I am too young to know. I had to catch reruns as a kid in the 70s. Both were bold, awesome choices.
The 1960s were peak cold war, fear the Russians type shit. To put it in perspective, the Cuban missile crisis happened just a few years prior! People were building fallout shelters in their back yards at this point.
What I love is that none of the characters call special attention to it on the show. In that time is totally normal and expected and no big deal. That’s the kind of world I want to live in where all these differences are accepted and everyone is cool with everyone. (Minus the blatant misogyny obvs)
TNG, Voyager, or even ironically Strange New Worlds episodes would have failed badly in the 60s because they showed progression that was far out of range of that time. A “real” glimpse at a Star Trek universe would probably upset a lot of people now because it would be so different. While it’s a show about optimism for the future and betterment of society, it is still a show that has to cater to the present audience.
It’s like looking back at older books or shows and critiquing their ethics and language based on today’s standards. Not a very fair assessment, especially if you use a few “infractions” to toss out the good parts.
The thing about not calling attention to things in the show is Gene’s “show don’t tell” philosophy. He believed the audience was smarter than the networks gave credit.
I am too young to know. I had to catch reruns as a kid in the 70s. Both were bold, awesome choices.
The 1960s were peak cold war, fear the Russians type shit. To put it in perspective, the Cuban missile crisis happened just a few years prior! People were building fallout shelters in their back yards at this point.
What I love is that none of the characters call special attention to it on the show. In that time is totally normal and expected and no big deal. That’s the kind of world I want to live in where all these differences are accepted and everyone is cool with everyone. (Minus the blatant misogyny obvs)
TNG, Voyager, or even ironically Strange New Worlds episodes would have failed badly in the 60s because they showed progression that was far out of range of that time. A “real” glimpse at a Star Trek universe would probably upset a lot of people now because it would be so different. While it’s a show about optimism for the future and betterment of society, it is still a show that has to cater to the present audience.
It’s like looking back at older books or shows and critiquing their ethics and language based on today’s standards. Not a very fair assessment, especially if you use a few “infractions” to toss out the good parts.
The thing about not calling attention to things in the show is Gene’s “show don’t tell” philosophy. He believed the audience was smarter than the networks gave credit.