As far as I know, a year ago I was the first person to say that the only way they should be doing another Star Trek movie is if they re-imagined, or rebooted the franchise. Start from scratch. Redo the whole thing, much in line with what they did with Battlestar Galactica (best show in television history as far as I’m concerned). Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure there were LOTS of people who said it before me… I just never heard them myself.
Looks in some people actually still listen to reason. In a recent interview, the two guys writing the script for the new star trek have confirmed that’s exactly what they’re doing! The good folks at IGN give us this:
While precious little has been confirmed about Paramount’s in-the-works attempt at restarting their Star Trek franchise, MTV has managed to confirm today what many fans have expected (and hoped for): that the new film will be a reboot of the franchise rather than simply a prequel.
“Orci and Kurtzman … confirmed that the film is not in any way a prequel but a reimagining of the franchise,” says MTV.com, which also adds that the plan is to simply call the film Star Trek — with no subtitles, Roman numerals, or colons anywhere in the name.
Kurtzman and Orci also said that the film will be more action-packed than any of the Treks that have preceded it, and that it’ll be the “biggest one” in terms of budget. “The economic models of the other [films] were very much based on the fans out there and their purchasing power,” says Orci. “With this one we’re going for the broad audience to bring people into Trek for the first time.”
YES!!! They’re aiming to do something they’ve needed to do for over a decade now… TRY TO ATTRACT NEW FANS… cause the old ones just weren’t there enough anymore. I’ve never understood some people’s resistance to the idea of trying to get new fans. How long do you think Ford would have stayed in business if all they ever did was sell cars to people who bought their cars before and never got a new customer??? That’s what Star Trek has been doing for years, and it’s time to shake things up.
Sci-Fi fans rejoice! This is the best news to come out about the new Star Trek! Now it actually has a chance at being decent.
