Next Star Trek Series

[Sean_McCormick]

The problems, that Enterprise had, are the typical problems for a prequel, we know, how everything turns out, we can reasonable assume, that the ship and crew will survive to the last episode, and we know what races are there to meet and how their character ist, so they have big problems im building a story, that draws the viewer in.

The creators of Enterprise tried not to violate established canon to much and they were hindered by that in trying to write new problems and ended up with an very large number of mediocre standard-unimaginetive-trek-problem-of-the-week episodes and yet they twisted the existing universe enough, when not doing the alien-or-nebula-of-the-week, to upset the long time fans.

 

[T'Cal]

What about a series based on the cadets in the academy?

People usually jump all over anyone who suggests the dreaded Star Trek 90210 notion, but I wont' be the one to do that - I don't see any reason why characters in their 20s have to be puerile and silly, or why they have to be stuck at the San Francisco campus all the time. The story of people out in space learning to be Starfleet officers sounds like it could be interesting.

I like this one, too. I would like to see it focus on a handful of cadets with some from each of the four years. The core would be the first year cadets during the first season while the remaining could move on and be replaced by new students. The season-enders might include the graduation ceremonies. Those who get their first assignments as ensigns could be seen later on but not as regulars. It could have a large cast with many peripheral characters a la DS9. Some of these characters would be the instructors, staff, and command officers. I would want it set post-NEM by as long as ten to fifteen years and I wouldn't mind the rare visit from an established character from one of the previous shows. In addition, with the use of holosuites, the cadets would be subjected to scenario-based training in which they would be placed in tactical, diplomatic, or scientific situations including "actual" incidents in Trek history.

 

[Venardhi]

Training that would have no risk or reward other than "Phew, I passed!"