[JosephO359]

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So clearly releasing the stuff that's most popular with geriatric fans isn't the way to go here.

Truer words were never posted. Every time a new Star Trek line is announced, the ugly side of the Trek fandom rears its ugly head and the commentary is endless. You could probably rattle off the dozen of so generic "Nu-Trek" smears these "fans" flood comment sections and forums with. I've seen it on Facebook, Reddit and several other places besides.

The truth of the matter is that The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise aren't what's keeping the franchise going. Sure, the old fans would probably be satisfied with endless reruns but its not bringing much needed life and vitality to the fandom. 2009's Star Trek was the dawn of a new age of Trek. Sure, there was a wait until Discovery (which I think overplayed its hand tonally, by trying to be too dark and edgy), but now we've got great shows like Picard (S3), Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks and Prodigy which have brought new life and new fans to the franchise. They have brought those new fans back to the older series.

A modern toyline, therefore, should reflect the modern Trek media, from '09 onwards, instead of limiting their focus to the older shows that younger fans have little to no relationship with. This HIYA line, even before it releases, looks better than the abominable Playmates line. The artication, sculpts and actor likenesses are all where you'd expect a modern toyline to be. They could even stand a chance at being Trek's much needed answer to Star Wars: The Vintage Collection - something that I've been wanting to see for years!