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No, it's bad because it's writing about Trek from a non-Trek perpsective, and therefore doesn't really 'get' it. It's also bad because it speaks some home truths about DS9 that most people would object to. The article says the show was sedentary and didn't go anywhere; they say it allowed for arc episodes and therefore more realistic storytelling which really allowed for the characters to face the consequences of their actions. The article dismisses the addition of the Defiant as an attempt to broaden the show, nothing more than a gimmick; they say TEH DEFINAT ROOLZ AND IS THE KULEST SHP EVER AND TEH WAY IT BLOS UP THE DOMINIONION SHIPZ ROKZ!!!
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Latest rumours are that Janeway will have some cameos in STX talking to Picard on a computer display.
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I'd like to see a movie that gets back into The Traveler and um... I can't even remember his name but the Doctors son from TNG...
I remember he left with the Traveler... then I think they had a real brief spot with him on like the last episode i think then nothing more was ever said of him in the movies... Where'd he go? __________________________________________
And a movie all about the borg... You know you only see them in the episodes every once and a while... but what are they doing the rest of the time... could be interesting...
_______________ ^ same for the Q... Like who are they anyway? Do they have some weird technology that just makes them seem to have such awesome power, are they God? If they're powers are illusion that would be my guess...
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His name is Wesley. And many of us don't want to see him again.
And we already had a movie that featured the Borg heavily. It was called Star Trek: First Contact. You may have seen it...or at least heard of it. It came out in 1996.
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Wesley "I saved the ship so many times, even though I'm just a kid and the Enerprise is full of Starfleet's best and supoosedly brightest" Crusher. I'm glad he left in "Journey's End." His mother should have thanked him and thrown a party when he left.
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As long as he wasn't driving, eh? Now but about ST movies. I worry that the studios want to make blockbusters. I suspect that the audience is changing. Slowly but surely the blockbuster paradigm is petering out. How many movies came out this summer and made a huge impact the openning weekend only to disappear the next weekend? It was a lot. I think 'Legally Blonde' (I know!) was the only one with some staying power (albeit mercifully brief). If that isn't saying something...
I dunno, are we rating the success of films on the basis of how much money they make now? In that case pretty much the whole Trek franchise might be considered a dismal failure. I certainly wouldn't call it that. These films are made for a niche market. Blockbusters generally aren't made for a target audience other than people who go see movies. We are the ST niche market. We decide whether we would pay money to go see a Voyager movie. Were I a studio I would look here and places like this to see whether we could make any money with a DS9 or VOY film and if this board is any accurate representation (opinion reserved) I would have to say no. I happen to think that fantastic movies could be made from either of these series (or even both together!), but I don't think enough people feel the same way and so there isn't an audience for it. The idea is gone. Simple as that.
That being said, now here's how they could keep the budget down a bit and make a little noise for Trek (schilling for ENT, maybe). They might even make it a special project for an "indie" sub-production company. I would personally love to see an arthouse adaptation noire conspiracy film shot mostly on Terra Firma with 8472 infiltrators running amuck in human society. Maybe a surprise twist traitor amongst us. 'Manchurian Candidate' meets 'Species' There'd only be one or two space battle sequences, a smaller cast (if Beltran indeed said 'no') and it might have kind of a horror touch. It could be scaled way down, and if it looked like it was gonna tank, they track it to a TV movie of the week for TNN and wouldn't be out that much. If they wanted to do it super cheap (and maybe capitalize on some of the production spillage from EP2 'Attack of the Silly Names'), they could even shoot it on HD DV. I'm not that up on DS9, can't think of anything specific, but I'm sure something similar could be done (The Cardassians are SUCH great bad guys)
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quote:I worry that the studios want to make blockbusters.
NOOO ... you think?
Phlox, by the end of DS9, the Cardassians hadn't joined the Federation. They'd just barely survived the attempted genocide of their race by the Founders, and half their fleet got blown up before they defected. I'd assume that Cardassia will be a Federation protectorate for awhile, and may someday join the UFP. Even if it doesn't, they'll be close allies.
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I should have said '...I worry that the studios only want to make blockbusters...' Meaning to the exclusion of smaller films...
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