By Chris Snellgrove | Giant Freakin Robot
August 8, 2026
Back in the ‘90s, Star Trek absolutely dominated the airwaves. The Next Generation was such a monster hit that it spawned two more successful spinoffs: Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Unfortunately, the Golden Age of Star Trek petered out with Enterprise. Years later, Paramount tried to bring the magic back with shows like Discovery and Strange New Worlds. Unfortunately, the NuTrek era has been decidedly hit-or-miss. There are many reasons for this, but the one that everyone overlooks is the prequel problem. Namely, once Star Trek went all-in on prequels, the writers began making the same mistake that Star Wars did...
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