3 Movie War Story Arc?

[c0rnedfr0g]

It seems like there are still two major wars that Star Trek has yet to flesh out onscreen, that with the Klingons and that with the Romulans.

This movie may set that up. Thoughts?

 

[TeutonicNights]

Maybe the Romulan Empire strikes back?

 

[JoeZhang]

It seems like there are still two major wars that Star Trek has yet to flesh out onscreen, that with the Klingons and that with the Romulans.

This movie may set that up. Thoughts?

em ??? how? the war with the romulans occurred 100 years or so before TOS and I don't think there ever *was* an open war with the Klingons - skirmishes but no long conflict...

 

[sbk1234]

Honestly, I hope they never do a war movie for Trek. War stories have been done to death on DS9. That's not to say that there can't or shouldn't ever be battles if the story calls for it. But all out war? We've seen it already. There's more stories to tell than that.

 

[Eric Cheung]

In the saga of Star Trek though, especially since Enterprise was canceled, the Romulan War is really the only gap that needs to be filled. How do the actions of Archer & Co. building a Coalition of Planets in a post-Xindi galaxy lead to a uniting of powers (or going it alone as Earth-Romulan War suggests)? Was this coalition in the fourth season merely a statement of intentions of Earth, that falls through before the war, but through this war's actions they unite the known galaxy behind them?

When this movie was announced I was just a little disappointed because I really wanted to have those questions answered, even if they lead to other questions to be answered in other movies. I understand it would have been a hard sell because it goes against what most non or casual fans think of when considering Trek. So, I understand the time wasn't right for that story. But perhaps some day it will be.

Though there wasn't the support for it, because of who was in charge, the original plan was to have a Romulan War trilogy. If done by the right people it would have been great.

 

[Sector 7]

Maybe the Romulan Empire strikes back?

Return of the Klingons?

 

[Therin of Andor]

It seems like there are still two major wars that Star Trek has yet to flesh out onscreen, that with the Klingons and that with the Romulans.

I really don't care for war stories in Star Trek. DS9 found a way to serialize a war, and there's a large novel coming on the Romulan War to fill that gap... but I prefer ST movies to be about scientific and introspective exploration, going where no one has gone before.

 

[MadBaggins]

Trek is about exploring strange new worlds and being a man, NOT about war which is why DS9 and your sickening proposed three arc war movie will NEVER be Star Trek!!!

 

[mic of orion]

Maybe the Romulan Empire strikes back?

would love to see that

massive war with the Romulans

 

[mic of orion]

Maybe the Romulan Empire strikes back?

Return of the Klingons?

LOL< star wars theme running deep

 

[dave_R_treker]

Maybe the Romulan Empire strikes back?

Return of the Klingons?

LOL< star wars theme running deep

Trek Wars: The Phantom Klingon
Trek Wars: Revenge of The Romulan


Trek Wars: NO HOPE AT ALL

 

[Sector 7]

Return of the Klingons?

LOL< star wars theme running deep

Trek Wars: The Phantom Klingon
Trek Wars: Revenge of The Romulan


Trek Wars: NO HOPE AT ALL

For the record: I do NOT want a movie arc of any length. Soap operas are for daytime television, not Star Trek.

 

[Procutus]

Maybe the Romulan Empire strikes back?

would love to see that

massive war with the Romulans

The script written by Eric Jendressen for the proposed Trek movie (prior to Team Abrams coming in) dealt with the Romulan War in the post-ENT era. As I recall, I believe that there were several mentions made to Archer's NX-01 in the script, from what I heard.

The only way this period of Trek is going to be covered is in the ENT relaunch novels, with the third in the series due next year.

 

[JoeZhang]

Enterprise was a show watched by nobody and missed by a smaller number than that.

No franchise is going to relaunch off plot points from the turkey of the family.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I'll settle for the upcoming Enterprise novel series (may be a 3-parter, may not be) about the Earth-Romulan War.

 

[T'Cal]

Trek is about exploring strange new worlds and being a man, NOT about war which is why DS9 and your sickening proposed three arc war movie will NEVER be Star Trek!!!

Sure they said that at the begining of TOS and TNG, but the show was more about the human condition and working through moral dilemas and ethical conflicts. War is strife with such things. At its best, Trek has always dealt with the issues of the day often through metaphor. We're involved in two wars in America plus the world has its challenges such as the global economy, health, education, hunger, etc. Dealing with any of these problems in a movie arc could work quite well, especially war.

 

[Therin of Andor]

I'll settle for the upcoming Enterprise novel series (may be a 3-parter, may not be) about the Earth-Romulan War.

It was originally announced as a three-part novel arc, but we're getting all three parts at once - in a chunky trade-sized paperback by Michael A. Martin.

 

[Akiraprise]

I don't think any Trek movie should be about war. That's not Star Trek. Star Trek is about heading out into the unknown, exploring space, meeting new species, that kind of stuff. Naturally there's going to be conflict exploring the unknown. Let the movies have fun away from galactic politics. Like Q said, "If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you oughta go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it's not for the timid."

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Trek is about exploring strange new worlds and being a man, NOT about war which is why DS9 and your sickening proposed three arc war movie will NEVER be Star Trek!!!

Sigh. This again.

Star Trek is an exploration of whether the ideals of secular liberal democracy can survive in a dark and nasty universe full of danger, deceit and enemies that will stop at nothing to defeat you.

You can use stories about exploration, diplomacy, war, technology, personal struggles and more to advance that theme. TOS did all of those story types, so there's nothing "wrong" about doing more war-centric stories with the TOS era characters. DS9 did all those story types, too, incidentally, and it's the best Star Trek series ever.

Star Trek is about heading out into the unknown, exploring space, meeting new species, that kind of stuff.

Have you people even watched TOS? How could you have missed episodes like Balance of Terror and The Enterprise Incident that were about war, or The Trouble with Tribbles and Journey to Babel, which were about diplomatic squabbles (the sort that take place when enemies are stopping just shot of war)?

How about Mirror, Mirror and A Taste of Armegeddon, which were about the TOS crew trying to deal with the warlike impulses of newly discovered cultures? TOS deals with war in all its facets - which isn't just limited to all-out shootin' war. (DS9 also covered war in all its facets.)

 

[Therin of Andor]

Have you people even watched TOS? How could you have missed episodes like Balance of Terror and The Enterprise Incident that were about war, or The Trouble with Tribbles and Journey to Babel, which were about diplomatic squabbles (the sort that take place when enemies are stopping just shot of war)?

And they were great, but I don't particularly need to see all-out war over many episodes.

How about Mirror, Mirror and A Taste of Armegeddon, which were about the TOS crew trying to deal with the warlike impulses of newly discovered cultures?

And they were great. I just don't need an "all-out shootin' war".

DS9 also covered war in all its facets.

Exactly. And the writers were clever enough to keep finding exploration themes within that war. But some people want full-on battle scenes every week. Enough with the shoot 'em ups already!