I'm of the opinion that the so called Genesis Trilogy (Treks 2 through 4) was first use of the Reset Button, resulting in the static nature of Star Trek that came afterwards. In the beginning of TWOK, Kirk was an Admiral, and the crew had moved on with their lives. By the time TVH ended, Kirk was Captain, there was a shiny new Enterprise, and it was 1966 all over again. So who was responsible? Was it the studio bent on milking the frannchise dry by not shaking things up? Was it the actors afraid of not finding any work beyond Trek? Was it the fans who were growing increasingly conservative and settled and regarded the cast, and subsequent future casts, as family? Or was it a little bit of all three? Discuss.
The Reset Button: Who's at fault?
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It's where the story went.
One thing i have been thinking about lately is the time frame when Trek was made. In this instance:
Wrath of Khan: 1982
Search for Spock: 1984
The Voyage Home: 1986
The writing and directing was probably conservative. What im trying to convey is that alot of times (I do this as well) we inject TOS and the 6+ movies with our current 21st century tastes and ideas. Its neither a bad thing nor a good thing, it simply exists.
Different times, different ideas is all. I cant really speak for what the 80's were like from an adult perspective (i was 7 when TVH came out), but shaking things up probably just wasnt in the cards.
Wrath of Khan: 1982
Search for Spock: 1984
The Voyage Home: 1986
The writing and directing was probably conservative. What im trying to convey is that alot of times (I do this as well) we inject TOS and the 6+ movies with our current 21st century tastes and ideas. Its neither a bad thing nor a good thing, it simply exists.
Different times, different ideas is all. I cant really speak for what the 80's were like from an adult perspective (i was 7 when TVH came out), but shaking things up probably just wasnt in the cards.
I think it was just a matter of giving fans what they wanted. Why would they want to see the crew split up?
I don't know if anyone was at fault. It stands to reason that at the end of Trek IV there would be a happy ending together.
Harve Bennet said in an interview of II and III that after being through life and death over and over, it was "Time to lighten up a little." Having a light hearted movie followed by a sad ending of everyone seperating would have defeated that intention.
Harve Bennet said in an interview of II and III that after being through life and death over and over, it was "Time to lighten up a little." Having a light hearted movie followed by a sad ending of everyone seperating would have defeated that intention.