Rewatching The Martian, and in dread of what Star Trek Beyond will end up being -
I was thinking - The Martian would have made a great Trek movie or episode
Kirk and away team are assisting a scientific party (who will remain on planet) in initial surveying of an environmentally hostile planet (and have to wear spacesuits, something we see too little of in Trek) when a severe storm approaches their landing party. Since transporters don't work due to atmospheric interference, they have to run to their shuttle... Kirk is the last one (as it should be) and is struck by debris and presumed dead... the shuttle makes a retreat to the Enterprise.
On the Enterprise plans are made to search for Kirk's body, send a probe to scan the surface, etc. when a hostile Klingon (or Romulan, take your pick) ship appears claiming rights to the planet. The Enterprise has to leave in a hurry (orders from Starfleet) and leave Kirk.
Of course, Kirk wakes up, still alive, and goes to the Hab the science team would be using, and has to figure out how to survive and "science the shit" out of this. The Klingons place a probe in orbit to detect any Starships. Starfleet has ruled for now this planet belongs to the Klingons.
Meantime, on the Enterprise, Uhura is monitoring the planet and notices the Rover has moved, and that Kirk is alive. They lobby Starfleet to return. In the meantime Kirk finds an old federation probe and reprograms it to have text communication with Starfleet. Checkhov (RIP) comes up with a "maneuver" that will let them fly by the planet at a distance to not be detected by the probe - due to the transporter issues, Kirk has to get himself off the planet.
Yada yada Kirk modfies the old federation probe to take him into space high enough to be beamed up. The Enterprise swoops in and grabs him, retreating without being detected.
I was thinking - The Martian would have made a great Trek movie or episode
Kirk and away team are assisting a scientific party (who will remain on planet) in initial surveying of an environmentally hostile planet (and have to wear spacesuits, something we see too little of in Trek) when a severe storm approaches their landing party. Since transporters don't work due to atmospheric interference, they have to run to their shuttle... Kirk is the last one (as it should be) and is struck by debris and presumed dead... the shuttle makes a retreat to the Enterprise.
On the Enterprise plans are made to search for Kirk's body, send a probe to scan the surface, etc. when a hostile Klingon (or Romulan, take your pick) ship appears claiming rights to the planet. The Enterprise has to leave in a hurry (orders from Starfleet) and leave Kirk.
Of course, Kirk wakes up, still alive, and goes to the Hab the science team would be using, and has to figure out how to survive and "science the shit" out of this. The Klingons place a probe in orbit to detect any Starships. Starfleet has ruled for now this planet belongs to the Klingons.
Meantime, on the Enterprise, Uhura is monitoring the planet and notices the Rover has moved, and that Kirk is alive. They lobby Starfleet to return. In the meantime Kirk finds an old federation probe and reprograms it to have text communication with Starfleet. Checkhov (RIP) comes up with a "maneuver" that will let them fly by the planet at a distance to not be detected by the probe - due to the transporter issues, Kirk has to get himself off the planet.
Yada yada Kirk modfies the old federation probe to take him into space high enough to be beamed up. The Enterprise swoops in and grabs him, retreating without being detected.
