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Star Trek XI In Two To Three Years.
Tycoon Guy writes "It seems rumors of the franchise's demise were greatly exaggerated. TrekToday reports that according to Trek head honcho Rick Berman, a new film might come sooner than you think: 'If it gets done in two years or three years I think that timeframe for a new, fresh feature with a whole different outlook would be fine.' He's previously said that the film will feature a whole new cast and ship; it's being written by Band of Brothers screenwriter Erik Jendresen."
Well, maybe the film will do well if it takes 3 years to get it up on the screen.
The best thing that could happen for the StarTrek franchise, is to starv the world of ST stuff for a while.
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I'm already scraping up $20 for the effort to save this movie.
"Band of Brothers screenwriter Erik Jendresen"
Hrm, perhaps I'll go and see this if I get to watch Picard kill some Nazis while dodging machine gun fire. On a more serious note, exactly which cast/era will the movie feature?
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Hmm, they don't seem to like making these in order.
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I guess the fans are camping in front of the theaters already?
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Berman announced that he planned to kill any positive effect the fresh blood of new writers might bring to the table by appointing himself executive producer.
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Please, Mr. Berman. Please get this one right. I really, really miss loving Star Trek. Star Trek is not not just about emotionless women in tight clothes... it just helps.
Scared of flying, pointy things snce 1979!
I don't want new characters and a new ship for a MOVIE. That would be okay for a tv show, where we have years to get to know the crew.
Bring back Kirk. Find some way to incorporate him in the story.
Here is a free story to use for the movie. The Borg are attacking, in the most massive invasion ever. Kirk is retired, but is called back to help set a defesne gird. Hey, Kirk will be old enough for the timeline to work. Maybe while kirk was retired he was a police officer, so they can have him in his T.J. Hooker uniform and work Heather Locklear into the storyline. How cool would that be, to have Kirk on the bridge of the Enterprise dressed as TJ Hooker, with Locklear next to him.
Janeway races back from the future, where the Borg came from. Along with Janeway is the defiant, commanded by Picard and Dr. Crusher. This could provide good romance between two very sexy actors. I have had the hots for Dr. Crusher for years.
The excitement would not come from the Borg attack, but watching the crews work together to form a defense.
And I would not mind seeing a couple of birds of prey get in the storyline.
Or, I GOT IT!!! What was the species in A Year of Hell that destroyed the voyager? Maybe they find their way to earth??
The possibilities are endless, but Kirk must be involved. Kirk IS Star Trek. Nobody can take his place.
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Will Lucas direct this? [shudder] or worse yet leave it in the hands of some no talent hack like Rick Berman
Oh wait.
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If James Kirk isn't in it, perhaps another cast member could wear Bill's rug so there would at least be a cameo appearance of him on the screen.
He's previously said that the film will feature a whole new cast and ship; it's being written by Band of Brothers screenwriter Erik Jendresen."
I can already hear the Redshirts scream: MEDIC!
Life is just nature's way of keeping meat fresh.
hearing that James Spader slept with William Shatner, I don't think I can look at Capt. Kirk in quite the same way again.
So what was it that turned you off, was it the idea of spooning Capt, Kirk, or that he smelled like a lamb sausage???
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...scantily clad, hot babes as star fleet officers. The progressive within all the different incarnations of Star Trek so far is obvious - and Berman seems to understand one thing : Sex sells! Will ST:XXV finally claim : "Nude Vulcan babe Mud Wrestling!" ?
It seems rumors of the franchise's demise were greatly exaggerated!
Honestly, I think it's high time that someone made that demise come about, whether by natural causes or not...
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I should be cast in the new movie as a vulcan. But not just a regular, boring vulcan. I'd be the illogical vulcan. Just a crazy, kooky guy who goes against the grain. I'd even question authority, answering to orders like, "Fire when they drop their cloak? Why don't you wake me up when that happens, Gov." For fun, I'd record the embarrassing things officers do in the holodeck and then play them for everyone in the cafeteria. I'm telling you, I could put some life back into "Star Trek". I'd even be willing to learn acting.
