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Orci on Rebooting an Old Story or Creating a New Storyline for Star Trek XII

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By GustavoLeao / 07:31, 4 July 2009 / Star Trek: Nemesis

The Tribune posted a new interview with Star Trek writer Roberto Orci, and and here are few excerpts of the article.

The question is : do Orci and Alex Kurtzman create a fresh plot with never-before-seen characters and scenarios or -- because young Kirk and Spock are now part of an alternate timeline where the past has been altered -- do they introduce new versions of such popular villains as the Klingons or Khan? Orci recognizes each approach has its own merits.


Rebooting familiar elements appeals instantly to fans and attracts the attention of "the media-sphere," as he calls it.


"But on the other hand," he adds, "who doesn't love an original story?"


That they're even having this discussion is, they know, is no small feat. But the J. J. Abrams directed Trek has rejuvenated a franchise once believed dead, grossing more than $245 million so far in North America. (Compared to the $49 million 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis earned.)


"We'd hear that people thought Star Trek was too cold, that women didn't like it," Orci says. "But if you look at that period in the 1980s -- from Wrath of Khan to the Voyage Home -- those movies were very warm; they were about a family."
 
The full article is here



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By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 17:49:01 on Jul 05, 2009

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I think a Cardassian movie would be sweet.

The Cardassians are in the Gamma quadrant in 2260, so that's not going to happen. If you're going to use a known Star Trek adversary and stay away from anything new? Might as well be Khan or the Klingons, at least they would be compelling.

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RE: Khan!!!! by ValleyOfTheGwangi @ 07:48:11 on Jul 06
RE: Khan!!!! by Kamen Rider Blade @ 18:09:52 on Jul 05
    RE: Khan!!!! by Ralphis @ 06:30:13 on Jul 07
    RE: Khan!!!! by prometheus 59650 @ 19:44:19 on Jul 05

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By: Brannon (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:38:57 on Jul 05, 2009

Since the Klingons were mightily hurt by Nero's actions it stands to reason that they were not able to intimidate or conquer worlds or civilizations that they conquered or intimidated in the other time line..

Therefore it stands to reason that one or several of these worlds would or could grow in power and perhaps the ability to conquer other civilizations, thereby providing fodder for several other movies and a new TV series.

There could still be Klingon episodes or Cardassian episodes or whatever, but a few new villains wouldn't hurt a thing.


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