A Sci-Fi “Star” Franchise Exploration into “Trek,” “Wars,” “Stargate,” and More — Part 1

Herbie J Pilato
5 min readJan 17, 2020

The Multi-Media-Verse Battle of the Centuries

The science-fiction/fantasy all-media fan base has never been so satisfied or saturated. Countless television shows and feature films shower the airwaves and streams and movie theatres, inclusive of DC Comics and Marvel-ignited product, and beyond.

Star Trek and Star Wars fans, in particular, are pleased with sequel after reboot or re-do of their beloved favorite franchises, despite a disparity in how various renditions of those individual Star worlds have been conceived, perceived or received.

With the invasion of creatives like J.J. Abrams into both the Trek and Wars worlds, to mixed reviews by both fans and fellow-creatives, with new series editions of Trek, namely, Discovery and Picard, poorly or richly embraced (depending on who you talk to), this is as good a time as any to assess the sci-fi TV situation, beyond and including all shows Trek and beyond, but with specific regard to weekly Wagon Train to the Stars, which how is Trek creator Gene Roddenberry initially described the original Star Trek series, when it debuted on NBC…

--

--

Herbie J Pilato
Herbie J Pilato

Written by Herbie J Pilato

Herbie J Pilato is a writer, producer, and TV personality whose books about life and pop culture include THE 12 BEST SECRETS OF CHRISTMAS.

No responses yet