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Post by StarFuryG7 on Aug 20, 2013 20:34:52 GMT -5
Over at Blastr:Michael Dorn reveals his Capt. Worf Star Trek TV series is 'not dead yet'By Nathalie Caron Tue, 08/20/2013 - 5:36pm  Still waiting for that Worf-centric Star Trek TV series? Well, we may be in luck, because Michael Dorn says that it’s “not dead yet.”
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Post by captainbasil on Aug 21, 2013 8:28:24 GMT -5
Over at Blastr:Michael Dorn reveals his Capt. Worf Star Trek TV series is 'not dead yet'By Nathalie Caron Tue, 08/20/2013 - 5:36pm Still waiting for that Worf-centric Star Trek TV series? Well, we may be in luck, because Michael Dorn says that it’s “not dead yet.” I would like to see this on TV or Direct-to-Video but I don't think Paramount wants it. They're selling the Abrams version of Trek and they don't want to dilute their product. I've said before that I feel the logical Trek program to be resurrected would be TNG or a spin-off like this. Somehow I doubt that Paramount agrees with me. ;D |
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Post by CRAMBAM on Aug 21, 2013 12:22:39 GMT -5
I want to see Star Trek return as an animated series, adhering to canon, with their adventures part of canon, featuring Kirk and crew. Proper writing.
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Post by TK on Aug 21, 2013 12:57:07 GMT -5
Thing is, a post TNG movie or series like this with Worf would only help to boost TNG sales on blu-ray and perhaps bolster interest for DS9 as well. It would establish conclusively that the timeline is uneffected by the JJTrek movies, which resolves one key complaint about them. That could be good for the Abrams movie franchise.
I see it as a win win, if they're willing to spend the money.
I too would like an animated series, though as I've said, I think an anthology would be great because we could tell stories from all eras of Trek, answering questions left unresolved. Maybe each day of the week covers a different series?
-TK
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Post by captainbasil on Aug 21, 2013 17:33:34 GMT -5
I want to see Star Trek return as an animated series, adhering to canon, with their adventures part of canon, featuring Kirk and crew. Proper writing. I second that motion. STTAS was a very good show and it could be easily rebooted. If I ran Paramount I would want to try to make money on all of my Trek Assets , not just the Abrams film series. I'd at least okay a Worf DVD film or series of films and resurrect the Animated Series using the original TOS characters. But when the phone doesn't ring I will know it's Paramount offering me that awesome Producer job. It's their loss.  |
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Aug 21, 2013 18:04:09 GMT -5
Occasionally we see articles like this, where it's considered an open question as to whether the Abramsverse is a separate universe from the original mainline universe, or if the events in ST09 actually erased history and changed the prime universe as a result, which just goes to show that this "alternate reality" crap that so many of the Abrams lackeys are more than willing to accept and swallow hasn't really been adequately dealt with.
Read the closing comments of this piece.
Over at io9:Could a new Star Trek TV show about Worf actually happen? There have been tons of ideas batted around for a new Star Trek show, including Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer collaborating on a show tying in with the J.J. Abrams films. But apparently one idea has gotten as far as actual discussions: a show about Worf, the Klingon who appeared in TNG and DS9. Read… io9.com/could-a-new-star-trek-tv-show-about-worf-actually-happe-1179579103
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Post by captainbasil on Sept 10, 2013 17:38:39 GMT -5
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Sept 10, 2013 18:06:36 GMT -5
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Sept 10, 2013 18:08:38 GMT -5
Oh Boy --that guy really is off in a dream land of his own making.
For one thing, the cast is too old, and he points to it with respect to Spiner and his role as Data. An aging chip? :::Sigh:::
No, a series would need an all new cast, and the studio is obviously hesitant to move ahead with such a project because if it bombs they're probably afraid it will taint their movie franchise, and if it's successful, Trek may regain its reputation as being for a geek audience and not the broader audience they're looking to draw in at the box office.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Sept 10, 2013 18:41:07 GMT -5
Shoot --I didn't mean to step on your toes there. I came here to post that same article link, and saw that you had posted something, but I didn't know what until just now.
Apologies.
At any rate, you already know what I think about this. I'm not saying that the TNG actors shouldn't show up periodically as guest stars if a new show would permit it, but they had their day in the sun in my view. Let's face it --their show premiered back in 1987. The actors are all 26 years older than they were then. Isn't it time for fresh, younger faces?
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Post by captainbasil on Sept 10, 2013 18:49:31 GMT -5
No worries, Pal. My toes are fine. No I look at it in a similar way to the new Dallas. Have some older cast members who want to be on the show and build the show anew. The reason the new Dallas works is because the younger cast is as good as the older folks who tagged along. I think they strenghen each other. JR's son is not JR, but he's not trying to be. He's just as ruthless but in a different way. Let Riker be the Captain and have a new impetuous Number One. You could have fun with this. Just my opinion. And what the hell does Rolling Stone know ?
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Sept 11, 2013 10:43:51 GMT -5
I know you said you don't visit reddit very often, but they're also a good news source. I encounter articles linked to over there that I probably wouldn't otherwise know about, such as that Rolling Stone article yesterday.
There are a lot of young people there in their 20s, which can be annoying. Fortunately though our age group is the second largest making up the user population there according to what I saw somewhere. But having to deal with that younger crew in the Trek subreddit can be irritating. Someone mentioned yesterday that the group rates TOS in third place along side--get this: "Voyager" in that forum. Imagine having to deal with stupidity like that routinely. :::Sigh::: Between that and all the "Into Darkness" love, I sometimes feel as though I'm in an alternate universe "Star Trek" Forum over there.
