Griffith said:Back to Star Trek...
I think it should also be pointed out that while the original Star Trek had an old school rough and tumble edge, and that action, adventure and sex are in no way out of character with it, it was also one of the most intellectual and thought provoking shows of it's time, if not ever on television, far more culturally significant than anything which proceeded it. The show had great science fiction writers working on it, it was a true science fiction show, but it also dealt with challenging themes and issues of the day; world peace, world war, religion, sexism, racism, and equality of all kinds, it even featured the first interracial kiss in TV drama. It was also subject to heavy interference and censorship, but still one of the only shows I know that was recognized by Martin Luther King himself for its importance.
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Unfortunately, "Intellectual" is the last thing I'd call the new Star Trek film. It seems to be more concerned with explosions than Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future. I can just see it now.. Kirk at a bar, paying for a drink with money that's not supposed to exist in the future.