Although Star Trek premiered more than 45 years ago, I find the episodes to be relatable. The series may be fantasy but they are relatable to all audiences because they have ideals and themes that are timeless. Themes like honesty, trust, friendship, equality, and pride are believable. People have acted the same way and repeated themselves since the beggening of time. The basic issues we deal with now are incorporated into Gene Roddenberry's series.
Gene Roddenberry developed his story lines for Star Trek by both gaining ideas from technology at the time and using his imagination to think up technology not yet created. The episode we watched in class today proves my opinion because it uses technology that is very similar to what we have now. The communication devices that flip open used in the episode resemble cell phones. The laser guns resemble weapons and tools we use.
