Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy"

M · November 27 2012, 11:32 PM

Have you guys seen Brannon Braga's recent Enterprise tweet here:

@BrannonBraga wrote:

For those wondering, Archer as Future Guy was always the idea.Trying to repair a corrupt future by influencing his innocent past self.

Do you think he is serious? Or is he just messing with the fans? Certainly sounds like a valid idea, though, don't you think? Well, it certainly would have been better than nothing.

Romulan_spy · November 27 2012, 11:36 PM

I think Braga was just messing with the fans.

teacake · November 27 2012, 11:37 PM

WHAT THE..

I think he thought of that the other day while on the toilet and couldn't get up fast enough to tweet it all the while laughing like an idiot.

Dukhat · November 27 2012, 11:42 PM

It's been well documented that at the time, the producers had no idea who FutureGuy was, and barely even knew what the Temporal Cold War was about. It was a mandate that UPN thrust upon them, and wasn't originally envisioned by them. So I would guess that Braga is just being silly.

Mr. Laser Beam · November 27 2012, 11:44 PM

Agreed. I much prefer the explanation put forth in the novels. It literally would make no sense for Archer to be Future Guy.

M · November 27 2012, 11:53 PM

Well, just because the Temporal Cold War plot wasn't B&B's idea originally doesn't mean they didn't have at least something in mind for an eventual pay-off. Sure, there never were any serious plans to conclude that storyline, but I don't think that has to mean Braga didn't have at least a hint of an idea in the back of his head.

I still think he could be serious and that a story actually showing this development could have been satisfactory. If done well, of course.

Relayer1 · November 27 2012, 11:55 PM

I don't care what he says. I hated the TCW, whatever it was supposed to be.

Christopher resolved it well enough for me,,,

King Daniel Into Darkness · November 28 2012, 12:05 AM

@BrannonBraga wrote:

For those wondering, Archer as Future Guy was always the idea.Trying to repair a corrupt future by influencing his innocent past self.

Go home Brannon Braga, you're drunk.

Mr. Laser Beam · November 28 2012, 12:06 AM

It would make more sense for PORTHOS to be Future Guy...

teacake · November 28 2012, 12:08 AM

Future Guy was a jerk who had the Suliban cowed before him.

R. Star · November 28 2012, 12:11 AM

You know... I believe it. I mean we already have alien Nazi's as canon so why not take it one step further for the ultimate facepalm?

Mr. Laser Beam · November 28 2012, 12:13 AM

Okay, Might as well confess: *I* am Future Guy.

R. Star · November 28 2012, 12:15 AM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

Okay, Might as well confess: *I* am Future Guy.

That would be plausible. Therefore that can't be the right answer.

Skywalker · November 28 2012, 12:15 AM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

Okay, Might as well confess: *I* am Future Guy.

In that case, why weren't you using your resources to keep baseball from dying out? Priorities, man.

King Daniel Into Darkness · November 28 2012, 12:15 AM

Family Guy was Future Guy.

November 27 2012, 11:36 PM	#2
Romulan_spy Commodore Location: Terre Haute, IN. USA	Re: Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy" I think Braga was just messing with the fans. __________________ My trip to Mackinac Island last summer

November 27 2012, 11:37 PM	#3
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy" WHAT THE.. I think he thought of that the other day while on the toilet and couldn't get up fast enough to tweet it all the while laughing like an idiot. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

November 27 2012, 11:42 PM	#4
Dukhat Commodore Location: Baltimore, MD	Re: Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy" It's been well documented that at the time, the producers had no idea who FutureGuy was, and barely even knew what the Temporal Cold War was about. It was a mandate that UPN thrust upon them, and wasn't originally envisioned by them. So I would guess that Braga is just being silly. __________________ I never make mistrakes.

November 27 2012, 11:44 PM	#5
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy" Agreed. I much prefer the explanation put forth in the novels. It literally would make no sense for Archer to be Future Guy. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

November 27 2012, 11:53 PM	#6
M Vice Admiral	Re: Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy" Well, just because the Temporal Cold War plot wasn't B&B's idea originally doesn't mean they didn't have at least something in mind for an eventual pay-off. Sure, there never were any serious plans to conclude that storyline, but I don't think that has to mean Braga didn't have at least a hint of an idea in the back of his head. I still think he could be serious and that a story actually showing this development could have been satisfactory. If done well, of course. __________________ Bashir: »Out of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?« Garak: »My dear doctor, they're all true.« Bashir: »Even the lies?« Garak: »Especially the lies.«

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November 27 2012, 11:55 PM	#7
Relayer1 Fleet Captain Location: The Black Country, England	Re: Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy" I don't care what he says. I hated the TCW, whatever it was supposed to be. Christopher resolved it well enough for me,,, __________________ Soon oh soon the light, Pass within and soothe this endless night, And wait here for you, Our reason to be here...

November 28 2012, 12:06 AM	#9
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy" It would make more sense for PORTHOS to be Future Guy... __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

November 28 2012, 12:08 AM	#10
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy" Future Guy was a jerk who had the Suliban cowed before him. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

November 28 2012, 12:11 AM	#11
R. Star Commodore Location: Terra 3	Re: Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy" You know... I believe it. I mean we already have alien Nazi's as canon so why not take it one step further for the ultimate facepalm? __________________ "I was never a Star Trek fan." J.J. Abrams

November 28 2012, 12:13 AM	#12
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy" Okay, Might as well confess: I am Future Guy. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

November 28 2012, 12:15 AM	#15
King Daniel Into Darkness Admiral Location: KingDaniel has fallen Into Darkness (in England)	Re: Braga: "Archer was supposed to be Future Guy" Family Guy was Future Guy. __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun video mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors. Episode One Episode Two