New Star Trek: Strange New Worlds trailer debuts a mixed bag

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds debuts a major new trailer.

The new Star Trek: Strange New Trailer has debuted and there’s a lot to like from what we got to see, just like there’s a lot that’s going to be bug people. The show is attempting to rewrite history with its tech and apperance. It’s completely modernized and for some, that’s going to be the selling point.

For others, it’s going to be the reason they don’t watch. Aesthetics aside, the one thing that really hammered home is that this is Anson Mount’s show. His turn as Captain Christopher Pike is set to be the backbone of this show and his charm is on full display in this trailer.

The self-professed boy scout seems like a big kid at times in this trailer, embracing a youthful exuberance that will be very endearing. Not just that, but his relationship with Number One looks to be one that fans will certainly enjoy.

Beyond that, Lt. Ortegas looks to be the sleeper hit of the show. She’s not only the pilot of the USS Enterprise but apparently, she comes with swash buckling action as well. In a nod to Sulu, Ortegas can be seen engaging in a sword fight of sorts and let’s be real, sword fights in Star Trek are always fun.

There was a right way to do the Star Trek prequels and Star Wars did it.

The big debate over Nu Trek has been its presentation. Fans of the Rick Berman/Brannon Braga era of Star Trek wanted more of that style of Star Trek. The one that embraced the future that technology came with but still touched the spirit of the original.

They wanted a show that looked, sounded, and was shot just like The Orville. Minus the blue humor.  They wanted Nu Trek to embrace what came before it, not modernized it.

Some, like Inverse’s Ryan Britt, think Paramount and Star Trek did this to the prequel shows and films to cater to the largest possible audience. Yet, Star Wars didn’t do that and instead made their prequels look like they belonged in the same era as the past films.

Yes, shows like The Mandolorian and Star Wars: Rogue One has much better visuals and have a much higher definition of quality for the product shot, but the props, set pieces, and general look of the new Star Wars all resemble the stuff they were supposed to match in-universe.

It’s mostly why the new Star Wars content, besides the films, has been met with such support and near-universal support, while Star Trek is still trying to merge two sets of fanbases for nearly six years.

One catered to the fans they had, while the other catered to the fans they wanted.

Here’s hoping that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds carries a good plot and great acting. Visually it’s not the Star Trek many of us wanted, but at least spiritually, the essence of Star Trek may still be alive and well in this show.