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Article: Behind The Headline Of Fox News' Take On Trek

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Silek, Tue 24 May, 2022 1:56 PM
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  1. Silek
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    #1
    Posted Tue 24 May, 2022 1:56 PM
    You can view the article at https://ufplanets.com/news.php?1471-...s-Take-On-Trek
  2. Noram
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    Posted Wed 25 May, 2022 2:55 PM
    "It feels very much like the writers and creators of the new line of Star Trek shows, which also includes "Picard," don’t think just writing a good TV show is important enough work. Like so much of corporate America they think they have to save the country and the planet while they do it. Leave the planet-saving for the fictional Starship Enterprise."

    "Stay in your lane" is a staple conservative talking point. As if people are incapable of doing two things at once. Everyone has a duty to confront the issues of the day in whatever way we can, on whatever platform is available to us. If CBS and the Trek writers and actors want to use their shows to speak out, they should. It's fully in keeping with the principles that Star Trek has had since the beginning that they do so.
    Unfortunately, the issues we face today are mired in partisan politics. The environmental crisis. Violence on our streets and in our schools. The pandemic. Income inequality and the suffering it causes. These are all real issues that are being downplayed or dismissed by one side. These are also issues Star Trek can and should and in many cases has addressed. Today, when politics are caught up in all those issues and many more, it only makes sense that Trek takes a stab at the root of the problem.

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    Posted Thu 02 Jun, 2022 3:00 PM
    FOX is something I generally do not take seriously regarding anything. Correspondence Dinner. Biden. Trevor Noah. 'nuff said.
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    Posted Thu 02 Jun, 2022 10:05 PM
    Good Trek will always address the issues of the day, it's always been a show about looking forward and imagining something better.

    FOX is ... not on that same wavelength. The ambient temperature of the world is hot enough already (in every sense), last thing we need is a network fanning the flames! But there they go, every time.