Star Trek: Strange New World's showrunners are quietly campaigning for a project that would, in a way, keep the series going even after it ends with season 5.
This time, what’s struck me is how much the Kirk in TAS aligns with Paul Wesley’s performance.
Despite TAS being animated to look like Shatner’s Kirk and Shatner voicing the part, somehow there’s less swagger and a more intellectual Kirk in TAS.
It’s in the writing surely but perhaps the creators had a sense that they needed to shift the tone to sell the drama on an animated show — especially one that took advantage of the medium to show even more trippy aliens and phenomena.
I have started (another) rewatch of TAS recently.
This time, what’s struck me is how much the Kirk in TAS aligns with Paul Wesley’s performance.
Despite TAS being animated to look like Shatner’s Kirk and Shatner voicing the part, somehow there’s less swagger and a more intellectual Kirk in TAS.
It’s in the writing surely but perhaps the creators had a sense that they needed to shift the tone to sell the drama on an animated show — especially one that took advantage of the medium to show even more trippy aliens and phenomena.
I wasn’t looking for it but there it is.