Daily Inspiration Quote by Jonathan Brandis

Brandis is selling wonder, not philosophy, and that’s exactly why the line works. He’s describing a show’s premise in the plain language of a working actor doing press, but he can’t help revealing the cultural temperature of the moment: the 1990s belief that “the next century” would arrive packaged as tech. Setting the series underwater and in the future isn’t just world-building; it’s a pitch for spectacle, a promise that the viewer’s attention will be rewarded with new toys and new textures. “Innovative technical gadgets” is the currency of sci-fi credibility, a shorthand that signals production value and imaginative ambition without having to explain plot.

The throwaway “It’s a kind of StarTrek” is doing heavy lifting. Brandis isn’t claiming originality so much as borrowing trust. Star Trek functions here as a consumer guarantee: ensemble adventure, optimistic futurism, and gadgets with personality. It’s also a strategic move for a young actor in a genre often treated as niche; he’s framing his project as legible, mainstream, and inheriting a respected lineage.

Then comes the quietest tell: “I was really impressed myself.” That “myself” admits he arrived as a skeptic, or at least as someone prepared for the usual TV shortcuts. The subtext is relief: the set, effects, and concept exceeded what he expected from the medium. In a single sentence, he becomes both spokesperson and audience surrogate, modeling the reaction the show wants from viewers: surprise first, buy-in second.