#StarTrek has always explored human nature through Scifi conceits. Humans are emotional beings by nature.
Effective storytelling relates the emotional, internal conflicts of characters.
#StarTrek has 50+ years of effective storytelling.
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Effective storytelling relates the emotional, internal conflicts of characters.
#StarTrek has 50+ years of effective storytelling.
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Because modern Trek tells stories in compressed serialized seasons, the emotional density of these stories—episode by episode—is greater.
Sometimes the emotional content is over-relied upon. Sometimes older Trek didn’t explore the emotional lives of characters enough.
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Sometimes the emotional content is over-relied upon. Sometimes older Trek didn’t explore the emotional lives of characters enough.
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Whether a series entitled #StarTrek is Trek or not Trek is the wrong position to take. #StarTrek is in the title.
It’s more productive to say whether the emotional content works for you or not.
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It’s more productive to say whether the emotional content works for you or not.
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When engaging in this discourse, I ask us all to avoid disparaging others’ credibility if their opinion differs from yours. This sort of attack happens from all positions.
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There are plenty of forces in the world destroying others. Let’s be a force in the world that builds others up—no matter their positions on a pop culture franchise.
Grace and shared humanity—let these guide your fingers as you type out messages to your fellow human.
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Grace and shared humanity—let these guide your fingers as you type out messages to your fellow human.
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