Download the JMS/Zabel Star Trek treatment

[DreadPirateMurphy]

http://bztv.typepad.com/newsviews/2006/06/spaced_out_star.html

Bryce Zabel posted to his blog the treatment he and Straczynski put together to re-boot Star Trek. You folks might find it interesting.

 

[Starman]

Interesting. I'm not sure I agree with everything, such as the change to the Prime Directive. I think they could give Kirk a secret mission while keeping the PD the same. However, it would certainly be interesting to see.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Wow.

I would so watch that series. Too bad it'll never happen.

 

[trancejeremy]

To a certain extent, I don't get the whole "rebooting" stuff. Rather than simply recast the show, change things up a little (like change Scotty into a woman), and make it darker and soap-opera-ish (basically following the BG 2.0 formula) why not simply create a new but similar show?

I know, branding and such. But seems to me that remakes just piss off a lot of the original show fans, and the same "artistic" goals could have been done by creating a whole new show.

 

[LostSoul]

Who are we? Why are we here? Are we special? Are we tools? Cannon fodder? Or are we being prepped for something...amazing?

I would watch that.

 

[Ranger REG]

Bryce Zabel posted to his blog the treatment he and Straczynski put together to re-boot Star Trek. You folks might find it interesting.

Sorry. Not interested in rebooting TOS. It's pretty well-established in both TV series and films, and it is not the problem with the franchise.

To be brutally honest, if their stories cannot work without NCC-1701's Kirk & Co., then they're hopeless.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Sorry. Not interested in rebooting TOS. It's pretty well-established in both TV series and films, and it is not the problem with the franchise.

To be brutally honest, if their stories cannot work without NCC-1701's Kirk & Co., then they're hopeless.

I think a part of the idea is simply taking a "familiar" situation and put a new spin to it. When TOS aired, nobody asked why they were send to "Explore strange, new civilisations" - it was a given. I like the idea that there was a specific goal to it, that they weren't just followin the regular Starfleet operations. (I dislike the idea of a different Prime Directive, though).

On the other hand, I must admit I still would prefer a new show advancing the timeline. It could still re-use the idea. My current favorite idea is that the Federation (and perhaps other Alpha-Quadrant factions) launch a mission into a new Galaxy. (This could also allow using a the reboot idea of a unique agenda for the new spaceship).

 

[drothgery]

I like the idea of rebooting Trek, mostly to knock off some silly premises (no money on Earth and the like), introduce a bit more internal consistency (both ships and subspace radio seem to travel at the speed of plot, and there was a strong tendenancy for tech discovered in one episode to be ignored for the rest of the series) and rework future history (because there aren't going to be any sanctuary districts in 18 years, there was no WWIII or Eugenics Wars in the 1990s, etc.; I think a good rule of thumb for distant-future SF is to leave the next 50-75 years blank). But doing it with the TOS crew, and killing off the Prime Directive in favor of mystery-chasing, I'm not sure about that.

 

[paradox42]

I'm with the undead mouse. I had heard those two did this treatment for a Star Trek reboot, and thought they'd do a great job if given the chance, but honestly- I had no idea it would be that cool. It would bring back the mystery and exploration that was in the original series while still fulfilling its core purpose of exploring the human condition. The idea kicks so much butt it needs to be forbidden under the Geneva Convention.

I wonder why the Paramount execs didn't go for it? Did fear of risk finally doom the idea (and, IMO, the franchise)? I would say "oh well, their loss," except that in the end it's a loss for all of us.

Maybe somebody will get to do this someday, and do it right.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Because there’s a reason Star Trek: Classic worked. Not only did it convey a spirit of
adventure, of optimism, of genuine heroism, the characters it utilized could not possibly be
more iconic. They are classic, archetypal characters.
The warrior, the priest, the doctor...
Kirk
Spock
McCoy.

And once again, no love for the wizard... (I suppose that would be Scotty)