Seth McFarlane wants to Reboot Trek on TV

[Admiral Buzzkill]

"Bashing" in not criticism.

Exactly so.

Referring to other people's disinterest or objections to one's comments as "decrees," BTW, is disingenuous and smacks of self-pity. No one is required to find someone else's opinion interesting or to respect the content of it - only the poster's right to hold it. Nor ought anyone who expresses an opinion expect it to be met with assent of any kind, even to the extent of being acknowledged as "valid" by people who don't think it so. All of us who post have to bear that particular cross, but it's not too heavy.

 

[xortex]

It's like preaching to the choir.. in hell.

 

[CaptainMatt]

Just because he wants to do a series reboot doesn't mean Paramount would actually let him...thank God. I don't think he is the right person for the job, no offense to anybody.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Well I think he's the perfect man for the job.

The guy is a creative genius. Whether people find him funny or not, it's hard for me to think anyone could deny that. And the creative bug transcends genre.

He likes the source material enough to know what he's doing, but doesn't worship it such that he'd create fanboy wank material.

He has the necessary business contacts, and people love working with him. Plus, his personality is great counterpoint to the Bad Robot guys. I think they could work in concert beautifully.

 

[CaptainMatt]

Well, I don't agree and think there has to be someone out there better suited.
At any rate, it is not likely going to happen whomever is behind it, as too much Trek is exactly what got the TV series cancelled and the movies nearly dropped for good.
I think we need several more years before anyone approaches Paramount about a new Trek series.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Well I think he's the perfect man for the job.

The guy is a creative genius. Whether people find him funny or not, it's hard for me to think anyone could deny that. And the creative bug transcends genre.

He likes the source material enough to know what he's doing, but doesn't worship it such that he'd create fanboy wank material.

He has the necessary business contacts, and people love working with him. Plus, his personality is great counterpoint to the Bad Robot guys. I think they could work in concert beautifully.

All true.

And of course Paramount would let him reboot Trek - that's what they're doing, now, and it works.

 

[CaptainMatt]

Your opinion, nothing more.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Except that I'm never wrong.

 

[Dan_theNerd]

And of course Paramount would let him reboot Trek - that's what they're doing, now, and it works.

Your opinion, nothing more.

Not really. As far as Fox is concerned, McFarlane can do no wrong. He's got three animated series to his name, all currently being produced, and all doing well. They've continued to green-light his projects despite the massive amount of controversy they cause. Why? Because they know he can draw in and keep viewers.

He's industry gold. If he said jump, the execs at Fox will ask how high. It's a safe bet that other networks know this, and would be willing to take on almost any project he proposes.

The only valid question is whether his skills would translate into a good live action series - specifically if they would translate into good Trek. Personally, I think he could pull this off fairly well. He's definitely got a working knowledge of Trek and the prerequisite writing skills, as well as showrunning experience out the whazoo. I say let him give it a shot.

 

[xortex]

so, pretty much anyone can do it who's got the skills to be a good show runner -whatever that means in this case - and who has clout, because it's owned by the suits and this guy can be groomed to be an unwitting son of a suit in training kinda thing?

 

[Captain Robert April]

Let's go down the checklist.

1) Successful television producer with a remarkable track record.

2) Knows the material inside and out.

3) Not the least bit afraid of producing controversial stories.

Roddenberry would absolutely love Seth McFarlane, and happily hand him the reins to Star Trek.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Let's go down the checklist.

1) Successful television producer with a remarkable track record.

2) Knows the material inside and out.

3) Not the least bit afraid of producing controversial stories.

Roddenberry would absolutely love Seth McFarlane, and happily hand him the reins to Star Trek.

Well if you're going to bring logic and reason into the conversation...

 

[Ranger3]

Except that I'm never wrong.

Everybody is wrong at one point or another. If everybody thought that they were never wrong, the world would be a very boring place, and everybody would conceed to what everybody says.

Seriously, though, I don't think Seth McFarlane should even mess with a Star Trek production. While he may be a creative genius in animation, he does get carried away with some of the storylines depicted in Family Guy and The Cleveland Show. Storylines that often stray into R- rated territory.

A territory for which Star Trek(even though it has brilliantly tackled various issues over the decades)need not cross the line with.

 

[xortex]

Plus if I'm not mistaken, his deal with the devil was just for 'Family Guy' and it's animated spin offs. It made no provisions for Star Trek. Too bad.

Though the idea of a figure head writer is a good one. Like the president who surrounds himself with the best people and takes their suggestions. Not totally unlike what Roddenberry himself did though He could also write it and Trek was really all about him at heart. Whereas McFarlan doesn't have a heart, or just an animatronic one.

 

[CorporalClegg]

What the hell are you talking about?

 

[Kemaiku]

What the hell are you talking about?

No one ever knows, I suspect he has major brain damage but I've been told that pointing that out would be insensitive.

Whoops.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

Well I think he's the perfect man for the job.

The guy is a creative genius. Whether people find him funny or not, it's hard for me to think anyone could deny that. And the creative bug transcends genre.

He likes the source material enough to know what he's doing, but doesn't worship it such that he'd create fanboy wank material.

He has the necessary business contacts, and people love working with him. Plus, his personality is great counterpoint to the Bad Robot guys. I think they could work in concert beautifully.

All true.

And of course Paramount would let him reboot Trek - that's what they're doing, now, and it works.

Plus if i remember how they split trek up right he would only need to get the go ahead from CBS any way.

 

[xortex]

He certainly would be an irrelovant ring leader and show runner as he is almost transluscent when it comes to being a visionary.

 

[Psion]

My apologies if this has already been mentioned early on in this thread, but MacFarlane has been given the reigns of another sacred geek franchise -- Cosmos.

While I hate his other shows, I'm slowly warming to the guy and honestly think he might be just the key to bringing Trek back to television. My dream Star Trek series would use the original crew, but with an updated premise that includes some of the latest ideas in science and science fiction. So I'm hoping for a reboot, but one that retains the characters and core values of the original. As far as the Enterprise herself, I'd hope for either a careful, meticulous resculpting of the original ala dEG or Vektor, or a complete, flat-out redesign that looks completely new, but more accurate in an astronautics sense (e.g., decks arranged perpendicular to the axis of thrust, bridge and other vital functions buried deep in the hull, a more volume-efficient shape, and so on).

 

[xortex]

What do you think of the Planet of Titans Ent for Phase II in the art section? I've always said it was the way to go. Sleek.