The 60th Anniversary??
- Thread starter Danlav05
- Start date
Sure, why not?Maybe I'll up date this for the 60th
I'm sure this will be an unpopular opinion, but "Infinite Diversity In Infinite Combinations."
It is my hope as a lifelong Star Trek fan (born in '76 and grew up with TOS reruns, movies, and all spin-offs as they aired) is that we will see dramatic decisions made regarding tone and continuity.
I don't want to cause arguments about what is and isn't Trek, so I'll avoid that by saying that I'd like to see some radical ideas explored going forward. For example, the rights holders (may not be CBS) could decide to ignore everything since 2009 and do a continuation of the Berman era of Trek. Such an approach could mean that Nemesis was the last we saw of the 24th century and a new series is set on an Enterprise fifty to a hundred years after.
Another idea would be to set a series in between the TOS film era and TNG era, including the Enterprise-B and/or another starship during that time.
Outside of a full reboot (not an alt universe or "not really a reboot but a reboot" Kurtzman approach) the other radical direction would be to look at the franchise and say that everything after The Undiscovered Country is open: the future is not written. The TOS era has been the primary focus of both Abrams and Kurtz, so the new approach could be a new take on "The Next Generation." Maybe this new series is set on the Enterprise-B and expands the TOS movie lore into a new potential franchise. Maybe the series is set on a new Enterprise-C, with Captain Garrett but no Narendra III.
I know that Paramount/Whomever won't throw away characters like Picard and the TNG crew, but at this point, they're also largely played out. The closest we've had to a new Enterprise and crew was the bizarre Picard Season Three approach to a "Next Next Generation." It was underwhelming to say the least and still relied on the TNG crew. I feel it's time to go forward and do for Star Trek what the TOS films and TNG series did for Trek at the time.
It will be interesting to see what the sale to Skydance means for Star Trek. Hopefully, they'll clear the decks creatively, consider contacting people that truly understand Trek (Ronald D. Moore, for example) and be fearless in terms of tossing out past iterations, even if they were successful.
It is my hope as a lifelong Star Trek fan (born in '76 and grew up with TOS reruns, movies, and all spin-offs as they aired) is that we will see dramatic decisions made regarding tone and continuity.
I don't want to cause arguments about what is and isn't Trek, so I'll avoid that by saying that I'd like to see some radical ideas explored going forward. For example, the rights holders (may not be CBS) could decide to ignore everything since 2009 and do a continuation of the Berman era of Trek. Such an approach could mean that Nemesis was the last we saw of the 24th century and a new series is set on an Enterprise fifty to a hundred years after.
Another idea would be to set a series in between the TOS film era and TNG era, including the Enterprise-B and/or another starship during that time.
Outside of a full reboot (not an alt universe or "not really a reboot but a reboot" Kurtzman approach) the other radical direction would be to look at the franchise and say that everything after The Undiscovered Country is open: the future is not written. The TOS era has been the primary focus of both Abrams and Kurtz, so the new approach could be a new take on "The Next Generation." Maybe this new series is set on the Enterprise-B and expands the TOS movie lore into a new potential franchise. Maybe the series is set on a new Enterprise-C, with Captain Garrett but no Narendra III.
I know that Paramount/Whomever won't throw away characters like Picard and the TNG crew, but at this point, they're also largely played out. The closest we've had to a new Enterprise and crew was the bizarre Picard Season Three approach to a "Next Next Generation." It was underwhelming to say the least and still relied on the TNG crew. I feel it's time to go forward and do for Star Trek what the TOS films and TNG series did for Trek at the time.
It will be interesting to see what the sale to Skydance means for Star Trek. Hopefully, they'll clear the decks creatively, consider contacting people that truly understand Trek (Ronald D. Moore, for example) and be fearless in terms of tossing out past iterations, even if they were successful.
I see only two real possibilities, no matter who is in charge: Either they will continue to produce more of the same stuff CBS/Paramount is currently producing, or they will make something else unrelated. But what I don't see happening is some sweeping dictate to de-canonize whatever came before it, because that's not the way to endear yourself to your fans.
That won't happen. Trek XI was a pretty popular movie and the current shows have pulled their weight at bringing revenue in for the franchise. No one is going to remove all that just to revert to the status quo of twenty-five years ago.
Ron Moore won't do Star Trek again unless he can have carte blanche with what he wants to do. And even were this Libertarian's Star Trek you seem to be outlining, there's undoubtedly going to be studio oversight mainly because no studio gives anyone carte blanche with one of their most renowned IPs.
There's no logical reason to toss out successful iterations in an effort to be "fearless."
Boimler and Mariner in an episode of TOS might have been funny, but the show's over and the idea might be seen as too similar to Trials and Tribbleations and the SNW Crossover episode.
That's only fearless by Sir Robin's definition: bravely running away.
Similar threads
