Changing ONE thing about the TOS movies...
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Too many human characters
The real world reason for the refit was that the TOS look wasn't suitable for movies made in the laze 70s/early 80s, so there's no way the original would have been used in your scenario. If they had wanted to use it unchanged they would have done so since TMP.
The destruction also loses a lot of impact when the actual hero ship of the movies stayed home in the repair shop getting ready to be used again.
What I would have changed is not bringing back any TOS characters except for Kirk, Spock and Bones for the movies. Those three made Star Trek, everyone else was replaceable and should have been replaced, a rotating crew changing over the course of the movies would have made more sense and would have been more interesting because the dynamics would have changed every time.
Absolutely; It would have been an entire arc going II, III, IV, VI. It would have been a major twist.
How is that any different than the end of IV?
I would have had mr. Kyle after he was rescued from City Alpha 5 be the one to beam the Enterprise crew to the Enterprise in Star Trek 3 and therefore allowing Uhura to share the mission. I simply hated the fact and she was cut out from that section of the movie. People come up with the excuse that she was running interference for the rest of them and that means zero unless you show it. As it is they didn't even mention that.
But I guess they were just so thrilled with her wonderful scene of locking the guy in the closet that she didn't need to do anything else for the rest of the movie
But I guess they were just so thrilled with her wonderful scene of locking the guy in the closet that she didn't need to do anything else for the rest of the movie
Alley as Saavik in II, III, IV and VI.. (or maybe even II & VI) or at least Curtis as Saavik in VI?.. or maybe if original choice Kim Catrell had been Saavik from II onwards..
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OPs idea is actually quite a neat concept. obviously the TOS Ent wouldve had to have been slightly modified for the big screen (the in-universe explanation would be it had a slight refit in TOS Year 4 or 5) but still recognisably TOS with the bridge still red doors/railings, familiar chair, spocks station, blue outline of viewscreen, sound FX etc (also would see the transporter room/corridors) and the model more detailed (but still the circular nacelles etc) so just jazzed up for the big screen (not unlike the DISCOprise)
Adding to the idea, how cool would it have been if Admiral Kirk got to steal the original ship because he knew its prefix code.
what about this - on route to Genesis, Kirk visits his old quarters..we see him look at various stuff still in there (a TOS phaser&communicator still hidden in a secret compartment, various books etc, maybe some sentimental item spock gave to him) goes to the closet wardrobe - pulls out a TOS uniform.. looks at it ...next scene: Kirk steps on the bridge in full gold uniform! (like the end of ST09)..then next scene the others have done the same lol
the warp FX would be similar to TOS swoosh and when they beam to genesis itd be TOS transporter FX.
also later instead of a Trek III phaser he stuns(kills?) the Klingon with a TOS phaser!
then later in the big fight Kirk gets his shirt ripped just like in TOS!
the warp FX would be similar to TOS swoosh and when they beam to genesis itd be TOS transporter FX.
also later instead of a Trek III phaser he stuns(kills?) the Klingon with a TOS phaser!
then later in the big fight Kirk gets his shirt ripped just like in TOS!
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The Enterprise A should have been an Excelsior ship. Star Trek is about the future, about moving on the the next thing. Sacrifice means you don't get back what you gave up. The original ship should have been gone for good on Genesis. It's bad enough we got Spock back so soon, minimizing his sacrifice, but we also got the old ship (facsimile) back too. The only thing sacrificed in the end was a character we barely knew.
Context is everything. Immediately before Spock's line is this (dialogue with Kirk as they race to the bridge):
SPOCK: They're inoperative below C-deck.
KIRK: What is working around here?
SPOCK: Not much, Admiral. We have partial main power.
KIRK: That's it?
SPOCK: Best we could do in two hours.
So, it's pretty much established that the Enterprise is barely holding together. The Reliant didn't get anywhere near as much of a pounding.
Even with half of his brain scrambled by Spock's Katra, McCoy is smarter than that.
SNIP!
Interesting that you would mention this, considering that Shatner wore the gold uniform for a SNL skit a few years later, when he was promoting TVH...
For an alternate scenario, I agree with this. I've heard/read that Nemoy was against the idea of Kirk being at the helm of the Ent-B. Is there any validity to this?
Shit, I have no problems with it - in fact I'll take it one step farther, and insist that during Generations, Kirk should have taken command of the "D" at some point.
I'll "see" your "Kirk should have taken command of the 'D' at some point", and raise you a "Kirk shouldn't have died". Shatner shouldn't have allow that to happen...
