This!! Science fiction is always about the real world, no matter what the setting.
Uhura the Communications Officer was a thing in TOS because radiomen were a big deal in WW2. By the time TNG came along, the ‘radioman’ wasn’t something contemporary audiences would relate to.
Everyone knows that modern pop music is shallow and ephemeral, and that by your 30’s you’ve come to appreciate real, quality music made in the 50-70’s, like the 1960 Larry Verne classic “Mr Custer.”
For me, only because it seems he’s not true to period. Earlier Zefram was a 1960’s astronaut; a Steve Austin, or Buck Rogers.
This!! Science fiction is always about the real world, no matter what the setting.
Uhura the Communications Officer was a thing in TOS because radiomen were a big deal in WW2. By the time TNG came along, the ‘radioman’ wasn’t something contemporary audiences would relate to.
Although if you think about it, assuming he’s the same age as James Cromwell during First Contact, Cochrane would be about 17 at the moment.
Filter that into your assumptions about his music tastes…
Everyone knows that modern pop music is shallow and ephemeral, and that by your 30’s you’ve come to appreciate real, quality music made in the 50-70’s, like the 1960 Larry Verne classic “Mr Custer.”