RE: Kirk should return to the big screen not a failed tv series | Report this post to moderator
By: Gallifrey1983 (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:29:15 on Aug 11, 2004 | (1)

I would love to see Kirk and Spock in a movie too. That was the great lost opportunity of the 1994 to 2002 era.

But now the next movie is a long way off, and is likely to involve an entirely new cast with no original Star Trek or TNG characters. Will it be Star Trek: Catwoman (with no connections to prior characters) at the box office, or something that is embraced, we don't know, but Shatner as Kirk is not in the picture from all reports.

Time is running out. Shatner is active and in good health, but that may not be the case in 10 years from now.

Enterprise is the best option available, and with Coto, Sussman, and the Reeves-Stevens working with Shatner, I think it can be done right.

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RE: Kirk should return to the big screen not a failed tv series | Report this post to moderator
By: BackwardGalaxy (Odo's file, contact) @ 18:30:20 on Aug 17, 2004

How will it dilute the Kirk mythos if no one watches it, as you are implying?

Nothing is going to dilute the Kirk mythos because anyone who really gives a dang about Captain Kirk is only going to remember the good anyway. If his 2 part arc on Enterprise sux ballz, then they're just going to click the "DELETE" button in their head and move on.

It's like athletes. Yeah, it is sad to see athletes play passed their prime and be horrible, but ten years from now, fans of that athlete are only going to remember him in his prime. There is little debate as to whether or not Mohammad Ali was the greatest boxer to ever step foot into the ring, but was his mythos diluted because he lost a couple of fights when he should have been retired? Um... no. Because no one even remembers the fact that he lost to Trevor Berbick before retiring.

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RE: Kirk should return to the big screen not a failed tv series | Report this post to moderator
By: BringBackKirk (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:45:41 on Aug 11, 2004

That's the beauty of having Kirk on Enterprise. If done right, Kirk would return to his current post-Generations time period, and conceivably appear at a future time with Spock. This time, they wouldn't have to worry about the character's revival and taking screen time explaining it. It's a great idea to have Kirk on Enterprise. And it HELPS the franchise. I would love to see Nimoy and Shatner together again too, but this is likely a necessary first step, and it's a big one. I have no problem with Kirk helping Enterprise out. The various shows SHOULD crossover once and awhile and work together as a team. That only makes the franchise stronger.

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