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**PG15** · 17 June 2006, 02:10 PM

Yep. JJ Abrams is making an 11th Star Trek movie.

**Trek_Girl42** · 17 June 2006, 02:12 PM

The new Trek movie is coming in 2008- helmed by J.J. Abrams and set in the Kirk era, and likely to be about young Kirk and Spock (but that's not carved in stone). Pretty much everything else is just rumour and should be taken with a grain of salt.

As for whether Trek will be back, of course it will. It makes too much money to go away. For a series, who knows when, but it won't wait thirty years, the older generation of Trek viewers (I said older, not old

) will be even older in thirty years time, and it seems that my generation doesn't care much for Star Trek (it's real hard to find anyone who does, at least that's my experience).

They'll want to put out a series while the TOS and TNG era viewers are still interested, so they won't take too long. At least that's my opinion.....
As for what it will be.....who knows.

**Missster.Freeman** · 17 June 2006, 02:28 PM

I would take the new film being about "Kirk and Spock: The Early Years" with a pinch of salt as well. It would break canon anyway, as their first mission was in the second pilot episode, and I'm fairly certain it was the first time they met. I would prefer the film to be set a few years in the future (or right after Nemesis), but if it was a prequel, the Romulan/Earth war would be a good story.

As TrekGirl said, there aren't many people of the 1990 - 2000s generation into Trek (there are a few who post in this forum however), I'm from the TOS movies/TNG and beyond generation.

I hope we don't have to wait another 30 years, I'll be in my 60s by then.

Who knows, if JJ Abrams can perform a miracle and make the new film a success, then just maybe, we'll all be enjoying a brand new Trek series.

**kmiller1610** · 17 June 2006, 02:42 PM

I think the key to reviving Trek is to go small. In each of the Trek series, the captain is placed in the middle of some broad, universe changing event or change. The drama is too much in the grand scope of it all.

Look at Firefly and how well received it has become over time. Just some people depending on each other with a lot of conflicts and mysteries to unravel.

If it's well written and you cast really strong actors, you could do MANY Trek series.....

**PG15** · 17 June 2006, 03:02 PM

It's not the Academy/Early Years thing, at least according to one of the movie's executive producers:

http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=4...&topBrowse=all

**Trek_Girl42** · 17 June 2006, 03:06 PM

Originally posted by Missster.Freeman

As TrekGirl said, there aren't many people of the 1990 - 2000s generation into Trek (there are a few who post in this forum however), I'm from the TOS movies/TNG and beyond generation.

I hope we don't have to wait another 30 years, I'll be in my 60s by then.

I'm from the later years of Voyager/Enterprise generation and nobody cares about Trek. Which is very sad.

I could count on one hand then number of people my age who I've met who like Trek, or have watched it a few times.

Who knows, if JJ Abrams can perform a miracle and make the new film a success, then just maybe, we'll all be enjoying a brand new Trek series.

Sure hope so, I've never seen any of his stuff, but I do like the sound of this. (and know of enough people whose tastes I respect who do like his shows)

**DigiFluid** · 17 June 2006, 04:24 PM

Star Trek ought not look to the past. It has always been about looking to the future, and while the 22nd-century may well be be the future for us, it isn't the future for Trek. I'd like to see one of two things happen in a new series

Future - Something returning to the vein of TOS and TNG. This would be set a century or two after the events of Deep Space Nine and Voyager. The major powers of the Alpha Quadrant are at peace, and Starfleet's emphasis has returned to exploration. This series would be quite literally about "seeking out new life and new civilizations" again.

Aftermath - Set in the period immediately following the war with the Dominion. Would focus on the ruin and devastation brought by the war, as society attempted to recover from the most devastating war in Federation history. Maybe it could be set aboard a ship making supply or medical runs, or else transporting refugees to and from their homes.

Personally, I'm partial to the second. There's a lot of opportunity to explore the human condition and tackle difficult issues when faced with extreme adversity.

**RobJones** · 17 June 2006, 05:10 PM

Originally posted by DigiFluid

Aftermath - Set in the period immediately following the war with the Dominion. Would focus on the ruin and devastation brought by the war, as society attempted to recover from the most devastating war in Federation history. Maybe it could be set aboard a ship making supply or medical runs, or else transporting refugees to and from their homes.

