Please excuse this irresponsible rumor-mongering, but Ain't it cool news http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=4989 reports that that three possible series 5 concepts are still alive and have been presented to focus groups: Starfleet Academy, Starfleet Seals, and Early Federation. Also check the "talk back" section for comments by people who are not as deep into Trek as we are.
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Posted by Black Knight (Member # 134) on :
I'm not sure about the rest of you, but a Star Trek SEALs, is sort of my dream. I would like it if they had their own one-of-a-kind ship as well. Not exactly utopian-ish, but my kind of star trek.
I also like the 3rd idea. It would make Star Trek new and fresh. That is what Trek basically needs, a new start and no politics between the writers, producers, etc. Everyone needs to be focussed on their job, and then Trek could return. This idea brings element's of Gene Roddenberry's future back.
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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :
Please, for the love of God and all that is holy, let it be the SEALs.
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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
One should note that, in terms of things Trek related, AICN has not been the most reliable of sources.
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Posted by Masao (Member # 232) on :
Is the information accurate? I don't know. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information. I'm just spreading it. That's why I titled the topic "irresponsible rumor-mongering."
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Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
AICN has a terrible, terrible track record w/Trek, as Sol has pointed out. To add to this, IMHO the article does not sound particularly, well, truthful. I'm honestly gonna disregard this...the concepts are really no different than the piles off fannish bullshit that has been flapping around for months now.
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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Masao, I meant no disrespect. Just pointing out something to consider.
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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
*wonders if the Transformers movie is going to be like the real Transformers, or the crappy spin-offs*
Oops. Sorry. I guess this thread is about the Trek article. *L*
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Posted by Masao (Member # 232) on :
Sol: Of course, no offense taken. I'm well aware of the occasional shoddiness of reporting at some sites. Just because I pass the rumor along doesn't mean that I think it's true. I hoped I don't seem that gullible!
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Posted by Gepta001 (Member # 231) on :
TSN: sadly I bet the new CGI transformers movie will be based on the crappy spinoffs! I miss the old show, someday I will by them all on video or DVD! I even have some old Transformers comics somewhere..
Sol: I think AICN has mostly bogus rumours when it comes to anything, and not just trek related.
it's all fan dreams. I vote for a new animated series, with japanese style animation!
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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :
*Drools over prospect of TF PROPER TF movie #2.*
*Gags at series five 90210* *worries about prime directive for idea #2* *knows idea #3 would be too expensive (ironically enough!)
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Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :
Idea 1: 90210, yuk! Idea 2: Not really Federation-like. StarTrek was never supposed to be a kick-ass sci-fi action series. Idea 3: Very high chance of inconsistencies with TOS and TNG and back to cheap looking sixties props isn't possible I think. Pre-TOS would be quite irrealistic, 'cause it should start around 1996!
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Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
I've said it before, a Daedalus era series would be very cool but here are the reasons Paramount will NEVER do it:
1) Absolutely no crossover possibilities since none of the TOS characters will have even been born yet. The only way to do this would be to have the crew encounter Picard and company in the Ent E floating in space after being sent back in time or something.
2) Trying to build a bigger fan base will not include going back to retro looking sets and ship designs. While I think the Daedalus Class makes perfect sense and fits in well with the era, Paramount will never sanction showing one week after week when they could be showing Sovies and Akiras blowing things up.
3) This series and the founding days of the Federation would be of little to no interest to anyone who wasn't already a Trek fan. No new viewer base.
All that being said, I would love to see the series on the air.
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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
It'll almost certainly be a Beast Wars/Machines story. Which'll be cool. (Hey, you'd love it Monty if they put the episodes on at a decent time).
As for the ideas. I dunno. On the one hand, I want something different. But then nothing has really jumped out at me yet. And ideas are one thing. Execution is another.
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Posted by KXZ (Member # 119) on :
I put the wrong number. Out of the three ideas I like the 2nd best. The one about the seals.
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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
arrrrgh CP - they all suck.
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Posted by KXZ (Member # 119) on :
They a kinda do. Number 2 does sound the most normal though.
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Posted by grb on :
But an early federation series DOESN'T have to have the retro TOS set design. They can be something a little closer to today's technology. Chcochrane's ship in FC, the Phoenix, didn't have paper printers and funny noises like the TOS enterprise. It was more like an advancd fighter jet of today in terms of the interiror. Why couldn't a dadelus class ship have an interior like that? Or, it doesn;t even need to be a dadelues class ship. The seriers could take place right after cchrane's flight. And I don't see why an early federation or pre-federation series wouldn't attract more fans. That farscape show, which takes place in the late 20th-ealry 21st century (today), and tells the story of an astruonaut trying to get home, was in my opinion a better series than 24th centruy starfleet officers trying to get home. An early federation/pre-federation show would allow us to see humans that are more like the humans of today, and so would proabably relate better to today's viewers. An early federation/pre-federationm series could deal with the same kind of issues that we deal with today, not the 15th borg-invasion threat or the wierd-sppacial-anomaly threat that we always see on voyager.
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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
If nothing else, it should attract more viewers. You'd have all those who already watch Trek, watching it because it's Trek. And then you'd have other people who wouldn't normally watch Trek, who would watch it because of the fact that it isn't like other Trek.
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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
How about an early Fed show based around the mysterious Spaceship Enterprise seen only in TMP? The only canon info on it is the picture, so they could make it whatever they wanted.
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