A very interesting analysis. I’ve been tempted to revisit various StarTrek series (except for the awful first). Each had innovations and interesting characters, as well as characters I hated. I mostly daunted by the time commitment. Life is short. Keep moving. <\/p>\n
Now, "Voyager": in praise of the Trekkiest "Trek" of all | Balder and Dash | Roger Ebert<\/a> by Ian Grey<\/p>\n As we mourn Abrams\u2019 macho Trek<\/i> obliteration, it\u2019s a good time to revisit Voyager<\/i>, at once the most Star Trek-<\/i>ian of accomplishments and the most despised object of fanboy loathing in the franchise’s nearly 50-year history. From 1995-2001, <\/i>it <\/i>offered American audiences something never seen before or since: a series whose lead female characters\u2019 agency and authority were<\/i> the show. It was a rare heavy-hardware science fiction fantasy not<\/i> built around a strong man, and more audaciously, it didn’t seem to trouble itself over how fans would receive this. On Voyager<\/i>, female authority was assumed and unquestioned; women conveyed sexual power without shame and anger without guilt. Even more so than Buffy<\/i>, which debuted four years later, it was the most feminist show in American TV history. <\/p>\n Voyager<\/i> wasn\u2019t some grrl power screed in Starfleet regalia. The ideas and emotions it explored were very much in the Star Trek<\/i> wheelhouse; it just came at them from a fresh–and to some <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Now, "Voyager": in praise of the Trekkiest "Trek" of all | Balder and Dash | Roger Ebert<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A very interesting analysis. I’ve been tempted to revisit various StarTrek series (except for the awful first). Each had innovations and interesting characters, as well as characters I hated. I mostly daunted by the time commitment. Life is short. Keep moving. Now, "Voyager": in praise of the Trekkiest "Trek" of all | Balder and Dash … Continue reading Now, "Voyager": in praise of the Trekkiest "Trek" of all | Balder and Dash | Roger Ebert<\/span> \n