Trek Returning to TV in 2017!

[2takesfrakes]

Remastered TOS is no where near as offensive and inappropriate as the Lucas special edition edits.

... Yeah, who can argue with that? What gets me is that the STAR WARS edits look like shit and draw attention to themselves. Han's rubbernecking to avoid Greedo's shot is laughable, with how fake-looking it is, for example. And George signed off that and had the balls - OK? - the BALLS to present this to an unsuspecting public, all proud of what he's done. "Watch Han and Jello-mold Jabba interact in A New Hope!" Come off it, Lucas ... Fortunately, STAR TREK went into its TOS upgrades with less exuberance and, perhaps, a little more discernment. The Enterprise looks like it came off a video game, but ... you know ... what can you do when STAR TREK's fate is in the hand of others?

 

[JirinPanthosa]

I'm very optimistic about the new series.

But I'd rather see a show that marries the optimistic, explorative outlook of the original shows with the attention span-impaired modern approach than one that just happily embraces the modern approach.

Just like Star Trek: TNG married the outlook of TOS with 80s aesthetics, I hope they can do the same with 10s aesthetics rather than just ignore what came before and make a disposable 10s show.

You'd think the Netflix 'catch up viewing' era could resurrect the human attention span.

@Drone

But if the series just caves to modern focus groups without trying to be true to the 'Star Trek' name, why does it need the name except to make a little more money? If they just want to make a show that will make money in the current marketplace, let them start a new franchise. Let them earn their name recognition.

 

[Squiggy]

I hope that we see a return to form with the new films, but I'm afraid that the new generation is going to win out...

That's something every. single. generation has always done.

Unless you think that jazz/talkies/color movies/television/rock/cable/rap/internet is just a fad.

 

[ancient]

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jazz/talkies/color movies/television/rock/cable/rap/internet
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THESE ARE CORRUPTING THE YOUTH.

 

[Drone]

To paraphrase a famous Bothan, "because they can". Besides it might be more than a little money. Your last suggestion would be answered with there's no need to start from scratch, as dicey as that might be without superlative talent all the way around, especially on a platform we're trying to make just a bit more relevant. The interest and audience are more than slightly weighted in favor of the new vision. I would suggest that they will still get a fair share of the Prime viewers, at least at the start, so they can get a lay of the land.

Don't misunderstand me, I'm one of those that thinks the films pretty much did what you suggest, fitting an aesthetic around a familiar name that had been absent long enough to generate interest from a new audience, especially because of the filmmaker involved, despite precious little of substance related to the history, ethos, and nuanced meaningfulness of that name. The Prime survived over a nearly 40 year time span. It's finished as a TV or film entity. While I've long wished that wouldn't turn out to be the case, I think I've become reconciled to it with a more of a sense of fond melancholy, I agree one can hope that a thoughtful examination of interesting themes, whether explicitly depicting a clearly optimistic future or not, is mixed in with a considerably lower amount of whiz bang, owing to budget constraints , if not an explicit philosophical orientation.

I think that a new variant on the tradition worthy of what is past, can be achieved with a strong cast and stronger writers. It's a reasonable possibility to come to fruition, unless many hints are dropped before D-Day that suggest the show's focus will be otherwise.