Imagine that Star Trek was the phenomenon that it was in syndication in the 1970's. Now imagine that it ended there. Those original 79 episodes sell well on DVD and Blu-Ray but there are no movies, no refit Enterprise, no Next Generation, nothing after the original 79 episodes.
Now let's imagine that with 2016 being Star Trek's 50th anniversary, the decision is made to make a movie with the original cast to celebrate the iconic TV show from the 1960's. All the surviving original cast are brought back and new actors are hired to fill (not replace) the empty slots. This means that there would be a new Doctor and and new Chief Engineer.
I'm imagining a diplomatic mission of great importance for the Federation. Perhaps some sort of treaty is being signed and the Klingons, or Romulans, or another race from the original series ask for the crew of the Enterprise to be the representatives of the Federation. The original Enterprise (not the refit) is placed back into service, perhaps with a new crew. Something goes terribly wrong and the original crew have to save the day.
Perhaps the movie could be a sequel to an original series episode. What if the plot mirrors the events of TODAY, such as terrorism and its root causes, and speaks to the world we live in.
It's a fun mind-game to come up with plot that pays tribute to the original 1960's show without the baggage of all the movies or TV shows that have followed.
Any thoughts?
Pierre
Now let's imagine that with 2016 being Star Trek's 50th anniversary, the decision is made to make a movie with the original cast to celebrate the iconic TV show from the 1960's. All the surviving original cast are brought back and new actors are hired to fill (not replace) the empty slots. This means that there would be a new Doctor and and new Chief Engineer.
I'm imagining a diplomatic mission of great importance for the Federation. Perhaps some sort of treaty is being signed and the Klingons, or Romulans, or another race from the original series ask for the crew of the Enterprise to be the representatives of the Federation. The original Enterprise (not the refit) is placed back into service, perhaps with a new crew. Something goes terribly wrong and the original crew have to save the day.
Perhaps the movie could be a sequel to an original series episode. What if the plot mirrors the events of TODAY, such as terrorism and its root causes, and speaks to the world we live in.
It's a fun mind-game to come up with plot that pays tribute to the original 1960's show without the baggage of all the movies or TV shows that have followed.
Any thoughts?
Pierre
