re: #464 Dr Lizardo

Yes, very true. Those were all excellent films.

When it comes to reboots, I liked J.J. Abrams’ idea of rebooting the Star Trek franchise by placing it in an alternate timeline. It allows the writers to have the freedom to explore new ideas and storylines without being constrained by the original continuity.

That being said, my disappointment (for lack of a better term) is that I want to see new Star Trek stories set in a future timeline after Star Trek: The Next Generation/Deep Space Nine. A new series, set….let’s say…..150 years or more after the events of that timeline. Star Trek has always been about the future. They need to start thinking about that instead of prequels or further reboots.

The big reason why there’s so much focus on prequels and reboots is the same reason that Marvel can’t put the X-Men into their MCU: CBS and Paramount split the rights and so neither really owns the whole enchilada. Paramount has the rights to the movies, but can’t use anything that appears in the TV series, while CBS has rights to the series but can’t touch the movies. So Paramount can make movies about Kirk and crew but have to avoid referencing the TV series outright, while CBS can make series in the TOS era but can’t have Kirk and crew onscreen.