After almost 60 years on the airwaves, Star Trek has mastered a formula that both entertains and educates. The visionary and sometimes endearingly silly franchise embodies what science fiction does best: interrogate universal experiences through sleek, allegorical spectacle. Although Star Trek: The Original Series pioneered the franchise's principles, its successor, Star Trek: The Next Generation, doesn't hit its stride until it shakes off one of Gene Roddenberry's restrictions. Star Trek's late creator posited a Utopian future where humanity has evolved beyond our collective and individual flaws. Although an enviable idea, the notion deprives Roddenberry's universe of the alchemy every compelling drama needs: conflict, transformation, and depth.
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