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Ronald D. Moore on His Visit to Star Trek Movie Set, Talks Current State of Franchise

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By GustavoLeao / 16:54, 17 March 2008 / Star Trek: Nemesis

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Maureen Ryan over at The Watcher spoke to Battlestar Galactica producer Ronald D. Moore for an hour this week, and has posted short pieces of her interview - including an excerpt in which Moore talks about his visit to the set of the Star Trek movie and his opinion on the current state of the Star Trek franchise. 

Here are the excerpts regarding Star Trek from the upcoming interview.

MR: I saw a trailer for the new "Star Trek" film over the holidays and I got excited, just because it was a little glimpse of "Trek" and I realized we hadn't had anything from that realm in so long. Do you have any feelings about the new feature film? Will you go see it?


Ronald D. Moore: "Oh, I'll see it. I actually got to go down to visit the set. I actually wangled a set visit that I can say nothing about, other than that I was very excited. It was really a treat for me personally. I was very grateful to J.J. [Abrams] and Damon [Lindelof] for making that happen. I saw the sets and thought the production design was just great. I just really liked the visual of it. And the vibe on the set was incredibly positive and very up. People were feeling good and confident and happy. It was really great for me. It was great to be back at Paramount and to walk into a stage where there was a Federation starship."


MR: Did you think Paramount did the right thing by going outside the "Trek" family, so to speak, for this film?


RDM: "Absolutely. I think that was a very smart decision. God love all of us that did all the series and the movies during those years, but that's a long time. There were a lot of tired people. A lot of tired blood. And it's time to bring in fresh eyes to it all. 


"I think it's akin to when they brought in Harve Bennett to [write the second ‘Star Trek' movie,] ‘The Wrath of Khan.' [Creator] Gene [Roddenberry] had lived and breathed ‘Trek' for a long time. He did [‘Star Trek:] The Motion Picture,' and ‘The Motion Picture' is what it is - I certainly went to see it and loved it at the moment, but it was bloated and [had] overruns and there a sense of it not really finding its feet yet.


"Then they brought in [writer] Harve Bennett, who had no connection to the show, and [director Nicholas] Meyer, who had never seen the show, and they reinvented it. They started over. They went at the costumes differently, the storytelling, the vibe of it, the style of story that they were going to do. They rescued the whole franchise. ‘Wrath of Khan' makes all the subsequent ‘Star Trek' projects possible.


"And I think that's where they are with the franchise now. They've brought in someone new, someone with no connection to the what's come before, who cares about it and says, ‘Wipe the slate, let's make this version.'"


The original report can be found here.



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By: J'Onn (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:16:42 on Mar 19, 2008

Yeah yeah yeah.. re-invention = Good
Wrath of Khan = Good

but having new actors play well established and loved characters like Kirk, Spock etc..?

I'm still unconvinced.

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By: VZX (Odo's file, contact) @ 13:18:33 on Mar 18, 2008

I trust Ron D Moore's opinion more than any other's about this project. If he's excited, than it's got my hopes way, way up. I know its like 19 months away, but I am curious to hear his reaction to this movie once it comes out. I wonder if he will put it in his blog.

Ron is a true-blue Star Trek fan and a professional writer (and a good one at that.) He knows the Trek history quite well. He also has no problem speaking out when he thinks the show is going in the wrong direction (remember his short stint on Voyager and his abrupt departure? He had plenty of words to say about how Voyager was lying to the audience and basically sucked)

Ron rocks. His old AOL "Ask Ron Moore" boards were a great insight into the TV production process. I frequented those often.


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By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:58:24 on Mar 18, 2008

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Absolutely. I think [going outside of the old 'Trek family'] was a very smart decision. God love all of us that did all the series and the movies during those years, but that's a long time. There were a lot of tired people. A lot of tired blood. And it's time to bring in fresh eyes to it all.

There is no quote I can remember that better states exactly why the Star Trek franchise "demised" by 2005 then the one above. Unknowledgable fans can blame writing, characters, plots, etc.. but in the end? There was only so many ways these people who had been on board since 1987 could rehash the same sets, costumes, dialogue et al.

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By: TRexx (Odo's file, contact) @ 01:21:53 on Mar 18, 2008

Quote from Ronald D. Moore:
'Wrath of Khan' makes all the subsequent 'Star Trek' projects possible.


Ah yes, Khan's wrath: "He tasks me -- and I'll have him. I'll chase him round the moons of Nibia, and round the Antares maelstrom, and round Perdition's flames before I give him up."

How about round Saturn's rings -- aren't they good for a chase? ...


Carolyn Porco will be presenting the Saturn images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft April 28 at the University Memorial Center at the University of Colorado. For more information, see 'At Saturn: Tripping the Flight Fantastic'.

It's all about the details for television and movie producer extraordinaire J.J. Abrams.


From Boulder scientist to help with 'Star Trek' film.


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By: Chronic Harlot (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 18:42:49 on Mar 17, 2008

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    By: Sam Cogley (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:36:09 on Mar 18, 2008

    I'm detecting a bit of a man-crush. ;)

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By: admiral_qua (Odo's file, contact) @ 17:07:56 on Mar 17, 2008

This man is one of the most pragmatic and intelligent voices in sci fi today. With Ron Moore being positive about this project I have more reason to be hopeful and so should many other fans.


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    By: rico (Odo's file, contact) @ 18:09:55 on Mar 17, 2008

    Couldn't agree more. Moore knows that if you want to utilize the spirit of a franchise, you have to go about it differently some time. While I doubt Ron Moore would have done it, I wish SciFi had waited for him to finish BSG before launching their Flash Gordon remake. I'm pretty confident it would have been a better show.


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    By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 17:48:59 on Mar 17, 2008

    I agree. Now I am EVEN more optimistic about Star Trek XI. Cant wait to see this prequel movie. Can you believe that ?

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      By: Enterpriser (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 20:36:52 on Mar 17, 2008

      It'll be interesting to compare Ron Moore's comments with those of Brannon Braga and Rick Berman, when and if they ever comment definitively on this upcoming movie. (Maybe they have and I missed it, acknowledgedly.)

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        By: OV-101 (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:04:31 on Mar 18, 2008

        I haven't heard of anything from those two since they left, or were booted. I suspect there is not much for them to say right now. I do wonder if JJ has offered them a tour of the set or if B&B requested a visit. If so, I wonder what the responses were.

        Glad to hear the good comments from RDM. Great guy. I do wish he could have lightened up the BSG a little. Make the characters a bit more positive in some way. I think he may try to do that in the last season. What a ride this has been....

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