Pretty much self explanatory. If you had the powers of Q and could make any Trek novel a two-part episode or even a movie, what would you chose? (Actor availability is not an issue. If you've got the ultimate TOS 5YM story, it would be done with Shatner, Nimoy and crew as they looked then.)
What novel would have made a great movie/episode?
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I think a lot of the episodes are better suited to multi-episode arcs, miniseries, or even full seasons in a couple of cases.
That said, I'd love to see a few of David Mack's "smaller" books on the screen. Zero Sum Game would make a great movie and A Ceremony of Losses would be an amazing two-parter.
That said, I'd love to see a few of David Mack's "smaller" books on the screen. Zero Sum Game would make a great movie and A Ceremony of Losses would be an amazing two-parter.
Destiny would make an epic movie trilogy, though it might require Avatar's budget.
All of DS9's relaunch novels would be awesome, but especially Rising Son.
First one that came to my mind was The Entropy Effect as a TOS two-parter or movie set during the 5 year mission.
For the later series, I agree that Destiny would make a great film, especially with the appropriate budget or script. A two-part episode/TV movie of Avatar from the DS9 relaunch would be a great way to start a new DS9 series.
For the later series, I agree that Destiny would make a great film, especially with the appropriate budget or script. A two-part episode/TV movie of Avatar from the DS9 relaunch would be a great way to start a new DS9 series.
Very first book i thought of as well..
D'ACCORD!!!!
Abyss from the DS9 relaunch would be great. I always picture Martin Sheen as Cole of Section 31 after I read the DS9 staff considered casting Sheen as Sloan.
Intellivore. Although in that one I feel like they would have been tempted to convert that into a Borg movie (I might have preferred that to some of First Contact's shenanigans, actually).
I also tend to think Dreams of the Raven would have made a decent TOS movie, as would the "New Earth" novels. Either of them could be pretty amazing as Abramsverse flicks.
I also tend to think Dreams of the Raven would have made a decent TOS movie, as would the "New Earth" novels. Either of them could be pretty amazing as Abramsverse flicks.
. I'd also like to see some stories starring Klag and the IKS Gorkon crew 
Federation
Dark Mirror
Vulcan's Heart
Dark Mirror
Vulcan's Heart
I've always thought that Star Trek Insurrection should have been about the Enterprise being an active participant of the Dominion War, so I'd easily swap it out for The Battle For Betazed.
Vendetta would've been a great TNG two-parter. Dark Mirror, too.
Enterprise: Rise of the Federation -- A Choice of Futures would make an excellent Enterprise: The Motion Picture.
Dark Mirror and Federation could've easily been movies. Battle for Betazed requires a bit of temporal futzing around to replace Insurrection, but the two part TNG Dominion War story could've easily done it.
Rogue Saucer, The Romulan Prize, and Rogue Saucer could've easily been TNG two-parters.
I can't say much about the DS9 or Voyager novels, because I haven't read most of them, but The Siege (DS9), that one DS9 novel about the Cardassians in stasis that Garak released, The Escape (Voy), and The Murdered Sun (Voy) would've made good two parters.
Rogue Saucer, The Romulan Prize, and Rogue Saucer could've easily been TNG two-parters.
I can't say much about the DS9 or Voyager novels, because I haven't read most of them, but The Siege (DS9), that one DS9 novel about the Cardassians in stasis that Garak released, The Escape (Voy), and The Murdered Sun (Voy) would've made good two parters.
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