The Star Trek franchise desperately wants to be more like its younger, sexier, more lucrative cousin, Star Wars. This isn’t a new notion. It was an accusation leveled at the shiny J.J. Abrams reboot movies in 2009 and 2012 — right before Abrams, a Star Wars fan as a kid, dumped Trek directing to go helm The Force Awakens.
In the case of Star Trek: Discovery, which returned for its second season on CBS’ streaming service Thursday night, it isn’t just a game of spot the similarities. New showrunner Alex Kurtzman has invited comparison by just coming right out and saying it: he wants more Wars in his Trek. Read more…
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