What petition? I don't follow things like that.
Spinoff....
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What petition? I don't follow things like that.
That surprises me given the posts that all of us want Legacy and the certitude it will make money/be a success.
I figured people would do everything in their power to let the Powers That Be know of this strong interest. Isn't that
Is there no petition for "Year One"?That surprises me given the posts that all of us want Legacy and the certitude it will make money/be a success.
I figured people would do everything in their power to let the Powers That Be know of this strong interest. Isn't that
Not thus far.
I think “Year One” discourse is going to be an interesting case study in the various types of fandom chatter. Because you’ve got the “Legacy” stuff, which has three distinct groups:
From a business sense, it’s probably savvy for Goldsman to have gotten this out right now rather than closer to Strange New Worlds’ series finale. And perhaps excitement will build over time. But right now, I’m not sure the initial reaction to the notion is quite where he and Alonso Myers might have hoped. It’s telling that there’s yet to be any discernible galvanization around it from any corner of the net that I’ve researched.
- “Hell yes.”
- “Hell no.”
- “Hell yes, but not for the memberberries.” (Myself.)
- “Okay, sure.”
- “I dunno. Nah.”
From a business sense, it’s probably savvy for Goldsman to have gotten this out right now rather than closer to Strange New Worlds’ series finale. And perhaps excitement will build over time. But right now, I’m not sure the initial reaction to the notion is quite where he and Alonso Myers might have hoped. It’s telling that there’s yet to be any discernible galvanization around it from any corner of the net that I’ve researched.
So, apart from Legacy, what are my petition options?
Probably twenty-six different “Cancel Kurtzman and Reinstate Gene’s Vision” petitions, each with sub-1k signatures.
There is a prodigy one...
As I've said before, I'd actually really like to see someone rework classic TOS episodes with fresh scripts (and maybe some story changes as well). I'd just love to see existing stories readapted, and how they might be different from the 1960s versions.
That seems to be anathema in Trek fandom, though.
Not anethema so much to me as personal preference I'd just rather see a new stories.
Not anethema so much to me as personal preference I'd just rather see a new stories.
I'm not a fan of remakes as shallow cash grabs or anything, but reinterpretations of stories that are already known have a long and storied history. Witness how many of Shakespeare's plays were historical dramas, for example. Or how "feminist retellings" of Greek mythological stories are perennial favorites.
Not to be obvious, but new stories are only good if they're good. Frankly, there are a finite number of stories that work within the Star Trek format, with most of the possible variance due to the individual character dynamics. And given we're talking about using a set of characters who is well-defined by the TOS era, I'm not sure just having Kirk/Spock/McCoy banter on yet another away mission is really going to sell it.
Year One in concept sounds like if they did a Superman series with the cast of Smallville after that series ended. Which is something I wanted to see with those characters and visuals. There was a comic series that ran for a bit, but the art was all over the place, and still, a live action series would've been preferable.
I have little interest in a series with Seven and the nepobabies.
I have little interest in a series with Seven and the nepobabies.
No "We" did not and do not.
Unlike many here, I'd be interested in watching Legacy. Thanks to TNG and particularly DS9, I'm much more vested in that timeframe than the 32nd century.
It's apparent that Legacy isn't happening though. That ship has sailed so it's time to move on.
Fortunately, I do love the idea of ST: Year One!
I'd be OK with a post-TOS show. But Year One sounds so much more interesting!
If any ST series has a chance of being picked up at this point, it's Year One. Name recognition of Kirk and Spock. The social footprint seems to be the largest for TOS. After all, which era did JJ go with for his movies? Plus standing sets!
That doesn't mean it's going to happen for sure but I can see it being one of the few premises that could work given the financial climate.
We shall see! It'll be interesting.
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