Star Trek Phase 2, a pilot that would have brought Star Trek back in the 1970s, an example of potentially a new show in the modern day?[/caption]When I had heard about the absolute failure of, 'Enterprise' that they had decided to put a moratorium on Star Trek on both the small screen and the big screen... I was sad to hear! I mean besides the fact that Star Trek maybe historically one of the most important things that the Science Fiction genre ever produced, but this maybe one of the most prolific institutions to ever hit the big screen or small screen!
But fortunately though, J.J. Abrams (Lost) brought Star Trek back to life... And not just in the normal way that Hollywood seems to be doing these days! You see instead of just remaking, 'Star Trek' he just rebooted the series!
And so I ask, with the success of the new movie series, why not bring back Star Trek in the way that it had originally been intended? Why not bring it back to the small screen?
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A scene from the TV series, 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' the episode, 'The Best Of Both Worlds'.[/caption]I think with the effort that most network TV stations seem to be getting away from the disastrous run that they saw when they over did the whole, 'Reality TV' craze, a few years back, that a new Star Trek show would not only help in this effort to revitalize TV, but I also think it would also help to bring Star Trek even further back to the prominence that it once had!
Another thing that I think would be great if Star Trek was brought back to TV would be to continue to bring back a certain level of respectability to the quality of TV programs on TV, what I mean by that a lot of network TV... Albeit great programming and fun shows... A lot of network TV I kind of feel (largely with Cable & Satellite TV as well,) but Star Trek's message in my opinion... And I think a lot of you would agree, but the message is one of hope and the belief that mankind can become better then where we are at!
The current standards of a lot of TV is more escapist from the tough lives that a lot of people are living today... Well the truth is, is Star Trek does the same thing as well, and there is nothing wrong with escapist TV... As a matter of fact, TV in and of itself is a medium of entertainment... And entertainment in and of itself is escapist... But modern TV has seemed to maintain the escapist entertainment, bringing back Star Trek to TV would start to bringing that back to the world!
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Star Trek was a great example of TV that showed that the world could be more then what it was... especially considering the fact that the original Star Trek had a crew that was not segregated based on any sort of bigoted preference![/caption]In the end, there is a lot of reasons to bring Star Trek back to TV, but in the end, as a fan, and I am sure that I can speak for a lot of the other Star Trek fans out there, it would be great to see a new series on TV!
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