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Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: Enterprise , originally titled Enterprise until Season 3, is the sixth series set in the Star Trek universe. Created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga , and based upon Gene Roddenberry 's classic 1966 Star Trek (and its subsequent spin-offs), Enterprise was a prequel set a century before the time of Kirk and Spock . The series followed the voyages of the first starship Enterprise and mankind 's first steps into the "final frontier". Initially titled as simply Enterprise , the series ran an abbreviated four seasons. The series debuted in 2001 on the United Paramount Network replacing Star Trek: Voyager . It was canceled in 2005 .

As of 2024 , due to its placement in the Star Trek timeline, Enterprise is the only Star Trek production whose continuity is not affected by the events of the 2009 film reintroducing the crew of James T. Kirk , making it the only TV series in the Star Trek universe to maintain continuity in both the prime and alternate realities .

Main Title Theme (seasons 1-2) file info
Main Title Theme (seasons 3-4) file info
" Where My Heart Will Take Me " lyrics (composed by Diane Warren , vocals by Russell Watson )
Mirror Main Title Theme file info (used in episodes " In a Mirror, Darkly " and " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ", composed by Dennis McCarthy & Kevin Kiner )
2 Plot summary
3 Reception
4.1 Special guest stars
4.2 Recurring guest stars
5 Production crew
6 Opening credits
7.1 Season 1
7.2 Season 2
7.3 Season 3
7.4 Season 4
7.5 Proposed Season 5 stories
8 Related topics
10 Video games
11 Syndication
12.1.1 "Archer's Theme"
12.1.2 "Where My Heart Will Take Me"
13 External links

Summary [ ]

Enterprise was created in the hopes of revitalizing the Star Trek franchise since ratings for the previous series, Star Trek: Voyager , had waned near the end. Intended to be more modern, with characters far from Gene Roddenberry's 24th century Utopian Humanity, Enterprise was situated in one of the least explored eras in the Star Trek universe and a time only 150 years from present day.

Enterprise was set in the 22nd century , at a time before the Federation and while United Earth was just becoming a player in interstellar politics .

The producers – under the guidance of Roddenberry's successor, Rick Berman – sought to set the series apart from those that had come before, creating nearly every set, prop and costume anew and tending toward a more encompassing, "you-are-there" style of storytelling.

According to comments made by Executive Producer Brannon Braga in discussions with fans at TrekMovie.com , Berman's original idea for the series was to have the entire first season set on Earth as Humanity's first-ever warp starship was constructed. This was soon decided to be too far removed from the style of the franchise as a whole, and so the premise was redrafted.

Enterprise , like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine before it, featured numerous story arcs throughout its run. Story lines included the Temporal Cold War and the Xindi arc that took up the show's entire third season.

The series was the first to incorporate lyrics into its opening theme song (unused lyrics did exist for the original series' fanfare); it also did not include the words Star Trek in its title until the third season episode " Extinction ".

Like its predecessor, Star Trek: Voyager , Enterprise aired on UPN , rather than in first-run syndication like TNG and DS9. Premiering on 26 September 2001 with a strong opening, the two-hour pilot " Broken Bow " garnered a 9.9 overnight rating and a 15% share. Ratings, however, declined over the next few seasons, dipping to an average 2.5 million viewers an episode.

As early as the second season , rumors of the show's imminent cancellation pushed the producers to find new directions to take the series. Beginning with the series' third season, Enterprise adopted a darker tone and a more violent arc, in some ways mirroring the post 9/11 sentiment.

While many critics were impressed with the new pull of the series, ratings remained low, and the show was canceled at the end of its fourth season.

Even so, Enterprise accomplished a number of technical firsts for a Star Trek series. It was the first series to air in high definition , with " Exile " being the first episode to air in that format. It was produced with third-generation Sony HDTV cameras starting in Season 4; the first 3 seasons were filmed with traditional 35mm film cameras (which were then transferred to digital for broadcast). [1] (X) The series was also the first to be produced in widescreen format. The decision to air Enterprise in the widescreen (16:9) format was made halfway through filming of the first season, which required episodes filmed prior to the decision to be re-telecined from the original masters (which had been filmed in the 4:3 ratio used for all previous Star Trek television series). [2]

Enterprise was nominated for five individual Saturn Awards , won an ASCAP Award in 2002 for "Top TV Series", was nominated for seventeen Emmy Awards , winning four, and two episodes were nominated for Hugo Awards .

