So when they were initially casting Star Trek XI, a bunch of A list actors' names were tossed around by the media.
Later, when it became clear that Abrams was going to be using some B, C, and D list actors, I (and other brilliant posters who think like me) suspected that, if the movie did well, there might be a possibility for this crew to return to a weekly television series.
As things progressed, this seemed less and less likely.
However, I just had another thought. (I still have them, occasionally!
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What if they decide to take one of the other starships and/or settings from the movie and spin it off into a weekly television series?
We know of at least one other "Federation Captain" who has been cast, the alleged Pakistani gentleman [insert reactionary P.C. and terrorist hysteria here]. It would be relatively simple to take one of these other ships and do a TOS era show that sort of keeps the seat warm for when Star Trek XII and XIII roll around.
I'm not suggesting that this would be a good or bad idea, but I can see this as a very easy way to have both a t.v. and movie series going at the same time which don't conflict, especially if they use a smaller ship (with smaller sets) that translates more easily to the small screen. (We have seen comments that some of the new 1701 sets are massive, and Nimoy's comment about Trek not being able to go back to television all point to the unlikelihood of the main 1701 cast returning to television any time soon.)
We will most likely be spending time on several other Federation ships in Trek XI, chock full of their respective bridge crews. Once [Kirk, Bones, Uhura, etc.] bail on those ships to sign on to the Enterprise, we could easily follow the continuing (and more reasonably priced) adventures of one of those ships on a weekly basis.
A lot of this would depend on how well Trek XI does; how confident TPTB is that "Star Trek is back!" after the movie comes out; and how quickly they want to capitalize on Trek's return; etc.
If Trek XI kicks ass, they may want to proceed with caution, so the flame doesn't go back out again too quickly. Or they may get greedy and milk it to death like they always have in the past.
Thoughts?
Later, when it became clear that Abrams was going to be using some B, C, and D list actors, I (and other brilliant posters who think like me) suspected that, if the movie did well, there might be a possibility for this crew to return to a weekly television series.
As things progressed, this seemed less and less likely.
However, I just had another thought. (I still have them, occasionally!
)What if they decide to take one of the other starships and/or settings from the movie and spin it off into a weekly television series?
We know of at least one other "Federation Captain" who has been cast, the alleged Pakistani gentleman [insert reactionary P.C. and terrorist hysteria here]. It would be relatively simple to take one of these other ships and do a TOS era show that sort of keeps the seat warm for when Star Trek XII and XIII roll around.
I'm not suggesting that this would be a good or bad idea, but I can see this as a very easy way to have both a t.v. and movie series going at the same time which don't conflict, especially if they use a smaller ship (with smaller sets) that translates more easily to the small screen. (We have seen comments that some of the new 1701 sets are massive, and Nimoy's comment about Trek not being able to go back to television all point to the unlikelihood of the main 1701 cast returning to television any time soon.)
We will most likely be spending time on several other Federation ships in Trek XI, chock full of their respective bridge crews. Once [Kirk, Bones, Uhura, etc.] bail on those ships to sign on to the Enterprise, we could easily follow the continuing (and more reasonably priced) adventures of one of those ships on a weekly basis.
A lot of this would depend on how well Trek XI does; how confident TPTB is that "Star Trek is back!" after the movie comes out; and how quickly they want to capitalize on Trek's return; etc.
If Trek XI kicks ass, they may want to proceed with caution, so the flame doesn't go back out again too quickly. Or they may get greedy and milk it to death like they always have in the past.
Thoughts?
