aliens"

In many episodes: It's like they can't be bothered or care to spend any amount of money to shove any kind of cheap prosthetic on the head so they just hire people of the street - no alterations and call them aliens

fuck you

Fuck Bajorans too with their bullshit nose crinkle

It’s called a budget. None of the Star Trek series’ really had much of one.

 

[Clippy]

It’s called a budget. None of the Star Trek series’ really had much of one.

Fucking use a sharpie on their forehead

DO SOMETHING

 

[ChickenBrother]

Another thing that pisses me off is the "aliens"

In many episodes: It's like they can't be bothered or care to spend any amount of money to shove any kind of cheap prosthetic on the head so they just hire people of the street - no alterations and call them aliens

fuck you

Fuck Bajorans too with their bullshit nose crinkle

What bugs me:

Aliens that are all humanoid. Actual aliens will not be humanoid. There nothing special about human physiology that dictates this.

Yes, planets all look the same, many with obvious, cheap sound stage sets. (In the original series, you can see boot prints in the "soil" from previous takes.)

Characters will exposition-dump with round robin dialogue, explaining it all to the audience, which comes off like the characters hadn't ever talked about the situation. Futurama parodies this really well.

Also,
"What's going on?"

"You'd better get up here/see it yourself/come to the bridge."

Lol even more than just humanoid, pretty much every alien race in both the original and TNG were white guys in a turtleneck with either: A) 4th grade Halloween carnival make-up; B) really gnarly cauliflower ear/nose/forehead or C) a flowing white toga. Once in a great while they'd go hog wild and have the alien be a black guy with a really bad haircut or something.

I still remember this episode:

One dimensional planet populated by 2 warring alien races that consisted of... you guessed it. White guys with half their face painted black and the other half in white. Race A had black on the left side and Race B had black on the right.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Lol even more than just humanoid, pretty much every alien race in both the original and TNG were white guys with either: A) 4th grade Halloween carnival make-up; B) really gnarly cauliflower ear/nose/forehead or C) a flowing white toga. Once in a great while they'd mix it up and have the alien be a black guy with a really bad haircut or something.

I still remember this episode:

One dimensional planet populated by 2 warring alien races that consisted of... you guessed it. White guys with half their face painted black and the other half in white. Race A had black on the left side and Race B had black on the right.

Again, execution.
The central conflict of the story is banal, but they could have done something not so on-the-nose with the makeup.

 

[Clippy]

Again, execution.
The central conflict of the story is banal, but they could have done something not so on-the-nose with the makeup.

I watched every episode of Star Trek except Discovery

fuck Discovery

But yeah this was so on the nose it hurt to watch

Deliver messages subtly not yelling it at me through the screen

 

[Iroh]

They even had a penis planet!

Spoiler

 

[Iroh]

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

I watched every episode of Star Trek except Discovery

fuck Discovery

But yeah this was so on the nose it hurt to watch

Deliver messages subtly not yelling it at me through the screen

There are so many "Yes, yes, we get it" moments, but that's basic narrative structure for you.

Sometimes it was necessary, though many times done in a ham-fisted manner.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Needs Llwaxana

 

[Clippy]

O

There are so many "Yes, yes, we get it" moments, but that's basic narrative structure for you.

Sometimes it was necessary, though many times done in a ham-fisted manner.

Oh yeah there has been plenty of ham fisted eps

But this was the most ham fisted one

There was so much ham in this one Jews came to my door complaining

 

[D3thr0n3d K1ng]

I also never understood how the klingons were even able to build a space shuttle. They have the mental capability of a 10 year old human. No way those idiots discovered more than basic mathemativs.

If you read the Star trek lore I dont think the Klingons ever did design spaceships. Some other alien race landed on their planet and the Klingons killed them all and then took their ships and copied their designs and used them to become spacefaring.

 

[Clippy]

If you read the Star trek lore I dont think the Klingons ever did design spaceships. Some other alien race landed on their planet and the Klingons killed them all and then took their ships and copied their designs and used them to become spacefaring.

A bunch of raccoons got into my car when I left the windows open

THEY DIDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DRIVE IT

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

O


Oh yeah there has been plenty of ham fisted eps

But this was the most ham fisted one

There was so much ham in this one Jews came to my door complaining

So much ham.
Remember the final TOS episode, which landed with a sickening thud: Turnabout Intruder?
Doctor Janice Lester?
The useless woman who can't be a Starfleet Captain so she's gone crazy?
And Shatner overacting like he invented chewing the scenery?


Ugh

 

[Clippy]

So much ham.
Remember the final TOS episode, which landed with a sickening thud: Turnabout Intruder?
Doctor Janice Lester?
The useless woman who can't be a Starfleet Captain so she's gone crazy?
And Shatner overacting like he invented chewing the scenery?


Ugh

I couldn't believe that was the last episode

So fuckin sexist and horrible lol

What a shit horrible way to end

 

[Clippy]

@OverPressure I also like how people boast that the OG series has the first black/white kiss on TV

Like how progressive you guys

Don't watch the episode or take note of how Kirk and Ohoura were under alien control and totally did the kiss against their free will and actively fought against kissing on screen during the scene lol