Secret Trek Treatment Revealed

scifi.com ^ | 06/19/06

[KevinDavis]

In 2004, television producer Bryce Zabel (The Crow: Stairway to Heaven) and fellow producer J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5) had an idea to "reboot" Star Trek—an idea that ultimately never came to fruition, though it caught the attention of Trek fans. Since then, the news has emerged that Mission: Impossible III director J.J. Abrams is developing his own take on Star Trek for a proposed 11th film. And Zabel has chosen to post the 14-page treatment he and Straczynski developed on his own blog so that fans can finally get a look at the Trek that might have been.

The treatment called for a re-imagining of the original series, centering on the three main characters of Kirk, Spock and McCoy, set on the U.S.S. Enterprise on its first five-year mission. Zabel told SCI FI Wire that the show would reset the mythology to "start a new 'Universe B' which would be free to move in new directions as needed and yet allow us to work with the classic characters that all fans love and cherish. The best of all worlds, if you will."

As for the ship's mission, Zabel said the new mission would be "oriented toward discovering the truth behind an ancient life that appears to have had a hand in creating the numerous humanoid species throughout the universe. That would have been the over-mission, which would have steered the Enterprise into finding its share of new worlds and civilizations just the same."

[KevinDavis]

Uh no.. The only reason why reimaged Battlestar worked was due to the fact that the old Battlestar was corny as fraking hell.. I would like to see Buck Rogers reimaged.

[KevinDavis]

[cripplecreek]

"oriented toward discovering the truth behind an ancient life that appears to have had a hand in creating the numerous humanoid species throughout the universe

Maybe an explanation of why early Kingons looked so different than later Kingons.

[Egon]

As for the ship's mission, Zabel said the new mission would be "oriented toward discovering the truth behind an ancient life that appears to have had a hand in creating the numerous humanoid species throughout the universe.

Hmm. Sounds more like Asimov's Foundation series.

[Samwise]

We know that Scotty was constantly called upon to perform technical miracles and ably did so...but what if Scotty was a female character (just an example!), proof positive that in the future women equally excel in science and math?

Don't even think about making Scotty a woman.

[tet68]

Maybe an explanation of why early Kingons looked so different than later Kingons.

It couldn't have been..........evolution?

I mean it really is the voyage of the Beagle, isn't it?

[saganite]

Or why the spelling changed from Klingon to Kingon.

[cripplecreek]

Sudden IQ droppage.

[Mobile Vulgus]

Yeah, the true Trek fans won't take lightly an "alternate universe" idea, I'd bet.

[KevinDavis]

Well the classic BSG fans didn't take to the alternate BSG (I was one of them who hated the idea), however, I have a feeling there are some class BSG who likes the new BSG...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I would like to see Buck Rogers reimaged.,

I would also, especially with the futuristic roller disco left out.

[KevinDavis]

and that damn little robot...

[Army Air Corps]

"Maybe an explanation of why early Kingons looked so different than later Kingons."

Enterprise dedicated a two-part episode to that - 'twas genetic engineering.

[Phsstpok]

Maybe an explanation of why early Kingons looked so different than later Kingons.

Worf dealt with this rather effectively in "Trials and Tribble-ations."

"We don't speak of that with outsiders." 

[Army Air Corps]

What? No cybernetic comic relief/sidekick? ;-)

I agree, modern SFX and a good team of writers could do something quite cool with a retreatment of Buck Rogers. Some of the old episodes were good while others were just plain goofy.

[Tolik]

Babylon 5 was so superior to anything Trek, that if anybody can do it, that would be Straczynski himself.

[KevinDavis]

The ones that I enjoyed that were the ones that dealt with Draconian Empire.. I don't want to talk about Season 2...

[Army Air Corps]

"I don't want to talk about Season 2..."

Kinda like the first season of Star Trek-TNG - ick.

[martin_fierro]

Sounds good...

... until they cast this boob as Kirk.

[BenLurkin]

Several episodes of the original BSG were on SciFi today.

I still like it better!