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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timelord: [QB] I would really like to see a "Star Trek - Excelsior" with Captain Sulu and crew. There are a considerable number of fans who are excited at the possibilities, which probably means it will never happen, but one can dream... Perhaps a telemovie could be produced to test the prospects of such a venture. In my mind, Sulu is the logical heir to the Kirk legacy, anyway. Star Trek VI seemed to pass the baton to Sulu and Excelsior more than to TNG. Maybe Sulu can take over the new E from that wimp Harriman :D Each spin-off of the series has tried to distinguish itself from previous ones by drastically changing the settings: space station/galactic war, lost starship, prequel. We are running out of really "different" ideas. Perhaps a return to something more familiar is in order. The classic movie time period was my personal favorite for many reasons (the stories, the uniforms, the music) and it was largely unexplored. There are some great stories left to tell there, and they wouldn't have to rely on old characters or re-used plots. You wouldn't really even [i]need[/i] Sulu. Tell the story of the Enterprise-B, just populate it with fascinating, three-dimensional charaters and [i]get rid of Harriman.[/i] Star Trek was created with an underlying humanist philosophy in mind. Of course, you can't have a show were every episode makes some kind of philosophical statement, but Trek at its best explores what it means to [i]be human.[/i] To their credit, the three previous series did just that to varying degrees. Ironically, they used non-human characters to do it. TNG's explorer of humanity was of course, Data. DS9's Odo didn't want to [i]be[/i] human, but evolved from a gruff, standoffish autocrat into a being with the most noble of human qualities. Voyager's Doctor did much the same. I don't find a similar character in Enterprise. [QUOTE]New and creative *can* be done.... it just takes willingness. [/QUOTE]I absolutely agree. Look at Babylon 5. Some people get really PO'ed when anyone mentions this series in a Trek thread, but it is another prime example of how something new and creative can be successful. Before B5, nothing could compete with Trek, but JMS created a brand new universe and completed a very ambitious five-year story arc. Star Trek can be saved, it just needs a bit of a rest and more insightful custodians. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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