Agreed. I think that’s the perfect spot in the timeline for this. Among other things, the earlier stage of technology would make the writers get more creative, with far fewer “deus ex machinas” available. I’d also be OK with a timeline that’s concurrent with TOS in such as way that there can be no overlap or contact…
The Culture are quite interventionist -as opposed to all The Federation’s Prime Directive handwringing- It would make for an interesting clash of philosophies if the Starfleet crew met a group like that. They would have to win an argument to send the all-powerful Culture-types away. I like it when Star Trek comes down…
My cats are *not* fully functional. I am a responsible pet owner, sir!
That would also (hopefully) prevent them from trying to play a game of villain one-upsmanship: “You thought the Borg were bad, these new baddies are 10X Borgier than the Borg ever were!”
Ideally they would’ve thrown that whole Khan-lite plot out and written a proper spy-intrigue flick involving Romulans.
New headcanon: Lore comes back, movie plays “mostly” the same, Data sacrifices himself, but is reborn as he replaces Lore’s core memory.
I want them to tell stories without a megaphone and a crowbar, and for those stories to just sometimes be exceptionally weird and cerebral and other times to be fun. I also want obvious soundstages and bottle episodes where you see nooks and crannies of the ship that I’ll file away in my head for fanfiction. Oh, and…
The thing that makes me most excited for it is the overall acceptance of serial storytelling. Back in the ST heyday, shows had to reset by the end of the episode so it could be syndicated. Since shows don’t have that pressure as much any more, they can have series long arcs, and have things happen to characters in an…
Star Trek, like your cats, is just something you must hold, cherish, and love unconditionally.
Goodbye, Beni.
Well, better a scarab beetle equivalent than a corpse, I say.