Roddenberry Productions has put out the following press release announcing that The Questor Tapes is going into development with Imagine Television:
The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as producer
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Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
They're going to have to change the name, first thing.
"The Question Flash Memory"
or
"The Questor Disk"
Because nobody uses tapes anymore.
They're going to have to change the name, first thing.
"The Question Flash Memory"
or
"The Questor Disk"
Because nobody uses tapes anymore.
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
Awesome news! Even more awesome is that it's Imagine producing and not Tribune!
Awesome news! Even more awesome is that it's Imagine producing and not Tribune!
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
"The Questor DVD"
No, no. "The Questor Blu-Ray"
"The Questor TiVo"
Or how about just something that covers it basically: "The Questor Recordings"
"The Questor DVD"
No, no. "The Questor Blu-Ray"
"The Questor TiVo"
Or how about just something that covers it basically: "The Questor Recordings"
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
"Questor" will do fine.
"Questor" will do fine.
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
In fact, that would've been the name of the original if it had gone to series. The Questor Tapes was the name given to the pilot film specifically.
Although as a matter of fact, magnetic tape is still used for computer data storage in some contexts, mainly as backups and archives.
In fact, that would've been the name of the original if it had gone to series. The Questor Tapes was the name given to the pilot film specifically.
Although as a matter of fact, magnetic tape is still used for computer data storage in some contexts, mainly as backups and archives.
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
Big question is, will we get a Robert Foxworth appearance?
Appropriately he should play the role (the original android) that Lew Ayers did in the original....
Big question is, will we get a Robert Foxworth appearance?
Appropriately he should play the role (the original android) that Lew Ayers did in the original....
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
definitely interested! Data is my fave ST character!
I just hope he's actually mechanical and not some fleshy construct ala Cylons.
definitely interested! Data is my fave ST character!
I just hope he's actually mechanical and not some fleshy construct ala Cylons.
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
I've got a copy of the original Questor script around somewhere. It's not bad. Modernize it and work on a couple of the plot holes, and it should be ready to go.
I could probably rework in over a weekend.
I've got a copy of the original Questor script around somewhere. It's not bad. Modernize it and work on a couple of the plot holes, and it should be ready to go.
I could probably rework in over a weekend.
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
There's real potential here for a pretty okay TV series, so I hope they do it justice and so on. Tim Minear's credentials look decent (well decent enough - Lois & Clark? a lot of sitting in Whedon's shadow also, if one were to count Firefly) so there are possibilities.
I do hope there's no hatchet jobbery involved, indeed. Earth: Final Conflict and Andromeda haven't set a good precedent for "Roddenberry" TV shows in staring strong and then collapsing disastorously.
There's real potential here for a pretty okay TV series, so I hope they do it justice and so on. Tim Minear's credentials look decent (well decent enough - Lois & Clark? a lot of sitting in Whedon's shadow also, if one were to count Firefly) so there are possibilities.
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
I think The Questor Files keeps the tone of the original as well as being timeless. They could use some generic medium to hold the software, something that could represent anything similar to the colored squares on TOS Trek.
I'd like to see this. As for the name- The Questor Hard Drive Files ?
The Questor CD-Rom Files ?
or how about
Questor: Where the Hell Are My Memories?
I think The Questor Files keeps the tone of the original as well as being timeless. They could use some generic medium to hold the software, something that could represent anything similar to the colored squares on TOS Trek.
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
Data was originally meant to be partly organic or pseudo-organic (see "The Naked Now"). And the cutting edge of cybernetics and AI research today involves a lot of blurring of the line between the organic and the mechanical, with DNA-based nanotech, neurochips, and so on.
definitely interested! Data is my fave ST character!
I just hope he's actually mechanical and not some fleshy construct ala Cylons.
Data was originally meant to be partly organic or pseudo-organic (see "The Naked Now"). And the cutting edge of cybernetics and AI research today involves a lot of blurring of the line between the organic and the mechanical, with DNA-based nanotech, neurochips, and so on.
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
^^^^
Also, in one of the earlier versions of the TNG Writer's Guide, Data is said to have been the creation of an unknown alien race. I think this would have been much more interesting than what we got for Data's background in the actual series as it aired.
As far as Questor: I have fond memories of the original, but haven't seen it in over 30 years. It'd be fun if they had Robert foxworth do a cameo as Dr. Vaslovik in the new version.
^^^^
Also, in one of the earlier versions of the TNG Writer's Guide, Data is said to have been the creation of an unknown alien race. I think this would have been much more interesting than what we got for Data's background in the actual series as it aired.
As far as Questor: I have fond memories of the original, but haven't seen it in over 30 years. It'd be fun if they had Robert foxworth do a cameo as Dr. Vaslovik in the new version.
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
If they keep the Jerry Robinson character, will it be changed to a woman named Jeri Robinson, and have sexual tension between her and the android Questor?
Since Roddenberry told Questor's story (an android searching for it's humanity) through Data, is there anything else left to say?
If they keep the Jerry Robinson character, will it be changed to a woman named Jeri Robinson, and have sexual tension between her and the android Questor?
Since Roddenberry told Questor's story (an android searching for it's humanity) through Data, is there anything else left to say?
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
Questor's purpose wasn't just about that. By the end of the movie, he'd adopted a mission much like Gary Seven's in "Assignment: Earth" -- using advanced alien technology to monitor the world and shepherd it through its time of crisis, protecting us from ourselves until we reach maturity.
And in the movie per se, he wasn't so much searching for humanity as searching for his origins and purpose (though he definitely had to learn about humanity in order to manage in the world). He found those answers by the end of the film, but in a remake, perhaps the mystery of his origins and purpose could be stretched out more. I could see it being made ambivalent: was he created for good or evil purposes?
Questor's purpose wasn't just about that. By the end of the movie, he'd adopted a mission much like Gary Seven's in "Assignment: Earth" -- using advanced alien technology to monitor the world and shepherd it through its time of crisis, protecting us from ourselves until we reach maturity.
And in the movie per se, he wasn't so much searching for humanity as searching for his origins and purpose (though he definitely had to learn about humanity in order to manage in the world). He found those answers by the end of the film, but in a remake, perhaps the mystery of his origins and purpose could be stretched out more. I could see it being made ambivalent: was he created for good or evil purposes?
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
I know but I mean those types of robots that are ridiculously indistinguishable from humans, like they eat, sleep, father children with humans etc...
definitely interested! Data is my fave ST character!
I just hope he's actually mechanical and not some fleshy construct ala Cylons.
Data was originally meant to be partly organic or pseudo-organic (see "The Naked Now"). And the cutting edge of cybernetics and AI research today involves a lot of blurring of the line between the organic and the mechanical, with DNA-based nanotech, neurochips, and so on.
I know but I mean those types of robots that are ridiculously indistinguishable from humans, like they eat, sleep, father children with humans etc...
Re: The Questor Tapes in development, possibly with Tim Minear as prod
Why shouldn't an android eat? There are real-life robots being designed today that are able to extract energy from the "digestion" of organic matter. And why not? It's a proven and effective method for generating energy. And why shouldn't an android sleep? Every machine needs downtime to minimize wear and tear. (And those electric sheep aren't gonna dream themselves, you know.)
Why shouldn't an android eat? There are real-life robots being designed today that are able to extract energy from the "digestion" of organic matter. And why not? It's a proven and effective method for generating energy. And why shouldn't an android sleep? Every machine needs downtime to minimize wear and tear. (And those electric sheep aren't gonna dream themselves, you know.)