Pitfalls the new series should avoid

[DaleC76]

I like continuity, but don't want the show to be handcuffed by it. I hope the new series is set in the Prime timeline, but far enough in the future that writers have more of a clean slate.

 

[JWPlatt]

Far enough into the future and, as some have speculated, you could have a dysfunctional Federation that has lost its way and broken up. Fexit, en masse. And technology has devolved to some extent. Otherwise there could be so much progress in several hundred more years extrapolating from the TNG/DS9/VOY era that - magic - and everything is too easy to solve for story purposes.

 

[Sgt_G]

Why would we even need human wombs in the 24th century? Surely there technology for artificial wombs has been developed by then.

In one of my fiction stories, the husband of one of the female officers became a "seahorse", that being he had a womb implanted because his wife couldn't carry a baby to term. After a few weeks, the baby is surgically transplanted from her to him, and of course is born by C-section eight months or so later.

 

[mos6507]

In one of my fiction stories, the husband of one of the female officers became a "seahorse", that being he had a womb implanted because his wife couldn't carry a baby to term. After a few weeks, the baby is surgically transplanted from her to him, and of course is born by C-section eight months or so later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_(1994_film)

 

[Sgt_G]

Never saw it. I'm just not into sit-coms (or rom-coms).

 

[TwoJakes]

I wouldn't want the show to be primarily a comedy, but I would like to occasional have moment of comedy in the mix. And I see nothing wrong with having ongoing romances.

And no, a one time sex hook-up isn't romance.

 

[JWPlatt]

And no, a one time sex hook-up isn't romance.

Experience might change that view.

 

[Tenacity]

I like continuity, but don't want the show to be handcuffed by it.

Observing continuity doesn't have to bind the hands of the writers, every second of the Trek-universe's history hasn't been accounted for and there are large areas where a talented writer can place stories and newly created details.

 

[Isolinear]

I wouldn't want the show to be primarily a comedy, but I would like to occasional have moment of comedy in the mix.

But too much comedy can be damaging. The first few comedy episodes in the X-files were a great diversion from the usual monster of the week. But then comedy hijacked the show and became like half of the later seasons. And completely ruined the 10th season (if you can call that abomination a season, or even X-files).

 

[RAMA]

I'm betting we find out a LOT about the show at SDCC. Possibly a short clip in the offices with some production artwork hanging around and maybe a few character descriptions and possibly the time and location.

I have a feeling it will be darker and by that I mean mood and maybe based on the story arc. if it's dystopian at all, then I believe it will be in a mode of restoring "utopia", so we may get some psoitivity from that.

RAMA