(Note: Because this post is very long and intricate even at three separate parts, I will be linking extensively to a wiki appropriate for background information on this topic.)
A few months ago in the somewhat arbitrary context of discussing my Top Ten Favorite Super Monkeys, I briefly touched upon my love of the Star Trek franchise, which led me to produce among other works of sad unread fan fiction a pilot treatment and show bible for a new Trek series called Star Trek: Strange Frontier. Though I talked about a few elements of the idea, I never actually went into great detail about it, and I thought that with the recent Star Trek Into Darkness, as well as a new review series I have planned, I might as well throw it out there, in case anyone was interested.
A few months ago in the somewhat arbitrary context of discussing my Top Ten Favorite Super Monkeys, I briefly touched upon my love of the Star Trek franchise, which led me to produce among other works of sad unread fan fiction a pilot treatment and show bible for a new Trek series called Star Trek: Strange Frontier. Though I talked about a few elements of the idea, I never actually went into great detail about it, and I thought that with the recent Star Trek Into Darkness, as well as a new review series I have planned, I might as well throw it out there, in case anyone was interested.
The
motive for the show would be to present a love letter to the spin-off
era of Trek I grew up with, in the same way that The Next Generation
was a love letter to the original series. Because the end of Voyager and the last non-Abrams Trek film Nemesis marked the most recent
chronological point in this universe, I would use the gap since then
to do what Star Trek does best, and what hasn't been done since the
decision to produce the prequel series Enterprise and the new
alternate reality film series, to move forward instead of backwards
by showing what has happened in the intervening years since we last
saw an original present day Trek show.
We
would find the Alpha Quadrant in a new age of peace and prosperity,
with nearly all of the old enemies defeated or made into allies. The
post-war treaty with The Dominion has created a vast though still
somewhat uneasy cross-Quadrant alliance, the destruction of Romulus (as seen in the first Abrams film) leads to Re-Unification by
necessity, and thanks to the work of the EMH on Voyager, a cure
for Borg assimilation has rendered a once unwinnable war into a
humanitarian mission.
The
series would begin with what is supposed to be the last mission of
the show's Captain, a gruff soldier without a war to fight who has
announced his early retirement. His last act as Captain of the U.S.S.
Intrepid is to escort a group of rough and tumble colonists to a
newly annexed planet in Tzenketh space, a region still thought to be
akin to the Wild West. Though they have their own ship The Louis And Clark, he insists on
guarding them through hostile territory, because among the
colonists is his daughter.
Along
the way, the two ship convoy comes across a mystery in a nearby
system, when they discover that where there are supposed to be seven
planets, now there is an eighth, nestled in between the two M class planets, yet somehow without altering the atmospheres of any of the
worlds around it. When they stop to investigate, both ships are
brought down to the planet, torn in half by the force of some sort of
natural tractor beam. The majority of the series would take place on
this world, as the two crews must work together to unravel the
mysteries they find and seek rescue or escape.
The
planet appears to be an uninhabited jungle world, the only signs of
intelligent life being the ruins of an ancient city built by a
technologically advanced race. The first night stranded on the
surface, a bright light cuts through the air, and the following
night, they notice that the constellations have all changed,
indicating that the planet has moved, making immediate rescue
unlikely. A study of the flora and fauna shows species of plants and
animals from all four quadrants, some that have been extinct for
years, The planet appears to be bouncing around in space and time,
collecting lifeforms from all over the galaxy like the Bermuda
Triangle attracts ships and planes.
The
main thrust of the series would be the characters exploring this
planet that just so happens to be littered with aliens not only from
everywhere in the galaxy, but also from all of Star Trek history.
They might run into the Mugato or a mutated Salt Vampire, or maybe a
crashed Borg scout or those little ear wig things from Wrath of Khan,
along with any number of new creatures not yet encountered by the
Federation. In between, they will discover that this strange planet
has a unique place in the secret history underpinning much of the
lore created in the spin-offs, paving the way to answer some of the more
intriguing loose ends that were never tied up after Enterprise.
Also,
yeah, it's kinda like Star Trek meets Lost, in case you somehow
didn't pick up on that, only its not as terrible as that mingling of
plot mechanics would suggest.
(Okay,
so I originally wrote this as one incredibly long post so dense and
without mercy that no one would ever want to read it, but I decided
that since I actually do want people to enjoy reading my blog from
time to time, I've decided to split it up into three parts. Stay Tuned for Part Two where I discuss the cast, and Part Three for a detailed series breakdown.
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