@merithumanist.bsky.socialFrom the Archive:
Log 039: The '66 Corvette
It is remembered, in '09, when fans were discarded.
It is remembered, the very next time when they returned to what was discarded.
We remember. New #StarTrek has shown it never wanted us.
@merithumanist.bsky.socialFrom the Archive:
Log 036: Darkness' Legacy
The man who wrote the worst Star Trek movie in history, delivered us an era that will be remembered for its failures and the division it caused.
Alex Kurtzman, was your message worth it?
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Log 035: The Imaginary Audience
#StarfleetAcademy didn't fail due to opposing ideology. It failed because not enough people watched.
Fans who didn't recognise this Star Trek were excluded from their inclusivity.
The target audience didn't exist.
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Log 034: Long Live Star Trek
#StarfleetAcademy wasn't cancelled due to vocal opposition, it failed to live up to the Legacy it invoked.
Those mourning, questioning the critical, it isn't about "tearing down your show."
It's about demanding better.
@merithumanist.bsky.socialLog 063: Boy Scout
Being identifiable is not what makes a character.
Characters are tested and shaped by their challenges and trauma, not defined by them.
Memorable and defining characters are not passengers in their story.
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Special Log 001: The Door
Someone shouldn't define what you think, just prompt you to think.
No one can tell you what to do, just show options.
An argument should be presented for you to make your own decisions.
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Log 058: Grace
Obligations to our commitments, even when it's hardest, help define who we are.
Responsibility and Dignity carry us.
Face Death the same as Life. The relationship is not over: redefined.
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Log 052: Dignity
Relationships, Convictions and Actions.
Grief carries us through loss; we either learn to live with it, or we don't.
Is there Something for you to Believe In?
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Log 047: Crisis of Competence Pt III
Structured Thought interpreted in different ways.
Humanity sees Artificial Intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence sees Humanity.
Different ways of interpreting Structured Thought.
@merithumanist.bsky.socialOriginal creators and fans discarded in the same move.
Now Amazon's plan revealed: rip the soul out of Stargate to keep the IP name.
The end of Stargate as we know it. Thankful for the 3 movies and 17 seasons of Stargate we got.
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Log 007: The Human Soul
#TheMeasureofaMan asks "What's the difference?"
Rights aren't a gift of "inclusion", but recognition of agency.
Sentience isn't a "vibe" it's the capacity for excellence. Reducing a soul to labels "forges the first link."
@merithumanist.bsky.socialLog 062: Playtime
SNW S4 gave us "Season of the Gimmick."
We're told "our Worlds are Genres"; SNW's finale gave us The Star Trek Gimmick.
If Worlds are Genres then the sandbox that was Star Trek is gone; replaced with a toy box, containing Star Trek.
@merithumanist.bsky.socialLog 061: In the Before Time
Prequels have an inbuilt issue due to proximity or scale of the premise to the original.
Does the Prequel fill the gaps or does it overwrite the original?
@merithumanist.bsky.socialLog 060: Rupture
Fractions formed, factions arose, exclusion resulted.
IPs in ruin, promising returns killed at the 11th hour.
Studios haemorrhage, creators unsatisfied, audiences won't wait.
What's left; potential, "There are always possibilities".
@merithumanist.bsky.socialLog 033: Star Trek, Fulfilled
James Doohan saved a life.
Not because he was kind, but because Star Trek shows us to hold each other accountable to the Standard.
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@merithumanist.bsky.socialLog 020: The Star Trek Ideal
"They were humanitarians and statesmen. And they had a dream. A dream that became a reality and spread throughout the stars." - Kirk
Progress requires knowing the past to decide the future.
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