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[QUOTE]Originally posted by HerbShrump: [QB] Maybe instead of a new premise for a show (space exploration, space station, lost in the DQ, RetroTrek...) energies should be spent exploring different writing styles for Star Trek. A lot of the comments praising DS-9 center around the story-arc concept. This concept seems pretty unique to DS-9. There were a few TNG episodes that touched on each other and VOY had the basic premise of getting home, but DS-9 seemed to do the best job of developing story arcs. But it doesn't compare to Babylon 5, IMO. B-5 really set the standard for having a strong concept idea from the start, then developing all your seasons so that they further the overall story. Someone copied the new Battlestar Galactica's Bible pages that appeard on "The Lowdown." It explains their general idea as being: [QUOTE]Our show is built� 1. Series Arcs 2. Multi-episode Arcs 3. Episode Arcs[/QUOTE]Perhaps a new Trek should follow this concept. A single underlying theme for the whole series (more than space exploration. A little more than getting back home. Something along the lines of meeting the Founders, fighting a war, defeating the founders, etc... ) Key episodes will appear every season that will further the overall theme. Other stories within stories can be told in multi-episode arcs, like DS-9s Circle story arc or ENT more recent Surak/Vulcan arc. Roddenberry's original vision called for a regular episode format because he didn't want viewers to be lost if they missed a show. TOS can practically be shown in any order and the overall story still make sense. But times have changed. B-5 and X-files have introduced America (Manga was doing it long before) to multi-arcs and one continuous story from beginning to end. If someone misses an episode they can log onto their favorite web site and catch up. The Horatio Hornblower single person POV idea is another example of a new direction. Move away from the multi-character format since invariably some characters are developed more than others. Focus on one person through part of their Starfleet career. After that's established, then the "setting" can fall into place. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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