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« on: August 20, 2008, 12:11:18 PM »
I forget how much of this I may have said already... Re DS: Next Gen-- Skilled writers could pare down any necessary bits of backstory or references to the past and insert them in such a way that it would all be intriguing, partly because they leave some out, which also saves time and keeps them from getting bogged down in exposition.
Maybe I'm alone, but my only interest in any revival would be the fleshing out of the original story and finding out what happens next. Sure, one of these "reboots" that people love these days could be done well, I suppose, but I like my DS, and I don't need another one. I'd rather see a completely original great series or film, than that.
As for "icons", DS had no "icons" to start with-- no series does. It made them. A new DS will not be viable unless it can tell new stories and create new characters... otherwise it's feeding off original DS's achievements and creativity too much, and will be stale from the start. Continuing the Next Gen analogy, in their first season, they appropriated one plot element after another from original Trek stories, doing stale contrived versions of them. They stopped doing that though, and stood on their own. And they didn't need "icons" like Spock or Kirk.
I'd like at least a couple of the older actors reprising roles, and a recasting or two if it's good for the story, but mainly new Collinses etc.. And no models pretending to be actors!
Now just for kicks.....How about reacasting with the entire West Wing cast? I'll expand on this later....