Since all indicators point to this being the last season of Enterprise, and with no new series or movies in the pipeline, I thought it might be fun to speculate where Trek could go next. Would you prefer a new series ASAP or should Trek take a decade or two of hiatus? If there is a new series, when would it take place? 22nd century? 24th? 23rd? Another leap forward into the future? Or should they just stop with Trek forever?
My idea for a series would be one on cargo ship set in the Alpha Quadrant in the 24th century. This crew would not be Starfleet, or even have many humans, and they'd be kind of on the outside of the law. A little like Quark was: perfectly legitimate most of the time, but not above a little smuggling on the side. Anyway, in the pilot, Starfleet busts them, and offers the crew immunity if they'll do intelligence work for them. A commander in SF intel is posted on the ship to keep them in line and report back.
I figure this series would offer several new angles on the Star Trek universe. First, there was a lot of political upheaval in the last seasons of DS9 and Voyager that left some questions unanswered. What happened with the Borg? Did the virus stop them? Did the tech from Janeway's future get integrated into the fleet? What about the holographic sentience question at the end of Author Author? It looks like there's a rebellion brewing. And then there's the state of Cardassia. This series would be a good way to address all the political questions. Second, SF intelligence is kind of a shady, underdeveloped area of Star Trek. How do they operate? Do they follow the Trekkian ethos in their spying? Or are they more like Section 31? Also, this crew would be mostly alien with an alien captain, something that hasn't happened on Trek before. I can think of tons of new possibilities with this show, but I wouldn't trust it in the hands of Bermaga. I'd like to see Ira Behr or Ron Moore return to Trek. These two, plus Manny Coto and the Reese-Stevenses, seem to know what they're doing.
But I'd love to hear anyone else's suggestions.
The Sky's the Limit: The Future of Trek
Started by
BanjoSteve
, Dec 19 2004 05:16 PM
490 replies to this topic
#1
Posted Dec 19, 2004 @ 5:16 PM
#2
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 12:44 AM
I think Trek should take about 3-5 years off. Then, I'd like for the new show to be based on the adventures of a small group of Starfleet Intelligence operatives that takes place about 5 years after Voyager's end. I'm a junkie for the political leaning shows, so it'd be fun for me to see all the different aspects of the relationships the Federation has with the other Alpha Quadrant powers.
Edited by Lexx, Dec 20, 2004 @ 12:45 AM.
#3
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 4:26 AM
Whatever they do plot-wise, and however long they wait (I hope not long), I think they should try their hands at animation of some sort again. "The Kids" dig the animation nowadays, so there's your new audience, and it is bound to be less expensive and less limiting than the standard filming + effects. An added bonus would be that they could use Trek actors (or clever impersonators) from any era, freeing them up for all sorts of things.
Perhaps a series of animated miniserieseses? Say, five hours of DS9 followup, five of Voyager followup, the adventures of Cap'n Riker and the Titan? Or even Cap'n Pike? Or Cap'n Garret? I see endless potential.
Perhaps a series of animated miniserieseses? Say, five hours of DS9 followup, five of Voyager followup, the adventures of Cap'n Riker and the Titan? Or even Cap'n Pike? Or Cap'n Garret? I see endless potential.
#4
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 9:20 AM
I just fear that if they let it lapse for any amount of time, it'll never recover. On the other hand, I don't think that they should be so quick to introduce something new. Even if ENT runs for seven years (I wish), it's be best to just do that, release all the DVDs, and wait. Except there may be nothing to wait for.
#5
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 10:22 AM
I definitely agree there needs to be a break. And I'm glad that even though this is likely the end of ENT, there doesn't seem to be any hot speculation for movie 11 or a new series yet. So there'll automatically be a hiatus.
I can think of a lot of directions I'd like to see the franchise explore. Top of my list would be something like Starship Exeter where it's a different crew at the same time as one of the previous shows. Or like BanjoSteve suggested, possibly an all-alien crew, Starfleet or cargo runners or whatever.
I can think of a lot of directions I'd like to see the franchise explore. Top of my list would be something like Starship Exeter where it's a different crew at the same time as one of the previous shows. Or like BanjoSteve suggested, possibly an all-alien crew, Starfleet or cargo runners or whatever.
