Science fiction fans haven’t been tossed about this much since the last time George Lucas opened his mouth… and then the time before that… and then the time before that. The point is, we sci-fi fans expect discontinuity from Lucas and the Star Wars universe, but from Star Trek? This is a battle scar of another type.
Two weeks ago we announced (via Variety) that J.J. Abrams was being given the reigns to the Star Trek franchise with the 11th film, which Abrams would write, direct, and produce. A week later Abrams came forward and confirmed he was the new Star Trek go-to guy, but dispelled rumors that the movie would involve the iconic characters of Kirk and Spock, especially the history-wrenching idea that the two would meet at Starfleet Academy. Ding! Time for round three.
According to Moviehole (quoting from an interview at IESB), long time Abrams friend and co-worker Greg Grunberg has admitted Kirk and Spock will be involved in the movie in re-cast, younger roles. Along with that idea, Grunberg admits the danger for the fans: Half of them are going to hate the fact that they're bringing them back, and half are going to love it. Grunberg sees Abrams attempting to bring new fans into the franchise with the move, although I have to wonder what good that is if he alienates the old ones.
Will Kirk and Spock be coming soon to a theater near you? Is Abrams twisting Star Trek fans around the way he does followers of “Lost”? Since it’s doubtful this is the last word on the subject, we’ll just have to stay tuned for more developments. As for me, I’d like to think Abrams has the intelligence to stay away from what could be a destructive move for an already damaged franchise, but then again, look at the decisions he made with “Alias”, which turned even die-hard fans away from the show at some point.
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Harve Bennett wrote a script in the early 90's that was the "first" adventure of Kirk & Spock, them meeting at Starfleet or Starfleet Academy and them going out on a mission on the Enterprise. That script was rejected by Paramount.
Ron Moore has done a terrific job with Battlestar Galactica on the Sci-Fi channel, many of the fans of the original show from the 80's hated the show before it had aired. I waited to pass judgement on it and I really enjoy the new Battlestar Galactica. If Paramount gave the green light to take the original character's and recast them I will go see it and probaly enjoy it as I am Battlestar Galactica.
The fans and people must look at The Original Series for what it was in 1966. Color tv was brand new so we got Gold, Red & Blue uniforms, painted aliens, colorful food to dazzel the viewers watching their new color tv's.
And it must be remembered that Star Trek was just a TV show, a one hour science fiction drama that was aired to entertain people. While Gene Roddenberry did creat a guide to work with and follow if not on paper then in his head, he was trying to entertain the viewers. Nobody knew it would take off like it did after it was canceled, if Appolo 11 had landed on the moon a year earlier Star Trek might not of been canceled.
Rumors will always travel the internet and news/entertainment reports. I only beleive the OFFICIAL reports from Paramont and www.startrek.com, I also consider Variety a good source of information but would only beleive any news story when they give their source of the information is the studio or the director. To hear the source is a friend of the director/actor is not a reliable source, to quote other websites or unofficial reports is just more rumors.
This 'Starfleet Academy' idea was bad when Harve Bennet proposed it in 1990. It still sucks now. I'm tired of prequels in general, from any franchise. I want a sequel with at least dome of the TNG crew. Let them pass the torch to DS9. Hopefully there 'passig of the torch' film won't be as heart-wrenching as Generations. Heavily damage NCC-1701-B the first time we get to see her, Destroy NCC-1701-D and kill Captain Kirk in the same film?! What the hell was Berman and Braga smoking when they wrote that script?!
Giving the flop that is Mission Impossible 3, I can't see JJ Abrams making a successful film. Even Berman and Braga trashed the idea of a star trek academy several times over and a kirk/spock prequel series. If those two won't do trek academy, then paramount has clearly lost their minds.
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Science fiction fans haven’t been tossed about this much since the last time George Lucas opened his mouth… and then the time before that… and then the time before that. The point is, we sci-fi fans expect discontinuity from Lucas and the Star Wars universe, but from Star Trek? This is a battle scar of another type.
May 9th, 2006 at 19:41
Harve Bennett wrote a script in the early 90's that was the "first" adventure of Kirk & Spock, them meeting at Starfleet or Starfleet Academy and them going out on a mission on the Enterprise. That script was rejected by Paramount.
Ron Moore has done a terrific job with Battlestar Galactica on the Sci-Fi channel, many of the fans of the original show from the 80's hated the show before it had aired. I waited to pass judgement on it and I really enjoy the new Battlestar Galactica. If Paramount gave the green light to take the original character's and recast them I will go see it and probaly enjoy it as I am Battlestar Galactica.
The fans and people must look at The Original Series for what it was in 1966. Color tv was brand new so we got Gold, Red & Blue uniforms, painted aliens, colorful food to dazzel the viewers watching their new color tv's.
And it must be remembered that Star Trek was just a TV show, a one hour science fiction drama that was aired to entertain people. While Gene Roddenberry did creat a guide to work with and follow if not on paper then in his head, he was trying to entertain the viewers. Nobody knew it would take off like it did after it was canceled, if Appolo 11 had landed on the moon a year earlier Star Trek might not of been canceled.