The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2021) | How Woke Is It?

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The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek2021

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What We Think

The Center Seat takes an almost celebratory approach to Star Trek's progressive legacy, often sidestepping pluralistic debate or classic storytelling elements. It fully embraces the franchise's modern reputation as a vehicle for social commentary, at the expense of more balanced or non-woke perspectives.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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The documentary heavily frames Star Trek as a trailblazer for progressive representation, often focusing more on the demographics and politics of casting and storylines than the franchise's sci-fi storytelling merits. The emphasis on identity factors over the narrative craft is clear in many interview segments.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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There's a recurring theme of promoting boundary-pushing social messages and celebrating the overturning of traditional gender roles and cultural expectations. The show highlights Star Trek's challenge to social norms, sometimes at the expense of exploring the franchise's roots in classic adventure and morality tales.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The series presents the 'virtues' of modern progressive values as universally positive and under-represents dissenting or traditional perspectives. Alternative viewpoints to Star Trek's vision are rarely given credence, if mentioned at all; the tone is reverential toward an ideological monoculture.

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