Sybok in Discovery

[Delaware123]

It seems that young Sybok would be a natural fit for this series, given that he is Spock's older half-brother. This would be a great opportunity to do some stunt casting. Who would you want to see recast in the role? What stories could you forsee with this character?

 

[Delaware123]

My vote for the new Sybok is for Adam Scott.

 

[ITDUDE]

The guy from Star Trek V? You know that movie is not canon, right?
(Well, at least I wish it wasn't)

 

[Delaware123]

Yes, Sybok is from Star Trek V.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Sybok could be great.

 

[Captain of the USS Averof]

Sure. Why not? It’s not like he would ruin anything.

 

[WarpFactorZ]

I'm sure he'll at least get a name-drop... unless the writers choose not to "remember" STV.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I'm sure he'll at least get a name-drop... unless the writers choose not to "remember" STV.

And that is how it works.

 

[DigificWriter]

The guy from Star Trek V? You know that movie is not canon, right?
(Well, at least I wish it wasn't)

You can wish all you want, but Star Trek V is as Canon as everything else that's not a Star Trek novel or comic book.

 

[Charles Phipps]

The Final Frontier was a trainweck of a movie for a variety of reasons but many of its ideas are interesting.

Star Trek Online made Nimbus III neat by making it "Fallout: New Vegas" planet.

There's nothing wrong with Sybok THE CHARACTER as a Vulcan religious fanatic who has absurdly powerful psychic abilities.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Sure. Why not? It’s not like he would ruin anything.

Sybok was the only good thing in STV.

 

[Charles Phipps]

Sybok was the only good thing in STV.

No, Spock and the Klingons killing God was cool.

So was Kirk telling him off.

I say that as a theist.



The story about Bones euthanizing his father also deserved an entire movie of Vulcan Jesus showing the crew their hidden pain. In a better film, we could have great Sulu and Uhura moments.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Nothing tops the Laughing Vulcan

 

[CaptainMurdock]

I'd be up for it. Sybok is an interesting character and I'd be happy to see him explored more.

 

[F. King Daniel]

No idea who'd play him, but I'd love to see a Sybok prequel. Loved the character.

But I suspect they don't want to draw more attention to the absurdity of retconning in a new member of the Sarek family by reminding us of the last time they did it. So Sybok exists as much in the Discoverse as Michael Burnham does in the TOS one.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Sybok is a great character. He was definitely the best part of TFF. I think the film would have been so much better off had it it just focused on him.

Also, if the arc of Burnham's ends up being long-term, then I'd say it's a pretty good bet he'll show up. Really, I think he ties-in better thematically than Spock. He's the Vulcan who longs to be human against he human who longs to be Vulcan - as opposed to he guy in the middle who can't make up his fucking mind.

 

[donners22]

You can wish all you want, but Star Trek V is as Canon as everything else that's not a Star Trek novel or comic book.

Oddly enough The Autobiography of James T Kirk purported to render Star Trek V as non-canon.

Of course it doesn't work that way, since the film is canon and the book is not, but it's remarkable that it was permitted to have that.

 

[Cyrus]

Adam Nimoy should play Sybok. I know he is mainly a director, but he did play himself in The Big Bang Theory

 

[Tosk]

Oddly enough The Autobiography of James T Kirk purported to render Star Trek V as non-canon.

Of course it doesn't work that way, since the film is canon and the book is not, but it's remarkable that it was permitted to have that.

Yeah, I didn't care for that much myself. If Goodman just couldn't bring himself to treat ST5 properly, he should have just skipped it.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Oddly enough The Autobiography of James T Kirk purported to render Star Trek V as non-canon.

Of course it doesn't work that way, since the film is canon and the book is not, but it's remarkable that it was permitted to have that.

Discovery rendered the Klingon D7 Battlecruiser design we've known for 50 years non-canon last week.

Just sayin'.