quote:...on Voyager's Finale You've now finalized the way 'Voyager' is going to end?
Yes, we have a two-hour finale script which is being directed by Allan Kroeker, who is one of our best directors. He also directed the final two hours of 'Deep Space Nine'. Most of the loose ends will be tied up in the final two-hour show.I assume that all our regular cast of characters will emerge intact and alive?
I don't know why you would assume that!What are your feelings about using the DS9 or Voyager cast in cameos in the films or in, perhaps, TV movies, etc.?
We have planned surprises in the feature film that we'll be shooting this year with some characters from other series than 'Next Generation'. As far as the 'Voyager' and 'DS9' casts are concerned, those are all decisions that will be made at some point but there has been no discussion of anything more with them at this point.How would you describe the last two hours of 'Voyager's run?
We have spent a tremendous amount of time working on the story. Ken Biller, Rob Doherty, Brannon and myself have worked for weeks on a very complex storyline. I think we had some big shoes to fill. If you look at the final episode of 'TNG' and 'DS9', they have a certain sweeping heroic quality to them. I think they focused not only on our characters, but also on an action/adventure story on the grander human scale. We wanted the same thing to be true of the last episode of 'Voyager'. I'm very excited and I think the story we finally came up with is a great way to send the crew off.
--------------------------...on Series V Rick, have you begun casting on the new series?
We've begun preliminary casting. We've had several meetings and discussions but we haven't had any formal casting sessions yet.Are the roles set now or are you still tweaking them?
The script is pretty much locked for the two hour premiere.Is this still a starship-based series?
That is correct.Should I assume we'll see a male starship captain this time
That's not a bad assumption.When will the official announcement be made for Series V?
Well, Paramount will be making an official announcement for the new series in the next several weeks and that will contain information on the setting, the time period and the general parameters of what the series is going to be about. The reason they haven't announced it yet is purely a question of deals. The question of where this series will appear has not been finalized and, until all those business elements are settled, they would like to hold off on the announcement.Is it safe to say that this new series will have a much different look from previous Star Trek shows?
I would like to think that this show will be different in every way--a different look, a different personality, etc. It's going to be a somewhat dramatic departure, certainly from the last three series and, hopefully, a departure that is going to be appreciated by our fans.How much does the original Star Trek series influence what you are doing today with the new series?
Very little. Having been involved with The Next Generation , Deep Space Nine and Voyager, those series obviously have greater influence on me. The original series does have an influence on me in that it is the core that set all of the precedents. We do try to keep those precedents whole to some degree and try to adhere to them. The original series is very important, but in terms of content and style I don't think it's much of an influence on any of us.What is happening now in pre-production on Series V? I know you have Herman Zimmerman and John Eaves working on design.
Yes, that's correct. We are also finalizing the selection of a director which I hope will be done in the next day or two. We have Merri Howard back on board and we are structuring deals right now with every department head on the project. As far as a writing staff goes, we have made a couple of selections already and we are busily working to put together a fresh writing staff that will hopefully look at this as season 1 and not season 8.Are you trying to get sets built so you can begin filming before any of the impending strikes?
Sets are already being built. We are beginning construction on one of the big soundstanges at Paramount and will be starting construction on two other soundstages as soon as Voyager wraps. Right now our target date is that we will begin shooting on May 8 with a September premiere.Do you have a battle plan in case there is a strike?
A writers strike will keep us from writing but won't keep us from producing and an actors strike will keep us from shooting but not from writing. We have to carry on as if neither strike is going to occur and we certainly are planning on getting, at least, our first two-hour episode completed before the July 1 deadline for the actors strike.When Paramount makes the official announcement for the show I assume the title will also be revealed. Last time, you said that this show may be the first Star Trek series with Star Trek not in its name. Is that still the case?
Yes, that is still a very good possibility.
--------------------------...on Trek X
I know that John Logan has been working on the screenplay; how has it been received?
We have just completed an official second draft which just went to the studio this week and was met with great enthusiasm. There were a number of changes made based on discussions we had with the studio and they were changes that both John and I felt very good about and were in the normal process of evolution of a script. The second draft is something that both John and I are very excited about.Would describe this picture as being on the same scale as the last few Star Trek films?
