Could Star Trek V been saved?

[DonIago]

I just don't think Our Heroes were ever going to encounter "the" God (kind of a slap in the face to polytheisitc religions); any version of that was likely to end in disappointment. Put another way, I think there was always going to be a "gotcha!"

But the "gotcha!" could have been much, much more interesting than what we got. A Cytherian, Apollo, etc...

 

[CoveTom]

I just don't think Our Heroes were ever going to encounter "the" God (kind of a slap in the face to polytheisitc religions); any version of that was likely to end in disappointment. Put another way, I think there was always going to be a "gotcha!"

But the "gotcha!" could have been much, much more interesting than what we got. A Cytherian, Apollo, etc...

Well, that's what Shatner wanted, though. The real thing. But I agree; that was never getting made.

 

[Yistaan]

I just don't think Our Heroes were ever going to encounter "the" God (kind of a slap in the face to polytheisitc religions); any version of that was likely to end in disappointment. Put another way, I think there was always going to be a "gotcha!"

But the "gotcha!" could have been much, much more interesting than what we got. A Cytherian, Apollo, etc...

There just aren't enough polythestic religions left large enough to significantly affect the box office other than Hinduism, and even then Trek is mainly marketed at a western market (I often repeat how a Chinese friend was completely confused by JJ's "newbie friendly" 2009 film for example).

MAYBE Hinduism and even that credits Brahma for the creation of the universe.