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[-] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 30 points 1 month ago
[-] alx@piefed.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 month ago

Oh wow, thanks for sharing this gem :D

[-] MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website 25 points 1 month ago

The initial plan for Picard was not to have most of the Next Generation cast appear. You even told them that during a gathering.

Fun Fact. In the ready room interview Brent Spiner retells, in Stewart’s voice, what they were told over dinner:

yes there’s a new show and no you’re not in it

[-] warbond@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Spiner does a great Stewart impersonation, I love it every time

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

He tells a good story about prank calling Stewart's wife and convincing her that Patrick was going to be getting home late that night.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

Patrick Stewart...

Oh no! I hope he's alive

Reflects on star trek

Oh phew

[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I love you, Patrick Stewart, and Captain Picard will ALWAYS hold a special and magical place in my heart, and I will always show you your due respect.

...but YOU are the one who put a dune buggy chase into Nemesis. Please stop thinking about the future direction of the franchise.

[-] justaman123@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Pretty sad they didn't figure out awesome future dune buggy with a really stylish name. It was only mentioned 3 times

[-] EggInDisguise 16 points 1 month ago

I want more lower Decks, but like... After a few years have passed. The main cast are still on the same ship (even if not the cerritos, but seeing them at slightly higher ranks with Ransom in command would be interesting) but I also think the show ended in a good place.

I REALLY want to see some TV-MA style section 31 show. Especially if we aren't sure if the main cast are actually the bad guys or not. Anti-hero style, but like.... Actual anti-hero, not "good guy but they swear" type.

Also I'm sure they could make a medical drama, although I doubt I'd watch it... Heck, set it on the USS Pasteur with an older Dr crusher in charge.

Ooh a more action-oriented show following a crew during the dominion war would be awesome.

And set up a 24/7 livestream following the crew of the Lower Decks in a Borg ship. I'm sure it would be riveting

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I really liked the idea of Starfleet Academy. The show we got has problems, but it still mostly works.

I think a medical drama show would have issues because one main issue of medical dramas is "lack of", be it lack of people, lack of supplies, etc. But in Star Trek world you wouldn't have a lack of anything. Although if you make it animated with really weird medical problems and/or set it somewhere like a warzone, maybe it could work.

[-] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 6 points 1 month ago

House managed to be a medical drama where Greg has unlimited money and people to throw at weird diseases for some reason. Just make House in space.

[-] gedfromgont@piefed.ca 5 points 1 month ago

A Voyager-like scenario would work. A new part of space, not explored, new diseases, actually limited resources (unlike Voyager).

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm pretty sure one of the creators/writer of voyager was really disappointed that it never actually fulfilled the premise at all, so he went and made the Battlestar Galactica reboot in 2003 as essentially what Voyager should've been if the premise was taken seriously.

[-] EggInDisguise 6 points 1 month ago

Galactica '03 is one of those shows I'd say is as perfect as can be.

I get all giddy every time I see them use inertia instead of "ww2 dogfighting but in space".

The one episode where they shoot the absolute fuck out of the clone ship by doing a flyby and rotating 90 degrees to coast past the sides.... chef's kiss

[-] noxypaws@pawb.social 5 points 1 month ago

how do you feel about the Adama Maneuver?

[-] EggInDisguise 5 points 1 month ago

I don't think I'd ever try it, given how the air currents would probably rip a viper to shreds.

But you can't beat that cool factor.

[-] EggInDisguise 3 points 1 month ago

I actually haven't watched PIC or ST:A and I don't think I will. The tones of the first episodes just don't vibe with me, but I'm glad others enjoy them. I absolutely love SNW and LD. DISC is okay as an alternate universe starfleet, although I have my issues with certain things (like ship size... Oof)

I already want a more action-oriented dominion war era show, so I could get behind a concurrent medical drama on the front lines, crossover episode once or twice and all that.

I disagree that the main driving force of a medical show is lack of resources, as Grail said, HOUSE, MD is a good example of. Also I have seen a bit of early Grey's anatomy and I didn't notice lack of resources. But also as gedfromgont said, a Voyager type show where they're cut off from starfleet would totally work to keep their resources limited. Make it a medical ship or station, and you're set! Give them that "year of hell" feeling from Voyager.

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

If you do ever watch Picard, go ahead and skip seasons 1 and 2.

[-] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Saw a great idea in another thread. Daystrom Institute: in the field test division.

[-] EggInDisguise 3 points 1 month ago

Lol that was my comment about Col. Carter.

I would absolutely love to see researchers with military and exploration experience getting their hands dirty with new tech.

[-] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

There was something special about col. Carter reverse engineering some alien tech using just an oscilloscope and pentium computer with a CRT monitor in a bunker that I think might not be possible to recreate in trek. I'd love to see them try.

[-] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 3 points 1 month ago

Upper Decks! Upper Decks! UPPER DECKS! UPPER DECKS!

[-] simonzerafa@infosec.exchange 6 points 1 month ago

@Grail @EggInDisguise

Star Trek: Legacy with Captain Seven 🙂🖖

[-] EggInDisguise 3 points 1 month ago

I was thinking more "Middle Decks!" but essentially yes. Same vibes. Probably slightly less real alcohol than the usual LD gathering.

[-] edible_funk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] EggInDisguise 3 points 1 month ago

As much fun as that might be, I think I'd rather see them climb the ladder and be mid-level officers. They still have to deal with senior officers but they also have a lot more responsibilities.

[-] edible_funk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah but they all more or less were bridge crew by the end of lower decks. Just Rutherford still in engineering but the rest are on the bridge now.

[-] Archer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

How about not making them dumpster fires like Star Trek: Picard, then

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 10 points 1 month ago

I say fuck it let's give him another 10 spinoffs we have nothing to lose anymore

[-] Juice@midwest.social 8 points 1 month ago

I thought this was saying Stewart was 60 and I was like jfc, I watched Picard and dude looks pretty rough for 60

[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

picard was amazing, i want legacies

but i don't want paramount or skydance involved

[-] cuchi@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago

I laught of how clickbait are those titles, in one "Patrick Stewart was done of acting as Picard" and in other they put "He wants more Star Trek".

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I love spinoffs in general. They don't always do well and aren't always made well, but exploring an established universe through the telling of other stories should be encouraged.

[-] T156@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Odd headline, since the quoted interview bits don't actually say anything to do with wanting more spin-offs. But it shouldn't be that surprising. Who doesn't want to earn more money?

If there are spin-offs, it should be something new, rather than being tied to the past. Trek suffers a bit from nostalgia, and being over-reliant on it is one of the franchise's biggest weaknesses.

There's really good show material just looking at and dealing with the Federation's bias towards organic humanoids, for example. We see it pop up repeatedly across multiple shows, where Starfleet/the Federation are perfectly happy allowing/doing things for non-humanoid/non-organic species that they would never have allowed if they weren't.

Repurposing the EMH MK. I units for dilithium mining, compelling Maddox to use the information he learned about Data to create an explicitly lobotomised version to use as a workforce, or ordering Picard to deploy a memetic virus designed to kill all the Borg, for example. The Federation would never have done that to its humans, and the closest match would be more like something the Dominion would do. But since none of them are organic humanoids, all is okay.

[-] sirico@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

The Alexander years

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