In the 1980's there was a "kit car" company called "Prova Designs" that made a Lamborghini Countach replica SO accurate that, unless you were actually familiar with the REAL one, you would be fooled into thinking it was legitimate, down to the interiors emblems, wheels etc. Only when you looked "under the hood" would you realize that you had been faked out. The company of course never claimed they were official, but, poseurs would often try to pass them off as such.

This is the vibe I get, so far, from this new "Trek" series, and, while I am usually one to defend new iterations of Roddenberry's love child, in this case, I keep feeling that I need to "slow my roll" and check under the hood to make sure I'm not being, as they say, "trizzed". In this case, some subtle, SJW "woke" nonsense being passed off as legit Star Trek, by presenting the usual hat tips and recognizable visual cues in a fancy, tarted up, but ultimately artificially feeling package.

From the unprofessional way even new recruits address each other, much less senior officers, to the comical Vulcan courtship convo, and escaped aliens running around the decks like a Benny Hill episode, it just feels "off". I can't quite yet put my finger on it, and, I am willing to give it a few more episodes in the hopes they find their stride, but, so far, other than the SFX, I will have to withhold my wistful enthusiasm until I see what else unfolds.

Strange Indeed. Really, this series, as far as I'm concerned, has nothing remotely in common with the original Star Trek.

Instead, even season 2 which I dipped into recently, hasn't improved. I suspect, this is, once again, really only going to appeal to a very narrow demographic of wet and whiny, pretentious wokester's.

Whats really unfortunate too, is armed with decent writing, sensible characterisations that evoke the vibe of the 60's series, this could have actually worked. What a shame....."beam me up Scotty, there's still nothing to see here".

I am a big sci-fi fan. And Star Trek is one the many that I love to watch. Season 2 just gave me the bitter aftertaste of it. A courtroom drama? Really? The whole episode? What's next, a musical? Oh wait, there is an episode further down with it. Season 2 is disappointing. STRANGE NEW WORLDS for me talks about discovering new planets and beings from that world. NOT a courtroom drama. I kind of seeing what's in store for Season 3, Days of Our Lives. Sorry, I have to stop watching it. I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS.

The only thing strange about this series is the notion its radically different from Picard and Discovery. As far as I'm aware it utilises essentially the team, who created the other shows.

In my opinion, its writing is mediocre, full of plot holes and predictably woke. Sure, the political correctness its been toned down but it is still there, in all its fussy, lecturing, needy, simpering glory.

I tried one episode and that was more than enough for me to walk away. To my mind, this is original Star Trek "dress up" devoid of the quality story telling, wit and honest charm, that made the original series a sci fi cult classic.

Sorry but this "aint Jim Kirk" or anything even close......

Best Trek Ever!

Strange New Worlds uses the episodic format of the original series, which allows the writers to experiment without locking a whole season into a single story. While it doesn't shy away from darker themes the show manages to keep a positive tone overall - something that has been lacking in many of the other recent Star Trek series.

The negative reviews are rather funny with their complaints about "wokeness" and going on to say how Strange New Words is not like the original series. They make it clear these doofuses have never actually watched the original. ST:TOS had a very diverse cast for broadcast television at the time, and many of the episodes were not even close to subtle in terms of message.

For example:

"This Side of Paradise" (s1e24) had strong themes reflecting the peacenik, hippie "drop out" subculture, and psychedelic drug use of the late 1960s.

"The Devil in the Dark" (s1e25) had a misunderstood enemy who was reacting to the unthinking destruction of their young by humans.

"Friday's Child" (s2e11) was specifically written to be a story about a strong woman who did not necessarily want children.

"A Private Little War" (s2e19) was an allegory on the Vietnam War

"Plato's Stepchildren" (s3e10) included one of the first instances of a kiss between a white man and a black woman.

Strange New Worlds continues the tradition set by the original series of calling attention to societal issues in a science fiction setting. Complaints about this reflect more upon the reviewers themselves than the actual show.