So you front load huge costs on the production. That is also a train wreck.
What kind of Format would you like for future series/movies?
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The point is if you can't deconstruct derivative trek if you don't know trek.
You need to know star trek, otherwise your canon will clash with established canon and confuse the viewer on an emotional level.
In both things I mentioned you can also push things a big farther when you understand the foundations you are working with.
How much does a 6 week boot camp cost, for a handful of writers?
That's a small amount of money relative to the money being spent on this show.
Ignoring just production derailments, you also need to factor in the value of pulling in more fans with more respect to what star trek is, and even more relevantly the savings in writing time, when people can leap frog/piggy back on what has already been done.
Wagon Train to the Stars
A Semi-Anthology Format
I once suggested a format like Wagon Train. There were a few recurring characters, but the stories were centered on guest stars. The wagon train would walk the Earth, and guest stars could either be members of the wagon train or people met along the way.
With the stories being about the guest stars' characters, you could have these characters experience real change by the end of the episode. No reset button for these characters. Which should make it easier to write meaningful drama.
Again, flexibility in story length. Short arcs, with two- or three- parters, with the occasional stand alone episode. Possibly a four parter occasionally.
The ship would be fairly small, and being older would not have a totally new/pristine appearance. Somewhat mitigating the need for a reset button for the ship.
The missions would be Star Fleets version of the X-Files.
A Semi-Anthology Format
I once suggested a format like Wagon Train. There were a few recurring characters, but the stories were centered on guest stars. The wagon train would walk the Earth, and guest stars could either be members of the wagon train or people met along the way.
With the stories being about the guest stars' characters, you could have these characters experience real change by the end of the episode. No reset button for these characters. Which should make it easier to write meaningful drama.
Again, flexibility in story length. Short arcs, with two- or three- parters, with the occasional stand alone episode. Possibly a four parter occasionally.
The ship would be fairly small, and being older would not have a totally new/pristine appearance. Somewhat mitigating the need for a reset button for the ship.
The missions would be Star Fleets version of the X-Files.
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You think the history of Star Trek and what works and what doesn't can be done in 6 weeks?
This is what series bibles are for and writers guides, not a full on college style course on how to write good stories. These are professionals and you are basically treating them like students. That doesn't show any measure of trust or confident in their ability to write Star Trek, and basically takes Star Trek, constructs it as a box and forces them in to it.
That doesn't sound like the ability to explore and few writers are going to want to be lectured at and told how to write stories. At least from my point of view.
Yes. The challenge is writing a good story while restraining spending. The writer may need to be clever to make this work. But cleverness might actually improve the story.
Exactly. It's a delicate balancing act and writers needing a boot camp definitely isn't a recipe for cleverness.Yes. The challenge is writing a good story while restraining spending. The writer may need to be clever to make this work. But cleverness might actually improve the story.
Hire any writer you'd like, some of the best stories are written by somebody who isn't steeped in lore. They aren't constantly thinking about cannon, how fast warp 9 is, they just write a great story, then somebody with Lore knowledge comes after and polishes it up to make it "Certified Cannon Compliant" by making sure there saying the right technobable, warp speed, knowledge of past shows, etc. Thats what I wanted to happen with ST 09 but didn't.. Have somebody who knows trek read the script and pencil whip the correct terminology.
The main writer, or show runner, yes I'd like them to be trek nerds abit and know whats going on, but not everybody has to be a trek nerd to be in a trek production.
The main writer, or show runner, yes I'd like them to be trek nerds abit and know whats going on, but not everybody has to be a trek nerd to be in a trek production.
For Spectre of the Gun (TOS), money for sets was notably lacking. But the minimalist design-building facade with no side or roof-combined with the dull orange sky created a surreal setting. Which actually enhanced this episode, because the crew were thrust into a dream world by the telepathic Melkots.
Turning a constraint into an advantage through creativity.
This episode had a Twilight Zone vibe, which can work well with Trek.
I would note that Melkot was visually one of best aliens in TOS, even if it was just a static image behind mist.
I don't know how to link to YouTube, but check out Star Trek: Spectre of the Gun-a Surreal Western. By CineG.
Turning a constraint into an advantage through creativity.
This episode had a Twilight Zone vibe, which can work well with Trek.
I would note that Melkot was visually one of best aliens in TOS, even if it was just a static image behind mist.
I don't know how to link to YouTube, but check out Star Trek: Spectre of the Gun-a Surreal Western. By CineG.
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Trek movies have always been aimed at the masses. It's only The Motion Picture, The Voyage Home, First Contact and especially the Kelvin movies that succeeded.
Also, aiming for only the fan base is useless in growing the brand.
How about stand alone episodes, 25 or so every season?
There could be some bigger storyline in the background but not all episode have to hadle it.
There could be some bigger storyline in the background but not all episode have to hadle it.
Tv movie per month? Or maybe 6 a year?
90 minute "long trek" that's basically a series but in movie form like Sherlock.?
90 minute "long trek" that's basically a series but in movie form like Sherlock.?
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