A Star Trek: Voyager icon is speaking up about a recent franchise show getting canceled, and their biggest regret.
is in a state of change right now, as the era of streaming shows is being phased out . The 2020s began with Paramount+ launching an entire line of Star Trek shows that included legacy sequels , he was a fully conscious and independent holographic lifeform, helping to teach the next generation of Starfleet medical officers.
coming to an end – and didn’t hold back on his thoughts about the socio-political reasons why. “We got some sad news this week, and that is that our show is not being extended beyond the second season. I think our show is very much in the tradition of all of Star Trek. It is very diverse and inclusive, and I think some of those values are not, how should I put it, are not as popular in the present political and cultural climate in America. Which is unusual because those are the core values of Star Trek. That’s always what Roddenberry valued the most, was diversity. He said it in many quotes.”The actor went on to say that Star Trek, as a franchise, may be “out of fashion” for a while, if the current cultural clashes continue – but it won’t be gone forever. Not only is the cultural climate not in line with the core themes of the series, but the ongoing Paramount/Warner Bros. merger has put franchises like Star Trek on the back burner. However, Picardo has been with the Star Trek franchise long enough to be a true believer in the franchise’s core themes about optimism and hopefulness. “There will be no new Star Trek for a while, and then Star Trek will come back,” Picardo said. “But I hope that it does come back with the same core values that it’s always embodied, and have always been really essential to Roddenberry’s optimistic vision of humanity’s future in space… It’s a future in which we are valued not for the color of our skin or our sexual preferences but for the content of our character and what we contribute to the crew, to the collective. And all of those core values of Star Trek, I hope, will be there in whatever new Star Trek there is in the future.” Finally, Picardo had to cheerlead for his show and all those involved with it. While also revealing his biggest regret about the cancellation: “, the show, the work of the show is extraordinary. And even though, as I said, it didn’t quite fit in with this current political and cultural moment we’re having in America, I think the show will be viewed and valued as a real gem in the future. Eventually, the pendulum always swings back towards Star Trek’s original core values. I’m just sorry we didn’t make more episodes, as we could and, I believe, we should have.”Hulu’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cancellation Shows Disney’s Biggest Streaming ProblemHBO Max’s No. 1 Hit Show’s Latest Casting Announcement Officially Completes One Fan-Favorite Actor’s Epic Comeback ArcThe Duffer Brothers’ First Post-Stranger Things Release Is Finally on Netflix
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