Jonathan Frakes: "Star Trek won't be coming back to TV."

Discussion in 'Future of Trek' started by JTShanks, Apr 29, 2015.

  1. BillJ

    BillJ The King of Kings Premium Member

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    No one is spamming. You made a nonsensical comment that you are trying to desperately back away from now and are being called out on it.

    Life is harsh on a Trek message board. :lol:
     
  2. thepigeon

    thepigeon Ensign Red Shirt

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    Yet you are spamming pictures and smilies. It is really you trying to back away from this without getting scratched.
     
  3. BillJ

    BillJ The King of Kings Premium Member

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    You're confusing me with others. I haven't posted any pictures nor really commented on your Tasha Yar Netflix idea.
     
  4. RandyS

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    What does any of that have to do with writing good television? It is possible to write good TV without everything becoming political you know. At least, it used to be.
     
  5. Amaris

    Amaris Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Oh wow, I can just hear his voice saying that now. :lol:
     
  6. Greg Cox

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    Ah, I missed the "go back in time" business.

    Personally, I still want an "Assignment: Earth" reboot with updated versions of Gary Seven, Roberta Lincoln, and Isis.

    If it was up to me, though, I would sever all connections to STAR TREK continuity and just make it its own thing.

    You could still bill as it being "From Gene Roddenbery, Creator of STAR TREK" . . . .
     
  7. thepigeon

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    I never had an idea for any of these characters I made a comparison and then clarified what I meant. If you didnt get it it's your loss bub.
     
  8. Bry_Sinclair

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    Would be very interesting to see.
     
  9. Jedi_Master

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    Maybe someone needs to bang up an NCIS/Star Trek mash up and sell that to CBS.

    Or try a Arrow/Flash/Supergirl version of a Star Trek show and sell it to the CW.

    My point is that broadcast TV is very creatively conservative, and loves to follow the hot trends, none of which currently would fit the Star Trek universe.
     
  10. TREK_GOD_1

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    As noted with historical references earlier, Yar would not fit your model, as she is a one-note character who never had breakout potential. What significant part of the ST fanbase is dreaming of a Yar--anything? Nearly three decades after her debut, Yar is not even as remembered as Arex from TAS, or hotheaded, one-shot Boma ("The Galileo Seven") from TOS. Emphasis on one-shot.

    Yar had a season to turn into something, but did not, so no present-day producer is going to waste a dime on what is nothing more than a less-than-fringe interest among a fringe group of ST fans.
     
  11. yenny

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    Maybe you should have posted it differently? Cause when someone posted something and read it. They all think it mean one thing, but it really meant something else.

    Unless they're rebooting Next Generation? Tasha Yar isn't coming back. And that Tasha won't be played by Denise Crosby.
     
  12. Nerys Myk

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    Here's my quirky Cop Show pitch

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  13. Lindley

    Lindley Moderator with a Soul Premium Member

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    Everyone, lay off thepigeon a bit, he's new.

    thepigeon, I haven't seen anything in this thread that's over the line yet. People around here sometimes play rough, but it's all in good fun. Usually.
     
  14. Amaris

    Amaris Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Will do, Lindley. :)

    Why can't this be a show?!
     
  15. TheSubCommander

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    A 57 year old Tasha Yar as a stripper? Yeah, pass. :barf:
    It's almost as bad as an elderly Uhura dancing naked in Star Trek V.
     
  16. Amaris

    Amaris Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    I was actually fine with that scene.
     
  17. fireproof78

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    I don't know if anything is as bad as that scene...:confused:

    And I don't know if I want to know.
     
  18. eyeresist

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    Nichelle was the least problematic part of that scene....
     
  19. TheSubCommander

    TheSubCommander Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Well, I suppose if you like naked granny fan dances, you're golden. But for the record, Nichols was 57, the same age Crosby is now, and neither need to be doing strip teases.
     
  20. urbandefault

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    Nichols @57 > Crosby @57. Just sayin'. ;)