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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Starbuck: [QB] Y'know, I was knocking some ideas around with friends recently, and there's one we all get behind as the future of Trek: [i]miniseries[/i]. The problem is that there's not enough diversity any more - for example, because it seems so much of the writing is done in-house, and focussing on the same characters every week for seven years. DS9 did some very different things, like stories with Martok's crew, or sending characters into totally new settings. Now, how's this for an idea - that perhaps post-[i]Enterprise[/i], Trek takes a new direction. Four one-to-two hour episodes, on the same story arc, twice a year, with different central casts. Sulu and the [i]Excelsior[/i]; Martok and the [i]Rotarran[/i]; Robert April; Starfleet Intelligence; even a Romulan crew. Lots of characters, sets/props/costumes and other things to be reused, and also plenty of choice for doing something new - opportunities to explore a variety of places and events in the Trek universe, and to fill in the details we've only alluded to before. That and the fact I always loved stories with arcs. Reset buttons get boring ;) Because of the longer-than-normal script, lots of chance for character development. Because of the short run, no problems with creating something that won't hold the audience for long (when an all-Klingon series was suggested, producers responded that they didn't think viewers would like the show because they probably couldn't relate to a Klingon central cast every week for seven years). Although of course, there's nothing to stop, say, Captain April or Captain Sulu becoming a smash hit and doing a story every year. What d'you reckon, folks? A viable future for Trek, with lots of fresh faces in every department, a new kind of writing, and a decent budget? I have high hopes something like this could restore the show to its fomer glory, not to mention doing one or two stories with rebuilt TOS sets, to appease those of us who want more of that kind of thing. And of course, they could always draw on Phase II for more inspiration... Anyone care to throw his 2c. into the ring? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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