First, the standard sure winners:
-Resurrect Kirk
-Time/space distortions caused by {going too close to the sun,alien weapon,wormhole}
-The Borg
-Hot semi-naked alien chicks
-Lots of talking
-Guys in rubber monster suits
Then, my recipe for success:
-A wormhole to the Star Wars universe
-Picard vs. Vader!
-A Terminator is loose on the Enterprise. "I need your boots, your clothes und your spaceship".
-Alien vs. Predator vs. The Borg!
-The three-boobied chick from Total Recall ("Captain, I can't reach the fire button")
-Admiral Scotty
-The Borg team up with the Zerg
It can't fail.
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I'm still wondering how they'll fit time travel, the holodeck, AND mind control into 140 minutes, and still have time to introduce the characters.
Anyone know?
I've thought about this for a while, and my best theory is: Deal with the devil. Berman sold his soul to the devil in exchange for fame and fortune. Of course, true to the devil's plan of causing pain and torture as a side to his deals, he decided the fame and fortune Berman would receive would be with the Star Trek franchise.
Which causes Berman much suffering, because I'm pretty sure he doesn't like Star Trek, or the science fiction genre for that matter. Berman has likely adopted a life philosophy which states "If I have to be miserable, I'm going to make the fans of the series miserable too".
The worst part is, no matter how hard he tries, the devil (who has pre-existing relationships with just about every executive in Hollywood) has made it sure that he won't be fired, no matter how badly he destroys the franchise and alienates its fans. Then after a miserable life dealing with a series he hates, he's still going to have to spend all of eternity in hell.
That's just my theory though. It could just be that most of Paramount's execs are high on cocaine all the time. Either one provides an acceptable answer.
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The implication is that all it takes is a crash course in naval command (lasting a couple weeks at most) to turn anyone into a competent naval commander.
;)
Or, it could be the other way around, and in the Starfleet Academy, all officers are given the fundamental education they need to be command crew, and the "Bridge Officer's Exam" just clinches it, focusing on things like being able to send a crewmember, and a friend, to his/her death to save the ship (from Troi's test).
I can't be sure. Among all the sourcebooks and such out there, I can't remember ever seeing a Starfleet Academy Officer's curriculem.
Sure, it's no more realistic, but slightly more reasonable.
the Metroids...
I think I'm glad that I missed that particular episode.
"Captain, it appears that the indiginous creature of SR-388 is feeding off of the neuro-electrical energy of Commander Riker."
"Data, shut up and get an ice beam!!"
This franchise is running way ahead of schedule. According to the Simpsons episode "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie", it'll be at least 2025 before the release of Star Trek XII: So Very Tired.
Sample dialogue: "Captain's Log, Stardate 6051: Had trouble sleeping last night; my hiatal hernia is acting up. The ship is drafty and damp. I complain, but nobody listens."
Too bad it will be an odd number movie.
That doesn't matter. Like Jason Clark asked, Will the Curse of the Odd hold out, or did #10 suck so bad as to warp the fabric of the Trek movie continuum, resetting the Curse?
KIRK: Captain's Log, Stardate 6051: Had trouble sleeping last night; my hiatal hernia is acting up. The ship is drafty and damp. I complain, but nobody listens.
SULU: Captain, Klingons off the starboard bow.
KIRK: [covering his face in annoyance] Again with the Klingons... Scotty, give me full power.
SCOTTY: It's no use, captain; I canna' reach the control panel!
Star Trek XII: So Very Tired
or whatever number they're at.
"after hearing that James Spader slept with William Shatner, I don't think I can look at Capt. Kirk in quite the same way again"
Actually, that'd be one more reason to put him back in the chair. After all, a man who'd do that, would do anything, right?
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At the end of Generations, Picard and Riker are standing on what's left of the bridge. Riker gestures towards the damaged command chair and laments, "I always thought I'd have a shot at that chair." I've felt that the writers missed out on a great comedy moment. They should have had Picard pull the broken chair out of the charred floor, hand it to Riker, and say, "Well, then, Number One, it's all yours!"
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