which TOS episode would you like to see the Continues crew do

[Ssosmcin]

Well, what I meant about redoing a bad episode wasn't a verbatim "refilm the script" thing, but remake it knowing what failed and fixing it using hindsight. Episodes that had decent concepts but failed in the end. That sort of thing. Not that I want anyone to remake anything, just that, if someone were to remake them, don't tamper with the classics. Since Trek fans are a demanding lot, screwing with classic episodes is inviting tons of crabbing.

But, honestly, why waste the time and courting litigation by remaking episodes? Create your own stories, make them well, and there will be tons of satisfaction.

 

[Warped9]

Why would they redo an existing episode? Their name is "continues", after all.

This.

 

[Maurice]

Isn't this a Fan Productions topic?

Now if the production was clearly a parody, that should be safe from copyright difficulties.

That's not a bullet proof defense. The makers of Airplane! bought the rights to Zero Hour because, while they were ostensibly making a parody of it, they were copying too much of it to claim it was merely satire.

 

[Navigator_NCC2120]

If Continues ever did redo an episode I would like to see them redo the first pilot episode, "The Cage", redone with Kirk and crew, just to see any difference in the way Kirk dealt with the Talosians compared to Pike. Also to see which 2 females in Kirk's crew would be selected as mates for Kirk by the Talosians. Yeoman Janice Rand, maybe, but who else, Uhura or Chapel or some unknown Yeoman of the week character such as Yeoman Mears from "The Galileo Seven" episode.


Navigator NCC-2120, USS Entente
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[Forbin]

Just watched and enjoyed "White Iris", which, rather than redoing a past episode, shows Kirk dealing with guilt from several past episodes. A nice concept.

 

[RedShirtGuy797]

Nah a stinker episode is a stinker episode. Good episodes would be better and I think rational fans would appreciate it. I think some of you are right though it wouldn't make sense to do this early on. Perhaps after they have made a bunch of episodes this would work. And please remember guys don't be rude to new fans if you really want star trek to continue try being nice.

It would be pointless for Star Trek CONTINUES to devolve into a show that remakes old episodes. That's a waste of the time and talent of everyone involved with the production. New, original stories are far more compelling.

For the record, none of the responses have seemed rude to me, it seems that everyone disagrees with your viewpoint. That'll happen on a message board.

I completely understand the concept that people will disagree with me. In fact after reading other posts I tend to agree with not redoing any older episodes because STC needs to stand out on it's own. If the show is able to continue for awhile then maybe doing one would be fun, but right now it wouldn't make too much sense. However at times I have noticed a level of terseness from some Star Trek fans. I have been to a few "cons" and conventions, and there are times when I think older trek fans blame the younger generation of trek fans for the current state of Trek which is mostly a "JJ Abrams Holywood Star Trek." I don't think it's us that almost killed Star Trek I think it was mostly people freaking out about what is "canon" and what is not combined with complacency by the head Trek writers at the time of Enterprise.

 

[metaluna mutant]

Re-done? no.

Revisited? Hmmm, yes. I'd love to see the galactic barrier give ESP-super powers again. How different people react to being given super powers would be good story material.

How about revisiting some of the ANIMATED star trek episodes? Many were short and could use some expansion and better character development.

Now that I think of it why didn't others get the esp-superpower when the enterprise went through the barrier the two other times?

 

[Warped9]

Re-done? no.

How about revisiting some of the ANIMATED star trek episodes? Many were short and could use some expansion and better character development.

Considering that STC doesn't recognize TAS this is something that could actually be doable. Indeed TNG's episode "Justice" is essentially a retelling of TAS' "BEM.'

 

[metaluna mutant]

Re-done? no.

How about revisiting some of the ANIMATED star trek episodes? Many were short and could use some expansion and better character development.

Considering that STC doesn't recognize TAS this is something that could actually be doable. Indeed TNG's episode "Justice" is essentially a retelling of TAS' "BEM.'

