Jordon Nardino

@jnardino.bsky.social

Creator / showrunner of Glamorous (Netflix). Previous: Star Trek Discovery, Quantico, GCB, Desperate Housewives, Gilmore Girls.

The last 10 years of American politics have really played havoc with what the stakes can be in action and espionage shows. Like, exposure of misdeeds or corruption? That’s below the fold in the Times every day now.

robert j bennett, ceo, results omega@robertjbennett.bsky.social · last mo.

new reacher season plays with the delightful fantasy that, if someone were to expose america torturing civilians in a foreign nation at the behest of a dictator, the american media and citizens would give a shit

If the actor with British accent is evil then you’re watching Sci fi. If the actor with a British accent is good then it’s Fantasy. If the actor with a British accent knocks something over then it’s a Rom com.

American Cinematheque screening announcement email arrives while you are looking at inbox Click. Waitroom. 100 ahead of you. Never seen a wait room on AC that small. Yay. RSVP? Click. Sold out. All under 30 seconds. How.

My Star Trek suggestions: - turn on the lights - less action - fewer to no big bads - never say the names “kirk” “spock” or “picard” ever again - stop saving earth - no one is special because of their parents or “destiny” - no borg again ever - mystery / crisis of the week - character relationships

Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Anyway, my opinion about Star Trek, which is Good and Correct, is that two things have gone wrong: it is best served by 22 episode seasons, which streaming has killed, and also it is a franchise that needs you to inhabit the worldview of a Centre-Left Army Guy that few in modern US TV do.