04-21-2006, 03:41 PM
Zoid, there were rumors that that was one proposed ending for Enterprise-- the christening of NCC-1701 under the command of Capt. Robert April (to be played by Eugene Roddenberry, who looks a lot like his father), with a passing of the torch from a very old Adm. Archer. I wish they had done that ending, instead of what was actually done.
Myself, I think they should wait longer before attempting another movie. If it fails, that's really the end of the franchise. And I think they still haven't learned their lesson, that if they rush to make something, it won't necessarily be good. Part of the reason TNG worked was because people were expectant-- they really wanted something post-TOS... that's not the case right now. But of course, this is studio execs we're talking about here, and all they see is dollar signs, and they don't mind killing the goose to get the golden egg.
"When Kirk met Spock" is too hackneyed... the "Academy Days" idea has been bandied about for a long time, but it would too easily turn into "90210 in space", where it's just an excuse to have attractive young actors doing a soap opera in space.
If they were to do something more with the franchise, I would prefer something along the lines of a post-Voyager, 29th century Federation time-travel squad type of story. Something where they have to go back in time to maintain the integrity of the timeline. That gives them infinite possibilities in terms of actual storylines. And I would do a TV show, NOT a movie, as the movies tend to be too "cut and dry".
Myself, I think they should wait longer before attempting another movie. If it fails, that's really the end of the franchise. And I think they still haven't learned their lesson, that if they rush to make something, it won't necessarily be good. Part of the reason TNG worked was because people were expectant-- they really wanted something post-TOS... that's not the case right now. But of course, this is studio execs we're talking about here, and all they see is dollar signs, and they don't mind killing the goose to get the golden egg.
"When Kirk met Spock" is too hackneyed... the "Academy Days" idea has been bandied about for a long time, but it would too easily turn into "90210 in space", where it's just an excuse to have attractive young actors doing a soap opera in space.
If they were to do something more with the franchise, I would prefer something along the lines of a post-Voyager, 29th century Federation time-travel squad type of story. Something where they have to go back in time to maintain the integrity of the timeline. That gives them infinite possibilities in terms of actual storylines. And I would do a TV show, NOT a movie, as the movies tend to be too "cut and dry".