Given that I’m such a self-confessed Trekkie, you may be wondering why I haven’t said anything on here about Section 31. If you haven’t heard of it, Section 31 is the new Star Trek film starring Michelle Yeoh which was released a week or so ago on Paramount Plus. To be honest, though, as much as I usually love all things Trek, I can’t say I’m that enthusiastic: from the trailers, it doesn’t look like it has anything to do with the kind of Star Trek I grew up loving and want to see the return of. Rather than a thought-provoking drama about a starship crew going out and exploring the galaxy, this appears to be some kind of naff action film. The reviews I have seen don’t make me enthusiastic either. More to the point, rather than having a cinematic release, Section 31 is only watchable online. As I wrote here a few entries ago about the Bond films, I still firmly believe films like this should be enjoyed in cinemas; releasing films over the web reduces them down to mere distractions. I’m thus afraid that this is yet another instance of what was once a big cultural entity losing it’s way and being turned into yet another piece of generic streamable pap.