Your CBS series ideas
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I would be more interested in a modern political drama, rather than something more imperial.
How about this for an idea. A small team at Starfleet Research are on the cusp of a breakthrough technology to create an evolution of Slipstream Warp/Trans Warp which could lead to the first Long term exploration mission to a neighbouring galaxy.
There could be milestones reached, big failures, and political in-fighting about the project. We follow the members of the research team in their work and personal lives. We see experiments being run with old and new starships to test things. Also we have rival projects with other species and there would be a sort of space race - with old alliances put to the test, and conflict between the founding Federation members who question the ethicasy and the merits/lack of merits to the whole concept and project.
First season could be building and testing the engine itself - Ending with a successful/failed test and the revelation of the rival project.
Second season would be planning the build of the network for travelling between the galaxies. - Ends with a team member being killed during a sabotage attempt.
Third season would be the first ship designed for decade long missions, testing how you could communicate over long distances. - Ends with the rival team unveiling their ship, and both craft heading through the network.
Etc
Anyone likes the idea of a Picard series based on him running the Chateau Picard winery after his retirement?
Old TNG characters and new one comes and go the winery, asking for his favors and scheming around
Inspired by this classic 1980s soap opera,
Old TNG characters and new one comes and go the winery, asking for his favors and scheming around
Inspired by this classic 1980s soap opera,
What I would want:
- Miniseries covering the Romulan War
- Political drama series during the birth of the Federation. A bit like The West Wing.
- A series set between TOS and TNG, perhaps onboard the Enterprise B or C.
- A planet based TV series with lots of mysteries (Star Trek goes Lost).
- Miniseries covering the Romulan War
- Political drama series during the birth of the Federation. A bit like The West Wing.
- A series set between TOS and TNG, perhaps onboard the Enterprise B or C.
- A planet based TV series with lots of mysteries (Star Trek goes Lost).
I like a lot of these suggestions.
I'd love love a DS9 follow-up in mini-series form. It wouldn't even have to include all of the cast. I'd just love to see some of the fallout of things that happened post-Dominion War that doesn't involve everything being back exactly as it was.
I love the idea of a political series like The West Wing - some of my favourite scenes throughout Star Trek have been with a political slant. Maybe they should go a step further and do House of Cards, following Admiral Janeway's, ahem, controversial rise to the head of Starfleet.
What about something set in the far future when starships can travel in time, as well as exploring each week? A series which would be a more down-to-Earth (if that's the right term here?), and opening more avenues of exploration.
I'd love love a DS9 follow-up in mini-series form. It wouldn't even have to include all of the cast. I'd just love to see some of the fallout of things that happened post-Dominion War that doesn't involve everything being back exactly as it was.
I love the idea of a political series like The West Wing - some of my favourite scenes throughout Star Trek have been with a political slant. Maybe they should go a step further and do House of Cards, following Admiral Janeway's, ahem, controversial rise to the head of Starfleet.
What about something set in the far future when starships can travel in time, as well as exploring each week? A series which would be a more down-to-Earth (if that's the right term here?), and opening more avenues of exploration.
USS Relativity? Or Daniels' ship? Sounds good. My only worry if we have a Trek spinoff featuring time travel is that it might become too much like 'Quantum Leap' or 'Seven Days' if not handled well, e.g., a ship that's send to save the Federation or prevent a war b/w Starfleet & Klingons/Borg/Dominion/name your enemy each week.
That happens right after ENT concludes, isn't it??
Featuring UFP founding president Jonathan Archer, I suppose? I'll watch it
.My caveat is that in a sci-fi drama it might've become too boring if it's not accompanied by one or two episodes per season with some pew-pews in it (imagine TNG without the Borg).Cool. I'd like to see the adventures of Captain John Harriman and Captain Rachel Garrett.
My only issue is that I think Alan Ruck is now too old to play Harriman
Hmm, lets see.
1. Romulan war series/miniseries/movie
2. Gary 7, Aegis series set in the 60's or maybe 90's during "Eugenics war"
3. "Lost Era" Enterprise B, or Ent C, Mini series with the "Tombed Incident" (love that book) or a mini series that leads up to the Ent C being totaled. B series would be a cold war with the Romulans, steadly going hot till Tombed.
4. Set on a new ship, 25th Century, Slipstream going to nearby dwarf galaxies like Magellanic cloud, etc.
5. "Lost Era" set between Enterprise and TOS, Be a "Battlestar Galactica" type of series in that have multipule stories going on. 1 or 2 ships out exploring, political story of an early federation growing pains, Chaifing with the Klingons, Orions. Subtle poking by the Romulans. Maybe a colony world story. Have the Federation doing a "Manifest Destiny" and slowly learning that space is vast, and don't have to bully other species to join, or push out of a system. Show growing pains of pushy admirals, calm politicians, or a "Human supremacist" politician that doesn't like aliens, maybe former "Terra Prime" member. So more like a "Wild West" time in space.
( Authors, please do steal ideas for any book you want to write!)
