By Chris Snellgrove | Published
Star Trek fans discuss franchise issues, including the idea that advanced civilizations should not influence the development of less advanced civilizations. This is the main directive, and has caused more arguments in the Fandom than almost anything else. Ironically, Star Trek: The next generation The Showrunner Michael Piller once confirmed that the program personnel had this same debate about this when it was the climax of the “The Hunted” episode.
This episode was on a planet that wanted to join the Federation, but they needed the help of Captain Picard to locate a convict escaped. It turns out that he was a former soldier improved by the government and then (like others from his son) remained away from educated society when his war ended. In the end, these discontent veterans were assaulting the planetary capital, and the leaders were horrified that Picard refused to help them, all because this was an internal issue in which the stellar fleet had no business that interfered.
Taking into account how the main directive of Star Trek works, this end is possibly in line with the theme of non -interference of the franchise. But “Arguffy” is the keyword here because Michael Piller revealed that “there are people in the staff” who hated the climax in which Picard clarified “this is not our matter” and “you will solve it.” As for the Star Trek Showrunner, Hey felt that this was “a quite important issue” that that The next generation “I can’t explore enough.”
In our always humble opinion, this Episode of Star Trek hit the issue of interference in a perfect way … It is not only the captain’s decision not to help the government in line with the main management issue, but the planetary leader had previously imported. However, we find it fascinating That the climax of this episode was so divisive among the program staff because it shows that who gives life to the thesis episodes is not very different from the passionate fans who look at home. They spend a lot of time behind the scene, passionately debating the main directive as well as the rest of us.
And do not be wrong: the main directive is definitely It is worth discussing. It makes an advanced civilization as the Federation would not do it because to interrupt the evolution of a planet before the war, but it always seems monstrous to think of many officers of the stellar fleet of the primitive planets. Like our heroes, they are bombing for the galaxy and having debates about philosophy and honor, all while they have the blood of millions or even billions of people dead in their hands, the bosses decided to condemn the stories.
This is the reason why the Star Trek Guru Guru Michael Piller considers this non -interference policy the most important issue of The next generation. This policy can condemn life to life, but it is also the only thing that prevents the average captain with the star’s fleet from playing God and decides who lives and who dies (a bit like the wicked admire you The original series). And I consider how annoying Q found, we can only assume the burden The thing Captain Picard wants to do is play God.