Personally, I'm partial to the second. There's a lot of opportunity to explore the human condition and tackle difficult issues when faced with extreme adversity.

thing with that is, and il admit myself included in this. after seeing some of the DS9 eps and voyager, people want too see the federation at war. am i the only one that cant get enough of the CGI computer generated starship battles? Big ass fleets firing phasers here there and everywhere. i cant get enough lol!

**Dahak** · 17 June 2006, 05:38 PM

I think that a 2 or 3 part mini-series would be one of the best ways to maybe start a new Trek show.
A mini series would let them see how many viewers they might get. It would cost less than a complete season and I am certain the DVD sales would be very good.
Plus it would avoid a lot of the problems of a tv show. Anyone could (in theory at least) die. It could more or less go in whatever direction it wanted too.
Then if they based a show off of it (like BSG) we viewers would have a good starting point to know what is going on but the writers would still have an oppurtunity to add new characters and storylines.

**mckaychick** · 17 June 2006, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by Dahak

I think that a 2 or 3 part mini-series would be one of the best ways to maybe start a new Trek show.
A mini series would let them see how many viewers they might get. It would cost less than a complete season and I am certain the DVD sales would be very good.
Plus it would avoid a lot of the problems of a tv show. Anyone could (in theory at least) die. It could more or less go in whatever direction it wanted too.
Then if they based a show off of it (like BSG) we viewers would have a good starting point to know what is going on but the writers would still have an oppurtunity to add new characters and storylines.

Yeah that would be good

**Trek_Girl42** · 17 June 2006, 07:52 PM

Originally posted by Dahak

I think that a 2 or 3 part mini-series would be one of the best ways to maybe start a new Trek show.
A mini series would let them see how many viewers they might get. It would cost less than a complete season and I am certain the DVD sales would be very good.
Plus it would avoid a lot of the problems of a tv show. Anyone could (in theory at least) die. It could more or less go in whatever direction it wanted too.
Then if they based a show off of it (like BSG) we viewers would have a good starting point to know what is going on but the writers would still have an oppurtunity to add new characters and storylines.

That would be great- that's one of the things I loved about BSG, they introduced everyone in the miniseries, we got the inciting incidents, and the "missions statement" of the show, so when it came to the series they could jump right in and get to telling the stories and continue developing the characters- and start off with a bang (literally). I think from that standpoint, having that mini to build from did a world of good for the writers and producers, they would have been able to take stock of where they were, what they liked, and didn't like, and work from there. It would be a great strategy for Trek.

**the fifth man** · 17 June 2006, 10:26 PM

Originally posted by Trek_Girl42

That would be great- that's one of the things I loved about BSG, they introduced everyone in the miniseries, we got the inciting incidents, and the "missions statement" of the show, so when it came to the series they could jump right in and get to telling the stories and continue developing the characters- and start off with a bang (literally). I think from that standpoint, having that mini to build from did a world of good for the writers and producers, they would have been able to take stock of where they were, what they liked, and didn't like, and work from there. It would be a great strategy for Trek.

I couldn't agree more.

Star Trek has been very important to me over the years, and I'd love to see it's triumphant return to tv. But, they should definitely take their time developing it, and make it one of the best to date.

**DigiFluid** · 18 June 2006, 06:38 AM

Originally posted by RobJones

thing with that is, and il admit myself included in this. after seeing some of the DS9 eps and voyager, people want too see the federation at war. am i the only one that cant get enough of the CGI computer generated starship battles? Big ass fleets firing phasers here there and everywhere. i cant get enough lol!

Well that's okay too. Those refugees that the ship picks up every so often, they could vividly recall the fall of their planet to the Dominion or some such.

Imagination people! This is why Star Trek has died for the moment, a lack of imagination!

**SG-1ssm** · 18 June 2006, 08:15 AM

It might be cool to see a show where a starship crash lands on a planet in along way from Earth. The ship will never fly again and the crew has to survive with just the stuff they have.

It might be a little too much like Voyager though.

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