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Where should Star Trek go next if going forward?
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If Discovery is a success and they decide to do another ST series, I would very much like to have it in the future, circa 27th century. Back in the 80s and 80s I felt the ST writers did a brilliant job of envisioning the 24th century. What can the writers of the '20s do for the 27th century?
If that was true, we would have had a post-24th show a long time ago.
I don't think that's true. I don't think they care much for existing fans. It's all about getting new fans. That's why there hasn't been a late 24th century show yet
It's really about getting as big an audience as possible, regardless if they are new or existing fans. The best way to do that was with a 23rd-Century show. The reason why there hasn't been a post 24th-Century show is a lack of interest by TPTB and a possible belief that the farther you get away from TOS, the less interesting it would be dramatically due to even more godlike technology, even more perfect humans, less interpersonal conflict, and more continuity baggage than even TNG had. They're the reasons why both Trek's TV and movie divisions are in the TOS era for the foreseeable future.
I think one of the problems hitting the Star Trek franchise right now is the current mindset. In the 1960s and the 1980s, the general mindset was that of optimism. We're going to the moon! Everything is getting better and better! The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades!
Right now, the mindset seems to be more pessimistic. Everyone's in an apocalyptic mindset to where the dystopia of the Expanse seems to be more apt.
Maybe that's why the writers/producers keep going for reboots and prequels, rather than take it from Voyager and go further ahead.
Right now, the mindset seems to be more pessimistic. Everyone's in an apocalyptic mindset to where the dystopia of the Expanse seems to be more apt.
Maybe that's why the writers/producers keep going for reboots and prequels, rather than take it from Voyager and go further ahead.
I might have been curious about the idea once, but after seeing certain things I don't think I want to, now. Enterprise, DS9 and Voyager had episodes that gave us a glimpse of the future beyond the 24th century, and it looked extremely dull. The uniforms, adventures, culture and conflicts looked really boring and uninspired.
It could have just been my opinion, but that was just the impression I got.
It could have just been my opinion, but that was just the impression I got.
All that future stuff can be wiped out because most of it was altered timelines to begin with. I use to be really against the idea of a post Voyager show but after "Discovery" I think it might be possible because "Discovery" looks like a post 24th century show to me, more than it does a prequel.
Well their is that plus new people would be running it. That means no Rick Berman who forced the Roddenberry vision on Trek even longer than Roddenberry ever did.
Also I would think no technobabble since that was Micheal Pillar's idea. I do think you would need a 50 year gap to help make the look of the show feel modern while at the same time finding a enough time to create a realistic shift in both how powerful the tech could be or even a shift in humanity so they don't live in a utopia anymore. I even like the idea that the Dominion war had a fundamental shift on humans and the Federation and made them feel like they needed to become tough and that the utopia had actually became a flaw for them.
Jason
To do a post nemesis series focusing on the Titan, the character of Riker would pretty much have to be recast with a different actor. The same would go for the character of Troi.
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The OP that started this thread was six and a half weeks ago.
SKTVillain, how about releasing the results of the survey? I for one would be interested in the info.
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Unless they do the CGI Cushing thing from Rogue one. (I'm kind of joking. I hope they don't do that on everything.)
A Titan series wouldn't be at the top of my Trek wish list. That said if one matterializes I hope that TPTB could recapture the personality of the Riker we first saw. Ambitious, humorous, a lust for life, a different way of seeing thing.
Things that (imo) Riker gradually lost over fthe course of our time with him.
It could be explained that these things return because Riker was "no long under Picard's thumb."
Things that (imo) Riker gradually lost over fthe course of our time with him.
It could be explained that these things return because Riker was "no long under Picard's thumb."
Lordy, I plugged in the numbers and realized that Jonathan Frakes is now as old as the Shat was they killed Kirk off! Where does the time go...?
You've been on TrekBBS longer than some members have been alive.
^ Shut UP!!! 
He might the ultimate Doctor Who, because you mention the name Christopher Eccleston, and people say "who?'
I hope so. All the extra technology, overdoing time travel, alternate realities, science, artificial intelligence, uniform changes---you could tell by the time of Voyager, the movies and Enterprise, things had become played out.
The universe can't be interesting anymore if all the mysteries have been solved, enemies defeated, all the suspense has been killed and science has solved everything. The temporal wars, the sphere builders, time police, the uniforms the way the future looked---it looked very dull and uninspiring for some reason.
Good idea. Along the way, I think TNG lost the real meaning of sci fi talk. When explaining something weird and interesting, it is interesting, but when it became part of regular speech it became boring. Especially on re-watching TNG.
If you look at how Spock explained why Chekov was still alive in Spectre of the Gun, that was a good example of sci fi talk that made the scene intriguing.
Maybe it was the future folks' way of saying "change or you'll get this boring future!" "NOOOOO!"
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