Orci wants a Captain Sulu series to 'tie the universes together'

[M'Sharak]

Hi,
a Star Trek series should follow Captain Sulu. Tie the universes together through his adventures.

This is just a copy/paste from a post up-thread. The only original content is the part where you say "Hi".

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And this bears no relation whatsoever to the topic of this thread.

Do you want to stop posting random content and join the discussion that's actually happening in this thread, or would you prefer to just stop posting?

 

[ozzfloyd]

Bot?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Has anyone ever designed hypothetical Kelvin-timeline versions of the maroons?

They were almost there with the Dress Greys from ID. A few color tweeks...

 

[fireproof78]

They were almost there with the Dress Greys from ID. A few color tweeks...

It's not bad, but I think it needs a belt, and looks too much like the 49'ers colors.

 

[Nerys Myk]

It's not bad, but I think it needs a belt, and looks too much like the 49'ers colors.

Not seeing the downside.

 

[fireproof78]

Not seeing the downside.

That's unfortunate...

 

[Nerys Myk]

That's unfortunate...

Niners fan since the 80's, sorry.
The color choices were accidental. Wanted to keep the gold/blue/red from TOS rather than what was used the TOS films.

 

[fireproof78]

Niners fan since the 80's, sorry.
The color choices were accidental. Wanted to keep the gold/blue/red from TOS rather than what was used the TOS films.

Lol...it's cool. I'm just a casual Seahawks fan

I do appreciate what you are trying to do with the color choice. I just am wondering if a color closer to the Beyond tunics might work? I wish I was better at editing.

 

[CorporalClegg]

casual Seahawks fan

I don't think there is such a thing.

 

[fireproof78]

I don't think there is such a thing.

I listen to the games on radio and enjoy it when they win and am disappointed when they lose. I don't own much regalia, aside from a Seahawks magnet on my truck.

I don't know what else to call it. Casual observer?

 

[CorporalClegg]

Oh, I was just being snarky. You know there's that common perception that Hawks fans think they're better than everyone else with the whole "12th man" thing?

 

[fireproof78]

Oh, I was just being snarky. You know there's that common perception that Hawks fans think they're better than everyone else with the whole "12th man" thing?

Sorry, hard to tell.

Honestly, I get the impression that all football fans are that way. No matter what the team. It's rather absurd when you think about it.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Sorry, hard to tell.

Honestly, I get the impression that all football fans are that way. No matter what the team. It's rather absurd when you think about it.

So a lot like Trek fans, then?

 

[fireproof78]

So a lot like Trek fans, then?

Indeed.

 

[DarKush]

I've long liked the idea of a Takei-led Excelsior series. I wasn't put off by "Flashback" at all when it came to Takei's acting. Seeing him that first time was one of the best parts of that episode. The writing was what made it less special (and the uniforms looked a bit ill-fitting), not seeing Sulu, Rand, Kang, or Valtane again. I also enjoyed learning more about Tuvok's past and it was neat to see him and Janeway on an adventure together. The DS9 tribute just hit so many nostalgia buttons while being a good expansion of the original episode. I do give "Flashback" points for attempting to sandwich itself inside Star Trek 6, which is my favorite Trek film, but I wish the story setting it up was better.

I would like to see John Cho back as Sulu, in his own series or in a crossover of some kind. I also would love to see Takei back, along with Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig for one last adventure. Maybe they can tie it to ST: Picard in some way.

 

[Qonundrum]

I'd watch a George Takei Sulu series.

Wasn't one rumored around 1994, but then VOY turned up and half the fans were annoyed? (and season 1 of VOY, at the time, had me longing for a Sulu show instead... I warmed up to VOY...)

I used to feel that way, too, back in the early-to-mid 90s when Takei was lobbying for a Captain Sulu show. Then he did that Voyager 2-parter and it was pretty obvious that George Takei doesn't have the acting chops to carry a series.

With a supporting cast as ensemble, does it matter as much?

I also felt Takei was half-hearted in doing that episode since most of it was just repeating his bits of STVI's script as well as shoehorning in Tuvok into an episode he was never in to upstage him with. (That said, it was cool to see the Excelsior cast reunite, even if it was mostly as an instant-replay with a couple extra scenes.) Never mind that Janeway also does a "number one" on TOS, in an episode ostensibly paying homage and reverence to Trek's then 30th anniversary. By contrast, DS9's Tribble-ations celebration episode felt like a genuine love letter, which did not upend anything or created any paradox that I recall... That said, Flashback is an interesting attempt for what what it's trying to do, but it doesn't quite work.

I don't need them to tie the universes together - but I really like Cho as Sulu, and would love to see him in a Captain Sulu show.

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Agreed, there's no reason to tie anything together at all...

Also, it's way too easy to imagine Kelley and Takei doing the same scene. That clip will hopefully win people over as there is some potential for a Cho/Sulu series... but Takei and Kelley still would have done that style of scene better if they had gotten the chance in the 1980s/90s... ()the Kelvin movies were often just nostalgiabait and "what ifs" based on what everyone knew as superficial traits for the characters.) Takei's Sulu still had far more character development in his era of Trek than the parallel timeline blank slate edition Cho was trying to make his own. With a proper chance, Cho could easily get actual character development, and the approach that scene took with all involved was good. Will such a show be made? Unlikely. But I'd watch to see where they might go with it.

 

[Saul]

Wasn't one rumored around 1994, but then VOY turned up and half the fans were annoyed? (and season 1 of VOY, at the time, had me longing for a Sulu show instead... I warmed up to VOY...)

I remember that was the rumor too although I think that's all it was beyond Takei lobbying for it.
I can't imagine the powers that be would have wanted it.