I think it is bigger in scope and concept. It is more of a heroic Picard vs. the evil villain type of picture as compared to some of the previous films. I think there is more action in it and it's a film that takes place primarily in space. We have wonderful villains, wonderful species both known and new and I would describe the film as being in the same style as John's film 'Gladiator'. The film has a real epic quality to it.Any location shooting this time around?
The movie does not take place entirey in space. There are some sequences done on terra firma, so we will be doing some location work.Are you really on a film-by-film basis with the 'TNG' actors now? In other words, could this be the last 'TNG' film?
That's always a possibility but, then again, it always has been. If the studio has contracts with the actors, it's only if they choose to trigger those contracts. This picture is a 'TNG' film, but whether the next one will be a 'TNG' film, or one with a different or a mixed cast, is a couple of years down the pike.Is this definitely a Picard movie or are we going to see the other cast members focused on this time around?
Like all of our films, Picard and Data have the greatest focus but I would like to think that our other five characters all have cool stuff to do in this picture.How close are you to choosing a director?
Right now, because of the potential strikes, and because we don't have an approved or budgeted script yet, we have not really discussed a director.What is the current timetable for this film?
I'm thinking that we would start shooting sometime in October with it being ready for release anytime from Spring 2002 on.
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"I can be creative when I have a good idea. That just happens way too rarely."
-Omega, April 6
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Most of the loose ends will be tied up in the final two-hour show.
Oh, that narrows it down to only 3283274234 ends, yes, I think 2 hours will just about be enough to tie them all up
The rest of the information is sketchy and inconclusive (as always)...
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"Cry havoc and let's slip the dogs of Evil"
[This message has been edited by The_Evil_Lord (edited April 10, 2001).]
Not to add too much fuel to the fire, but Berman says "some characters from other series than TNG, then 'seemingly' says that no characters from DS9 or VOY. That leaves TOS...which may mean a SPOCK appearance to tie in with the Romulans??? How's that for a tie in?
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"The sons of the Prophet were valiant and bold,
And quite unacustomed to fear.
But, of all, the most reckless, or so I am told,
Was Abdulah Boul Boul Ameer."
Aban's Illustration www.alanfore.com
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The government that seems the most unwise, oft goodness to the people best supplies. That which is meddling, touching everything, will work but ill, and disappointment bring. - The Tao Te Ching
Or, as a certain member might have said:
STAR TREK IS ABOUT PEACE NOT WAR I DON'T WANT A BIG WARSHIP WITH FIFTY-BILLION TORPEDO LAUNCHERS AND FIVE MILLION MARINE SOLDIERS ABOARD!!!!!!
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Average Rated 8.32 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux (with seven eps posted)
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"Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!"
-Omega 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001
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You know, when Comedy Central asked us to do a Thanksgiving episode, the first thought that went through my mind was, "Boy, I'd like to have sex with Jennifer Aniston."
-Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park
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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant
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"Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!"
-Omega 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001
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When you're in the Sol system, come visit the Starfleet Museum
Hence, my rant.
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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant
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"Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!"
-Omega 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001
quote:
Would describe this picture as being on the same scale as the last
few Star Trek films?
I think it is bigger in scope and concept. It is more of a heroic Picard
vs. the evil villain type of picture as compared to some of the previous
films. I think there is more action in it and it's a film that takes place
primarily in space. We have wonderful villains, wonderful species both
known and new and I would describe the film as being in the same style
as John's film 'Gladiator'. The film has a real epic quality to it.
What the heck is that guy on!?! ALL of the past TNG movies have been just that
Picard v. Soran
Picard v. Borg Queen
Picard v. Rua'fo
Plus more Picard + Data... with "cool things" for the other five... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
More Beverly, Troi and Geordi please...
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Homer: I'm gonna miss Springfield. This town's been awfully good to us.
Bart: No, it hasn't, Dad. That's why we're leaving.
Homer: Oh, yeah. [pokes his head out the window] So long, Stinktown!
