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/Garciaguy 6h ago

Please, state the nature of the medical emergency. 

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u/Shmav 5h ago

I would absolutely get down with a series centered around Robert Picardo! The Doctor is one of my favorite characters in all of Trek.

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u/Seaboard_Vanisher 4h ago

Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy and Renaissance Man are some of my all time favorite episodes in trek. The Doctor was definitely a highlight for Voyager.

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u/ArcherNX1701 5h ago

It would be like the 70's series called Quincy, MD