The franchise that once defined American science fiction just hit its 60th anniversary, and for the first time in nearly a decade, no new Star Trek television series or film appears to be in active production. Both Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy, the last two live-action Star Trek series on Paramount+, are wrapping up […] The post Star Trek turns 60 with no new series on the horizon — and its own creators say the franchise may have lost its audience appeared first on American Almanac .
The franchise that once defined American science fiction just hit its 60th anniversary, and for the first time in nearly a decade, no new Star Trek television series or film appears to be in active production. Both Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy, the last two live-action Star Trek series on Paramount+, are wrapping up their runs. Anson Mount, who plays Captain Christopher Pike on Strange New Worlds, has already finished filming his final episodes and is back home in Nashville. A Paramount+ executive told Deadline the company wants to find a new iteration of Star Trek, and a writing team is reportedly working on a script for a new theatrical film. But nothing has been formally announced. If no new projects materialize soon, 2027…Open
For some years, I have kept a folder marked “Conservative Gloominess.” It is full of articles and animadversions by various hands: dire prognostications about who […] Source
Most Americans say the country's best days are behind it as the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday , even as they're personally hopeful about the future. Why it matters: A new Pew Research Center analysis reveals national pessimism, fueled by political polarization and institutional distrust. But the findings also show the American spirit isn't completely broken. By the numbers: Nearly 7 in 10 U.S. adults said in January 2026 they were dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country, compared with 29% who were satisfied, Pew found. - 59% say the country's best years are behind it, while 40% say they are ahead. - Only 50% said in January that the year ahead would be better than the year that just ended — the lowest share in…
Most Americans say the country's best days are behind it as the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday , even as they're personally hopeful about the future. Why it matters: A new Pew Research Center analysis reveals national pessimism, fueled by political polarization and institutional distrust. But the findings also show the American spirit isn't completely broken. By the numbers: Nearly 7 in 10 U.S. adults said in January 2026 they were dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country, compared with 29% who were satisfied, Pew found. - 59% say the country's best years are behind it, while 40% say they are ahead. - Only 50% said in January that the year ahead would be better than the year that just ended — the lowest share in…Open
