Should they make DSC more like Sliders for S4?

[The Wormhole]

Considering CBS rejected Fuller's idea of an anthology series with each season set in a different era of the Trek universe, I don't see them being enthusiastic about making the show be about the ship jumping from different eras.

Besides, the show just abandoned its original premise to go to a completely new premise in a completely new time period. Let's see them develop this one before we start screeching for another new time period.

 

[starfleettanner]

Considering CBS rejected Fuller's idea of an anthology series with each season set in a different era of the Trek universe, I don't see them being enthusiastic about making the show be about the ship jumping from different eras.

Besides, the show just abandoned its original premise to go to a completely new premise in a completely new time period. Let's see them develop this one before we start screeching for another new time period.

I'm wondering if they sort of took his idea and rather than seeing multiple generational crews, we see the one Discovery crew encountering the generations and universes. Again, theorizing heavily here, but I just got a weird feeling we're going to see something similar to that as the S4 premise.

 

[The Wormhole]

Since we have no idea how season 3 will play out or even what the storyline will be for that season beyond what was in the trailer, it's far too premature to be theorizing about season 4 at this point.

 

[Lance]

Wasn't Lorca from "the mirror universe" or another one, or even Arnold Rimmer's double-double universe? TOS and DS9 kept the multiverse thing limited to ours and theirs (the sole mirror universe, which was okay for 1967 but got dated very quickly). ST2009 finally and officially opened up the option of multiple universes/realities/timelines (the movie IMHO is a mixed bag but the new alternate universe where even our Spock survived and got there was genuinely good!)

Well, I was thinking more of TNG, Parallels. Worf hopping from one alternative universe to the next is eerily close.

 

[Agony_Boothb]

Maybe the jump into Kelvinverse for a season to tie in with the movie?

Burnham to kelvin spock: you kinda look my brother only more famous

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

I can see it now:

Star Trek: Sliders
(Sponsored by White Castle)

 

[eschaton]

I can see it now:

Star Trek: Sliders
(Sponsored by White Castle)

Harold and Kumar go to the Delta Quadrant.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

No I'm still mad that sliders killed arturo and wade ended up in kromag breeding camp and I was like 15 when those episodes first aired . I'm 37 and I'll never be able to let it go.

Many fans have said that they killed the wrong Arturo and the bad one was the one that was traveling with them.

Just curious: what do people think of the idea in making Discovery Season 4 be about jumping not only space, BUT TIME? What if at the season finale of S3, the future Federation or whatever becomes the dominant post Federation society, gifts Discovery with a time travel engine, and with Stamets using the spore drive, it doesn't send them at the right time or universe, and Season 4 is about universe and time hopping? I really would love such a thing to happen and to actually involve the Trek Multiverse as a main plot for the season. Anyone else thinking of something similar and how it would play out? Will S4 actually DO this?

OP I like your idea but I really wouldn't want to see too much of that happening, and the same for universe hopping. Every show does that at some point and it's just boring and ordinary.

I think I know how Georgiou gets back to the past. There may be a slight amount of power still left in the red angel suit so they hack it for one trip and send her back.

That really bugged me because Michael's mum was able to travel with the suit for a long time and the crystal never seemed to burn out or die so what was the problem with the one they made for Michael?

 

[JirinPanthosa]

I wouldn't want Disco to be all about constantly jumping through time. I'd like them to establish an interesting setting and story in the 30th century, then try to jump back to their time and end up somewhere else. (Which I wouldn't be sad if they got stranded in 25th century).

 

[Tim Thomason]

I wouldn't want Disco to be all about constantly jumping through time. I'd like them to establish an interesting setting and story in the 30th century, then try to jump back to their time and end up somewhere else. (Which I wouldn't be sad if they got stranded in 25th century).

25th century would be the cheapest option, since Picard is already paying for the set design and costuming. Picard could be off doing his own thing with his own crew after an obligatory first episode cameo, but then you could bring in other Berman-era regulars, maybe some that hadn't appeared on Picard (Voyager/DS9 cast) and have them and the local DTI clash with the crew on any attempt at "returning home".

An impounded ship, and a "getting the band back together" vibe, a la Star Trek III, after the Discovery crew is debriefed and disbursed throughout the Federation. Maybe Burnham has to convince Saru to give up a cushy job at Starfleet Headquarters. Maybe Tilly is struggling with reeducation classes after missing out on 150 years of history. Maybe Stamets is laughed out of Starfleet Science for his ridiculous theories and backward beliefs.

 

[Dukhat]

DSC is still trying to figure out just what it’s supposed to be about. If Picard is successful, and DSC is not, then I see CBS just ending the show rather than trying to come up with yet a fourth premise for a fourth season. It’s not like those sets and props can’t be reused in Picard.

 

[Vger23]

It should be more like Sanford and Son.






Great show.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

A few days ago, I said:

I can see it now:

Star Trek: Sliders
(Sponsored by White Castle)

It just now occurred to me that this ties in rather nicely with Number One's choice of lunch.

 

[ToyBoxComix]

I don't want anything to be more like Sliders. That was a show with a great premise that started out pretty good and got worse and worse and worse.

 

[Lord Garth]

I don't want anything to be more like Sliders. That was a show with a great premise that started out pretty good and got worse and worse and worse.

Speaking as a Sliders Fan, I think whenever someone says "more like Sliders", it's understood they really mean the first two seasons.

 

[Tim Thomason]

A few days ago, I said:

It just now occurred to me that this ties in rather nicely with Number One's choice of lunch.

Or maybe her husband's favorite lunch.

 

[SolarisOne]

Time travel is a different matter. I think Dr. Who has shown pretty well that it's damn hard to develop a convincing long-term plot involving time travel before everything unravels into a mass of handwave.

Rule Number One: THE DOCTOR LIES.

 

[Tim Thomason]

Speaking as a Sliders Fan, I think whenever someone says "more like Sliders", it's understood they really mean the first two seasons.

And speaking as a TNG fan, I think whenever someone says "more like TNG", it's understood they don't mean the first two seasons.

 

[Lord Garth]

And speaking as a TNG fan, I think whenever someone says "more like TNG", it's understood they don't mean the first two seasons.

After having now re-watched the bulk of TNG, my position that DSC shouldn't be like TNG stands (they're completely different animals), but I wouldn't be opposed to another series being like TNG Seasons 3-6 only more serialized and inter-connected.

 

[The Wormhole]

I wouldn't be opposed to another series being like TNG Seasons 3-6 only more serialized and inter-connected.

At the risk of having to pay a tithe to the coin jar, that's basically The Orville.