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CBS 'Star Trek' Series Will Embrace Progressiveness
Tech Times ^ | 24 June 2016 | Robin Burks

Posted on 06/25/2016 7:32:28 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

One thing Star Trek always does well is push beyond social boundaries, often featuring progressive storylines that question controversial issues of the time.

The new Star Trek series on CBS will also feature progressive characters and stories, maintaining the tradition of going "where no one has gone before."

When asked about those kinds of story lines, showrunner Bryan Fuller confirmed that the new series plans on going back to Star Trek's roots.

"I think the progressive audience that loves Star Trek will be happy that we're continuing that tradition," Fuller said to Collider.

(Excerpt) Read more at techtimes.com ...


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1 posted on 06/25/2016 7:32:28 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Star Fag?


2 posted on 06/25/2016 7:33:55 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: MinorityRepublican

Great. Another show to miss.


3 posted on 06/25/2016 7:35:18 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Hillary: "Weapons of war have no place on our streets."... Laz: "Muslims are weapons of war.")
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To: MinorityRepublican

So, what are we supposed to ne ‘progressing to’? I ask that frequently of ‘progressives’.

Never get a good answer.


4 posted on 06/25/2016 7:36:49 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

then it will wither and die like everything else touched by progressives


5 posted on 06/25/2016 7:37:35 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: gaijin
They started softening their audience up years ago with Deep Space Nine...


6 posted on 06/25/2016 7:37:38 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: Lazamataz

Another show ruined.


7 posted on 06/25/2016 7:38:36 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: MinorityRepublican

So which direction do the slimes face 5x a day?


8 posted on 06/25/2016 7:38:37 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist
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To: MinorityRepublican

What “progressive” audience? I didn’t find the original series to be all that progressive. Spock was the only reason I liked it.


9 posted on 06/25/2016 7:38:48 PM PDT by greeneyes
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Where no one has gone before”

Yeah that sure is going back to it’s roots. I enjoyed the original series but even back then the episodes which pushed liberal social ideas were the real stinkers.

I sometimes watch the one with Capt. Picard then all of a sudden they show this hideous Black woman wearing a ridiculous hat and I just turn it off.


10 posted on 06/25/2016 7:38:55 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: sten

Bet this series includes an Imam for a for the ship’s counselor.


11 posted on 06/25/2016 7:40:26 PM PDT by damper99
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To: MinorityRepublican

Star Trek has always been “progressive” since its inception. The only thing different today is the boundaries of what is acceptable, especially sexually, have expanded.


12 posted on 06/25/2016 7:41:03 PM PDT by Robwin
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Isn’t forcing a country to accept unlimited immigration a violation of the “Prime Directive?”


13 posted on 06/25/2016 7:41:36 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: MinorityRepublican

The left always, ALWAYS, ruins all television programming with their psychotic urge to spread their ideology.

The Original Series was very “conservative” from a relative viewpoint. A few story lines that were “unconventional” has led the left to believe that this series must, MUST, be used to “shape our minds” to follow their beliefs.

As much as I enjoyed the previous iterations, I now have little desire to follow this garbage.


14 posted on 06/25/2016 7:42:17 PM PDT by Pox (Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
There's no getting around the fact that Gene Roddenberry was a Liberal--but he was somewhat sane about it. Lots of stories from the original series spoke to the necessity sometimes of going to war-- or even waging a Cold War.

But Star Trek has always been generally left-of-center. I read a great article several years ago about how the Serenity/ Firefly franchise was actually Libertarian (and I agree).

I think the most right-wing sci-fi show in recent years was Space Above and Beyond .

15 posted on 06/25/2016 7:42:40 PM PDT by Lysandru
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

I think they DS9 thing you’re referring to is really completely unfair.

Both characters were hosts and symbiotic beings, not human or strictly female.

ST:TNG did the whole concept of gender neutral and Riker getting involved with a neutral that was curiously identifying female which their society found disturbing that a gender male/female concept could exist.

I don’t find this whole thing outside the realm of what Star Trek has always been.

When stations in the 60’s refused to air Uhura and Kirk kissing that was more of a social taboo than anything being discussed today that we’ve had to either explain or had to explained to us.

I am still awaiting the necessity of Facebook offering 76 gender and sexuality definitions.

None have been forthcoming.


16 posted on 06/25/2016 7:44:13 PM PDT by PittsburghAfterDark (The American media: We do what the Soviet media did without the guns to our head.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Broke Back Enterprise”? Kirk and Spock get it on?


17 posted on 06/25/2016 7:44:47 PM PDT by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

did a dirt bike run them over ?


18 posted on 06/25/2016 7:45:05 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom yes I know john 3:16)
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To: MinorityRepublican
The 'new' Star Trek'. Going where no man has gone before


19 posted on 06/25/2016 7:47:03 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici
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To: MinorityRepublican

I think I won’t watch a minute of that. And if I think of it I will root for the Romulans.


20 posted on 06/25/2016 7:47:19 PM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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