I don't know... have you got something in more of a mauve?Maybe there's some rouge Dominion out there
It's all in their makeup, you know...
I don't know... have you got something in more of a mauve?Maybe there's some rouge Dominion out there
It's all in their makeup, you know...
I don't see TNG flying. Just me, but I just don't see them as the same sort of icons that the TOS cast were. Ask 20 non-trekkies who Kirk is, and they could tell you. Ask 20 non-trekkies about Jean Luc Picard or William Riker, and either they'll be soccer players or tour de france riders. Maybe Riker would be mistaken for a congressman of some sort -- but few people outside of fandom know or care who they are. So if you put them on the screen probably a third of the audience would wonder what the hell happened to Kirk.
I'd rather use the saleable concept and build from there. And for the next series -- gotta love on the Excelsior. It's at least connected to the familiar. But you'd better get great writers.
I would like to see another TNG movie; perhaps because I've never seen Nemesis. .
Okay, what stopped you?
I'm curious how any avid ST fan could let new ST pass them by. Even if I'd heard that a particular ST episode, movie, novel or comic was dreadful, I'd still be determined to check it out for myself, and as early as possible.
"Nemesis" was disappointing for many reasons, but there's still plenty in it of interest to me.
For a long time in the early 80s, it seemed like I was in a very small minority who liked ST:TMP. If I'd read reviews, and listened to too many people, maybe I'd never have gone - and it remains my favourite movie of all time.
let's not forget TNG was wildly popular in its day, with as many as 10 million viewers per episode. The thing is, it played out after seven seasons on the air. The movies, even FC to an extent, were anti-climactic, and GEN did nothing to bring the casual TNG TV viewer into the movie theaters.
Maybe eventually we'll get a prequel TNG movie. Picard during his academy years.
But Star Trek is about space travel, not school days.
^^ and the reason why chekov was bought into tos. to make the show more attractive to younger viewers.
Star Trek in its two heydays always had a large youth audience. That was due to accessibility (ie. TOS reruns during early prime time, stripped five nights per week), and young characters (ie. TNG with - like him or love him - Wesley Crusher, who supposedly got more fan mail than any other character. I'm sure that's why DS9 made sure it had Molly, Jake and Nog on board, and why VOY quickly gave Naomi Wildman an age boost. It's probably also why ENT had Porthos, and why the original BSG had Boxey and then Dr Zee.
It's tricky to find a conceit to attract that youth audience with a character they can relate to. Once they find the series, they tend to stick with it.
My hope is that Paramount will put people like Frakes and Burton in charge of the TV part of the franchise
If they're busy directing and executive producing new TNG they won't have much time to appear on-screen as well.
Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner have other things they want to do. Gates McFadden probably gets choreography work and never had much to do in the four ST movies. Michael Dorn has said he's happy not to wear those forehead bumps again - the glue has permanently affected his skin - so that leaves... Marina Sirtis.
I don't know... have you got something in more of a mauve?Maybe there's some rouge Dominion out there
It's all in their makeup, you know...
I never heard that about Dorn and the makeup glue!
I never heard that about Dorn and the makeup glue!
We've had several actors who've played Klingons visit Australian conventions and each one has said, re the possibility of them doing long runs in TV shows wearing latex, "You should see Michael Dorn's temples. That glue has permanently affected his skin."
Keep in mind, he was in that makeup for seven seasons of TNG, four seasons of DS9 and five movies.
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