#6
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 12:33 PM
When DS9 was winding down, I thought a great new show would be set at Starfleet Academy, showcasing something akin to the brainiacs of Wesley Crusher's Nova Squadron. We would get to see the inside workings of Starfleet and use a somewhat younger cast who could get into all sorts of interesting situations.
When they announced Enterprise, I was pleased and I've followed the show fairly regularly. However, Enterprise sucks when compared to every other ST series. It could be great if not for Scott Bakula If only they would kill Captain Quantum off, the show would be reasonably tolerable.
When they announced Enterprise, I was pleased and I've followed the show fairly regularly. However, Enterprise sucks when compared to every other ST series. It could be great if not for Scott Bakula If only they would kill Captain Quantum off, the show would be reasonably tolerable.
#7
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 2:00 PM
I'd still love to see a spin-off in which Trip gets his own command. I guess it's kind of a way to salvage Enterprise. I think the whole prequel idea was a good one. Unfortunately, they screwed it up for the first couple of seasons. And who knew Captain Archer would be such a horrible character? I've always liked Scott Bakula, but I really hate Archer. And it would be nice if Phlox could go with Trip.
#8
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 3:13 PM
When DS9 was winding down, I thought a great new show would be set at Starfleet Academy
I'm afraid that concept would devolve into Star Trek: 90210, especially if Bermaga were involved.
#9
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 3:21 PM
I think the franchise definitely needs a break. I don't think Enterprise is failing entirely on its own merits. People are tired of Star Trek right now. Give it 1-3 years off and come back with a huge return campaign and a group of folks that are totally energized to be doing new Star Trek.
As for ideas, I'm open to a lot of ideas. But you need to have a human main character at the center of the show. I think a non-human main character would be difficult to relate to. We need someone to react when something happens that's odd to us. That doesn't mean the captain has to be human, but then you can't have the captain at the center of the show.
The best idea I've heard in the time we've been discussing this is a sort of post-Academy show. A bunch of young Ensigns are on a Starfleet rotation program. They spend six months to a year in one assignment, and then move on to another. This gives them the chance to do the "Lower Decks" sort of thing, and it frees them up to go all over the galaxy. One half-season they're working out of a Mars defense station, all embroiled in quadrant politics, and the next they're out on the edge of explored space, charting nebulae. Maybe that ship crashes and they get rescued by, and spend a half-season on, a Klingon ship. You keep a core group of characters around and moving through the Trekverse.
As for ideas, I'm open to a lot of ideas. But you need to have a human main character at the center of the show. I think a non-human main character would be difficult to relate to. We need someone to react when something happens that's odd to us. That doesn't mean the captain has to be human, but then you can't have the captain at the center of the show.
The best idea I've heard in the time we've been discussing this is a sort of post-Academy show. A bunch of young Ensigns are on a Starfleet rotation program. They spend six months to a year in one assignment, and then move on to another. This gives them the chance to do the "Lower Decks" sort of thing, and it frees them up to go all over the galaxy. One half-season they're working out of a Mars defense station, all embroiled in quadrant politics, and the next they're out on the edge of explored space, charting nebulae. Maybe that ship crashes and they get rescued by, and spend a half-season on, a Klingon ship. You keep a core group of characters around and moving through the Trekverse.
#10
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 3:33 PM
But you need to have a human main character at the center of the show.
I strongly disagree with this. Throughout Trek there have been tons of interesting non human characters capable of supporting a show. Spock, Data, Worf, Kira, Odo, Seven of Nine, and The Doctor were all great, relatable characters who were all interesting and deep precisely for their alien-ness (except Kira. She was a great character but she was basically a human with a funny nose). And after Seven of Nine came to Voyager, it basically became the Seven Show, and IMHO wasn't much the worse for it.
#11
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 4:08 PM
Two words:
Khan's Creek
Khan's Creek
#12
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 4:13 PM
I don't wanna wait
For Kirk's life to be ovaahh....
For Kirk's life to be ovaahh....
#13
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 4:25 PM
Glark, I sense a pixel challenge in the offing.
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#14
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 4:48 PM
My own favorite idea, shamelessly picked up from I know not where (read it somewhere) is a Trek anthology series. One week, we're watching temporal agents mopping up one of Kirk's what, 19 violations? (We don't see him, just their side of things) Next week, the story is set on Betazed (-zoid?) during the Dominion War. And so on.
