Wait a minute... now old people can do stuff? Sigh. I don't want to live in this future.
Nicholas Meyer to join writing staff of new series
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Remains to be seen.
Well, Meyer has not been assigned as director, he's going to be a part of the writing staff. When it comes to television its the suits who are important to the show. They hire people who'll handle what direction the suits want in the series. Besides that, I'm curious about how involved he will be and for selling a service, CBS could make a killing by announcing Meyer as director for 10 or 12 episodes.
I didn't say he had nothing left. I believe Kubrick also made EWS when he was over 70.
My statement was based on probability. Relatively speaking, there's not that many people over 70 directing/producing/writing TV shows or movies, and the same can be said for most industries.
It doesn't but how cool would it be if CBS allowed Meyer to fulfill the Star Trek fantasies he expressed in his book. Getting an actual budget to make his own world without redressing old sets or re-using tv sets, but to start from ground zero and making a Star Trek project. I know those wishful thinkings were about films but TV has adapted to a film-like medium.
It's a selling point for me, and I would educate and promote it with The Wrath of Khan and The Voyage Home. Link them through my Netflix account and spread the word. People love good movies, and he's done good Star Trek. Writing and directing.
You don't make announcements like this for "potential" customers - those folks don't give two poops right now and probably won't pay attention till the show debuts.
These kind of announcements are meant to shore up the fan base, and get us nuts excited about our nerd Lords returning to us.
These kind of announcements are meant to shore up the fan base, and get us nuts excited about our nerd Lords returning to us.
Death is sooner than later. It's a higher risk investment.
Did Meyer create Saavik or was she a Sowards thing?
Meyer's script was a blend of all the best ideas from the other drafts. He just had to fit all these pieces into the puzzle and fill in the dialogue.
He goes into more detail about the script writing process for The Wrath of Khan here at 23:16...
Yeah, someone revoke Clint Eastwood's DGA card, for instance. Too risky.
Do you feel lucky, punk?
But before you do you need to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?"
Meyer did, which is why when Roddenberry got all upset when Saavik was revealed to be the traitor in VI, Meyer was like " but I created her!"
A new interview was just released today from Den Of Geek, Meyer seems to hint the new series may be set post VI, maybe in the years prior to TNG?
Oh man, he looks old in that video. Those cigar smoking. He needs to stop it.
That hint would be?
He says that VI is the "jumping off" point for the series or something very close...let me find the article again so I can link it.
EDIT: Here it is...
http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/star-tre...-star-trek-series-is-innovative-and-different
EDIT: Here it is...
http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/star-tre...-star-trek-series-is-innovative-and-different
I don't think that means what you think it does. More like its an inspiration for the type of feel he want's for the new seriesNick Meyer said:
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