Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Mended Frustrations Over The Original Series

In some ways, “Strange New Worlds” has emerged as the true successor to “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” despite the fact that the recently ended “Star Trek: Picard” actually featured the core cast of “The Next Generation” in its third and final season.

For one thing, “Strange New Worlds” is lit better; no longer are we aboard the bridge of a shadowy starship.

In both color and tone, the series embraces the bright optimism and humanism that was once central to the “Star Trek” ethos.

It’s also less of a legacy sequel — wedded to a warehouse of Easter eggs and recycled old plotlines — and more of a legacy prequel.”Strange New Worlds” takes place before “Star Trek: The Original Series,” and it’s set aboard the same ship, the USS Enterprise (Ncc-1701), where new versions of familiar characters like Spock (Ethan Peck) and Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) find themselves getting caught…

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