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Former executive producer Brannon Braga spoke about mistakes he thinks he made on Star Trek and his hopes for his new series Threshold. Having just turned 40, a milestone about which he said he was insecure - "Don't call me sir. Call me dude. It makes me feel more useful" - the longtime Star Trek writer said that there are things he would change about everything.......
Fans, however, were more interested in talking about Braga's last series, particularly its finale, "These Are the Voyages..." "Why do it?" asked one viewer of having The Next Generation's Riker and Troi dominate the storyline. Braga insisted that he loved the episode while writing it, though he could not speak for his partner and fellow executive producer Rick Berman. Still, he said, he understood that it was controversial, not only with fans but with many of the series stars, with the ironic exception of Connor Trinneer whose character died a hero's death. Even Jonathan Frakes (Riker) had expressed sympathy to Scott Bakula (Archer) about his lack of screen time.
As to whether a "reboot" would work for Star Trek as it has for Battlestar Galactica, which Braga's former writing partner Ron Moore has suggested might be necessary, Braga said he did not believe it could be done. The original Battlestar Galactica, he noted, "was relatively - relatively speaking to Star Trek - very short lived, and did not have anywhere near the fan base that Star Trek has." Moreover, he thinks that the darker themes of the new Galactica would not necessarily appeal to fans, noting that many people believed Enterprise should have been similarly dark and gritty, but "I personally feel that one of the things that distinguishes Star Trek is its positive outlook, so I happen to disagree with that."
Fans, however, were more interested in talking about Braga's last series, particularly its finale, "These Are the Voyages..." "Why do it?" asked one viewer of having The Next Generation's Riker and Troi dominate the storyline. Braga insisted that he loved the episode while writing it, though he could not speak for his partner and fellow executive producer Rick Berman. Still, he said, he understood that it was controversial, not only with fans but with many of the series stars, with the ironic exception of Connor Trinneer whose character died a hero's death. Even Jonathan Frakes (Riker) had expressed sympathy to Scott Bakula (Archer) about his lack of screen time.
As to whether a "reboot" would work for Star Trek as it has for Battlestar Galactica, which Braga's former writing partner Ron Moore has suggested might be necessary, Braga said he did not believe it could be done. The original Battlestar Galactica, he noted, "was relatively - relatively speaking to Star Trek - very short lived, and did not have anywhere near the fan base that Star Trek has." Moreover, he thinks that the darker themes of the new Galactica would not necessarily appeal to fans, noting that many people believed Enterprise should have been similarly dark and gritty, but "I personally feel that one of the things that distinguishes Star Trek is its positive outlook, so I happen to disagree with that."
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