As the human race of the 21st century faces cultural and sociological division, ecological disaster, and a seemingly uncertain future, can the real world hope to achieve Roddenberry’s utopian vision of a future Earth – and what will it take to get there? Words: Paul F Cockburn.
“Even though it is set in the 24th century, Star Trek has long been considered an accurate mirror reflecting society in this century,” Majel Barrett, the “First Lady of Star Trek”, told viewers of a January 1993 edition of CBS’s Entertainment Tonight.
The succession of Star Trek television series and films have always been “of their time”, not least when it comes to their ideas of humanity’s future. Yet, although few things date quite as fast as yesterday’s idea of tomorrow, that doesn’t mean those ideas are any less interesting – or important…
Full article published in Star Trek Magazine, #57, Summer 2016.
