Swapna KrishnaNov 30, 2017
I wrote a piece about gatekeeping in Star Trek fandom that was really difficult to write, but I'm proud of how it turned out: http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-problem-of-gatekeeping-in-star-trek-fandom
The problem of gatekeeping in Star Trek fandom

There’s something happening with Star Trek: Discovery. The show is clearly popular; it scored an early renewal for a second season, and social media is abuzz with discussion and speculation every Monday after an episode airs.

Show threadBlake C. Stacey

@skrishna Nice essay!

My 2 cents (I've enjoyed the show but still haven't seen the last 2 episodes): It's hard to critique the show for "bad science" when Trek already did a whole movie about Space Whales. As a scientist, I know the science of the franchise is, well, pretty silly. At best, it gets the attitude and the spirit of the process right.

As for "canon", well, they flip-flopped on whether to count the animated series, didn't they?

Nov 30, 2017 at 2:49pmWeb