![]() That message is really important to me given the nature of the times we live in."īehind the curtain, "Pandora" also exists in a state of joyous chaos. "At its heart, much like the original Star Trek, it's not Pollyannaish about the future, and it shows that family together can overcome any adversity, even when there are challenges. "While there is some darkness, this is a show that basically said we will overcome the challenges we have today but we need to be eternally vigilant," he said. This show is about, 'Hey, we've gotten past all this bad stuff, and we've survived.' It really shows that humankind can find a path beyond our current problems."Īltman agrees, and isn't afraid about addressing the elephant a second time. We've made it through a time of great crisis, and now humankind is back on its feet. "Unlike so many sci-fi shows that are post-apocalyptic, this is a second Renaissance kind of show," said "Pandora" director Christian Gossett. Jax will try to discover what happened to her family, who she is, and ultimately, if she is humanity's salvation or destruction. "Pandora" takes place at Earth's Space Training Academy in the year 2199, and follows the story of a young woman named Jax who just lost her parents in an attack on their space-colony home and is on a quest of self-discovery. Altman is the series' creator, head writer, and executive producer. ![]() Make no mistake: Altman loves zap guns as well, and he'll get his chance to flex both the zap and important issues on "Pandora," a new spacefaring series debuting on the CW network today (July 16). Because to steal a phrase from Gene Roddenberry, without that, 'It's just spaceships and zap guns.' " ![]() Any "Star Trek" analogies are well-placed. "So, we're dealing with religious evangelism, date rape on campus, corporate greed, and free speech. "It's super-important to me to use sci-fi as a lens to examine the world we live in through allegory and metaphor," Altman told.
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