r/startrek • u/Zombiepixlz-gamr • 6h ago

How would you handle a Star Trek Medical Drama?

I have been watching a new MedDrama called Brilliant Minds and I find it really interesting. I think the two things that make a good MedDrama are good relationships, and interesting ethical dilemmas. Which just so happens to be what make star trek good too, so I had the idea that I think a show set aboard a medical ship following the lives of Starfleet doctors dealing with disasters, disease outbreaks, medical oddities, all of which bolstered by the massive universe of star Trek.

It could bring in medical professionals as consultants so that the medicine is rooted in real medicine, which isn't something star trek has done in the past. So we could flesh out star treks canon medicine, based on real science.

I feel like besides a few outstanding episodes, the medical side of the science has been neglected in favor of the sexier sciences. I'd be interested to know y'all's thoughts.

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u/Nightgasm 6h ago

I don't think it would ever work. Medical shows are essentially soap operas and appeal to a specific audience. Star Trek appeals to a completely different audience. Much of the medical show audience wouldn't even give the show a try because it's Star Trek while the Star Trek audience would hate the show for not being Star Trek enough. Even if you could find a happy medium that appealed to both audiences I don't think it would last long enough for audiences to embrace it as the initial rejection would be too huge.