The future of Star Trek TV = Enterprise C!

[Dukhat]

i wish they would do a series from the klingon perspective, id definatly watch that

That would get really old, really fast.

 

[doubleohfive]

I would have a hard time watching an Ent-C series - I mean, you know they will all die (most when the ship is destroyed by Romulans, and the survivors will die on Romulus itself as prisoners), so what's the point?

Did you watch the Star Wars prequels?

Did you watch the Battlestar Galactica telefilm "Razor" ?

If so, what was the point?

Those were a more general thing. We all knew Anakin would become Darth Vader, for example, but not how. We didn't know how many specific people would die, or the exact circumstances.

The Enterprise-C, on the other hand, we know the specific method of its destruction, we know when, and we know that everyone on board will die. Of course a series set on board that ship doesn't have to have the same crew that it had when it was destroyed (except probably Captain Garrett).

Your logic escapes me.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

i wish they would do a series from the klingon perspective, id definatly watch that

That would get really old, really fast.

That would be like a Sesame Street spinoff from the the Cookie Monster's perspective.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ The ST:Klingon Empire novels manage just fine. I can see a series done that way.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

^ The ST:Klingon Empire novels manage just fine. I can see a series done that way.

What are the sales figures on those? What is sufficient interest to carry a book series is nowhere near what's required for TV.

 

[Ryan Thomas Riddle]

A Klingon-based series...yawn.

 

[C.E. Evans]

A series about a joint Federation-Klingon crew on a hybrid-type starship might have worked for Series IV, but I don't think so now...

 

[Shazam!]

A Klingon-based series...yawn.

Agreed.

 

[Annorax]

I would have a hard time watching an Ent-C series - I mean, you know they will all die (most when the ship is destroyed by Romulans, and the survivors will die on Romulus itself as prisoners), so what's the point?

Did you watch the Star Wars prequels?

Did you watch the Battlestar Galactica telefilm "Razor" ?

If so, what was the point?

Those were a more general thing. We all knew Anakin would become Darth Vader, for example, but not how. We didn't know how many specific people would die, or the exact circumstances.

The Enterprise-C, on the other hand, we know the specific method of its destruction, we know when, and we know that everyone on board will die. Of course a series set on board that ship doesn't have to have the same crew that it had when it was destroyed (except probably Captain Garrett).

We don't know that they all died. Assuming we ignore novel canon, we don't know anything after the C re-enters the time rift other than that Tasha was captured. While the majority of the crew obviously would have died either in "Yesterday's Enterprise" (Captain Garrett, the senior staff, some redshirts) or during the Battle of Narendra III (more redshirts), there could be room for a few survivors to get out, not get captured, and make way for a movie.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

We don't know that they all died.

Maybe not in the actual battle, but the ones that didn't die then would certainly have been taken prisoner. By the ROMULANS. And that's worse than death, I would think. (I doubt there were any other ships in the area that could have mounted a rescue, and the Romulans would obviously destroy any lifeboats they couldn't capture.)

Even if the Romulans didn't immediately *execute* those prisoners, they were obviously never going to be set free. No way the Romulans would let them go. So there are only these possible outcomes for anyone on the ship: 1) Get blown up; 2) Be executed by the Romulans; 3) Die of old age on Romulus.

 

[doubleohfive]

Why do you automatically assume then that it must be more likely to have been option 1 or 2? Did Sela not establish that "a deal was reached" ? Didn't she say that if Tasha became the consort of the Romulan general, the other survivors would be allowed to live?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Why do you automatically assume then that it must be more likely to have been option 1 or 2?

I didn't. I said it would be one of those three things.

Even assuming Sela was telling the truth (which is by no means certain), then option 3 would apply. The prisoners would have been stuck on Romulus for the rest of their lives, under conditions which were probably not ideal. These are Romulans, after all; a race not known for showing a ton of mercy to prisoners.

And even so, once Tasha "reneged" on the deal by trying to escape, the Romulans probably executed all of the prisoners anyway.

 

[Ra'min]

Please no other prequels. If there ever is another Trek TV series, let it boldly go where no one has gone before.

Well post Nemesis it seems that the Federation and Starfleet is pretty much a dieing force, the greats of Starfleet are long gone and the threat from enemies is ever present and i'm not sure what kind of condition the fleet would be in at that time. I'm not sure if I would want to see a Star Trek based on this.

I still think that TMP era hasn't been explored enough and you are right producing a prequel is risky, as some sort of Star Trek history has already been written and it would be hard for writers to be innovative and still remain canon. Just a shame writers didn't think of ideas such as these before making "Enterprise."

But Starfleet recovered all kind of future technology in "Endgame". With transphasic torpedoes and ablative hull armors, Federation's neighbours are not much of a threat.