Question: What If Pike Episode Ratings Phenomenally Exceed Non-Pike/ Discovery Episodes?

[LA Conservative Trump Fan]

Absolutely the Enterprise is a character, and a big draw.

The reboot movies may have treated the Enterprise with all the respect of a company hire car, but it’s Icon enough to build a show around.

True! The Kelvin movies never seemed to appreciate what the ship meant to the fans. What ticked me off is not once did we see any slow flyby beauty shots. At the opening of Beyond they could have at least showed a throwback classic shot of her in orbit around Taxnia (spelling?) instead of the camera zooming in at an upside down angle of her doing what's like a barrel roll.

 

[Lord Garth]

You forgot Janeway in there. Fail!

Here's a nice little discussion Sulu and Janeway have after they give Worf his orders...

Admiral Sulu: The times sure have changed, Kathryn.

Admiral Janeway (teasingly): You know, I once joked about how you all would've been booted out of the service today!

Admiral Sulu: Oh my!

 

[Tim Thomason]

How about the show has both of them -- Dorn and Takei are cast, of course -- and it all takes place in an old folks home. It was the fate given for Gaff (Edward James Olmos) in Blade Runner 2049, so why not?

Oh c'mon. Michael Dorn is only... (looks it up)... 65?! What the hell?! Where has the time gone?

 

[dinzy]

Will they even see a drop off on a streaming show? I can't see people cancelling immediately after a non-Pike episode being a measurable thing to CBSAA.

 

[AaronMorse]

Then they should cancel everything, and start a Captain Worf series.

Change my mind.

Because they might update Worfs makeup into the Discovery type of Klingon? I'm not sure I'd want to chance them messing that up!!!

 

[Vger23]

I think it's possible that you'd get little min-Pike series here and there...like a limited Black Mirror season.

I don't think you get a full-blown 15 episode season, though.

 

[Ralphis]

I have questioned whether or not the Pike episodes will kind of serve as a backdoor pilot. I would assume CBA-AA likes the idea of having new Star Trek streaming all year long with DSC and nuPike alternating, similar with how AMC has The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead.

 

[Tuskin38]

I wonder if a pike series would use a version of the TOS theme or a brand new theme

 

[dahj]

I wonder if a pike series would use a version of the TOS theme or a brand new theme

I vote for a rap.

I'm captain Pike,
y'all can take a hike
'cause everybody screams
when I drop the mic.
Word!

 

[F. King Daniel]

I hope nunuPike has a new catchphrase they awkwardly try to ram down our throat.

 

[Lord Garth]

I hope Pike is an alcoholic. We need to fill our Messed Up Captain Quota.

Boyce: Who wants a warm martini?

Pike: What makes you think I need one?

Boyce: Because it's Tuesday and you've gone since Monday. What's on your mind, Chris?

Pike takes a swig...

Pike: Well, Phil, if you really want to know...

Boyce: Oh, I get the feeling this'll be a long one.

 

[Phoenix219]

I’d have watched the Sulu show lol

15 years ago maybe.....

 

[Butters]

Fifteen years? Twenty five years ago more like.

 

[LA Conservative Trump Fan]

I wonder if a pike series would use a version of the TOS theme or a brand new theme

Well they did play the TOS end credits theme when Pike showed up at the end of the finale. I think a somewhat tweaked version of Alexander Courage's theme would work. I've always liked that trippy haunting music from the Cage when Vina is running from the castle towards Pike in his first illusion test when he battles that Viking looking guy..

 

[ITDUDE]

How about being a little bit original? WHY tie themselves to existing canon at all? I still say good writing is more important than originality, but we are getting neither. Writing sucks AND we get Captain Pike. Gimme a break. :/

 

[LA Conservative Trump Fan]

How about being a little bit original? WHY tie themselves to existing canon at all? I still say good writing is more important than originality, but we are getting neither. Writing sucks AND we get Captain Pike. Gimme a break. :/

Canon sells. What tied in TNG to TOS? Only the name of the ship, USS Enterprise.

 

[fireproof78]

Canon sells. What tied in TNG to TOS? Only the name of the ship, USS Enterprise.

And Admiral McCoy. And an episode that was a direct sequel to a TOS episode.

 

[cooleddie74]

Zefram Cochrane wasn't really a known quantity before FC except to some of the more hardcore fans who liked or loved the character in "Metamorphosis(TOS)" and got the relatively small handful of direct references that the franchise made to him between 1967 and 1996. If he hadn't been the inventor of warp drive and the human who discovered the space warp he'd probably not have been a major character in any of the films.

 

[Groppler Zorn]

15 years ago maybe.....

Heck I’d watch it today. I want my Star Trek to be totally recognisable and comfortably familiar in terms of style and tone whilst at the same time being fresh and different and unlike anything they’ve done before. Come on cbs it can’t be that hard to please me can it?

 

[LA Conservative Trump Fan]

Zefram Cochrane wasn't really a known quantity before FC except to some of the more hardcore fans who liked or loved the character in "Metamorphosis(TOS)" and got the relatively small handful of direct references that the franchise made to him between 1967 and 1996. If he hadn't been the inventor of warp drive and the human who discovered the space warp he'd probably not have been a major character in any of the films.

I didn't like the way the character was portrayed in FC. Glenn Corbett played a seemingly calm down to earth Cochran in TOS.