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Looking at TOS, TAS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, DSC, PIC, SNW and LD:
- North America - 16
- Kirk, James Tiberius (Iowa, USA)
- McCoy, Leonard (Georgia, USA)
- Sulu, Hikaru (California, USA)
- Chapel, Christine (Ohio, USA)
- Pike, Christopher (California, USA)
- Kirk, George Samuel (Iowa, USA)
- Riker, William Thomas (Alaska, USA)
- Sisko, Benjamin (Louisiana, USA)
- Janeway, Kathryn (Indiana, USA)
- Paris, Tom (California, USA)
- Kim, Harry (South Carolina, USA)
- Archer, Jonathan (California, USA)
- Tucker, Charles III (Florida, USA)
- Forrest, Maxwell (USA)
- Culber, Hugh (Puerto Rico, USA)
- Shaw, Liam (Illinois, USA)
- Boimler, Bradward (California, USA)
- South America - 2
- Rios, Cristóbal (Chile)
- Ortegas, Erica (Colombia)
- Europe - 9
- Scott, Montgomery (Scotland, UK)
- Chekov, Pavel (Russia)
- April, Robert (England, UK)
- Picard, Jean-Luc (France)
- O'Brien, Miles (Ireland)
- Pulaski, Katherine (Poland)
- Reed, Malcolm (England, UK)
- Detmer, Keyla (Germany)
- Crusher, Jack (England, UK)
- Africa - 4
- Uhura, Nyota (Kenya)
- M'Benga, Joseph (Kenya)
- La Forge, Geordi (Somalia)
- Owosekun, Joann (Nigeria)
- Asia - 3
- O'Brien (née Ishikara), Keiko (Japan)
- Sato Hoshi (Japan)
- Georgiou, Philippa (Malaysia)
- Oceania - 0
- Human Colony - 10
- Crusher (née Howard), Beverly (The Moon)
- Yar, Tasha (Turkana IV)
- Data (Omicron Theta)
- Chakotay (Trebus)
- Torres, B'Elanna (Kessik IV)
- Asha, Soji (Coppelius)
- Asha, Dahj (Coppelius)
- Noonien-Singh, La'An (Alpha I)
- Ransom, Jack (The Moon)
- Billups, Andarithio (Hysperia)
- Alien World - 37
- Spock (Vulcan)
- Chin-Riley, Una (Illyria)
- Arex (Edos)
- Worf (Khitomer)
- Troi, Deanna (Betazed)
- Guinan (El-Auria)
- Ro Laren (Bajor)
- Kira Nerys (Bajor)
- Odo (Omarian Nebula)
- Dax, Jadzia (Trill)
- Dax, Ezri (Trill)
- Quark (Ferenginar)
- Rom (Ferenginar)
- Garak, Elim (Cardassia Prime)
- Leeta (Bajor)
- Tuvok (Vulcan)
- Neelix (Rinax)
- Kes (Ocampa)
- T'Pol (Vulcan)
- Phlox (Denobula)
- Soval (Vulcan)
- Shran, Thy'lek (Andoria)
- Saru (Kaminar)
- Voq (Qo'noS)
- Nhan, D. (Barzan II)
- Linus (Sauria)
- Booker, Cleveland V (Kwejian)
- Rayner (Kellerun)
- Elnor (Romulus)
- Laris (Romulus)
- Hemmer (Andoria)
- Tendi, D'Vana (Orion)
- T'Lyn (Vulcan)
- Shaxs (Bajor)
- Kayshon (Sigma Tama IV)
- Migleemo, Gabers (Klowahka)
- Barnes (Trill)
- Space Boomer - 8
- Rand, Janice (Earth, Various ships and stations)
- Crusher, Wesley (Earth, USS Enterprise)
- Sisko, Jake (USS Saratoga, Utopia Planitia, DS9)
- Nog (Ferenginar, DS9)
- Doctor, The (USS Voyager)
- Seven of Nine (Tendara Colony, Borg Collective, USS Voyager)
- Mayweather, Travis (ECS Horizon)
- Mariner, Beckett (Starbase 25)
- Unknown - 24
- M'Ress (Unknown Caitian Homeworld)
- Barclay, Reginald (Unknown)
- Bashir, Julian (Earth, Unknown Continent)
- Yates-Sisko, Kasidy (Unknown)
- Burnham, Michael (Earth, Unknown Continent)
- Lorca, Gabriel (Unknown)
- Cornwell, Katrina (Unknown)
- Tilly, Sylvia (Earth, Unknown Continent)
- Stamets, Paul (Unknown)
- Airiam (Unknown)
- Bryce, Ronald (Unknown)
- Rhys, Gen (Unknown)
- Landry, Ellen (Unknown)
- Pollard, Tracy (Unknown)
- Reno, Jett (Unknown)
- Tal, Adira (Earth, Unknown Continent)
- Musiker, Raffaela (Earth, Unknown Continent)
- Jurati, Agnes (Unknown)
- La Forge, Sidney (Unknown)
- Pelia (Unknown Lanthanite Homeworld)
- Rutherford, Samanthan (Unknown)
- Freeman, Carol (Unknown)
- T'Ana (Unknown Caitian Homeworld)
- Sh'reyan, Jennifer (Unknown)
When I was a kid watching TOS reruns, it felt like the whole world was represented on the bridge of the Enterprise. As I got older and newer series came out, it felt more like Americans In Space, so I tuned out of everything post DS9.
Would love to watch a truly global, optimistic sci-fi series or movie.
I mean, Star Trek was always targeted at a US audience, even and especially TOS.
I don't know many other places where viewers could relate much to a reading of the Constitution of the United States.
I've really come to despise the US's dominance to quasi-monopoly on movie and TV entertainment in western cultures. I want to see other perspectives, different cultural influences.
And it goes well beyond specific references. The entire setting of Star Trek is really an outgrowth/projection of American post-WW2 optimism. The original Star Trek was created by the generation of people that fought WW2 and built the United Nations. Roddenberry himself was a pilot during WW2 in what would become the US Air Force.
Aside from Bollywood I don't know if any other countries out as much money into movies and shows as the US does. You'll have the occasional sleeper hits that'll come out but there isn't as big of a market here for international medi.
We do have the Filmförderung in Germany giving out government subsidies for movie productions, but the execution and distribution is ass. For example, almost every Hollywood movie with some scenes shot in Germany is partially financed by this programme just to get them to shoot here.
100%. I'm tired of the anglosphere in general. I'd rather see something else, even if it's not as well funded.
Lupin (on Netflix, starring Omar Sy) is a pretty good French-language series.
There's also, obviously, the entire medium of anime, which is largely Japanese (with some Korean).
Thanks, will check out Lupin!
Orville is as close as we get to hopefully, optimistic or aspirational SciFi. Everything is dark, horror stories of the future.
Yeah true, but it’s still all-American. I only saw season one, though.