Sometimes I wish you guys were participating over there too. :/
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Post by CRAMBAM on Sept 11, 2013 17:43:06 GMT -5
We dealt with that a lot over on AOL during the run. There were MT Apologists all over the place. In the end, there's a reason TOS ended up being the focus of Abrams' work. By far, it was the best and most original.
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Post by captainbasil on Sept 12, 2013 17:55:58 GMT -5
Sometimes I wish you guys were participating over there too. :/
I did join Reddit under the screen name Sigersen. I have only commented a few times. This is my favorite board for science fiction and media in general. I like the smaller setting. I don't know how well my Reddit comments will be received. A lot of younrger Trek fans, like the younger Dr. Who fans, don't seem to have any liking for older versions of the concept they allegedly adore. ;D
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Sept 12, 2013 19:12:50 GMT -5
I did join Reddit under the screen name Sigersen. I have only commented a few times. This is my favorite board for science fiction and media in general. I like the smaller setting. I don't know how well my Reddit comments will be received. A lot of younrger Trek fans, like the younger Dr. Who fans, don't seem to have any liking for older versions of the concept they allegedly adore. ;D
The problem with this forum though is that it's too small. There just aren't enough members. Since I've been participating on reddit the Trek subreddit surpassed 65,000 members, and now, much quicker in recent weeks, it's surpassed 66,000. |
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Sept 12, 2013 19:17:56 GMT -5
We dealt with that a lot over on AOL during the run. There were MT Apologists all over the place. |
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Sept 4, 2014 16:56:57 GMT -5
For years I've been keeping a master list of the "essential" episodes of all Trek that contribute to ongoing story arcs or bleed into each other within a series and across them. From first appearances of props to episodes necessary to main plotlines. It actually began out of trying to make a list of "must-see" episodes to watch before the movies. And the list got bigger and bigger. Anyway, I thought it might interest some of you and I'm posting them over on Reddit too. The master list is too big to do at once, so I'll do them a series at a time.
I'd be happy to discuss the rationale behind certain episodes' inclusion or omission.
-TK
**season 1**
Encounter at Farpoint
The Naked Now
Code of Honor
The Last Outpost
Where No One Has Gone Before
Lonely Among Us
Justice
The Battle
Hide and Q
The Big Goodbye
Datalore
11001001
Coming of Age
Heart of Glory
Skin of Evil
We'll Always Have Paris
Conspiracy
The Neutral Zone
**season 2**
The Child
Where Silence Has Lease
Elementary, Dear Data
The Schizoid Man - [note: "The Outrageous Okona" could also be included, as Data's pursuit of humor begins there and seems referenced here, but since it's terrible and not really necessary, I skipped it]
A Matter of Honor
The Measure of a Man
Contagion
Time Squared
The Icarus Factor
Pen Pals
Q Who
Samaritan Snare
Manhunt
The Emissary
**season 3**
Evolution
Who Watches the Watchers
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
Deja Q
Yesterday's Enterprise
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Captain's Holiday
Hollow Pursuits
Sarek
Menage a Troi
The Best of Both Worlds
**season 4**
The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect - [sort of. It's the first appearance of the "future" insignias that recur later, and has continuity with prior episodes, but is self-contained from the rest of the series. So, personal judgment call.]
Final Mission
The Loss
Data's Day
The Wounded
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
The Nth Degree [skippable, but another Barclay episode]
Qpid
The Drumhead - [skippable, but stand-out episode]
The Host
The Mind's Eye
In Theory
Redemption
**season 5**
Redemption, Part II
Darmok
Ensign Ro
Silicon Avatar
Disaster
The Game
Unification I
Unification II
A Matter of Time
New Ground
Ethics
The Outcast [skippable, but stand-out episode]
Cause and Effect
The First Duty
I, Borg
The Next Phase
The Inner Light
**season 6**
Realm of Fear
Relics
True Q
Rascals
Chain of Command, Part I
Chain of Command, Part II
Ship in a Bottle [technically skippable, but a nice conclusion to a prior story]
Face of the Enemy
Tapestry
Birthright, Part I
Birthright, Part II
Suspicions
Rightful Heir
Second Chances
Descent
**season 7**
Descent, Part II
Attached
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Parallels
The Pegasus
Homeward
Lower Decks
Thine Own Self
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines [skippable, but has a character recurrence]
Preemptive Strike
All Good Things...
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Apr 29, 2015 6:37:56 GMT -5
If you guys paid more attention to what's happening over on Reddit you wouldn't miss stuff like this, and then maybe I wouldn't have to be the one to always post article links like this here. No hard feelings...I'm just saying. |
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Post by Mel on Apr 29, 2015 20:10:53 GMT -5
Decades ago, I was shocked to realize that, under Worf's makeup, Michael Dorn was stunningly handsome. Dorn is on the Castle (Nathan Fillion) show now and then, and Dorn is just as handsome as ever.
I have always wanted TPTB to cast younger people in the roles to create new series or movies. That happened with ST (Chris Pine et al) but they don't have the same chemistry like the original crew (Kirk, Spock, Bones) did. I watch the new ST movies, but I'm not interested in them like TOS.
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Post by captainbasil on Apr 30, 2015 6:54:31 GMT -5
Everyone ranks on Code of Honor. I think it's a good episode as are many of TNG's first season.
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Apr 30, 2015 7:20:01 GMT -5
Everyone ranks on Code of Honor. I think it's a good episode as are many of TNG's first season. I don't think it's a good episode, but I don't think it's the worst ever or incredibly racist like many other fans seem to think. -TK |
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Post by captainbasil on May 1, 2015 6:49:38 GMT -5
My favorites from season one are Arsenal of Freedom (I can watch this over and over) and The Long Goodbye (I'm a detective geek),
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Nov 19, 2015 9:48:32 GMT -5
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