1. Romulan war series/miniseries/movie
2. Gary 7, Aegis series set in the 60's or maybe 90's during "Eugenics war"
3. "Lost Era" Enterprise B, or Ent C, Mini series with the "Tombed Incident" (love that book) or a mini series that leads up to the Ent C being totaled. B series would be a cold war with the Romulans, steadly going hot till Tombed.
4. Set on a new ship, 25th Century, Slipstream going to nearby dwarf galaxies like Magellanic cloud, etc.
5. "Lost Era" set between Enterprise and TOS, Be a "Battlestar Galactica" type of series in that have multipule stories going on. 1 or 2 ships out exploring, political story of an early federation growing pains, Chaifing with the Klingons, Orions. Subtle poking by the Romulans. Maybe a colony world story. Have the Federation doing a "Manifest Destiny" and slowly learning that space is vast, and don't have to bully other species to join, or push out of a system. Show growing pains of pushy admirals, calm politicians, or a "Human supremacist" politician that doesn't like aliens, maybe former "Terra Prime" member. So more like a "Wild West" time in space.
( Authors, please do steal ideas for any book you want to write!)
I would genuinely watch the shit out of British Star Trek.
A Star Trek filmed entirely in night vision, it'd be just that dark and edgy 
Since it's looking less and less likely that we'll be getting another movie any time soon, I'd like an animated series starring the same cast. Essentially an animated version of the comics.
I’d actually go for another space station / star base show - maybe even set on a planet.
Perhaps they have to deal with soaring population rates or scarcity of resources (like Kodos did...) or they have to deal with hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Gamma quadrant in the wake of the Dominion war.
Era-wise I’d prefer post Dominion war, but they could do the TOS era to make it concurrent with DSC (because obvious CW-type cameos and crossovers)
Perhaps they have to deal with soaring population rates or scarcity of resources (like Kodos did...) or they have to deal with hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Gamma quadrant in the wake of the Dominion war.
Era-wise I’d prefer post Dominion war, but they could do the TOS era to make it concurrent with DSC (because obvious CW-type cameos and crossovers)
Off the top of my head...
Conventional Choices
Pike Series
The Third Generation (meaning the 2460s, not 2399)
And with those out of the way...
Unconventional Choices
The Terran Empire
Q's Travels
Klingon Series
Gary Seven Series
Post-Phoenix Series (immediately after first contact with the Vulcans)
Conventional Choices
Pike Series
The Third Generation (meaning the 2460s, not 2399)
And with those out of the way...
Unconventional Choices
The Terran Empire
Q's Travels
Klingon Series
Gary Seven Series
Post-Phoenix Series (immediately after first contact with the Vulcans)
Star Trek: P.I.
On the pleasure planet of Risa, former Starfleet Section 31 operative 'Magnum' enjoys a civil career as a private investigator, living as a security consultant on the estate of elusive, never seen author Jake Sisko. The estate is managed by a taciturn, female, Vulcan majordomo named T'Higgins, whose century plus of life experience results in never-ending, boring personal stories of past dilemmas solved by logic. Rick's friends are T.C., a former Starfleet bridge officer who is a skilled pilot. He owns his own touring company, operating an aero/subsurface craft. Rick is a former Starfleet officer as well, a Ferengi who manages the local high scale resort and has helpful underworld connections. All three are veterans of the Dominion War, where they served as part of an elite team that operated behind enemy lines in the Gamma Quadrant. At one point they were held as POW's by the Jem Hadar and tortured by an officer named 'Ivan,' but later escaped. Magnum, in addition to his rent-free deal, gets the use of a flashy, red, sports-model hovercar.
C'mon, tell me you wouldn't watch that!!
On the pleasure planet of Risa, former Starfleet Section 31 operative 'Magnum' enjoys a civil career as a private investigator, living as a security consultant on the estate of elusive, never seen author Jake Sisko. The estate is managed by a taciturn, female, Vulcan majordomo named T'Higgins, whose century plus of life experience results in never-ending, boring personal stories of past dilemmas solved by logic. Rick's friends are T.C., a former Starfleet bridge officer who is a skilled pilot. He owns his own touring company, operating an aero/subsurface craft. Rick is a former Starfleet officer as well, a Ferengi who manages the local high scale resort and has helpful underworld connections. All three are veterans of the Dominion War, where they served as part of an elite team that operated behind enemy lines in the Gamma Quadrant. At one point they were held as POW's by the Jem Hadar and tortured by an officer named 'Ivan,' but later escaped. Magnum, in addition to his rent-free deal, gets the use of a flashy, red, sports-model hovercar.
C'mon, tell me you wouldn't watch that!!
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I posted something slightly similar awhile ago: Finnegan, PI, where Greg Grunberg's disgraced former Yorktown security chief Finnegan solved crimes while trying to clear his name.
Only as mini series for me, thanks. DISCO already got too dark at the end.
How would you make that feel Trek?
By raiding tombs on planet Vulcan?
That would make it feel Trek?
