Wildlife: Do we really need more Star Wars, Star Trek or Blade Runner?

Franchise science fiction on big screen and small is in a philosophically tricky place right now, and while there’s plenty going on in town this week (which we’ll get to), I’m going to start off with some observations about brand-name entertainment in its current nostalgia/dystopia phase.
Between a brand-new trailer for The Last Jedi, four episodes of Star Trek Discovery and the 35-years-later sequel, Blade Runner 2049, one can easily hear what Watchmen creator Alan Moore noted