As a fan of the Star Trek OTS movie franchise, here's some suggestions to Mr. Berman and how to make Trek better.
Figure out the characters. The best OTS Trek moments came from knowing the characters well and seeing how they behaved in unique situations. The interaction between Kirk, Spock and McCoy was priceless. You have some pretty good characters in Next Gen. Re-familiarize yourself with them and how they interact and make a plot that is based around characters, not "let's blow some crap up and chase a villain".
Get a hold of Nicholas Meyers and pick his brain. Maybe he will suggest to you, watch all the Next Gen Trek episodes in a marathon sitting and figure out some plot themes and arcs that span the series.
You also have a really great actor in the form of Patrick Stewart. Give him something worthy of his talents other than shooting a laser gun. For example, in Nemesis, why didn't you let Stewart play Shinzon? He was a clone, right? You could have had some great acting moments there, plus a little nod to the Original Series "Good Kirk Bad Kirk" parallel universe episode.
Lastly, I dread seeing a Deep Space Nine or Voyager Movie. Your last great hope would be to ring Nicholas Meyers and see if he has any decent ideas. If not, let it end.
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As a fan of the Star Trek OTS movie franchise, here's some suggestions to Mr. Berman and how to make Trek better. Figure out the characters. The best OTS Trek moments came from knowing the characters well and seeing how they behaved in unique situations. The interaction between Kirk, Spock and McCoy was priceless. You have some pretty good characters in Next Gen. Re-familiarize yourself with them and how they interact and make a plot that is based around characters, not "let's blow some crap up and chase a villain". Get a hold of Nicholas Meyers and pick his brain. Maybe he will suggest to you, watch all the Next Gen Trek episodes in a marathon sitting and figure out some plot themes and arcs that span the series. You also have a really great actor in the form of Patrick Stewart. Give him something worthy of his talents other than shooting a laser gun. For example, in Nemesis, why didn't you let Stewart play Shinzon? He was a clone, right? You could have had some great acting moments there, plus a little nod to the Original Series "Good Kirk Bad Kirk" parallel universe episode. Lastly, I dread seeing a Deep Space Nine or Voyager Movie. Your last great hope would be to ring Nicholas Meyers and see if he has any decent ideas. If not, let it end.