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Phasers set to kill, winter must die! Here comes spring!

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As someone who spent a fair portion of our 365 Days of Movies project covering the Marvel Cinematic Universe it truly pains me to say this but… I’m kind of over comic book movies: at least for the moment. As much as I heart Marvel and as much as I hate DC, I’m just… I’m good on the comic book front for a while. I’m a bit shell shocked from these larger than life struggles watching characters that are essentially gods use their magical powers and chemically enhanced talents to save space time forever while straining to save their personal relationships in the B line.

It’s fun, it’s been brilliantly executed (at least by Marvel), and I want more of it, just… not yet. I love the grounded realism and the honest human relationships that the MCU has built their success around but sometimes I want some subtlety, some nuance, and most of all some optimism.

The world of comic book movies has been a dark and serious place over the last decade and for the most part, that’s a great thing. Grounding such fantastical characters such as Thor, Loki, and even Superman in a realistic modern world with concrete motivations, abilities, and limitations is exactly what needed to happen for the medium to thrive in our present day. But in a world where death can rain from the sky at any time be it aliens through wormholes or planes through buildings, even the smartest, snarkiest, and bravest of SUPERHEROES can’t avoid a healthy dose of PTSD. So where does that leave US? Where can we turn when the ominous pressure of looming apocalypse gets to be too much? I believe the answer is the same now as it has been for the last 50 years.

The world needs Star Trek.

Now to be clear, I don’t mean JJ Abram’s masterful re-envisioning of the Star Trek Cinematic Universe, if you will. Although I love it and have literally received permission from my wife to name our first-born son Abram, the Star Trek television series have always dug deeper and swung harder than their big screen counterparts.  While most casual viewers will remember Star Trek for it’s wild costumes and seemingly endless configurations of almost human foreheads, real Trekkies/Trekkers appreciate it for its deep geopolitical roots, it’s philosophical quandaries, and it’s glimpse into an ideal human future where the best weapons are our words, our integrity, and diplomacy. Maybe with a photon torpedo or two for flavor.

Trek has always been a home for morality, exceptionalism, innovation, and humanity. It asks questions that don’t always have cut and dry answers. As much as I love seeing city destroying robots take a hammer to the face, sometimes I want to see Captain Picard trying to explain to Data why terrorism is effective, and sometimes it’s the only choice, but that still doesn’t necessarily make it right. I know we still have seven whole seasons of TNG to get into that stuff but for one, I’ve seen them all, and secondly, we live in a very different world than we did twenty years ago.

We have new problems and new questions. We have technology (thanks largely to Trek in the first place) whose ultimate ramifications we may not fully understand. Of course there are elements of these issues in modern storytelling. Black Mirror for one does a jaw-dropping job of taking our current cultural and technological obsessions to their logical futuristic extremes. But coming from the mind of biting British satirist Charlie Booker leaves the entire series with a decidedly pessimistic tilt. Game of Thrones has a huge expanse of characters and settings but their politics are largely driven by scandal and flashy reveals. House of Cards is the closest we come to the geo-political aspects but it centers entirely around the sociopathic power grab of a literal murderer. In a world run by Frank Underwoods, we need a Captain Picard.

We need something to help us explore these issues in a way that doesn’t just pretend we can pound these problems into the ground. We need to see people ask questions, think them through, collaborate, and innovate their way to the kind of solutions that Trek always makes us believe are possible. We need a new signpost to the best possible versions of ourselves and that’s what Trek has always been. I need Star Trek. The world needs Star Trek.

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So I’m watching one of the famous Q episodes in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and I just came up with my own conspiracy theory. What if QAnon is a Trekkie that decided to troll the nation for laughs, and it just got out of hand and took on a life of its own?

This restores the conspiracy to its proper place of absurdity. Tbh this would also be very much on brand for a Q fan.

Star Trek TOS Fanart Compilation Pt. 2

Compilation continues! Now that I’m revisiting them I’m kind of surprised how many fanarts there are but at the same time not surprised at all ahah

Follow my IG @alenartworks to see them posted in real time if you fancy

Star Trek TOS Fanart Compilation Pt. 1

Ever since I’ve watched TOS for the first time ever back in winter I’ve fallen completely and utterly in love with its characters, stories, quirky creature designs and the naive and kind silliness of it all

This love was immediately channeled in numerous fanarts and there are still many more on their way! :D

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andoriantrekkie:

Star Trek fans, be like:

Theorists: Ok listen here is an Essay that will explain what I believe will happen in great detail and also here is a breakdown of the complex symbolism

The information collector: Alrighty you wonder where you have seen that lamp before, well here is a folder with screenshots and detailed descriptions of how and where that Lamp was used in star trek before

The Con goer: Alrighty This actor said something about an upcoming episode and y'all need to know

The Fan Fic Author: We’ve been here for over 50 years, and we are only getting stronger

The Artist: Will I spend my precious free time to draw, my favorite Star Trek characters and ships? Of course, I will

The Scientist: Let me tell you how this technology could theoretically work IRL also did you know that the Cellphone is inspired by the TOS communicator?

The mapmaker: Here is a detailed map of a spaceship or set that I made by watching specific scenes one million times to figure out the size of everything

The memer: Isn’t it funny how the first episode of TNG introduced an alien that is LGBT+ that literally has Q as a name?

The Screamer: ashdsfhdsjkfhdlghlk this character is my world

The Shipper: shfdghakjfgsahjfgaksdgfjgf this ship is my world

The LGBT+ fan: Since watching Star Trek Ive been questioning my sexuality more than ever before

The Cosplayer: I need more uniforms *unholy noises*

The Librarian: If you are wondering what classical work of literature this character is reading, I can tell you

The Music Nerd: This piece of classical music was played during this scene also, I have a vinyl collection of the various Star Trek soundtracks 

The veteran fan: I’ve been here since Pike captained the ship gather close  as I tell you the story of how it was written…

The new fan: OMG I did not know how cool star trek is assddfadgfdgdfhfgh

The BTS expert: Let me tell you what funny or horrible thing happened during the filming of this scene

The Simp: *Cries in simp*

The One show lover: This is my favourite show you all can keep the rest but you all know deeep down that mine is the best one

The “I love all Star Trek” fan: Did I just watch 3 shows in 4 weeks? Yes, Yes I did and I have no regrets

The fan that watched the Kelvin movies first: I did not know there was more… but I am glad there is because I NEEEEEED more #pikedeservedmore

Bonus:

The Complainer: I don’t care what NuTek does, it sucks and everyone who likes it is an immature child that does not understand the quality that Old Trek has,  I mean do you all really think this bald man could ever replace Captain Kirk?

Love this! If I had to pick 1 or 2, I would say that I’m the “BTS expert” and the “I love all Star Trek” fan.

The one I am the least like is the Shipper.