"The spiders belong to the Roddenberryus genus ... "
I admire the naming commitment. I'm not scared of spiders, but I do have moments. Like the first time I saw a huge golden orb-weaver in my yard. I contacted college entomology departments, certain that spider was a bizarre mutation, likely due to human irresponsibility. I thought I was living a Saturday afternoon creature feature. An entomologist was kind enough to respond, and informed me that the spider was common and not a threat to humans.
Lol. That was it. I'm glad TNG had more seasons, getting better and better as time went on.
Yeah. The TOS cast did movies, but there's a difference between doing a film and doing a weekly series. TOS was comfort viewing, and fans were going to fan in wanting more of the same.
I'm aware. So is the newspaper article this post is about.
A lot, I think. At the time of TNG's initial broadcast, TOS was omnipresent in syndication. And outside of TAS, the only Star Trek series at the time. Star Trek fans watched the heck out of TOS. Then, the Star Trek movies with the TOS cast. The first four films were released before TNG first aired.
There were Star Trek fans at the time screaming from the rooftops about how TNG would ruin Star Trek. Before TNG even aired. But, there were also Star Trek fans who, while disappointed to not have the TOS crew back, were curious about what TNG was going to bring to the table. And, really happy to have a Star Trek series again. But, "Curious Trekkies Wait to See What's What with TNG" wasn't going to sell as many papers and stir up as much drama.
On a ship capable of traveling the mycelial network like on DSC, "Make it spin!" Because I would be familiar with Stargate SG-1 in Star Trek. When IPs collide, a nebula spawns a star.
Otherwise, "Let's go!"