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As much as I am bitterly disappointed over Trek's untimely hibernation and long to see it sprout up again, I do not want to see a "reboot" of the franchise. I want something set in the same continuity with all the previous series that serves to further tie them together. The main attraction of Star Trek, to me, is the wonderfully detailed uiverse that is both diverse and remarkably consistent. There's so much ground to cover. Even based soley on references from previous series, there's a wealth of settings and story opportunities to explore. I couldn't abide seeing it all chucked away in favor of some "re-imagining."
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quote:Originally posted by WizArtist II: So Jason would be the equivalent of Londo, right?
I'm closer to Lando than Londo. Plus, I have my cool, refreshing Colt 45 malt liquor.
MMoM, I agree completely: it's far better to move forward and keep all that's gone before than have some ass "re-imagine" anything.
I'd rather see some new talent brought into Trek than have them use "fan-favorite" writers that will just make Trek follow their own formula of repitition.
They should go to the sci-fi writing community for stories instead of relying on the relativly stale TV scripts they'll get from people already in the TV/sci-fi field.
Ask guys like Dan Simmons and Greg Bear (Hugo and Nebula award winners) for ideas and then let writers like S.D. Perry (who does a great job on the DS9 books) work with the ideas to keep them within Trek's universe and continuity.
They should avoid any writer/producer with a "vision" of how every bit of dialogue should go. That only leads to very stale dialogue and characters (as it becomes obvious that several characters are all really the same writer expressing himself over dozens of episiodes).
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Its quite simple really. His original post said that Star Trek shouldn't be run by just one person with a vision. Having one person with vision like JMS would detract from Star Trek which is a clear example of a show that didn't have one creator with a vision. You countered with Firefly as an example of a show that is focused on one person with a vision (Whedon). He countered with a mispelling of Farscape which from context, I presume was run by committee and was pretty good.
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Basically, yes. (though really, Farscape was also not really run by comittee: it was not 100% dominated by one guy)
Even if you went with "one man's vision", it should be someone with more diversity than JMS (and frankly, a better track record).
A solid team of writers and cast that agree to stay with the show for a multi-season arc would be nice (so we're not left hanging when some writer or actor wants more money).
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Ah, by the way, you've been talking for nothing. JMS took his proposal back, because he 'discovered' that Paramount doesn't want any Trek series until 2007 approx, and he'll be booked for another project then. Owww.
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His other project is Legend of the Rangers part three: now featuring even more space-king-fu action.
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Have you just mispelt his mispelling? Or is this a new young person use of the word "fark"?
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