@lp0_on_fire @obrhoff my wishful thinking took over the keyboard for a moment there
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@obrhoff you mean like discovery after the burn?
@obrhoff but yes, I think Star Trek never captures fully the kind of unity we have within the European Union. While many things brings us together, all that works in the a space of opposing political and economic priorities, cultural differences and there is of course all the history... I wish more series were modelled on showing how that can work even better because there is always room for improvement :)
@iamkonstantin I'm not sure anymore how deep Discovery went into it (I鈥檓 one of those toxic fans who don't like anything that came after 2005), but I think it was only a side thing from the story.
Star Trek sometimes went into this topic about identity and cultural assimilation but never fully explored that topic. I think in one DS9 episode there was a Starfleet ship fully crewed by Vulcans and some implicit racism between them and the humans.
@lp0_on_fire @obrhoff I think the entire 4* seasons of Enterprise have that theme baked into them to some degree
@iamkonstantin @obrhoff, wait, S5 of Enterprise? Details, or get thee back to your own universe.
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> fans who don't like anything that came after 2005
Now you know how folks must have felt in 1989... it's the second next generation of Treks :)
@iamkonstantin Yeah took some time to convince them. I'm still not convinced after a decade. 馃槀
@obrhoff I think there are lot more examples of that, VOY and ENT also had quite a few. Discovery also approached the topic on several angles, the most prominent being Ni'Var after the reunification. Would've been nice to have a few more seasons but I guess Paramount wasn't in the mood. SNW also touches on that!
@iamkonstantin Definitely. Just feeling with all the stuff that is happening in Europe (Ukraine, Russia, USA, right-wing parties, corruption, etc.) that there would be so much more potential.
I think Mass Effect does a better job with it. Like the Krogan population that exploded for example and the racism between the Humans and the Turians because of the war.
@obrhoff @iamkonstantin I liked episode 4 of academy pretty much
@eugenpirogoff @obrhoff Me too! Academy is awesome