Star Trek Deserves To Be Rebooted

[StarMan]

I saw Batman Vs Supermn last week and thoroughly enjoyed it (I’m getting to a point). I loved Nolan’s trilogy and my partner is a huge fan of Gotham.

I loved Michael and Jack too.

I was suspect about rebooting *my* Star Trek (a lot of us end up with a exaggerated sense of proprietary towards it after being a fan for a decade or two). But I’ve realised that, rather than recasting TOS taking away from the original, it’s actually enhanced it.

My reference to Batman vs. Superman comes down to the fact, they have been interpreted and re-interpreted numerous times. Is that not a complement? We hear the story once; twice. It’s a story we like to re-hear. Did you like Star Trek cause you were bored (likely), or did you see something the future might hold that captured your imagination (ideal!) ?

That's more important than playing some continuity whore.

Also, my current thoughts on continuity and and canon....

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[JWPlatt]

Ugh. Blargh. NO. Spiderman, Batman, Superman: They're all stuck in a superhero Groundhog Day. And they might as well reboot Groundhog Day.

By the way, they're going to remake your namesake movie.

If we can't write an interesting story to extend the mythology, be creative and do something else, something new.

 

[Shalashaska]

Star Trek should not be compared to comic books.

Just let the old stuff be, and create new and better things.

 

[Longinus]

Ugh. Blargh. NO. Spiderman, Batman, Superman: They're all stuck in a superhero Groundhog Day. And they might as well reboot Groundhog Day.

But I totally need to see the Spiderman origin story fourth time with different actors!

 

[cultcross]

The reason Superman needs rebooting every thirty seconds is that it's really all the same story, about the same guy, getting to the same place by the same means. Most superhero stories, and franchises like Bond or Bourne are similar, they focus on one person and their life story. Star Trek is different - no one person or even one ship or crew is or defines Star Trek. There are lots of possibilities without rebooting or reusing anything.

 

[Terok Nor]

No thanks. Roddenberry, Berman, Piller, Braga and the rest created a huge expanded universe long before Marvel's expanded universe hit the big and small screen. I'm not interested in rebooting something that's already amazing. Continuation please a la Star Wars.

 

[Rahul]

The thing about superhero is: They're singular characters.

They need Reboots. Otherwise you'd be stuck with aging actors in the same role. The day will come when Hugh Jackman simply becomes too old to play the same character. Or you do a James Bond thing.

Star Trek on the other hand is a universe. A setting. The only "character" that get's rebooted is the Enterprise.

 

[Kemaiku]

It already has been and I fully support them doing so again with the new series.

 

[ozzfloyd]

Please, please, no Enterprise/Kirk/Spock. Something new and interesting please.

 

[Shalashaska]

Citizen Kane deserves to be rebooted with its own cinematic universe because Batman did!

 

[Jonny]

I would prefer something new myself for a tv series.