Will Trek Lit continuity go past the year 2400

[mattburgess]

^Fair enough.
But still, as much as I enjoyed Enterprise, I felt it was far too similar to previous Trek. It didn't break any barriers. All the things they could do with a new series!
Imagination makes me happy

 

[JD]

While I've actually found that I do enjoy Enterprise, I do have to agree with you there. I really think that Ent. played it way to safe. The books on the other hand, have actually started to take more chances, which is nice.

 

[mattburgess]

Setting the series in the past makes it particularly difficult not to play it safe. Not without overindulging in time travel stories.

Time travel stories were so much cooler back in the day when they were rarely done.

Enterprise, for me, only got good in the fourth season. I've heard some people complain about the way the fourth season tried to emulate other Trek shows by, for example, explaining the Klingon forehead enigma. But I really liked stuff like that.

Anyway, I'm going a long way around saying "new star trek on tv! Not set in the past, and no more playing is safe! Woohoo!"
(I love using that Bolian way to much!)

 

[JD]

By playing it safe, I mean more in the general style of the show, the characters, and the writing, all of which really have nothing to do with the setting of the show.

 

[Therin of Andor]

But it's not dead and buried 40 years on, because the last live action feature of it was released less than half a year ago, and before that 17 years ago (ST6).

My point exactly.

I don't think it's likely that we'll see re-imaginings of TNG, DS9 or VGR.

Wanna bet? TNG was immensely popular. Rated hugely, lasted four years longer than its parent series, and is a natural for a remake the next time the franchise needs invigoration.

 

[Christopher]

^Quite possibly so. Just as the people in power in Hollywood today are people who grew up watching TOS reruns and the early Trek movies, the people in power a decade or two from now will be people who grew up on TNG. And nostalgia for childhood favorites is a powerful driving force in Hollywood.

 

[Paris]

But can they get Tom Hardy to star as Picard ?

 

[Christopher]

Only if he actually goes bald that way...

 

[PaulSimpson]

Only if he actually goes bald that way...

What, like Chris Pine had his eye color changed to match Shatner's??!

 

[Paris]

Only if he actually goes bald that way...

What, like Chris Pine had his eye color changed to match Shatner's??!

^Really ?...Contact lenses I'm guessing...

 

[Christopher]

Eye color is a subtler detail. Aside from Simon Pegg's hairline and Bruce Greenwood's age, they generally tried to match the originals' appearance to a moderate degree.

And really, the idea of Jean-Luc Picard with a full head of hair is like Spock without his ears. Some things you just don't mess with.

^Really ?...wild...

No, not really. He was speaking sarcastically.

 

[Paris]

^The Tom Hardy comment was at least half joking . Picard with a full head of hair would be sacrilige .

 

[mattburgess]

That, and he wasn't very good as a Picard double anyway

But who could play the French/English captain, me wonders? Not a young unknown, because of Picard's age. Unless they decide to film Picard's Stargazer missions (still set in the "new" universe)?

 

[Christopher]

We're talking about something that would probably still be a decade or two away, so it'd be premature to do speculative casting.

 

[mattburgess]

Isn't that the point of internet discussion groups?

 

[Paris]

^There's a point to all of this ?

 

[mattburgess]

^ Your picture goes very well with that comment

 

[Paris]

^Thanks






.....KHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!

 

[Rush Limborg]

There's always that guy who played Young Picard in the begining of "Tapestry"--with a full head of hair!

 

[Sci]

There's always that guy who played Young Picard in the begining of "Tapestry"--with a full head of hair!

He's probably as old as Patrick Stewart was when he began playing Picard by now.