STAR TREK 11 to be written by JJ Abrams

[SuperJerk]

No offense, but I seriously doubt Riker or Sulu could carry their own shows.

[LessonInMachismo]

Bryce Zabel has released his and J. Michael Straczynski's shot down treatment for a new Star Trek series.

 

http://bztv.typepad.com/newsviews/2006/06/...d_out_star.html

 

Here is the PDF file:

 

http://bztv.typepad.com/newsviews/files/ST2004Reboot.pdf

 

I read it and here are my thoughts:

 

If you've ever seen the TNG episode "The Chase," JMS's treatment is just a stretched out version of it, with a reimagined Kirk & crew on the chase in the place of Picard.

 

The treatment talks about a reboot, but going back to the old -- with however "clever" an arc device installed -- isn't what will turn things around. It's obvious that they drew a lot of inspiration from BSG, and that's exactly how this "reboot" would appear.

 

Star Trek has always been successful when they shake up the format. The Voyage Home and First Contact kicked ass at the box office because they forewent the old "bad guy of the year" formula and changed up the format, adding comedy (TVH) and horror/thriller aspects (FC).

 

DS9 did well in the ratings considering that the buffoons at Paramount debuted it during TNG's sixth season (crossover opportunities missed, to boot) and started Voyager in the midst of its third, and then wondered why a show with superior acting and storytelling didn't do as well in the ratings.

 

No, this idea for a reboot would not work. Things need to shaken up, yes, but shaken up for real.

 

I came up with an awesome idea to do so, but Paramount would never do it.

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[razazteca]

The Profits send Sisko and the Defient to the past thru the wormhole with cameo appearances by Q, the Borg, Voyger crew?

[bobobrazil1984]

sounds like B5-lite to me. Mysterious races, lost cities, cosmic blather. No thanks.

A kirk/spock/mccoy reboot is a good idea, just not with Mr. "One Shot Pony" JMS. Everything after B5 has been average or just "solid" really, and the same sort of tricks and stories seem to pop up no matter what he's writing. Not a big fan of his anymore.

[SuperJerk]

Star Trek has always been successful when they shake up the format. The Voyage Home and First Contact kicked ass at the box office because they forewent the old "bad guy of the year" formula and changed up the format, adding comedy (TVH) and horror/thriller aspects (FC).

 

DS9 did well in the ratings considering that the buffoons at Paramount debuted it during TNG's sixth season (crossover opportunities missed, to boot) and started Voyager in the midst of its third, and then wondered why a show with superior acting and storytelling didn't do as well in the ratings.

Preach it, brother.