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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jul 18, 2012 14:55:17 GMT -5
Over at Blastr:Roberto Orci: Trek animated series to take place in alt universe While we're waiting for director J.J. Abrams' hugely anticipated Star Trek sequel to blow us away on the big screen next year, Roberto Orci revealed quite a few interesting tidbits about that Star Trek animated series and the possibilities of a live-action TV series in the future. MORE: blastr.com/2012/07/roberto-orci-trek-animate.php
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jul 18, 2012 15:02:04 GMT -5
This is what I posted on the article Page over at Blastr in relation to this story:
I'm not sure I'm tickled enough by the Abramsverse to want to see an animated series dealing with those characters. I'd probably prefer watching "TRON: Uprising" instead if I'm looking to view something that's animated.
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Jul 18, 2012 18:44:04 GMT -5
Yeah, I think populating the world with more Abramverse Trek is only going to exacerbate the divide in the fanbase.
And the article had problems for suggesting that Enterprise is unaffected by the timeline changes. As solidified by "Regeneration" (which was still a bad episode with bad continuity), Enterprise took place in the post-First Contact restored timeline. So unless those events are "what always happened", then it is not what preceded Kirk's adventures. This means that if all the future is altered by JJTrek, then there is not necessarily any TNG as we know it, thus NO First Contact, and what effect does that have on the already troubled Enterprise timeline?
I still think an anthology is the way to go, since there are lots of Trek actors out there who wouldn't mind being involved again, and voice over is not that hard. It's even a way to get Shatner playing Kirk again (even if the character is never resurrected).
Trouble too is what market is there for adult animated series? It's not going to get on network; they pretty much don't even have saturday morning programming anymore (what little there is is mostly live action and "educational"). Only primetime animation is comedy. So that means it would probably be relegated to cable, either on Disney or Nikelodeon where it might be branded a "kids show" that doesn't get the respect it deserves, or drowning in the sea of content on Cartoon Network (which isn't even all cartoon anymore). While timeshifting, streaming and DVD would help it, it's still a questionable sell for CBS.
-TK
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Post by CRAMBAM on Jul 18, 2012 19:49:52 GMT -5
The market is Cartoon Network, at night. Trek fans will find it. It would be something like Transformers Prime, though more of a tie-in to the Abramsverse.
If done right, it COULD be a means to make the prime universe still exist.
I would actually argue that Enterprise can't take place in the prime universe at all.
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