Star Trek, the Continuing Discussion

And now, for something a little bit different. We present a discussion about Star Trek for your amusement. This is part one. Watch for more segments to come.

Where SHOULD Star Trek Have Gone after Voyager?

Theresa: After Voyager. that's a tough one. Most "new frontiers" had already been covered by that point. But if i had to suggest a new direction, I would have sent them to the past, as in the fourth movie.

If the next generation of Enterprise explorers, or whatever ship they used, could be trapped in the past, it would be fascinating to see how they remained inconspicuous and repaired their ship with limited resources.

John: Interesting idea on sending them to the past. That's what they did in Enterprise, a prequel. I wonder if they would have been better pushing on to a new generation of the federation? After all, none of the series were as good as Next Generation.

I would have liked to seen a brand new Enterprise, the successor to Picard's ship. New crew, new villains, and new uniforms. :->

And new tech, a little projection of modern stuff + 400 years. For example, their military tech was pathetic. So was their medical tech. You'd think that 400 more years of human endeavor will come up with some truly amazing stuff.

Theresa: Good point. "Beam me up, Scotty," was great for its age, but it's a different audience now. kids these days want flash.

John: Flash, yes. But how hard could it be to look at something like stem cell research and predict what that might be in 400 years? Or the internet. What is that going to be in 400 years?

Theresa: Good point. they could do something with cloning or genetic engineering. The internet, I feel was the idealogical forerunner to their communications system. just my personal bias.

John: You said forerunner. Good plug. :->

Theresa: lol

John: Well, please sum it up then; what should Star Trek do now that Enterprise has gone off the air?

Theresa: With Gene Roddenberry (or however you spell his name) passed on, I think they need to bring in new blood. A completely new cast, new situations and new ship. I wouldn't mind the Enterprise again, but make it unique. The technology in the shows hasn't advanced as fast as the audience.

John: Movie of the week format? Cable only show? I'd like to see Paramount wait a couple of years and produce a whole new saga. Dump the prequels, the Lost in Space, and the space stations. Get back to exploring the universe. Those were the best stories.

More to come...