Red Dog

Then I say screw it and give us a new B5 TV series.

Mike86

To me a Riker series could make sense because it would be following members of the crew of The Next Generation which is one of the more popular Trek series and could probably draw old fans in plus some casuals. To me it would seem to have a better chance at making it then a brand new series would. Also I think Riker can be interesting it's just that when he was second in command to Picard he seems less so. The big problem I see with a Titan show is getting the cast members to return because you'd at least need Frakes and Sirtis for sure.

Jimmy James

The strike against a Riker series is that though they're not huge stars Frakes and Sirtis will cost more than a no-name cast would. Do you need characters to draw an audience for Trek? If you do, are these the type of characters that would do it?

That in particular is why I think the American Horror Story/Fargo type season long anthology is the way to go here. The shorter duration would allow for the same type of casting you're seeing there where you get decent names for cheap because they don't have to commit 4 to 7 years of their lives to doing a little TV.

Red Dog

How's Troi looking now? What is she now? 60? I can't imagine she can still fit into those tight body suits.

I could do w/o a ship's counselor on Trek (particularly one married to the captain), thank you.

Jimmy James

You know, Netflix has all the Trek right now, right? I wonder if perhaps they could strike a deal for this.

If you can't tell, I am really hopeful that any new Trek will have the short season instead of the long one...

Mike86

They would be more than some no name actors for hire but I can't imagine they would be too much. None of them aside from Stewart and Spiner are that big of names outside of Star Trek. I think they'd have a relatively good shot with those two and hell if LeVar Burton wants on I'd be cool with him as first officer or something like someone mentioned. Fill out the rest of the cast with some younger actors and a few older members who don't have history with the franchise. I could see it working fine. I think a new series would have a better shot at making it with some veterans personally. At least to start and maybe if the show got popular enough introduce new characters and eventually maybe a spinoff or a continuation.

I also agree that shorter seasons would be the way to go. Make seasons between twelve and fifteen episodes or so and make each season have more of a serialized feel rather than random episodes.

rw2516

Set the show entirely in the evil alt universe. Plenty of fucking, cussing, drinking and general mayhem and bloodshed.

Jimmy James

That's not what the Abrams universe is all about? I just figured it took a few movies for the goatees to grow in...

wz42

Exacly...they pretty much have nowhere to go career wise. Plus Frakes was pushing a Riker as Captain series before the movies and Levar Burton is a huge Trek fan so hed likely come on board for scale.

If Troi wanted to play hardball they could just say they divorced. Ditto for Stewart and Spiner for cameos...just dont use them.

Im sure Michael Dorn and Gates McFadden would be into cameos at a reasonable salery anyways.

rw2516

They could do it like Firefly. A badass captain does something to get himself and his officers courtmartialed. They get their own ship and have adventures. Use their starfeet training and experience to get out of tight spots.

Red Dog

Seriously. LeVar as a 1st officer now? At his age, he'd be a captain or admiral at this point. Outside of Wesley, those were probably the 3 lamest characters from TNG.

Move on. Bring them in for single episodes/cameos if need be.

Mike86

Wow really? Geordi is one of my all time favorite Trek characters. How exactly is he lame?

Red Dog

I was sick of his love life stories.

Mike86

I honestly barely remember that aspect of his character.

Jimmy James

So...a Maqis series basically?

wz42

Although oldwr looking than he was Picard could have been in his late 50s. Or he could have left Starfleet to write and came back when Riker asked him to be his second.

As far as LaForges romances...in all fairness all the romance stories on TNG sucked. Conaidering its a guy franchise Im not even sure why they bother with thwm.

BKenn01

Please no more TNG. I actually want to see some phasers being shot and some Red Shirts dying. Go back to The Original Trek Universe

Red Dog

True. They were horrible. Riker's best TNG (pre-movie) romance was in a holo-suite.

Red Dog

If you want phasers and death, watch DS9.

wz42

Are you referring to Minuet? If so I certainly agree there.

Jason

Finish up the theatrical trilogy and bring Kirk, Spock, and McCoy back to television where they belong.

And no more next gen garbage.

Jimmy James

Unless you're going to recast, there is no way they can afford a TV series with the cast and aesthetic of the two most recent films.

Mike86

I'd take TNG over Abram's Trek any day personally. The first film was fine but Into Darkness was very blah. That and there's no way that would work on television considering the budget would likely be nowhere near what it is for the films.

Rex Power Colt-Robot Man

To me ST has been about looking toward the future. So talking about another show in the TNG era after 3 of them seems silly to me. While a Riker led Titan show sounds cool, I think they would need to go past that era. The Next Next Generation if you will. Plus you can dodge all the EU media they've been pumping out for a while now.

Tracer Bullet

No, I dislike AbramsTrek because of Kurtzman and Orci. This announcement makes me squirm.

Also, unless I'm not understanding this correctly, CBS would have to strike a licensing deal with Paramount to set a Trek series in the reboot universe. Since space shows are expensive enough already, I can't see CBS wanting to financially handicap the series that way.