9 Possible Plots For Star Trek 2
Our take on the sequel to JJ's stellar reboot...
BY Jun 16th 2009 9:09AMFILED UNDER: Features
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4. A Whole New Threat
Breaking with historical Trek canon was a ballsy move, so how about following that up with ignoring all the races already developed for the series and throwing in a new species?
The main problem with the idea is that Trek itself has a patchy history of formulating villains – some memorably threatening (The Borg, before they got watered down in Voyager) and some… not so much (The Ferengi – they were supposed to be the big new threat in the early years of The Next Generation).
And there have been so many races through the years that trying to dream up something new will be fraught with comparisons (“Meh. They’re not as cool as the Dominion...”)
But that doesn't mean the team shouldn’t try. What about a proper space dwelling race who decide that the Federation and co are encroaching on their territory and must be taken out?
Eco-messages and big, impressive battles ahoy!
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1: durden says
ok first of all:the whole paralel universe thing that they used in star trek 1?bull c**p!!!it sucks!!why?because it's gonna allow them from now on to make new movies,completely different from tos and if a trekkie gives then any problems...tey'll simply reply:"hey,it's a paralel universe,it's not the tos universe anymore.things are different now."!!WHICH BY THE WAY SUCKS a*s!!i hate what they're trying to do to the new star trek!!!!
Posted: Jun 16th 2009 // 2:02PMAlert a moderator
2: mattburgess says
Just wanted to completely disagree with Durden. You may be a huge trek fan, but so am I. Huge. And I love what they're doing with this new series of movies.
If it was set in the "real" trek universe, they wouldn't be able to do very much with it, such as destroying Vulcan. Now they can change things without pi$$ing off a lot of trekkies. Brilliant.
Can't wait to see what happens next. They should remain unafraid to break the boundaries of what is considered "trek"
Posted: Jun 16th 2009 // 5:16PMAlert a moderator
3: mattburgess says
Just wanted to completely disagree with Durden. You may be a huge trek fan, but so am I. Huge. And I love what they're doing with this new series of movies.
If it was set in the "real" trek universe, they wouldn't be able to do very much with it, such as destroying Vulcan. Now they can change things without pi$$ing off a lot of trekkies. Brilliant.
Can't wait to see what happens next. They should remain unafraid to break the boundaries of what is considered "trek"
Posted: Jun 16th 2009 // 5:52PMAlert a moderator
4: pimpernel says
Got to agree with mattburgess. The freedom this new parallel universe gives them is the whole beauty of the thing. It would have been very limiting to follow the original canon to the letter. This opens so many exciting new possibilities for the franchise! Plus, they're all essentially similar, if not the same characters, so the backbone of the whole thing remains. I'm really looking forward to seeing what they do next!
Posted: Jun 16th 2009 // 6:07PMAlert a moderator
5: AKRajala says
The whole parallel universe where they are all women was already done by Red Dwarf! :)
Posted: Jun 16th 2009 // 6:35PMAlert a moderator
6: somewhatfrail says
I like these ideas. Apart from Khan really. He should be left where he is.
Personally I'd love to see the origins of the Borg. I hear rumours that the probe from The Motion Picture was the beginning but I'm no fanatical Trekkie so can't possibly say it as truth...
Another thing - why would the parallel universe have to be evil? Why not make it so our 'heroes' are actually more bent and corrupt than their counterparts?
The Spock/Kirk conflict idea is a good'n too. Of course they can't possibly re-do anything akin to Amok Time now though can they? haha.
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