Staying Power of the Ancient Stories vs the Modern Slop
Good morning men, I wanted to provide an update. Since November 21, 2025, I've been interpreting the classic Star Trek through Enterprise, including the movies from a lens of Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces (a book I'm re-reading aloud to my chickens, who're captivated). My cumulative views on YouTube (TrekWarp) have exceeded 4,000. Since I've resumed cross-publishing on Rumble (pnwpi or pnwpi2024), the cumulative views are 971 over 5 videos within the past two weeks. I'm developing a series, "Star Trek's Patrilineal Legacy" which will focus on father-son dynamics and when appropriate, the parallels to modern society we're witnessing. This is a large undertaking, and dense with material. To break up the heaviness I'm creating videos that show parallels to timeless myths, such as Gilgamesh, Robin Hood, Apollo and how Star Trek modernizes these ancient tales. I would encourage ANY of you who're shy about creating online, whether it be essays or videos, music, or anything - consider finding a genre which has carried with you since childhood and explore the reason it still matters to you. These critiques are meant to show the building blocks to timeless story-telling. There's a reason Gilgamesh, Jonah and the Whale, Beowulf and many others have persisted centuries to millennia and there's a reason "modern" books, television, movies suck. I appreciate your feedback, your views, and your future endeavors. Good luck.