I find it interesting that so far, many of the ideas you all have are also essentially anthology series. Fleshing out the Trekverse more fully is the way to go, IMO.
Of course, I'd prefer all this to happen about 2-3 years after Enterprise runs its seven seasons. [/hopeful thinking]
I find it interesting that so far, many of the ideas you all have are also essentially anthology series. Fleshing out the Trekverse more fully is the way to go, IMO.
Of course, I'd prefer all this to happen about 2-3 years after Enterprise runs its seven seasons. [/hopeful thinking]
#15
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 5:11 PM
I like the idea of a series focusing on some kind of intelligence work; it would let us have the gadgets, the technobabble, a resolution to some of the things left hanging (the rebuilding of Cardassia, the Borg), and lends itself to just about any plot you care to mention.
I'd like to see it going forward from Voyager's time - for me, the prequel really hasn't worked and I want to see what happens next, not more detail about what happened before (if that makes sense).
Although a Starfleet Academy or new graduate series might work, I do think it would probably go wrong and descend into 24th-century teen angst. Which would be...bad.
And finally, I think there should be a break between series, preferably long enough for Bermaga to get bored of Trek and go off to balls up something else, leaving the field free for new blood. Whether a break between series would be commercially likely, though, I don't know.
ETA: I just re-read what I wrote, and thought - I don't know if any actual new series would be commercially likely, either. Sigh.
I'd like to see it going forward from Voyager's time - for me, the prequel really hasn't worked and I want to see what happens next, not more detail about what happened before (if that makes sense).
Although a Starfleet Academy or new graduate series might work, I do think it would probably go wrong and descend into 24th-century teen angst. Which would be...bad.
And finally, I think there should be a break between series, preferably long enough for Bermaga to get bored of Trek and go off to balls up something else, leaving the field free for new blood. Whether a break between series would be commercially likely, though, I don't know.
ETA: I just re-read what I wrote, and thought - I don't know if any actual new series would be commercially likely, either. Sigh.
Edited by EnglishMuffin, Dec 20, 2004 @ 5:16 PM.
#16
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 5:17 PM
I too like the idea of an anthology series, but I think it would have to animated to work. It would be really expensive to have to build all new sets every week which would add to the expense of the show. In addition, the show would only appeal to hardcore fans and wouldn't have much chance of appealing to casual viewers, so because it's so narrow in appeal, it would have to be produced cheaply, and probably wouldn't be on a network. I could see it on SciFi, maybe.
#17
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 5:55 PM
The reality of making an anthology show would probably ruin it before it started. It's a neat idea, but there's a reason why TV series originally became TV series instead of being hour-long movies every week. It works better in a lot of ways. Sadly, because an anthology show would rule.
BanjoSteve, I feel that a non-human central character wouldn't keep the show grounded in an exploration of humanity. The characters you listed are all great and have great stories about them, but we need that human perspective to be able to relate. I just think about an alien captain encountering something really strange and bizzare and not reacting because it happens every day on his planet. Either that or you get an alien captain who is just barely alien, leading you to wonder why they bothered (Peter David's Capt. Calhoun comes to mind, as does any Bajoran).
I could see an alien central character maybe working if they got it exactly right. But I don't think, for example, a series set on a Klingon ship with nothing but Klingons would succeed. Throw a main-character human onto a Klingon ship as the premise and you've got a decent show. There's fleshing out the universe, and there's ignoring Trek's themes, which are about exploring what it means to be human among things that are not.
I like my post-Academy series because we really need another DS9 that lets us sit still to explore. They could do that on this show. It does't have to be young, angsty people, I just thought those would be the sort who wouldn't have picked a specialty in Starfleet yet. You could easily throw in some older characters to balance it.
BanjoSteve, I feel that a non-human central character wouldn't keep the show grounded in an exploration of humanity. The characters you listed are all great and have great stories about them, but we need that human perspective to be able to relate. I just think about an alien captain encountering something really strange and bizzare and not reacting because it happens every day on his planet. Either that or you get an alien captain who is just barely alien, leading you to wonder why they bothered (Peter David's Capt. Calhoun comes to mind, as does any Bajoran).
