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I think it "matured" throughout the new era as well, with RTD seemingly hitting a hard reset to being more kind-friendly in the Gatwa era.

At least, I think that's what he was going for.

Star Trek currently just has this new series and Strange New Worlds, which has wrapped production on its final season. 🤷

I mean, it's YouTube...

it had become a show for a younger audience.

It arguably always has been, though I think the degree to which that's the case has fluctuated over the years.

Curiouser and curiouser...

And episode 5 is essentially a love letter to Deep Space Nine.

Colour me intrigued, especially since the title is reportedly "Series Acclimation Mil," which probably means it's SAM-centric.

Even with the War College next door...

The War College is its own thing and the conversation was very Trek, which is: Is the War College still relevant now that we’ve moved into this new age where we’re actually able to harness back to the original vision of discovery and exploration and curiosity?

So the much-discussed War College has been confirmed to be...Academy-adjacent, separate from the Academy itself.

Episode three: "Red Pillar"

Big kudos to whoever came up with the episode one title. Very good stuff.

I have a feeling they’ve known 5 seasons was the length for a while

I get the impression that they expected to be done after five, but they expected a full 10-episode run for each. They're on record saying that Paramount tried to cancel them after 4, and they were able to negotiate the abbreviated fifth season.

I personally think it's best if a new series has some sort of "hook" that makes it unique - more of the same can be fine, but it's better to have something that says, "this is why this ship/station/crew is worth following."

Yeah, like I said, the professional haters are pretty easy to spot.

As far as removing negativity...well, our rules are pretty clear on that. Be respectful, explain yourself, and be truthful, and there's not going to be a problem.

I'm not certain I understand the question, but the Breen seemed relatively unscathed by the Dominion War - the front lines were nowhere near their homeworld, as far as we know.