Granted, most TAS stories are compressed or aimed at a young audience but some could be easily "scaled up" in complexity and emotional depth.

A live auction Slaver Weapon or Yesteryear would be great. Of course the SFX for the Kzinti or a Sehlat could be problematic - not to mention Larry Niven's complicated rights for his story. Time Trap or Magicks of Megas-tu or Survivor or some others could be adapted in interestng, more adult ways.

 

[MANT!]

The obvious answer....Assignment Earth ( ok ok so its a spin off I know, but the promised us the advertures of Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln, lets see one.)

It appears to be in work...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1cCSAaRNlA

 

[FormerLurker]

^That was cool. I like the music, and await a teaser with actual footage.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

By the way, STC did recreate the return scene from "Mirror, Mirror" in "Fairest of Them All."

And they did recreate the final scene from "Turnabout Intruder" in their vignette:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kATcuut_tqM

 

[Sir Rhosis]

Isn't this a Fan Productions topic?

Now if the production was clearly a parody, that should be safe from copyright difficulties.

That's not a bullet proof defense. The makers of Airplane! bought the rights to Zero Hour because, while they were ostensibly making a parody of it, they were copying too much of it to claim it was merely satire.

Same producers, iirc, also did the short-lived Police Squad! series, which (again with my memory) basically copied a very serious Lee Marvin series called M Squad (especially in the premiere episode). Do you have any knowledge how this was handled?

Sir Rhosis

 

[Maurice]

Same producers, iirc, also did the short-lived Police Squad! series, which (again with my memory) basically copied a very serious Lee Marvin series called M Squad (especially in the premiere episode). Do you have any knowledge how this was handled?

Sir Rhosis

I don't know the details of that. But the script for the Police Squad pilot "A Substantial Gift" is a direct scene-by-scene sendup of the M Squad episode "More Deadly", not just a loose parody.

 

[scifieric]

How about taking and expanding an Animated Series episode? I would LOVE to see "Beyond the Farthest Star" expanded into an hour episode with modern special effects. My only regret would be that the actors and directors of the original series would be unable to appear.

 

[JE Smith]

I kind of like the idea of maybe slightly expanding an animated episode, but I agree in general that re-making old episodes is a waste of time and effort.

However, I would love to see somebody do an "alt-universe" version of "City on the Edge of Forever" based directly on Ellison's original script. I know there was just a comic book adaptation (I haven't read it), but I'd still love to see it done live-action. Do I have a vague memory of some fan group announcing they were going to do this? Probably just my old brain misfiring.

 

[Firebird]

However, I would love to see somebody do an "alt-universe" version of "City on the Edge of Forever" based directly on Ellison's original script. I know there was just a comic book adaptation (I haven't read it), but I'd still love to see it done live-action. Do I have a vague memory of some fan group announcing they were going to do this? Probably just my old brain misfiring.

CBS or Ellison's lawyers would come down and quash that so fast, it would be over before the ink dried on the C&D order.

 

[FormerLurker]

^As likely CBS as Ellison. The only way to skirt the copyright issue with Star Trek itself is to outfit the crew in costumes that don't look like the familiar Gold, Blue, Red of TOS, and any effects of the ship need to look very different to the saucer, secondary hull and nacelles that we find so familiar there. Ideally, they would even have to change all the names we know from TOS to something else, and do some other makeup effect with the Spock avatar's ears. And THEN they would still have to deal with Ellison.

If anyone were to attempt it, they'd have to complete it in secret, and only then release it for public consumption. To do it at all, better to not have any advance notice. I say this not as an advocate for action, but merely as a disinterested observer. Ellison and CBS might still complain and have it formally removed, but once done it would still be out there for people to debate just how well it would have done in context, or if it could have been done in context like Ellison wanted at all.

 

[Karzak]

Redo none of them. Thanks.

^^^ this please.

 

[Forbin]

Watched Lolani again last night. That's got to be the single best fan production ever. Totally in the spirit of the original, tackling a societal issue, with good acting and great production values, and an original story that does not harken to any previous episode.