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It doesn't seem like the Television people and the movie people have ever really worked that well together though. I don't really know what the difference is, but just look at what happened with the Defiant showing up in FC.
"They used OUR ship to get Worf back on the Enterprise...Sons of Bitches!!"
I simply cannot imagine a coordinated effort to launch the new series. Plus, you'd have a bunch of relatively unknown actors showing up in a movie before they'd ever done a series (or at least a Trek series).
I don't buy the tie-in idea.
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Either that or it's just more stuff to keep us guessing and thinking about the next movie and dividing our attention between it and Series V. These guys are the cunning foes.
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Y'know, it wouldn't surprise me that everything we've heard about Trek 10, Series 5, et. al. may be part of a massive disinformation scheme the folks at Paramount cooked up considering how the Trek "fans" love to infiltrate Trek offices or go dumspter diving and actually STEAL notes or props or whathave you just to get the inside scoop on the latest Trek stuff.
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There's something frighteningly loganian about this putative plot. I mean, Logan is a self-proclaimed Trekkie who would love to show off his knowledge of past characters and situations. He'd also want to tackle an issue like turning a little-known past race or technology or other detail into a major plot point, and making Andorians into enemies would be the kind of challenge he'd be tempted to try.
Of course, whenever a plot sounds loganian, it can also be argued to sound fanboyish by definition, since (apart from apparently being a very competent writer) Logan does admit to being a fanboy...
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Fabrux... re "the andorians were..." yes, I know that (if it is indeed absolute Trek canon truth) but that aside - what did I say in the contrary to that?
I was saying:
That The Andorians are PART of the Federation as mucha part as the Human's, Vulcans and Trill... that Insider made out that the Andorians were just other villians that were ALSO teaming up with that 'chick'. Why would the Andorians forfeit the Federation, to fight the Federation if they are members?
Also, even if we are talking about Rogue Andorians... The decision was made yonks ago, not to have Andorians because the 'blue people with antennae' didn't really look 'sophisticated'?? Although, I'd LOVE to see them again.
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Personally I think blue people with antennae would be a refreshing change from the "cranial ridges of the week".
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I don't know if anyone has read my idea that combines a convenient Worf bridge plus seeing all really cool Trek aliens...
A proper Federation Council scene at the beginning of the movie... possibly talking about the Bak'u incident. The Dominion and the Cardassians etc.
This would be a 'full council gathering'
I picture a really large UN-esque room, circular - but very plush... like carpeted walls etc. - just like Typical Federation decor. NOTHING like that rediculous Senate scene from The Phantom Menace - which looked really hokey having all these pods just falling away into the distance - all very CGI-ish...
We would have to see ALL (well as many as possible) Trek races that have appeared over the last 30 years. There would have to be at least two of every 'Federation member' race. There could also be a section for impending members... (A Bajoran seat - hello Kira cameo) And this being such an important occassion, ther would have to be Romulan and Klingon Ambassadors - as part of the Dominion alliance... there should also be 'puppet' Cardassian representatives.
The Klingon group would of course include Worf... and a nice chance to see Martok.
We'd have to see all the races from the council in Trek IV, plus all the known members over the last 30 years - as I've already mentioned... Including those short aliens from Insurrection. There could also be a short cameo of Anys or what ever her name was from Insurrection as a Bak'u rep, and of course a link to Picard and his 'relationship'.
We would of course have the Ferengi sitting in on this - as well as the other 'semi' major powers... the THOLIANS and the Miradorn and the Gorn etc. etc.
I mean we wouldn't see every race up close - but it would be this huge circular UN-esqu room. All blue and Yellow and wine coloured - very Federation... In Paris of course...
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THAT would be cool. Something aside from the strange setup we saw in ST4, with half of the members of the "Federation Council" in Starfleet uniforms... :rolleyes:
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Would we even see those guys from ST4 w/ the huge, round, plastic heads? *L*
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Of course. TPTB have an aversion to showing "supid looking races from TOS" but they sure don't mind making new ones. I always thought it would be nice to have a few cameos of some of the funky looking creatures from the council scene or TOS. The background of DS9 would've worked very well for this kind of thing. But DS9 did DS9 alliens--they didn't even show that many from TNG. It's just a simple thing that could add to the atmosphere and sense of continuity.
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I like that idea up there. That would be a great boost in consistancy to see all the races in the Federation show up at a Council meeting and not just mentioned in passing like what was for breakfast.
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