I Can Say Goodbye To Star Trek Because Star Trek Raised Me Highlight

There’s an ugly truth that you learn when you get into the modern economy of media journalism or criticism. As far as the corporations you cover are concerned, you are an extension of marketing. You keep the conversation going around a product. You draw eyes to it, and you engage its audience between releases. Even if your feedback about the product is negative — and mine frequently is — you are helping to sustain the brand. That’s why you’re granted access to screeners and talent interviews, even, for example, after your scathing and spoiler-filled review of the series finale to Star Trek: Picard is accidentally published early. You’re part of the team.