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As I continue my Trekking adventure, I love understanding more and more of the memes. I just watched this episode for the first time a few days ago.
That said, as I continue watching Trek, I keep seeing how everything else in the world has ripped off Trek at one time or another. One of my favorite episodes of The X-Files lifted this entire plot; like, it’s just maddening how similar the stories are. 😡
Think of it more as a love letter to Trek that they're ripping them off. Sure, it's annoying, but imitation is the highest form of flattery. How better to compliment Trek than try and be them?
Also welcome to the wonderful world of Star Trek! I hope you enjoy your stay and all the many many memes to come <3
It's precisely because The Orville is an unabashed love letter that I loved it so much.
I don’t know that I’d say The X-Files ripped off TNG. The time loop is a common plot device and Braga wasn’t the first to write it. It’s very common for authors to individually come to the same ideas when they have to create this volume of “what if” every single year, year after year. Braga says he wanted time without the screwed up timeline plot; that’s not a unique reaction by any stretch of the imagination.
If you’re talking about The X-Files episode “Monday” that was actually inspired by The Twilight Zone.
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That’s fair, and everyone’s ripped off Twilight Zone too.