cloudsfather Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 ps' date='. do u think there is ever going to be another brand new star trek series after enterprise[/quote'] I guess if this movie make the box they probably continue a related series. An oh, whatever that may be, some new Trek will be more than good. i'm not saying i'm OK for "anything" but let's face it: we want Star Trek... more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Speak for yourself. If I had to choose between the dubious prospect of Spock And Kirk: The Blunder Years in 2008 vs. a GOOD film/series in a few more, I'd take the wait everytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antipodean Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 WHY WHY WHY? I mean - at first I was stoked to hear the news that more trek was coming? But SPOCK & KIRK again... Bloody Starfleet Academy and with Spock & Kirk at that... It's like you get 2 crap ideas for the price of one 1) an installment of Star Trek based on the Academy and 2) Reviving TOS in some desperate notion that it'll be worth a few more dollars yet. What a godawful idea... A movie that can be to TOS Star Trek, what Muppet Babies what to the Muppets. I'm getting to wonder whether there might be some seriously influential media folk who are ACTUALLY DELIBERATELY trying to frel up the Star Trek franchise for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Hmm... that's a good point, I think in terms of popularity and critical acclaim a film that did poorly at the box office and got hammered by critics could possibly be a way for Trek to go away for a long time. If you managed to alienate enough fans - and let's face it, there are plenty of ways to angry up the fans... for example getting that waste of space that played Anakin as Kirk or something. I actually had a vision of this being some "hilarious" teen comedy with Kirk and Spock as a couple of frat boys getting up to "side-splitting" antics... Yeah, not a great image. I never get the attraction of Academy - to boldly go to class on time! Unless you're the slavering fanboy type who so horny for barely legal alien co-eds zero-g lesbian volleyball tournament. Actually, that may just be the idea that saves this film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjnave Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 04.21.2006 BREAKING NEWS: J.J. Abrams to Produce/Direct "Trek XI" J.J. Abrams, producer of hit shows Lost and Alias, as well as director of the upcoming Paramount film "Mission: Impossible III," is slated to produce and direct the next Star Trek feature, .... He will be writing the script with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, who penned "M:i:III." Great... so it will be another action movie pretending to be science fiction ... hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 And I'm guessing despite not being played by Shatner, Kirk is still going to be wearing wigs and plenty of 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoxjesse Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Thats his real hair!!!!!!!........................well he bought it....so its his Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEAT84 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 hmm...well this sounds cool - i only hope it's true although i don't like how they keep going back - would be better if it were post-nemesis Yeah! Did they forget that they went backwards with ENT and it blew up in their faces! I heard that ENT was set when it was because alot of Trek fans were sick of each series going further in to the future or they wanted to bridge the gap between now and TOS. So I guess its all their fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFMF Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Yeah although as i say - just because it's not the right time period we want to see doesn't mean that the movie won't be good :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amnot Borg Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Well, when you think of it, if you go to far into the future from what we know of the Star Trek universe, it wouldn't be the same place and we might not enjoy it as much. I'm curious about Section 13 and the Time Travelers myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I think fans became alienated more by the total stagnation of the formula of the show - not it moving further into the future. Change can be good or bad - stagnation is always bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrimmer Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 **FANBOY DREAM ALERT** If they want to reinvigorate the franchise, and there are still principle actors alive from every series, they should make a epic, Lord Of The Rings-style trilogy filmed at once that includes elements from each series in a wider story arc. It could also be used to set up a future series as well. It could span timelines (an original thought for Star trek, no?) or whatever. By doing a trilogy they would be able to have enough action and space battles, but keep the human element that is is important to Genes vision. This would be able to bring in new fans, be grounded in the past, relevent to our present lives, as well as point a way to the future. Never happen, and even if it did, something would screw it up (actors wanting more screen time etc) but a aging fanboy can dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 That would be a good way of setting up a new series, getting the hype going and so on... but I'd agree with the assessment it's only a dream. I think it would be hard to incorporate elements from ALL series and if you start getting into spanning timelines - which sounds a lot like All Good Things - it's likely that it would start to get unfeasibly complicated. I think if you just had a nice solid narrative, a crew have to go on a mission to save the universe (again) or something and just string that out for three films before someone tosses the damned ring in the volcano. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antilles Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Star Trek could use a bit of what happened to Dr Who, axed for 16 years (not including the 1996 movie) and then brought back to life by someone who actually 'cares' about the show and be more popular than it ever was! Hope that happens one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveo Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I'm going to have to agree that a longer break is needed. I'm going to keep saying the same thing, because I'm right, and that is people accepting lower quality because they'll take any Trek at all played a large part in putting the frnachise where it is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudsfather Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I'm going to have to agree that a longer break is needed. I'm going to keep saying the same thing, because I'm right, and that is people accepting lower quality because they'll take any Trek at all played a large part in putting the frnachise where it is today. Yes, yes you're right of course but what about old meats like me? We need sumfin, at least decent sumfin cos i don't wanna be 50 or more when next Trek takes off!!! I'll give my vote to new movie with hope it comes 60% worthy... :cyclops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antilles Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Books, Audio & fan-based material kept Dr Who alive, isnt there anything like that in the Trek Universe? I like Trek but Im not the greatest fan, is why I ask! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrimmer Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Actually, thats how the origianl Trek series became a motion picture and a Next generation series. Books and such have kept Trek alive before. However, I dont feel that a longer break is needed IF the person taking the helm truly loves Trek. And the execs allow them to make a film/series that is good, and not a cookiecutter version of what they think males between the ages of 16 and 24 will watch. (No offense to those that fit into that age range!) Books' date=' Audio & fan-based material kept Dr Who alive, isnt there anything like that in the Trek Universe? I like Trek but Im not the greatest fan, is why I ask![/quote'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebellion Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 I think its like too impossible to shoot a trilogy spanning that far :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrimmer Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Why is it that impossible? I mean, you figure they want to continue the franchise, so they will be making 3 movies anyway. this would be less expensive and they would be able to tell a grander, cohesive story. They dont have to use every character from Trek, or every setting. I just mean some adventure that brings a bunch of them together. Heck, Back To The Future did two movies at the same time! I dont think it will happen because Trek is controlled by spineless cowards and it now lacks Gene's vision. There seems to be nobody who loves Genes original vision at the helm. All they care about is test audience reaction. Audiences responded to a vision of the future that was hopeful, yet challenging. Corperations respond to an investment that guarantees profit with minimal gambling. Dont get me wrong, it's not gonna happen, at least for now. However I do hope that JJ Abrams loves Trek and fights for it. That would be a win for everyone. I think its like too impossible to shoot a trilogy spanning that far :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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