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Recreational Forums => Trek Discussion => Films & Shows => Topic started by: Toa_Kaita on October 14, 2011, 01:57:57 AM
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http://www.ifc.com/news/2011/10/seth-mcfarlane-star-trek.php
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I'd say, let him. Can't do worse than the job Rick Berman/Brannon Braga did to Trek over the last few years of their reign.
Star Trek belongs on television. And why couldn't they make a new series for tv, set in the "Prime timeline", and continue the movies in the "JJ timeline" ?
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Could be interesting. As long as Seth can STAY serious. Can't imagine Trek with his brand of..."humor".
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Personally, Im all for it. I wouldnt mind a bit of clean humor here and there (Like Riker to Worf in First Contact: "You do remember how to fire phasers?"), but for the most part I agree it should be serious as well.
I also agree, DT, that that there should be another "Prime" series. Wasnt it announced about a month ago that there was a new Trek series to be pitched Post-Voyager or something?
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Seth MacFarlane's animated shows are satirical, so they are supposed to be "funny" (personally I find Family Guy occasionally hillarious). But I also know that Seth has alot of love for Star Trek, and so if given the chance, I'm sure he would take the job serious.
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i BEG your pardon?
by The Great Bird of the Galaxy his own self, please no! any time ANYONE tries something with trek, it breaks the fanbase even further. and this from a Niner!
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i BEG your pardon?
by The Great Bird of the Galaxy his own self, please no! any time ANYONE tries something with trek, it breaks the fanbase even further. and this from a Niner!
Okay, so what should happen, eh?
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If Seth is serious and he can find backing I am all for it as long as it is set in the Prime Universe. Post Voyager certainly but I would be open to filling in gaps.
He should talk to the likes of Manny Coto etc. He really turned around Enterprise.
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ANOTHER idea they brought up in the star wars spoof commentary, but IIRC it was joked to be a wrath of kahn spoof....
but if hes going to be ACTUALLY serious about it, i say letm, but i do want to see some serious work from him FIRST.
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I'd say my plans for a Trek TV reboot would be better, but Seth MacFarlane is a very creative man. I'm confident that he should be able to work wonders with it. Although, I too would like to see something like "proof" that he could pull off something serious as opposed to comedic.
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I'm all for it. Definitely prime universe.
And IMO, Berman/Braga did a pretty good job (with some exceptions... namely Enterprise finale).
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I wouldn't mind this at all.
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I'd trust Seth MacFarlane with Star Trek. Even when he parodies them on Family Guy you can tell he knows his stuff. I also read somewhere that he tends to be a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to his shows, so I think he can handle it.
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I'd trust Seth MacFarlane with Star Trek. Even when he parodies them on Family Guy you can tell he knows his stuff. I also read somewhere that he tends to be a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to his shows, so I think he can handle it.
Seth doesn't just know his Trek, if you pay careful attention, you can tell just how diverse his nerd-dom his, yet how well he treats it. For example, his riffs on Back to the Future, he always pays careful attention to his reference material. And then there's the Star Wars parodies, and I don't think I need to go too far into those.
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And then there's the Star Wars parodies, and I don't think I need to go too far into those.
No sir you don't, in fact I've downloaded all three :D
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The major issue I've heard people take with this is that MacFarlane doesn't have the "street cred" to go into serious TV. When people see "Seth MacFarlane", they think "Family Guy", much like when people see "Leonard Nimoy", they think "Mr. Spock". That said, however, if MacFarlane can make it work, then I'm all for it.
The question is - what the hell would it be about? Where would it be set?
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I personally would hope for post-Nemesis era - my bet would be that the repercussions of the destruction of Romulus would be where the new series would start.
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I would like to see that. I have no problem with him working on a new series.
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Me neither, as long as he can keep it about 90% serious and have some little "inside jokes" now and then, i mean as serious as trek is, it doesn sometimes need those little skits now and again. *thinks back to when picard has to fake declare his love for luoxana troi over the viewscreen to get both her and deanna back*
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I don't have a problem with it either. It is evident he really loves Star Trek, I think he would treat it with respect.
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"Treat it with respect"? In order to make it interesting to the current generation and avoid becoming a total flop, it needs to start with a flash, bang, shock and awe, just like JJ-Trek.
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Theres something else Id like to see in this series if it ever comes to pass. Ron Jones. The composer for not just the music of Family Guy but also composer of several TNG Episodes, among them "The Best Of Both Worlds," which is my personal favorite score of the series. Id like to see him return to Trek. :)
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If Seth were to make a show, I'm pretty sure Ron Jones would be one of his choices.
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Didn't he also do the soundtrack for the first "Starfleet Command" game?
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In order to make it interesting to the current generation and avoid becoming a total flop, it needs to start with a flash, bang, shock and awe...
You mean like "The Undiscovered Country" did?
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You mean like "The Undiscovered Country" did?
And then we saw Sulu drinking coffee. Or tea. I don't know. All I know is that he had a special table right in front of his chair he could set his hot beverage on. That seems like a recipe for disaster.
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Didn't he also do the soundtrack for the first "Starfleet Command" game?
Starfleet Command and Starfleet Academy too, if I remember correctly.
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And then we saw Sulu drinking coffee. Or tea. I don't know. All I know is that he had a special table right in front of his chair he could set his hot beverage on. That seems like a recipe for disaster.
lmao
Starfleet Command and Starfleet Academy too, if I remember correctly.
Really? Cool! That explains why I still find myself humming the music from SFA.
Then again, Inon Zur's soundtrack for Klingon Academy was fantastic.
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And then we saw Sulu drinking coffee. Or tea. I don't know. All I know is that he had a special table right in front of his chair he could set his hot beverage on. That seems like a recipe for disaster.
Vulcan tea IIRC...