I could see an alien central character maybe working if they got it exactly right. But I don't think, for example, a series set on a Klingon ship with nothing but Klingons would succeed. Throw a main-character human onto a Klingon ship as the premise and you've got a decent show. There's fleshing out the universe, and there's ignoring Trek's themes, which are about exploring what it means to be human among things that are not.
I like my post-Academy series because we really need another DS9 that lets us sit still to explore. They could do that on this show. It does't have to be young, angsty people, I just thought those would be the sort who wouldn't have picked a specialty in Starfleet yet. You could easily throw in some older characters to balance it.
#18
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 6:40 PM
Oh, poo. I didn't think of that. Yep, come to think of it, the best way to go about that would be animated, which suits me fine. I never really understood why TAS isn't considered canon anyway ... I'll take animation and be perfectly happy with it.It would be really expensive to have to build all new sets every week
#19
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 6:55 PM
What about doing something tangential to ST Canon? I've always been disappointed that the Gary Seven-pilot never went anywhere. What about picking up maybe a generation or two later in our time...or maybe just a few years from now. Use the knowledge that Seven has about the Trek-universe beyond Earth as a "in-joke" while dealing with crises and culture-shock in our times. Supervisor Seven has much fewer high-tech resources, yet can use and comment on "Trek-ness".
Maybe shift to our-timeline yet with the Trek-universe still out there, and it's implications. As far as my friends ...who were much more trekkers that I...the divergence of the two timelines was at the time of Gary Seven...and ST:TOS's filming. Trek was alway closely-tied to observations on "our" times, so reverse the formulae.
An interesting ally and adversary would be Flint, or as he's know in our time...Abramson. Seven attempting to control events from an "alien" agenda...and Abramson thrusting humanity ahead from behind the scenes. A mortal human who is an "alien" vs. the immortal genius who was Leonardo da Vinci. There would be plenty of opportunities for both to be wrong, or too pig-headed to see the humanity in a given situation; plus events that one or the other might wish to meddle-in. Each trying to blend-in while being "alienated" from their fellow man, with resources more advanced. Consider it The Equalizer vs. Lazarus Long. It definitely needs Edward Woodward's cool....maybe his son? Style-wise, it would be Seven's StarFleet corporate scifi-look vs. and Abramson's Jules Verne industrial-age look of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Heh, heh...or, have Supervisor Seven be Gary's daughter or grand-daughter and make it interesting.
Maybe shift to our-timeline yet with the Trek-universe still out there, and it's implications. As far as my friends ...who were much more trekkers that I...the divergence of the two timelines was at the time of Gary Seven...and ST:TOS's filming. Trek was alway closely-tied to observations on "our" times, so reverse the formulae.
An interesting ally and adversary would be Flint, or as he's know in our time...Abramson. Seven attempting to control events from an "alien" agenda...and Abramson thrusting humanity ahead from behind the scenes. A mortal human who is an "alien" vs. the immortal genius who was Leonardo da Vinci. There would be plenty of opportunities for both to be wrong, or too pig-headed to see the humanity in a given situation; plus events that one or the other might wish to meddle-in. Each trying to blend-in while being "alienated" from their fellow man, with resources more advanced. Consider it The Equalizer vs. Lazarus Long. It definitely needs Edward Woodward's cool....maybe his son? Style-wise, it would be Seven's StarFleet corporate scifi-look vs. and Abramson's Jules Verne industrial-age look of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Heh, heh...or, have Supervisor Seven be Gary's daughter or grand-daughter and make it interesting.
Edited by TGC-64, Dec 20, 2004 @ 7:10 PM.
#20
Posted Dec 20, 2004 @ 8:30 PM
Indeed!Glark, I sense a pixel challenge in the offing.
Actually I remembered we already did this around PC #50 or so:
For the record that was Pixel Challenge #26.
Edited by Glark, Dec 21, 2004 @ 10:44 AM.
#21
Posted Dec 21, 2004 @ 10:06 AM
Mr. b and I always wanted to see the medieval Klingon pirates show. (This would most definitely have to be a cartoon!) Pre-space flight Klingon sailors on Cronos, they're tough and just like the Klingons we all know and love now, but they're sailing the seas and dealing with piracy and inter-clan wars and other good Patrick O'Brien-y stuff. Hmm, maybe we're the only two people who would watch that....But I don't think, for example, a series set on a Klingon ship with nothing but Klingons would succeed.
