Official - New Star Trek series in 2017

[Majestic]

Yeah I also didn't like how the Breen and Tholians joined. Two highly xenophobic species joining the alliance really didn't make a lot of sense. Yes the Breen joined the Dominion in the war but that was I think to give a feel of the Federation could loose the war at the end of season 7, done a bit too late if you ask me.

They already did half of the 2150s on ENT. The rest of the decade would be better served with a Earth-Romulan War movie or miniseries, or with a book series following the NX-01 crew.

A book series already has been done that feels the story of the war and the follows on with the Rise of the Federation book series that still with the NX crew tells the story of the early Federation.

 

[Zelph]

I'm hoping for 2390s or for a Lost Era series as well. I actually find the latter more likely than the former. Based on the current track record, I feel like they're more likely to meddle in the "past" of Star Trek than to work on establishing its "future."

I'd love to be wrong and eat those words though.

And a non-human captain and more diverse crew would be fantastic!

 

[Majestic]

And a non-human captain and more diverse crew would be fantastic!

I really think it's needed to be honest. I think the problem with other series is they didn't explore alien cultures enough, especially with the main cast as 90% of them were Human. Diversify the crew is a must and as we have seen almost every type of Human Captain before I think it's time we get an Alien one.

 

[Hellkite]

I'm thinking 2417 myself that way we can see the aftermath of the TNG - Voy era and see were it goes from there. That would have all of that set in the foundation of the back story and give it a good footing to start a new

 

[Majestic]

2417 would work as well. Added bonus of anywhere from the 2390's on wards is that the actors from TNG/DS9/VOY would be the right age if they were to ever made a gust appearance to help concrete the series in the prime universe.

 

[Hellkite]

That to and guest appearances are always a plus

 

[Majestic]

Indeed. I'd love to see Picard as an Admiral, Worf as the Captain of the Enterprise etc.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

One of my biggest concerns is that if they put a gay character on the show, which will probably happen, how are they going to portray said character? I'm afraid that said character will take on many of the commonly-held stereotypes we have about gay people, especially if said character is male. Hopefully I'm pleasantly surprised...

 

[CABAL]

One of my biggest concerns is that if they put a gay character on the show, which will probably happen, how are they going to portray said character? I'm afraid that said character will take on many of the commonly-held stereotypes we have about gay people, especially if said character is male. Hopefully I'm pleasantly surprised...

I know they've been trying to put a gay character on the bridge since some time during TNG. Overall, Trek has generally handled this tastefully. Johnathan Frakes said that Soren, from The Outcast, should have been male or more masculine, I'm not sure. The episode where Dax was attracted to a previous partner's new host didn't make any mention of the fact that the new host was female and Sisko even encouraged her. STO features a lesbian Klingon couple and the first officer of the Enterprise-F is gay, even though it never comes up in-game.

 

[Zelph]

Lt. Hawke from First Contact was meant to be a gay character, but that they weren't able to portray it for one reason or another. He was in the novels.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

Lt. Hawke from First Contact was meant to be a gay character, but that they weren't able to portray it for one reason or another. He was in the novels.

Despite him being so in the novels, those were nothing more than rumors

 

[Zelph]

Despite him being so in the novels, those were nothing more than rumors

Ah okay, good to know. Thanks for the correction on that.

 

[LordChicken]

I am all for a series in the Lost Era. I really would have loved to see a series about the USS Excelsior with Captain Sulu.

 

[Rifraf]

Honestly not sure how I feel about a new series? I'm ready for one, but what could they possibly plot that hasn't been done to death before? I would love a series that caters more to fans with all the specific lore and everything we know because we're generally immersed in it, but since it's all about viewers I highly doubt that would ever last very long.

I find it interesting that this is announced as Axanar is getting off the ground slowly but surely

 

[Starblazerfan]

Does this series have to be canon? I would like to see them reinvent the graphics to take advantage of 4K screens. This would be the killer app to get people interested in the new technology. As long as the story lines are original, not retreads, the characters engaging, and the wow factor high, I'm in.

 

[CABAL]

Does this series have to be canon? I would like to see them reinvent the graphics to take advantage of 4K screens. This would be the killer app to get people interested in the new technology. As long as the story lines are original, not retreads, the characters engaging, and the wow factor high, I'm in.

A mirror universe or other alternate timeline series could work. It would have the same problem as the Abrams films, though, in that a good chunk of the die hard fans would refuse to watch. If we accept that ENT takes place in an alternate timeline caused by the TCW, a series could be set in that timeline with a distinct style and technological differences from the Prime and Abrams verses, but it would almost require that the TCW come back up and I'm not confident that they can fix it.

As for 4k, TOS was in color with bright uniforms to sell color TVs so there's precedent.

 

[CABAL]

Had another thought. Rather than having 7-9 main cast members and trying to fit each of them into every episode, drop it down to three or four mains with the rest of the crew as recurring, more like TOS did. We really don't need the pilot or doctor to be in every episode. Put the captain, the chief science officer, the chief engineer, and maybe the chief of security as mains (since nearly every plot will involve at least three of them) and put people like the pilot, doctor, counselor, etc, as recurring characters to be brought in when needed rather than shoehorning them into everything like VOY, ENT, and (to a lesser extent) TNG did.

 

[Zelph]

I like the core crew with recurring others idea. I enjoyed the relationship between the "Big Three" in TOS. Other series had similar parallels, but nothing else was quite the same. The Sisko/Dax interaction came close though.

 

[kjc733]

I agree, none of the other series quite had the same dynamic as in TOS, and certainly there was none of the sniping. And I also agree about the relationship between Sisko and Dax, it worked well. It was a shame that they killed her off, she was probably my favourite character of any of the series.

