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And while he wouldn't discuss specifics, Shatner said he has an idea for a new "Star Trek" series.

"In fact, I'm trying to interest the powers -- and that has many levels to it -- for me to conceive another 'Star Trek' manifestation," he said. "It would be a concept for a series."

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Supposedly this was from an interview at the recent Creation Convention at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Link to the article can be found here:

Shatner: Future of Star Trek' franchise in doubt
by Kirk Baird

Any one heard any specifics about this? Would it be ghost written by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens for Shatner? Would it be a Captain Kirk reborn series like Shatner's Avenger novels?
 

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Posted by Dukhat (Member # 341) on :
 
Everyone has a new idea for a Star Trek series. Even me. The only difference between me and Shatner is that he's famous enough to be interviewed by that magazine about his idea. But I'm sure his chances of having his series come to fruition are about the same as my chances.

BTW, if his series would be anything like his movie, I'll politely say no thanks.
 

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Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
 
I have an idead for Shatner: it's small caliber and will rattle around in his brainpan.
 

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Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
 
My idea for the next Trek series involves the life of Klingon undergraduates at a typical Klingon Homeworld state university. It'll rock.
 

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
 
He's also planning to record another album this fall

*dies*
 

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Posted by Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
 
I would support a Shatner created series so much, I would send money to him in envelopes.
 

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Posted by Triton (Member # 1043) on :
 
I would have not bothered to post a link to this article if it were not for the fact that Shatner directed Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, had a hit with his creation called TekWar, or had bestselling Star Trek novels for Pocket Books. It could be argued that his books were ghost-written for him by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, but Shatner's name does open doors.

Unlike the typical fan on the street, Shatner could probably get a meeting with the Paramount brass to pitch his ideas. Most of us assume that they are ego-stroking pig swill, but they might be pretty good and might be what is needed to invigorate the franchise.

I'm not saying that Star Trek V: The Final Frontier didn't have its problems. Partly the film's main theme was already beaten to death in the animated series, partly the studio didn't give Shatner the special effects budget he needed. But the script by Shatner, Harve Bennett, and David Loughery contains alot of the elements that made Star Trek work. I very much enjoyed the free-climbing El Capitan and camping sequences. Like other fans I do cringe about the idea of Sybok and the fact that Spock was born in a cave lighted by torches on the planet Vulcan. Plus the whole god thing played by George Murdock was pretty awful as were the 1980s-looking heavy metal rock star Klingons. Klaa and Vixis would look at home on stage with Dee Snyder, Axl Rose, or The Slash.

But with the ideas unread and unseen, I am unwilling to just shoot them down and say that Shatner is a jerk and should never be involved with Star Trek again. Frankly, I cannot see them being much worse than the ideas of Rick Berman and Brannon Braga.
 

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Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
 

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I would support a Shatner created series so much, I would send money to him in envelopes.

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Partly the film's main theme was already beaten to death in the animated series

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ST:TMP was just "Oh my god, I wish the TV would explode just so that SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN"

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Just watch it in fast forward. That usually works.
 

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Posted by djewell (Member # 1111) on :
 
I turn the volume down and do a Mystery Science Theater bit with them.

I also imitate the movie by opening my eyes really wide and gaping.
 

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
 
Well, there IS a fan-made MST3K of ST5, which I thought was rather good. Personally, I think all shows and movies should have MST3K attached like closed captioning, where you can turn it on and off at will. But that's me.
 

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Posted by djewell (Member # 1111) on :
 
Dad, turn on MST3K!
 

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Posted by Brian Whisenhunt (Member # 1095) on :
 
I agree with others that the interplay of the big 3 in STV was good. I especially liked the camp scenes. The one thing you can say about Shatner's movie is it brought back alot of the missing humor of the original (Sometimes UNintentionally). Perhaps if they combined the SFX of STTMP with the story of STV they could make ONE decent movie. As far as the current Greenspans of Trekdom go....Please RAISE our INTEREST RATE! Do something that isn't a collage of crap like Nemesis (OK... Let's cross Hellraiser with Trek with a T2 sequence with some like totally gnarly dune buggy races)

So The Shatz has an idea? Listen to it politely and give it a chance, if its workable maybe Name Rec. will MAKE it work, if not, then what does it matter. The real problem is at the top. If you have a franchise that has made you as much as Trek has, I would be trying everything I could to feed the monster and keep it healthy. Budget-Shmudget, hire REAL writers, get some input from REAL fans/supporters/TICKET BUYERS, and so what if it costs a chunk? You WILL make your money back if its GOOD!
 

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Well, there IS a fan-made MST3K of ST5, which I thought was rather good. Personally, I think all shows and movies should have MST3K attached like closed captioning, where you can turn it on and off at will. But that's me.

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I agree with others that the interplay of the big 3 in STV was good. I especially liked the camp scenes.

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