Comments on: Exclusive: Jonathan Frakes On Nemesis, JJ Abrams Star Trek, A Return of TNG + more

By: John

John — Tue, 11 May 2010 04:11:39 +0000

There is no way that Patrick Stewart will agree to the low pay that surely would accompany a straight to video or tv special. Stewart became a major celebrity because of Star Trek. He was paid millions to star in the TNG movies and his popularity from TNG landed him the role of Prof X in the Xmen movies. Plus, Brent Spiner has said that he won’t play Data anymore because he is too old. He mentioned it could happen if they used Avatar type CGI but those kinds of high-end special effects are nearly never found in straight to video projects.

I love TNG and hate that it ended with Nemesis. Sadly, the only way we get a proper ending for TNG will be if it gets a budget big enough to include Stewart and a CGI Spiner.

By: Necros

Necros — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:09:50 +0000

Make a DS9 direct-to-DVD movie instead! That crew deserves a movie too.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:36:34 +0000

star trek titan could be on the cards

By: Steve Short

Steve Short — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:40:11 +0000

I wonder if Paramount would let Jonathan Frakes go back and re-edit “Nemesis” to DVD? To make a better version more like a Star Trek movie. I know Warner Bros. let Richard Donner re-edit “Superman II” The Richard Donner Cut to DVD, a better version.

By: Click that link! - Ideology of Madness

Click that link! - Ideology of Madness — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:36:24 +0000

[...] Burton jumps on the Jonathan Frakes bandwagon and throws Stuart Baird under the bus for the stinking heap of crap that Star Trek: [...]

By: OZ BORG

OZ BORG — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:14:59 +0000

There have been great ideas from nearly all the posts to revive and blend all the Star-trek themes (you should all collaborate and write novels, I’d buy ‘em) BUT, as for cinema showings this current one is going to do what the original TV series and first few movies could not. So we should just enjoy it. As for a new TV or straight to DVD series how about using some of the new themes from the novels already written, like Peter David’s “Excalibur” with only three seasons, each season being a story in it’s self. Rotate the themes to make every one happy.

By: Dom

Dom — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:38:46 +0000

Hi Closettrekker (155)

How’s it going? :)

I know what you mean about feeling the franchise got hijacked. It didn’t worry me when TNG was on TV and the movies still had the TOS cast. but when the credits for Generations ran with Berman and co’s names on and I saw the cheap-looking opening of the film with Scotty talking like Spock (when did anyone in TOS ever use a BS expression like ‘phasing in and out of the space-time continuum’?) that I truly felt the wrong people had stolen Trek from me. I saw the other films out of a perverse sense of duty, but I accepted that Trek had moved on by that point and was no longer for me. It had been supplanted by an over-worthy, politically correct mob of self-righteous do-gooders. I mean, aside from Riker, who in the TNG cast would you actually want to goout and get drunk with (I mean Deanna just passes out, soyou couldn’t get any naughties out of her!)?

The joy I felt when I heard JJ Abrams and his team was taking over was immeasurable and doubled as I read further down the paragraph and saw that it was going to be a new Kirk/Spock/McCoy film.

Regardless of changes of cast and continuity (which I both expect and don’t mind!) I feel like I’ve got ‘my’ Star Trek back!

By: T´pring

T´pring — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:07:10 +0000

153- T.U.M- thank you very much…I´m not a fan of DS9…that´s why I didn´t remenber of him. About the triangle…now I got what you wanted to say!! Thanks!!!!

By: Dr. Image

Dr. Image — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:25:01 +0000

#91 Alec “the abomination that was Insurrection” (??)

I’ll agree with Frakes on his opinion of that movie:
Insurrection is a wonderful film.
It is also the most “TNG” of the TNG movies, as well as very entertaining.

By: Darfyn

Darfyn — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:00:22 +0000

#152 I think we are both in our own corners in this argument ! The new Star Trek Team/Paramount are chasing the profit , as you said with a massive marketing campaign ! And of course Star Trek is not unsuccessful ! As earlier said by Steve – everything in one expensive basket ! And the community secularly divided by the series ! The new Movie I hope should be enjoyable . But it’s a lot of effort for just one home run !