Stillborn Sulu Show

[somebuddyX]

To me, that’s not much different from having a Captain Worf show starring Dave Chapelle. The whole point of the Sulu show was for it to be a vehicle for Takei.

For me it would be like if there was a Captain Pike series with Anson Mount

 

[Dukhat]

For me it would be like if there was a Captain Pike series with Anson Mount

Kinda hard to have a Captain Pike series with Jeffery Hunter, seeing as he’s been dead for 57 years.

 

[kkt]

Lordy, no. Every single TOS crewmember does not need to become a captain.

Besides, Grace's performance in TUC was really stale. She wouldn't have been able to carry a series based on that work.

Agreed. I like that she was able to be in the movie, it provided a little income from Star Trek that earned a whole lot of money for the studio but not much for the actors after fairly mediocre late 1960s pay. However, promoting every single ensign or lieutenant or yeoman with a speaking part in TOS up to captain or higher invites small universe syndrome.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

Promoting every single ensign or lieutenant or yeoman with a speaking part in TOS up to captain or higher invites small universe syndrome.

Also Starfleet is going to need to make a lot more vessels if every officer on a ship who survives a couple of five year missions eventually moves up the ranks and gets their own ship.

One Constitution class ship could produce 200 captains, leading to 200 more ships and crews being assembled for them to command. By the time those officers become captain they need 40,000 ships, then the next generation after that needs 8 million ships, then 1.6 billion ships, and so on.

 

[kkt]

Depending on how many of them go on a landing party wearing a red shirt and never return...

 

[Mudd]

Nah. Pass.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

Nah. Pass.

Oh, no, my.