Better make a clear cut after Stewart and Spiner leave, and then make a great leap to a "The Amazing Adventures of Captain Riker" style movie series if need be, without tedious preamble. Having such movies gradually grow from the TNG movie line would be too painful a process. And Paramount couldn't really sell the Riker adventures as "new and daring and epic and innovative" if they were born gradually, by eating the carcass of TNG.
Timo Saloniemi
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L. Fitzgerald Sj�berg
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet" and something pleasent will happen to you. Possibly involving syrup.
Patrick Stewart seems to flip flop--"This might be my last movie." to "I have no intention of leaving the Star Trek Movies."
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Lisa: "Don't you remember the story of Oedipus?"
Homer: "Maybe five dollars will refresh my memory."
Lisa (angrily): "Oedipus was the story of a man who kills his father and marries his mother!"
Homer: "Uggh! Who pays for that wedding?"
Shabren's Final Prophecy: Star Trek: Legacy
Ooh, flashback. Am I the only one who remembers that "Spiner wants Data to killed off" has been said everytime a new film has started since Generations?
Come on, for both First Contact and Insurrection, the runours were always the same. Stewart doesn't want to play Picard any more. Spiner thinks he's too old to play Data. Picards going to be an Admiral. Sela will be in it. Riker will be captain. Sisko/Janeway/Bashir/Morn will be in the film.
You know, when Kirk was going to be killed off, we knew about it. And I don't mean we heard rumours. We KNEW. If Picard was being killed off, we'd know.
And Sol is right. Unless the cast suddenly get other acting jobs, then they're going to continue to do what they always want to do.
Just after previous film: "I'd like a gap to pursue other projects. I don't want my career to just be Star Trek."
A year later: "Hmm. I don't seem to have done anything notable. Hmm. What's this letter? 6 months doing another Trek movie? Hmm. I get paid loads of money to hang around with people I like. Sure. Plus, if my names either Patrick or Brent, I get even more money, and get to sit in on script meetings and pretend I know what I'm talking about! Classy!"
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You know, when Comedy Central asked us to do a Thanksgiving episode, the first thought that went through my mind was, "Boy, I'd like to have sex with Jennifer Aniston."
-Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park
Actor's sometimes have math skills. Some of the Trek actors surely can look at their Trek salary total, divide same by their other-genre salary total - and get a fairly large multiple of 10.
Some of them probably can't, too... (divide, I mean).
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"I can be creative when I have a good idea. That just happens way too rarely."
-Omega, April 6
[This message has been edited by The_Tom (edited April 16, 2001).]
Remember (ghu knows Paramount NEVER forgets), TV studios are in the business of making money. Period. So it behooves them, when casting a television series, to hire medium-talent/low-salary/relatively unknown actors to play the roles. One of the most charming aspects of TNG was watching various actors mature in their craft as the series progressed. One or two of them really came along (Burton was already pretty good) - wheras in the first season some of the acting setr my teeth on edge (where the frak did "Troy" get that accent?).
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Faster than light - no left or right.
It's actually kind of a shame.
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"The sons of the Prophet were valiant and bold,
And quite unacustomed to fear.
But, of all, the most reckless, or so I am told,
Was Abdulah Boul Boul Ameer."
Aban's Illustration www.alanfore.com
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You know, when Comedy Central asked us to do a Thanksgiving episode, the first thought that went through my mind was, "Boy, I'd like to have sex with Jennifer Aniston."
-Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park
Frakes is far from an A-list or even B-list director, but he was (and perhaps still is) in the running for a few moderately big films, such as the often rumored Total Recall 2.
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"Excuse me, Mr. Rampaging Killer? Why don't you put down the gun and take a look at this hand-held monkey? Does it not have clever little forepaws? It eats gum and sap!"
--
L. Fitzgerald Sj�berg
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet" and something pleasent will happen to you. Possibly involving syrup.
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"I can be creative when I have a good idea. That just happens way too rarely."
-Omega, April 6
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"Excuse me, Mr. Rampaging Killer? Why don't you put down the gun and take a look at this hand-held monkey? Does it not have clever little forepaws? It eats gum and sap!"
--
L. Fitzgerald Sj�berg
****
Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet" and something pleasent will happen to you. Possibly involving syrup.