The Occasional Solipsist

Pretty much all moderate-to-hardcore Trek fans were aware that there were multiple pitches being thrown around during the demise of Enterprise. Pitches that took Star Trek in different directions; some used new characters, while others re-imagined old ones; some were for tv series, others were for feature films; some stuck with cannon, others threw it right out the window.

What those same fans know is that all of these pitches died without so much as a whimper when the powers that be at Paramount, tired of the miserable ratings that Enterprise was getting (I still liked it!) and bored with a franchise that even I'll admit had gone somewhat stale, let the latest series die and closed the door firmly on Trek. Supposedly for good.

But with the recent announcement of an 11th Star Trek feature film currently in production, a feature that tells us the story of a young Kirk, McCoy and Spock, how they met, and how they ended up working together, (see my post on I wonder who is going to play Kirk) there has been renewed interest in some of the other pitches that were being thrown around.

One such pitch was a complete reboot of the Original Trek, told in the same style as Ron Moore's brilliant and extremely popular Battlestar Galactica re-imagination: Using established characters and universe but removing ALL cannon, and completely starting from scratch. It would probably not be such a notable idea, except that it was co-written by JMS of Babylon 5 fame.

Mostly due to the fact that because there will now be a movie made telling a similar story, the treatment has been made available for all who care to read about it. Read the article and download a copy of the treatment here.

This is a must for any Star Trek fan, both because of what might have been, and because rumour has it that Abrams Trek movie, due out in 2008, is largely based on the plot.

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