By Chris Snellgrove
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These days, the Star Trek franchise is in a precarious position. Both Discovery And Lower bridges were canceled prematurely, and Article 31 was a direct mess that killed all remaining fans for the future Paramount films. And while Strange new worlds is a breath of fresh air (and fresh hair, thanks to the Mount’s Anson ‘DO killer), it is clear that this franchise will need another successful show to remain relevant. The best idea of ​​this has existed for more than three decades: we need a Star Trek series by focusing on Captain Kirk second Mission of five years.
The mission we have never seen
If you just spit your tea (earl gray, hot), you might be surprised to discover that both Star Trek chronology (which was released in 1993) and the Star Trek encyclopedia (which was released in 1994) Both specify that Kirk and Crew had a second mission of five years after the events of The film. Indeed, there was a time jump between The film And Khan’s angerAnd the unhappy admiral Kirk that we see in this second film is the one who finally gave up galaxies. With a New Star Trek Series, we could finally explore exactly what happened between these two films.
At first glance, you might think that the biggest obstacle in the creation of such a Star Trek series would be to redesign emblematic characters once played by Hollywood heavy goods vehicles William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. However, Strange new worlds We have already given younger versions in hand Original series Characters like Kirk, SpockUhura and Scotty as well as supporting characters like Chapel and M’Benga. If these actors could resume their roles for a future Star Trek seriesIt would take relatively little effort to throw new actors to remain TOS characters like McCoy, Sulu and Chekov.
The problem with this plan, of course, is that all these elements Star Trek: Strange new worlds The actors were thrown because they were young enough to withdraw beforeOriginal series versions of these famous characters. However, this is the beauty of this plan: SNW has not even broadcast its third season yet, and on the basis of the popularity of the show, we can probably count on what had been staying for several years. When this show wraps and Primordial Ends pre-feeding on a new Star Trek series, all these actors will be quite old (more or less) to play the role of post-Movie theater Characters.
If you still think these Strange new worlds The actors would be too young for this role, it may be useful to consider that William Shatner and his original crew were undoubtedly old For the parts they played. You see, The original series“The last season was set in 2269, and The film was settled in the 2270s. Despite full decade Between the end of the show and the first film, TMP was supposed to take place relatively shortly after Tos.
Consequently, the actors of this series of Star Trek proposed only have appeared as old as the crew of TOS watched it, let’s say, 1972. That year, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy were 41 years old. Meanwhile, the current actor of Kirk Paul Wesley has 42 Perfect For a new Star Trek series that takes place after The film.
Aside from the easy cast, such a series would be beneficial because it would be, as Star Trek (2009) Film, bring new franchise fans. Regarding other shows, this franchise will always be associated with Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise Classic team. A series focused on their previously unknown adventures would probably bring many more fans than the film of Star Trek Paramount original.
Speaking of this, the biggest problem of this film is that it will focus on the first contact with alien and the training of the federation, events which were already covered by First contact And Business. To put it slightly, such a intrigue will annoy older fans who see paramount alternately throw away the old cannon and the old spare stories that we have already seen. With my new Star Trek series proposed, Paramount could attract new fans while giving old something that we have wanted to see for years: a version on the screen of the “lost years” of the franchise which is better contextualized where our characters are (physically and emotionally) in Khan’s anger.
Considering that Paramount has canceled major programs like Star Trek: Lower discs while pushing the slope as Article 31It is doubtful that they take my suggestion for a new series very seriously. It’s a shame, however, because such a show would be an easy victory for a franchise that desperately in need, while allowing producers to reuse the Strange new worlds sets. Instead, we are stuck with Starfleet AcademyA 90210 in the Hail Mary space of a franchise which should have slipped into the tampon of the carrier A long There is time.
