The writing appeared on the wall months ago, but now, inside sources are saying Paramount has withdrawn the tentative deal offered to Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout, effectively ending the most controversial era in Star Trek history.
Yea, I don't think this can be fixed. I have zero interest in any thing Star Trek or Star Wars and I was a huge fan of both. But now, I'd rather read, play video games (pre 2016 - except for a few like Stellaris or Stellar Blade) or much do anything else, then watch the crap (Agit-Prop) on TV.
That’s me. I’ve moved on to other interests and hobbies. I just haunt these sites, more out of a morbid curiosity, as opposed to hunting for a tiny kernel of hope. I don’t watch any of the old Star Wars or Marvel now. hammil and harrison ford have a great deal to do with that as well. Those shows are completely non-factors to me now.
If I were running the ship at Paramount, I would do the most fan-groveling project imaginable.
Star Trek: Five Year Mission
It would be an extended, director's cut TOS focusing on continuing story arcs rather than episodic one-offs.
Build a complete replica of TOS sets. Replicate lighting, staging, camera, and camera placement as closely as possible to TOS.
Hire a brand new cast of up and coming dramatic actors. Stipulate in their contracts to STFU.
Reorder all TOS and TOS animated scripts. Minimally rewrite those scripts but do add additional content to extend the length to 60 minutes.
The extra time and reordering would be to introduce continuity and to flesh out characters and their motivations, relationships, quirks, etc. Especially those characters not named Kirk, Spock, or McCoy. Those three were great, but Scotty, Uhura, Chekov, Sulu, nurse Chapel, and yeoman Rand didn't get nearly enough love. Janice Rand would be awesome to see as a real character not written off after like three episodes.
Dust off any old scripts that never made the original cut. If there's anything left out there by DC Fontana, acquire it immediately. Produce those and a certain number of new episodes to bridge continuity gaps.
Arcs could be broader missions: things like Romulan First Contact episodes, Klingon Neutral Zone Cold War episodes, deep space exploration, Federation Space patrol. Even all of those weird ones like Nazi Planet and Mobster Planet could be consolidated and revealed to he part of an area of space being used as a playground for one of the like half dozen God entities the enterprise encountered.
Back to continuity gaps, put Chekov in Space Seed (and anything else like that needing addressed).
Special effects could be minimalistic like the original. Budgets would be ultra low and shooting schedules incredibly quick by modern standards. Maybe you could actually knock out 23 episodes a season for five years in five years time.
"Paramount cuts ties with Kurtzman" is a bit of a hefty headline for an article build on maybes, could bes, mights and perhapses. I've read way too many articles like this about Kathleen Kennedy to give it any credence.
Thank god. With Kurtzman banished to the cornfield, Trek might have a chance. Let's see something set in the TNG era. Get rid of the stupid shiny dark sets too.
Yea, I don't think this can be fixed. I have zero interest in any thing Star Trek or Star Wars and I was a huge fan of both. But now, I'd rather read, play video games (pre 2016 - except for a few like Stellaris or Stellar Blade) or much do anything else, then watch the crap (Agit-Prop) on TV.
That’s me. I’ve moved on to other interests and hobbies. I just haunt these sites, more out of a morbid curiosity, as opposed to hunting for a tiny kernel of hope. I don’t watch any of the old Star Wars or Marvel now. hammil and harrison ford have a great deal to do with that as well. Those shows are completely non-factors to me now.
It looks like Alex Squirtzonmen is done. Bummer.
If I were running the ship at Paramount, I would do the most fan-groveling project imaginable.
Star Trek: Five Year Mission
It would be an extended, director's cut TOS focusing on continuing story arcs rather than episodic one-offs.
Build a complete replica of TOS sets. Replicate lighting, staging, camera, and camera placement as closely as possible to TOS.
Hire a brand new cast of up and coming dramatic actors. Stipulate in their contracts to STFU.
Reorder all TOS and TOS animated scripts. Minimally rewrite those scripts but do add additional content to extend the length to 60 minutes.
The extra time and reordering would be to introduce continuity and to flesh out characters and their motivations, relationships, quirks, etc. Especially those characters not named Kirk, Spock, or McCoy. Those three were great, but Scotty, Uhura, Chekov, Sulu, nurse Chapel, and yeoman Rand didn't get nearly enough love. Janice Rand would be awesome to see as a real character not written off after like three episodes.
Dust off any old scripts that never made the original cut. If there's anything left out there by DC Fontana, acquire it immediately. Produce those and a certain number of new episodes to bridge continuity gaps.
Arcs could be broader missions: things like Romulan First Contact episodes, Klingon Neutral Zone Cold War episodes, deep space exploration, Federation Space patrol. Even all of those weird ones like Nazi Planet and Mobster Planet could be consolidated and revealed to he part of an area of space being used as a playground for one of the like half dozen God entities the enterprise encountered.
Back to continuity gaps, put Chekov in Space Seed (and anything else like that needing addressed).
Special effects could be minimalistic like the original. Budgets would be ultra low and shooting schedules incredibly quick by modern standards. Maybe you could actually knock out 23 episodes a season for five years in five years time.
I'd kill to see a show like that.
That’s the first idea I’ve seen that makes me go “Huh! Go on. I’m listening…” 🙂👍
Fucking finally!
The damage has been done though.
"Paramount cuts ties with Kurtzman" is a bit of a hefty headline for an article build on maybes, could bes, mights and perhapses. I've read way too many articles like this about Kathleen Kennedy to give it any credence.
Kurtzman’s out? Oh no! So anyway…
Thank god. With Kurtzman banished to the cornfield, Trek might have a chance. Let's see something set in the TNG era. Get rid of the stupid shiny dark sets too.
I sincerely hope Kurtzman is done with Trek. Let him go make artiste slop that no one will know or care about.