How Would You Make A New Star Trek Series?

[CMWaters]

The thread about Best Star Trek series got me thinking about this.

It has been almost 10 years now since Enterprise was cancelled, and in that time the only new Star Trek media being the reboot movie series.

Now, if they were to make a new series, how would you do it? Would it be live action, or animated (either traditional or with CG)? Would you set it between Enterprise and TOS, between TOS and TNG, or sometime after Nemesis? Or would you set it in the reboot Trek universe?

Just curious to see what the thoughts would be on that matter.

[Push R Truth]

It would never happen but I'd love to see a show that was based on the POV of a different political entity. We've seen the Federations problems a million times. Let's see a Captain and crew of a Klingon Bird of Prey that is tasked with finding new resources and allies to keep the Empire running.

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Jan 14, 2015 12:31:41 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

It would never happen but I'd love to see a show that was based on the POV of a different political entity. We've seen the Federations problems a million times. Let's see a Captain and crew of a Klingon Bird of Prey that is tasked with finding new resources and allies to keep the Empire running.

That would be bad ass. I'm a newer Trek fan and the Klingon and Vulcan cultures are by far the most fascinating things to me about the franchise. Any episodes that focus on either of those cultures usually wind up being among my favorites. I would love a whole series that delved into it.

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

I say move on to the 25th Century. A non Human Captain would be a nice change of pace too.

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Kirk and Picard crash into each other and are forced to live together in the Enterprise. Hijinks insue.

[Deleted]

It'd have to be more political now. Like S1 would be about a ship hauling some kind of Federation superweapon from Earth to some distant, enemy planet. On board the ship is the crew with some dissenters and some Federation loyalists. We also find out there's an enemy mole on board but no one knows who it is.

Along the way they could get caught up helping other Federation ships and getting mixed up with the enemy who may/may not know the super weapon is on board. Its got a lot of potential to be fleshed out for a season. The crew's backstories, alligences, etc.

S1 would end with the super weapon revealed to be a genetically altered child or something with like a super virus or some kind of power.

So S2 would be that ship deciding to take the kid on the run because they all agree its wrong to use a innocent kid like that.

[Push R Truth]

I want to see a Comedy Star Trek Movie.

Like Kirk, Sulu, Picard, Riker and Worf all go to Vegas for Data's bachelor party and all hell breaks loose after they drink a couple 40's of Romulan Ale and Spock shows up with an army of Green Orion Hookers.

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Jan 14, 2015 12:56:25 GMT -5 @snesmaster said:

Kirk and Picard crash into each other and are forced to live together in the Enterprise. Hijinks insue.

I would watch this for real, even if it was a reality show like Legends House with Shatner and Stewart.

[Sir Woodrow]

Jan 14, 2015 12:48:38 GMT -5 Apricots And A Pear Tree said:

I say move on to the 25th Century.

I was going to say something like that, time to go "next generation" again

[Hit Girl]

27th century, on the Enterprise-L

It'll be far enough into the future to effectively be a reboot, but they can still use all the familar Trek races and technology.

[Bravo Echo November]

Put it on Netflix, have a large cast, and like LOST have each episode carry the narrative but focus on one character's backstory. That way we can see extended stuff with the Klingons, etc..

[kidglov3s]

I think the best way would be to move it forward in time from TNG, and keep it episodic. My favorite thing as I slowly work my way through TNG/TOS is that I can pick it up whenever and each one is more/less a self contained story.

About the post that it should/would need to be more political, as I see it Star Trek from its inception has always had a heavy political (or at least moral/ideological) component.

[The Unconquered Sun]

A series about Section 31, it's the special operations branch of the Federation.  Think 24th century Navy SEALS mixed with Jack Ryan.
Have it take place after the Destiny series, about 10 years after the end of TNG. The Borg had turned the alpha quadrant  up side down. So it's a time that's familiar but things had been shaken up so much it feels like a fresh start.
Section 31 missions involving protecting the Federation when most of the stellar empires are now scrambling to rebuild themselves.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

While I like the Section 31 idea, I'd like to see a show about a ship and crew that has no particular affiliation to any planet or political authority, operating in the seedy fringes of the Federation. Sorta like a Trekkie Firefly.

[BorneAgain]

Its not really commercially viable, but I'd love to see a Lost Era TV series set in the early/mid 24th century, showing the early days of the Klingon/Federation alliance, the beginning of the Cardassian occupation of Bajor, and the gradual shift in Starfleet from the Kirk era into the Picard era. Maybe even have a mention of the Enterprise B/C at some point as well.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Jan 14, 2015 17:29:15 GMT -5 devondragon said:

Whatever happened to the Capt. Worf series?

[BlackoutCreature]

I came up with this idea a couple of years ago. It rips off a lot from Blake's 7, but whatever. I was just tired of every Star Trek series featuring the Federations "best of the best". This is a story about the outcasts and misfits of the galaxy and the good they try to do when official hands are tied. I call it "Star Trek: Outlaw".

It's meant to be set during the Star Trek Online era. It stars Captain Jack McDonald, a typical Kirk-esque Starfleet Captain. Handsome, smart, the best of the best. Then it all goes to hell. After being tricked by Section 31 in taking part in an unapproved mission, he ends up taking the fall when the mission goes south. Losing his command and being expelled from Starfleet, he has decided to devote his life in uncovering evidence that he was framed and manipulated by Section 31. He's gonna start at a Section 31 facility he's discovered.

While traveling to the facility he puts together, mostly by accident, an odd team, each with their own issues, to aid him -
An Orion female bounty hunter who's ashamed of her sexuality, is always fully dressed, has a love for old cowboy movies, serious anger issues and solves most of her problems by punching them.
A Romulan female former Tal Shiar agent who is on the run from her former handlers and has to constantly keep traveling to stay ahead of them.
An arrogant but brilliant male human engineer who I heavily modeled after Rodney McKay from Stargate.
A young male Caitian who's also a liberated Borg drone and suffers from PTSD from his experiences.

At the facility they discover a prototype ship that Section 31 had been building that the group dub the "Outlaw" - faster, stronger, more powerful and at least a half century more advanced then anything else in Starfleet, with all the bells and whistles attached. They decide to promptly screw over Section 31 by stealing it.

Now, acting as outlaws, they're no longer bound by the Prime Directive. They can cross borders, contact pre-warp civilizations, and help people that nobody can help, all while McDonald (who nobody on the crew ever calls Captain) continues his battle with Section 31 to clear his name.

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Ensemble piece about a bunch of Red Shirts, establish an anyone-can-die atmosphere and basically all of the characters are grappling with how little they're involved in the world-saving battles going on and how likely it is they're all going to die.

[Larryhausen]

Jan 14, 2015 18:38:58 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Ensemble piece about a bunch of Red Shirts, establish an anyone-can-die atmosphere and basically all of the characters are grappling with how little they're involved in the world-saving battles going on and how likely it is they're all going to die.

Get Sam Rockwell as one of the leads and you can have all of my money.

[Deleted]

Star Trek Variety show. Have a cluster of eps about maybe a space station in Kirks era. A freighter during Picards. Set each episode or a few in a different time and place with different people. Stuff like that. And it will never happen.