At this point everybody knows Trek XI is going to be the original characters. So it's a pretty safe bet that the show is going to take place before the first TV series. AND it is almost certain that the story involves time travel and/or an alternate timeline. So this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to include something that the franchise has been so sorely missing for nearly a half century.
Monkeys.
Now hear me out. In the early days of the space program, we used monkeys to test out new technologies and to better understand the effects of space travel on humans. So wouldn't it be cool if, for the early days of Star Trek, they had some monkeys onboard? Besides, monkeys are cute and funny--especially when you dress 'em up in little uniforms. You could have all manner of whacky hijinks. The monkeys could get loose in the Jeffries tubes and Scotty would have to chase 'em down. Or they could decide McCoy is the closest thing they have to a monkey wrangler and put him in charge of them--"Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a zoologist!"
And best of all, if the timeline is altered, it could be so that there were always monkeys on the Enterprise. They could go back and remaster all the series to put monkeys in 'em and sell them to the fans all over again in deluxe boxed sets. For Trek XII they could have them discover a planet where apes, not humans evolved to be the dominant species. The possibilities are endless.
Now. Let the poop-flinging begin.
Monkeys.
Now hear me out. In the early days of the space program, we used monkeys to test out new technologies and to better understand the effects of space travel on humans. So wouldn't it be cool if, for the early days of Star Trek, they had some monkeys onboard? Besides, monkeys are cute and funny--especially when you dress 'em up in little uniforms. You could have all manner of whacky hijinks. The monkeys could get loose in the Jeffries tubes and Scotty would have to chase 'em down. Or they could decide McCoy is the closest thing they have to a monkey wrangler and put him in charge of them--"Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a zoologist!"
And best of all, if the timeline is altered, it could be so that there were always monkeys on the Enterprise. They could go back and remaster all the series to put monkeys in 'em and sell them to the fans all over again in deluxe boxed sets. For Trek XII they could have them discover a planet where apes, not humans evolved to be the dominant species. The possibilities are endless.
Now. Let the poop-flinging begin.
