...to keep up with the other powehouse franchises like Star Wars and Marvel Studios? Or are they content with a movie every three years? Abrams' films gave it a good shot in the arm, but at the pace they're going will anyone even care when the 50th anniversary rolls around?
What's Trek gonna do...
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And no television series?
Yeah this trek-on-TV drought has gone on way too long, and sadly the longer it goes the more bleak the outlook.
It's so hard to imagine the technical, intelligent, thoughtful trek of the 60s, 80s and 90s being given justice in a post-2010 TV stint. While JJverse is fine for trek-action movies here and there...that kind of dynamic, I think, won't make for a very good trek show.
Sadly, I can't picture a new trek surviving in the current TV climate without a heap of unnecessary love making and political drama.
It's so hard to imagine the technical, intelligent, thoughtful trek of the 60s, 80s and 90s being given justice in a post-2010 TV stint. While JJverse is fine for trek-action movies here and there...that kind of dynamic, I think, won't make for a very good trek show.
Sadly, I can't picture a new trek surviving in the current TV climate without a heap of unnecessary love making and political drama.
TerraNovan
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Trek doesnt compare to marvel or star wars.
Those are both strictly fantasy.
Star trek is something different, and if it aint doesnt deserve to make a comeback.
Those are both strictly fantasy.
Star trek is something different, and if it aint doesnt deserve to make a comeback.
Trek is entertaining fantasy with likeable characters dressed up in science fiction colours. Here is an article based on a TBBS post I wrote on the subject.
As for the 50th, they just completed the ST3 script. They'll market the fuck out of it, likely as a culmination of Trek's 50-year legacy.
As for the 50th, they just completed the ST3 script. They'll market the fuck out of it, likely as a culmination of Trek's 50-year legacy.
That's exactly right! The 50th anniversary is going to be milked for everything it's worth in promoting the next movie.
I don't think Star Trek should try to or ever could keep up with Star Wars. Star Wars is a huge movie franchise, Star Trek films are spinoffs from TV series so I think it's unfair to compare the two.
What made Star Trek successful were the TV shows, it's been nearly 10 years since we had a Star Trek series, how much longer before a new show will be considered?
Although the Abrams films were moderately successful, I would much rather see a new TV series rather than a run of the mill sci-fi action film every 3-4 years.
What made Star Trek successful were the TV shows, it's been nearly 10 years since we had a Star Trek series, how much longer before a new show will be considered?
Although the Abrams films were moderately successful, I would much rather see a new TV series rather than a run of the mill sci-fi action film every 3-4 years.
These days it's more like two. Four years is definitely not as common, despite that it happens.
Regardless of that, I think it depends on the type of movie series they want it to be. I don't think they will aspire to crank a bunch of movies out like the franchises of Star Wars, Avengers, Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Twilight, etc. They're just not of that mold. They're probably being a little bit more cautious after churning out way too much crap at the turn of the century.
There's seven hundred episodes, five hundred which I will likely never revisit again. I'm perfectly happy with a film every three or four years.
If I live to eighty, that's another ten movies.
I agree that Trek has been of the TV for too long (not that I'm biased though).
Like Star Wars? Yeah...that franchise is just dead since there hasn't been a television show on the air.
Oh dear. io9 gave you the impression that was impressive post when they reposted it, didn't they? That's regrettable.
Oh dear. io9 gave you the impression that was impressive post when they reposted it, didn't they? That's regrettable.
I'm in print!!!!!!1!!!1!!!!!!
Are TPTB even interested in continuing the franchise beyond the three reboot films? Are the actors interested in continuing to make more films after that? Would it be profitable for them to make a new series or new films with a different cast?
These are the questions that matter. As much as I would think a reboot of TNG would be blasphemous, that might weirdly be the only way they could really rope the same megabucks that the reboot has made. I really wonder if mass audiences would be interested in anything except previous characters anymore. If they aren't going to go with that, the best they could possibly do is a lower budget series on Netflix or something.
To think that Star Trek could keep the pace nowadays with Marvel...that sounds like a serious long shot. I mean, don't get me wrong, I hope I'm severely underestimating Trek. I would be perfectly content with a more independent-feeling, lower budget Trek on Netflix or SyFy, however.
These are the questions that matter. As much as I would think a reboot of TNG would be blasphemous, that might weirdly be the only way they could really rope the same megabucks that the reboot has made. I really wonder if mass audiences would be interested in anything except previous characters anymore. If they aren't going to go with that, the best they could possibly do is a lower budget series on Netflix or something.
To think that Star Trek could keep the pace nowadays with Marvel...that sounds like a serious long shot. I mean, don't get me wrong, I hope I'm severely underestimating Trek. I would be perfectly content with a more independent-feeling, lower budget Trek on Netflix or SyFy, however.
You can't keep playing up the Trek 90210 angle with a movie ever 4 years. For instance, John Cho (Sulu) is playing a character straight out of the academy and the guy is currently 42. Chris Pine will be 34 on the 26th, almost as old as Shatner was when he started TOS.
Since I don't see the "Trek 90210" angle, I think they'll be okay for the foreseeable future.