#22
Posted Dec 21, 2004 @ 10:38 AM
If not anthologies, why not event Movie-of-the-Week type stuff? For the same kind of money as a whole season, they could do two or three movies or miniseries, that you could set in any Trek era. And have higher dramatic stakes. And then release it on DVD and clean up.
#23
Posted Dec 21, 2004 @ 12:04 PM
I rather like that idea, RiverThames. Trek needs to give up on the big budget theatrical releases--post Lord of the Rings, Trek simply does not provide the backdrop necessary for a sprawling, grand narrative (they could do the Romulan Wars, but I doubt it would happen) as in Star Wars (Ray's Famous Original) or in LotR.
I've always wanted to see a "Fall of the Federation" story (I hear that's what Andromeda is supposed to be).
I've always wanted to see a "Fall of the Federation" story (I hear that's what Andromeda is supposed to be).
#24
Posted Dec 21, 2004 @ 2:55 PM
They need to take as much time off as necessary until someone has some actual inspiration, and isn't just coasting on the ST name.
I gave up on Enterprise a couple years ago, when I realised it was season 3 and I still couldn't tell any of the characters apart. Don't know if it's improved any.
The original premise was great, a prequel about the early days of pre-starfleet space exploration. It could have filled in the history of the ST universe, the uniting of the Federation, the begining of the Federation-Klingon war...so much they could have done. In TOS it really seemed like these were pioneers in a new era of exploration, except for Phlox and (as chliched' as he is) Trip, this crew just doesn't seem to belong here.
It's like they just went down a list of "Generic Star Trek Characters" 1 Vulcan, 1 Alien species we haven't met before,1 black, 1 asian, 1 guy who speaks with an accent, 1 person who's never been on a space mission before, 1 chick in spandex, someone has to be the Captain (I'll give 'em credit for the dog, we haven't had a dog before)...Then went to central casting for people who look good in their underwear, recycled a few stand-alone storylines from the previous series, Viola! Instant Star Trek! might as well have used Mad Libs.
If/when they do do another ST series, they should have well developed characters from the begining, then be like TOS, and have a real pioneer-era feel or like DS9 (the best ST series IMO) and center around specific events in the "history" of the ST universe.
I have to respectfully disagree with the SF academy and other "all young cast" sugestions, I wouldn't trust any Tv PTB, let alone the ones reponsible for Enterprise, not to turn that into a boring soap opera with nothing but, love triangles, dating angst, gratuitous sex and pretty starlettes who can't act. Bleah! ( Sci-fi + soap opera = shark bait ,I'm picturing Lana Lang's great-great-great-great grandchildren in Star Fleet 90210 here, don't need it)
I gave up on Enterprise a couple years ago, when I realised it was season 3 and I still couldn't tell any of the characters apart. Don't know if it's improved any.
The original premise was great, a prequel about the early days of pre-starfleet space exploration. It could have filled in the history of the ST universe, the uniting of the Federation, the begining of the Federation-Klingon war...so much they could have done. In TOS it really seemed like these were pioneers in a new era of exploration, except for Phlox and (as chliched' as he is) Trip, this crew just doesn't seem to belong here.
It's like they just went down a list of "Generic Star Trek Characters" 1 Vulcan, 1 Alien species we haven't met before,1 black, 1 asian, 1 guy who speaks with an accent, 1 person who's never been on a space mission before, 1 chick in spandex, someone has to be the Captain (I'll give 'em credit for the dog, we haven't had a dog before)...Then went to central casting for people who look good in their underwear, recycled a few stand-alone storylines from the previous series, Viola! Instant Star Trek! might as well have used Mad Libs.
If/when they do do another ST series, they should have well developed characters from the begining, then be like TOS, and have a real pioneer-era feel or like DS9 (the best ST series IMO) and center around specific events in the "history" of the ST universe.
