Kurtzman is such a hack. The whole “oh you think your society is good well I’ll have you know it’s actually made possible by BAD PEOPLE doing BAD THINGS in the SHADOWS” is the kind of shit that a teenager would think is really smart. Coming up with ways for the Federation to uphold its principles in the face of challenges to them would actually be much smarter than defaulting to a vision of the CIA in space.
And it’s totally fine to explore the idea that the Federation doesn’t always live up to its ideals. That’s the theme of a lot of episodes in every series. But New Trek has lost track of the fact that the Federation has ideals in the first place and its become pulp sci fi slop.
Kurtzman is such a hack. The whole “oh you think your society is good well I’ll have you know it’s actually made possible by BAD PEOPLE doing BAD THINGS in the SHADOWS” is the kind of shit that a teenager would think is really smart. Coming up with ways for the Federation to uphold its principles in the face of challenges to them would actually be much smarter than defaulting to a vision of the CIA in space.
And it’s totally fine to explore the idea that the Federation doesn’t always live up to its ideals. That’s the theme of a lot of episodes in every series. But New Trek has lost track of the fact that the Federation has ideals in the first place and its become pulp sci fi slop.