my guess is the writers were still in a cold war mindset, but as science and reason oriented people (cuz they write for a utopian sci-fi show), they believed technology would advance us past the cap/com dichotomy we still find ourselves in
Lol no. Roddenberry told them too when he was high off his own farts and prescription lain killers and they continued to be forced to comply from the top down for better or worse and to different extents, like DS9 had less suit oversight cause they were micromanaging Voyager.
I am fine with voyager being the sacrificial dogshit it is because it distracted Rick Berman enough he shut the fuck up and let Ira Behr and the rest of that team make good art.
I am not fine, however, with the amount of abuse everyone involved with Voyager took from Berman. That guy is a fucking monster.
my guess is the writers were still in a cold war mindset, but as science and reason oriented people (cuz they write for a utopian sci-fi show), they believed technology would advance us past the cap/com dichotomy we still find ourselves in
Lol no. Roddenberry told them too when he was high off his own farts and prescription lain killers and they continued to be forced to comply from the top down for better or worse and to different extents, like DS9 had less suit oversight cause they were micromanaging Voyager.
I am fine with voyager being the sacrificial dogshit it is because it distracted Rick Berman enough he shut the fuck up and let Ira Behr and the rest of that team make good art.
I am not fine, however, with the amount of abuse everyone involved with Voyager took from Berman. That guy is a fucking monster.