Anyway, ideally I'd like the lost era. There are so many races in TNG and DS9, it would be an opportunity to meet them for the "first time." I also feel that if they set the series too late after Nemesis, there would be more of a focus on what snazzy new technology they can think up next. TNG+ always annoyed me when they dug a massive hole for the characters to get out of, and then they solved it with Sevens nanoprobes or Datas neural net. A friend of mine (who I introduced to Trek a long time ago mwhaha) started watching the TOS reruns recently (I'm ashamed at that, she refused to start off with them) and she was shocked at how many plot lines they reused in TNG.

One of my biggest concerns is that if they put a gay character on the show, which will probably happen, how are they going to portray said character? I'm afraid that said character will take on many of the commonly-held stereotypes we have about gay people, especially if said character is male. Hopefully I'm pleasantly surprised...

I don't mind having gay characters. My problem is that if the networks make the decision to have a gay character they will continuously push it over and over again. I vaguely remember a Trek fan series (Odyssey?) that started reasonably well, but then they got a bee in their bonnet about gay characters and suddenly it was all about the gay relationships in the crew and the plots and dialogue suffered for it. Look at Uhura, black woman on the bridge crew in the 60s. The series didn't push equal rights, she was just there and treated equally. Think how annoying TOS would have got if they'd pushed Uhuras status again and again.

Anyway, to get off my meandering. I'd rather a Lost Era plot, but we all know that if they do that they'll do exactly what they did with Enterprise and introduce metaphasic shields and quantum torpedoes to get out of a plot hole. And so long as the crew has good (and entertaining) interaction, I don't really care who/what they are.

Here's an off the wall idea. Don't make them heros. Make it the Firefly of Star Trek.

 

[Zelph]

I'd watch the heck out of a Fireflyesqe Star Trek. Some Maquis veterans trying to eke out a life in a post-Dominion Alpha Quadrant.

If nothing else, that'd be a terrific idea for a fanfiction or an independent production.

Edit - And now I can't get this idea out of my head...I've got to outline this out later today, once I'm home from work. Methinks it'll be fun.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

I don't mind having gay characters. My problem is that if the networks make the decision to have a gay character they will continuously push it over and over again. I vaguely remember a Trek fan series (Odyssey?) that started reasonably well, but then they got a bee in their bonnet about gay characters and suddenly it was all about the gay relationships in the crew and the plots and dialogue suffered for it. Look at Uhura, black woman on the bridge crew in the 60s. The series didn't push equal rights, she was just there and treated equally. Think how annoying TOS would have got if they'd pushed Uhuras status again and again.

I do remember that happening with Hew Horizon, and I agree that it could be a problem if the writers/producers don't handle it maturely. I think the writers got swept up in the complete lack of modesty that's been afflicting the US LGBT community for several years now, and that's what led to the problems with NH/Odyssey. If they don't make the character's orientation the focus of the show like they did a lot with NH and make sure that all of the characters get equal attention, I think it could be done rather well. I think it's about damn time we had a gay character in Star Trek. My concern is how doing so will be handled.

 

[CABAL]

I'd watch the heck out of a Fireflyesqe Star Trek. Some Maquis veterans trying to eke out a life in a post-Dominion Alpha Quadrant.

Maybe they're using a derelict BoP or something. Those Maquis raiders weren't really suitable for prolonged screen time and the cloak would be right up their alley.

If they don't make the character's orientation the focus of the show like they did a lot with NH and make sure that all of the characters get equal attention, I think it could be done rather well. I think it's about damn time we had a gay character in Star Trek. My concern is how doing so will be handled.

Sisko could actually be a good example for a way to handle this. He was a captain who happened to be black rather than a black captain, if that makes any sense. A similar approach would probably be ideal.

 

[Majestic]

Here's an off the wall idea. Don't make them heros. Make it the Firefly of Star Trek.

Star Trek Renegades.

 

[Zelph]

Maybe they're using a derelict BoP or something. Those Maquis raiders weren't really suitable for prolonged screen time and the cloak would be right up their alley.


Sisko could actually be a good example for a way to handle this. He was a captain who happened to be black rather than a black captain, if that makes any sense. A similar approach would probably be ideal.

Star Trek Renegades.

Like Renegades...but different. It needs a different feel. Joss Whedon said that part of the inspiration for Firefly came after reading The Killer Angels, which is a fantastic - and Pulitzer Prize winning - novel about the Battle of Gettysburg. He wondered what the Confederate veterans were going to do post-war. Then he thought about the Millennium Falcon.

I'll set up a different thread up on this later tonight, once I'm home from work. Along with an attached poll on what kind of ship they should have, I've got a few ideas.

 

[Majestic]

I'll set up a different thread up on this later tonight, once I'm home from work. Along with an attached poll on what kind of ship they should have, I've got a few ideas.

Sounds like a fun little thread and poll game to get into. Who knows maybe it could be the next RPG for MSFC after Wounded Wings has run it's course.

 

[USS Ridgeline]

I am personally looking forward to a New Star Trek TV show in 2017, regardless what route they chose to go with I have a feeling it will be a good show and a new direction for the Star Trek franchise.

 

[SciFiFan]

Bryan Fuller named co-creator and executive producer for the new Star Trek series. He launched his career writing for DS9 and Voy. He is joined by Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin as EP.

Read about it here.

 

[Zelph]

I've got some hopes for the series with Fuller. He's a good guy and a real fan of the franchise.

 

[Alec]

I just hope the new series will be better than enterprise. No offense to anyone else, but I really disliked it.

 

[Hellkite]

Each to their own. By that I mean I did like Enterprise most the last season