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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormfalcon" data-source="post: 1139829" data-attributes="member: 11604">I read the article and found it to be something that a network exec would come up with.  Of course, we all know what happens when network execs start fiddling with good series (or at least once-good franchises).Solving Trek's woes fall under three steps, really.1) Give it a good, long rest.  Finish up Enterprise (at least run it to fufill whatever contracts have been made regarding its duration), then put in a 10 to 20-year moratorium on new Trek series and movies.  We've had non-stop Trek since 1987, and it's been tired since Voyager.  It needs a lot of time to refresh, and so do we as fans.2) Fire Brannon and Braga.  It was under their leadership that we got Voyager and Enterprise, let alone their lousy attempts to freshen up the franchise with more action, titilation, and tossing continuity out the window.  It's far better to have leadership that emphasizes good writing and respect for the audience's intelligence.  Action and titilation aren't necessarily bad thing, but they could never hope to compensate for the lack of good writing.3) Get good writers again.  One of the things that made TOS great was that they got writers who put out good science fiction, and this extends to TNG and DS9.  These days, we have to wonder what species of simians they have at the word processors churning out Trek scripts.  They need to find decent science fiction writers willing to work on Trek.  The sad part is, they don't have to look far, since some of the novels are good stuff, but they're not willing to take the minimal effort to get these authors onboard.</blockquote>

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