What kind of Star Trek animated projects would you like see in the future? Would you like a direct to DVD animated movie or a direct to streaming animated series or something else? What should be the plot and setting? Who should be hired as voice actors?
What kind of Star Trek animated projects would you like see in the future?
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Any future project could be animated and could tell some great stories as well as introduce some truly alien characters!
Something in the style and tone of Tron: Uprising set either in the Kelvin-timeline filling the same role as the comics, or in the Prime-timeline showing what happens after the destruction of Romulus.
- Something that expands on the "Star Trek" universe, instead of just trying to re-write it
- Some truly alien aliens
- A mixture of new and pre-existing characters (animation would make the problem of actors aging moot, as long as they can still provide voices)
- A NEW premise that takes the world of "Star Trek" FORWARD; for instance, exploring outside the galaxy, or just exploring distant parts of the Gamma and Delta Quadrants that Voyager and DS9 didn't reach.
- Some truly alien aliens
- A mixture of new and pre-existing characters (animation would make the problem of actors aging moot, as long as they can still provide voices)
- A NEW premise that takes the world of "Star Trek" FORWARD; for instance, exploring outside the galaxy, or just exploring distant parts of the Gamma and Delta Quadrants that Voyager and DS9 didn't reach.
Something aimed at kids, that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Maybe involve younger folk on adventures in space. Something like The Deep which also has broad educational themes.
It could fit with and contribute to the overall canon, but as stories for a younger audience, their adventures could be largely apocryphal.
It could fit with and contribute to the overall canon, but as stories for a younger audience, their adventures could be largely apocryphal.
I would like to see the Kinshaya on the rampage.
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I'm open to everything at this point. Streaming and direct to DVD animated features make the most sense. And I'm very happy to watch stories across all Trek time periods covering all kinds of different stuff. This has been one of my wishes since Discovery was reported as a financial success, that they'd expand the entire Trek universe in different ways, specifically anime or animated series or movies.
I'm honestly surprised someone hasn't reanimated some of the better episodes of TAS.
Anyway I would love to see an anime Trek series, but maybe with Japanese animators and writers working with western writers so it doesn't fall down that hole of anime tropes and cliches.
Anyway I would love to see an anime Trek series, but maybe with Japanese animators and writers working with western writers so it doesn't fall down that hole of anime tropes and cliches.
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I think any new Trek having to do with TNG is probably never going to happen, but my dream would be a continuation of TNG in a post Nemesis setting, either animated, or CGI animation like the Clone Wars. I am of the opinion they might be able to get some TNG cast members like Frakes, Burton, Sirtis, Dorn...and maybe voyager cast members like Russ, Phillips, and Shimerman as voice actors. Maybe a few others, too. Maybe a Titan series with a combined cast of willing particiapants?
I think any new Trek having to do with TNG is probably never going to happen, but my dream would be a continuation of TNG in a post Nemesis setting, either animated, or CGI animation like the Clone Wars. I am of the opinion they might be able to get some TNG cast members like Frakes, Burton, Sirtis, Dorn...and maybe voyager cast members like Russ, Phillips, and Shimerman as voice actors. Maybe a few others, too. Maybe a Titan series with a combined cast of willing particiapants?
None. I don't have any interest in animated (or CGI generated) Trek series. And don't even ask me about that animated TOS...
Like the lack of audio adventures I find it a shame, because so many of the previous incarnations of Trek could live on with new episodes - without having to worry cast members having aged 20-30 years beyond the story setting. Such as producing an animated feature that slots in between established years of a show. Or not long after a point, the actors just couldn't credibly portray in live-action. The kind of criticism Brent Spiner took to heart about Data, or that the Enterprise really shouldn't have tried to do by having Riker & Troi be from so specific an episode like "The Pegasus".
And then there's the recreation of each era's "look and aesthetics", which I expect could work in a less photo-realistic environment... where the goal in animation can be lovingly faithful to. While productions like the Abramsverse and now Discovery even more so, seem intent on moving further and further away from.
And then there's the recreation of each era's "look and aesthetics", which I expect could work in a less photo-realistic environment... where the goal in animation can be lovingly faithful to. While productions like the Abramsverse and now Discovery even more so, seem intent on moving further and further away from.
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I agree. I'd love to see a continuation of TNG in animated form while all of the original actors are still with us. Not only do I think it'll never happen but I'm sure it's never even been seriously discussed. If someone knows info to the contrary, please let me know
That change in look is one of the reasons I'm not interested in Discovery or the Kelvin movies.
That seems like a project only a hardcore Treker would love, rather then something with broader appeal. Trying to repackage a cartoon series from the 70s for today seems like it would not worth the money to reanimated it, it would not have enough to appeal to new viewers.
Also I don't care for the voice acting in TAS generally, too many times its the TOS cast trying to do way too many roles, a modern cartoon would hire a larger cast of voice actors (the modern Star Wars cartoons never recycle voices the way TAS did).
Something to get kids into Trek, and get them coming to the movies. Then keep making movies until the end of time. So, light, fluffy, action-y with light morals and lots of toy tie-ins.
Reanimated TAS is a waste of time, it'd just emphasise the mostly-terrible voice work. I'm surprised a fan hasn't already tried it in Unity or some similar 3D engine. Besides, some of that original TAS art was beautiful.
Reanimated TAS is a waste of time, it'd just emphasise the mostly-terrible voice work. I'm surprised a fan hasn't already tried it in Unity or some similar 3D engine. Besides, some of that original TAS art was beautiful.
I'd be interested in seeing an animated series about a ship on the fringes of Federation space under orders of the Federation Archeology Council and whose sole purpose is to investigate ancient alien civilizations. They could explore ruins, discover artifacts, and learn that everything extinct doesn't always stay that way. A lot of possible ways to go with it.
Another thought would be a series based around a MACO unit. Granted, it would require a Federation either near or at war, but it would be the kind of series that could draw in younger viewers and provide a plethora of toy tie ins.
No matter what the story, I would like to see an animated series done by Netflix and the entire season dropped at once.
Another thought would be a series based around a MACO unit. Granted, it would require a Federation either near or at war, but it would be the kind of series that could draw in younger viewers and provide a plethora of toy tie ins.
No matter what the story, I would like to see an animated series done by Netflix and the entire season dropped at once.
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I think reanimating The Animated Series would be a great idea. Don't get me wrong, I watched the series as a kid and always liked the animation. My motives are basically that they need to make more animated episodes. So I want to see the computer game episodes like 25th Anniversary Edition, Judgement Rites and the unreleased Secret of Vulcan Fury get the animated treatment. I would also like to see the audio books get turned into Animated Episodes. Leonard Nimoy and James Doohan both did several of these audio books. Get Shatner and the rest of the cast to come in and add their voice work to these stories and we have a bunch of new original series Star Trek episodes. If they want to do them in the original Filmation style, that would be fine with me. It would be a nice project for CBS All Access. It could run for 2-4 seasons. A nice little coda to the original series.
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