I have to respectfully disagree with the SF academy and other "all young cast" sugestions, I wouldn't trust any Tv PTB, let alone the ones reponsible for Enterprise, not to turn that into a boring soap opera with nothing but, love triangles, dating angst, gratuitous sex and pretty starlettes who can't act. Bleah! ( Sci-fi + soap opera = shark bait ,I'm picturing Lana Lang's great-great-great-great grandchildren in Star Fleet 90210 here, don't need it)
#25
Posted Jan 29, 2005 @ 9:59 AM
Cleo's post in the "Babel One" thread reminded me of this.
I had an idea this week about the next Trek, whatever the story premise may be. I think the next Trek should be a comedy. They've done occasional comedy eps in the past, and they (the ones I remember, anyway) were great. Also, it seems like so much of Trek has been so stodgy, it would be a novel idea. I'm not talking about the average, cringe-inducing "wacky hijinks ensue," sitcom stuff, but more grown-up humor, organic to the situation.
Maybe it could take place on a small, unimportant ship somewhere in the Alpha Quadrant, with a crew consistently underrated by Starfleet, not considered "hero" material, which would also make a refreshing change.
I don't know, just thinking out loud. A whole new direction would be a good thing, and this would definitely be that.
I had an idea this week about the next Trek, whatever the story premise may be. I think the next Trek should be a comedy. They've done occasional comedy eps in the past, and they (the ones I remember, anyway) were great. Also, it seems like so much of Trek has been so stodgy, it would be a novel idea. I'm not talking about the average, cringe-inducing "wacky hijinks ensue," sitcom stuff, but more grown-up humor, organic to the situation.
Maybe it could take place on a small, unimportant ship somewhere in the Alpha Quadrant, with a crew consistently underrated by Starfleet, not considered "hero" material, which would also make a refreshing change.
I don't know, just thinking out loud. A whole new direction would be a good thing, and this would definitely be that.
Edited by Dane, Jan 29, 2005 @ 6:26 PM.
#26
Posted Jan 29, 2005 @ 11:44 AM
I think the comedic, non-heroic ship is a brilliant idea. All the other shows have had the central ship and crew the "Saviors of the Known Universe" (hence, Daniels licking Archer's feet, the Federation always calling Kirk to save them, Q letting Picard decide humanity's fate). It would be so much fun to see a ship that no one expects great things from, an ordinary crew often placed in extraordinary circumstances, etc. Monk in Space. As long as it didn't descend into silly, I would watch and enjoy it (I could see someone like Trip in charge of that crew).
#27
Posted Jan 29, 2005 @ 4:24 PM
I could only see comedy working as a supplement to a Star Trek series, not as the main thing. Star Trek takes itself too seriously to let itself become all comedy all the time. If it they had a whole new ship and maybe once a season or so turned it over to the Lower Decks for a comedy episode, like the Lone Gunmen on The X Files, then I could see it working, but not all the time.
#28
Posted Jan 29, 2005 @ 4:32 PM
I agree with BanjoSteve. I think the comedy episodes like Bride of Chaotica or Take Me Out To The Holosuite work because they're unusual and because we're used to seeing the crew as competent heroes. There is humour in many of the episodes, but it needs the "serious" storylines to bounce off. If humour became the raison d'etre for a series, I'm not sure it would work.
#29
Posted Jan 29, 2005 @ 6:16 PM
I think the comedic, non-heroic ship is a brilliant idea.
Thanks scarymom! I didn't think anyone would like the idea, honestly.
(I could see someone like Trip in charge of that crew).
Actually, I was totally thinking of him when the idea occurred to me. You read my mind. I picture a captain who's a smartass with a dry sense of humor. Less "hothead Trip," more "I could paint a bird-of-prey on the hull" Trip.
Star Trek takes itself too seriously to let itself become all comedy all the time
Ah, BanjoSteve, that's exactly what I'd want to change about it. Not for all time, just for one new series. Loosen it up, bring some fresh air and newness to it.
EnglishMuffin, I get what you mean, but I wouldn't want a crew of incompetents, don't get me wrong. I was just thinking of your average Starfleet officer, frequently ordered to do the impossible in 20 minutes, and applying a sense of humor to the whole thing.
More generally, DS9 aside, it's the same premise every time out, and maybe shaking up the very foundations of the show might add a new kick.
#30
Posted Jan 29, 2005 @ 10:53 PM
Why not a Boston Public/ Sex and the City/ Ally McBeal type comedy? Not ha-ha with a laugh track, but a crew that was having a good time and showed it?
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