Paramount, No Longer "Number One"

 Gene Roddenberry would be losing his shit.

I should have done this sooner... but I am boycotting all things Ellison, Paramount, and CBS.

I am, to my core, a Trekker (sorry, not "Trekkie," -- we can argue later). Star Trek: The Original Series was an anchor in my youth. When The Next Generation (TNG) arrived, I was ALL in. Deep Space Nine? Brilliant. Voyager? There are times when I'm actually convinced it's masterful. From the films to the comic books and novels, I was all things Trek. I've used TNG episodes ("The Inner Light"!) in my college courses. Heck, our daughter is equally as devoted to Trek! Having the entire (multi-)universe available on Paramount+ has been a dream.

So, it is with genuine sadness that I cancel my subscription. After watching the Scott Pelley interview this morning via The NY Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/magazine/scott-pelley-interview.html?smid=url-share), I can no longer support a company so morally bankrupt (surprise, surprise, right?) that it has betrayed not just its subscribers but the very humanist values Star Trek was built upon... and shaped me.

Thankfully, I still my VHS tapes and a working VCR.