>Star Trek II (1982): Genetic freak from the past has a superweapon and wants revenge
>Star Trek Insurrection (1998): Genetic freaks from the past have a superweapon and want revenge
>Star Trek Nemesis (2002): Genetic freak from the past has a superweapon and wants revenge
>Star Trek (2009): Romulan from the future(!) has a superweapon and wants revenge
>Star Trek Into Darkness (2013): Genetic freak from the past has a superweapon and wants revenge
>Star Trek Beyond (2016): Genetic freak from the past has a superweapon and wants revenge
>Star Trek Section 31 (2025): Dead guy from the past has a superweapon and wants revenge

How do science fiction writers keep coming up with these fantastical plots from the furthest reaches of the imagination?