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The Roddenberry Archive is probably the best place - navigate to the section called "765874".

They just link to YouTube videos, but I find the actual YouTube channel challenging to find stuff in.

I was able to find a couple of things I found interesting about Section 31, but I had to dig pretty deep to do it.

I don't think there's any question that it was well-liked by the fandom.

However, I used to check in with Parrot Analytics fairly frequently - they're a site that purports to measure the overall "demand" of a series through a variety of means that I don't fully understand...but the industry uses their metrics.

"Lower Decks" was typically the second-lowest "in demand" new series - only "Prodigy" had a lower score.

That said, the demand for all of the new series was categorized as "outstanding."

I doubt they use antimatter reactors planetside - very risky, and antimatter don't come cheap. They likely rely on fusion more than anything.

But hey, the wind is free. Why wouldn't you use it?

Time will tell on that one.

I think I read that Giamatti's character has a connection to one of the leads, so I'm kind of hoping he's someone's Bad Dad.

Yeah, they announced the second season renewal very early - right around the time production on season one was starting.

Hopefully it's a good sign.

The jacket looks really nice. It's a shame it's probably a crew thing.

I find the execution to be lackluster.

This is, to an extent, in the eye of the beholder, and I'm not inclined to argue too much about taste.

Except. Except.

the explanation of the Burn

I honestly think this is the most "Star Trek" thing the franchise has done in...decades. It feels like it was ripped straight out of TOS, and I absolutely adore it.

Agreed, though it seems unlikely that we're going to get any more of it, sadly.

I have a lot of half-baked thoughts about how TNG was more of a product of its time than we realize.

Growing up in the late 80s - early 90s, a lot of us were taught that social injustice were issues of the past, and TNG reflected that perspective.

That...well, even at the time, we were being sold a false bill of goods, and it certainly isn't the world we live in today.

Sure, I don't think anything is absolute. But I think there's a general impression that as the older fans literally die off, there aren't enough younger ones to replace them, let alone expand the popularity of the franchise.

I'm struggling to find it now, but I read a Jonathan Frakes interview last year (I think) where he expressed a similar sentiment.

Basically, he said that the fans that he sees at conventions are getting noticably older, and there aren't as many younger people joining the fold.