Plot summary [ ]

Launched in the year 2151 , the NX-class starship Enterprise (the first of United Earth 's advanced warp five vessels) was at first on temporary assignment . Though years of preparation still lay ahead, the ship was unexpectedly put into service when a Klingon national crash-landed on Earth , putting the entire planet at stake should he not make it back to his people. Under the command of United Earth Starfleet Captain Jonathan Archer , son of the famed scientist Henry Archer , the crew of Enterprise succeeded in their mission, but found themselves surrounded by deeper mysteries. Warranting the extension of their assignment into a full-blown mission of deep space exploration, the crew of Enterprise set off into the unknown, taking with them a Vulcan science officer (or chaperone) named T'Pol and a Denobulan doctor named Phlox .

Enterprise 's first years were rocky; while the ship made contact with such species as the Suliban and the previously mentioned Klingons, such contact was not peaceful. In its first two years alone, the ship's crew found themselves in armed conflict with a range of species from the Tholians to the Coridanite to the Borg ... and things only got worse. By its third year in space, an alien species known as the Xindi brutally attacked Earth, killing millions.

The NX-01 was dispatched to a remote and previously uncharted area of space known as the Delphic Expanse in order to prevent the Xindi from completing their ultimate goal of destroying Humanity . While the mission was successful, after nearly a year in the Expanse, the ship suffered severe damage and many losses.

Upon returning home, Enterprise served a more diplomatic role in the service of United Earth, easing relations between the Vulcans, the Andorians , and the Tellarites , and paving the way toward a Coalition of Planets , an alliance that eventually lead to the founding of the United Federation of Planets . Though still often tumultuous, Enterprise continued its mission of exploration as well, bringing Humans in contact with even more new worlds and new civilizations .

Reception [ ]

During its four-year run, Enterprise was nominated for 17 Emmy Awards , mostly in "technical" categories such as visual effects and makeup. It won four: "Outstanding Hairstyling For A Series", "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore)", and "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore)" (twice).

Main cast [ ]

Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer
John Billingsley as Phlox
Jolene Blalock as T'Pol
Dominic Keating as Malcolm Reed
Anthony Montgomery as Travis Mayweather
Linda Park as Hoshi Sato
Connor Trinneer as Charles Tucker III

Star Trek: Enterprise was the only live action Star Trek series to complete its run without a change in the main cast. Star Trek: The Animated Series also didn't have a change in the main voice cast during its two seasons.

Production crew [ ]

Rick Berman – Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
Brannon Braga – Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
Chris Black – Co-Executive Producer, Writer
Manny Coto – Co-Executive Producer, Writer
John Shiban – Co-Executive Producer, Writer
David A. Goodman – Supervising Producer, Writer
Ken LaZebnik – Supervising Producer, Writer
Mike Sussman – Producer, Writer
Alan Brennert – Producer, Writer
André Bormanis – Executive Story Editor, Science Consultant, Writer
Alan Kobayashi – Graphic Designer
Dawn Velazquez – Producer
Gene Roddenberry – Creator of Star Trek

Opening credits [ ]

The opening credits for Star Trek: Enterprise contained a number of images referencing modern-day as well as historical exploration and space travel leading up to the launch of Enterprise NX-01 in 2151, including the Enterprise OV-101 shuttle, named in real life in honor of Star Trek . Also used in the sequence is a clip of Zefram Cochrane 's ship, the Phoenix , from Star Trek: First Contact , and the real-life animated footage of the Mars rover .

Two versions of the opening title sequence were created, one for the prime Star Trek universe to the tune of " Where My Heart Will Take Me " which was seen at the beginning of the majority of episodes, and the other which documented the rise of the Terran Empire in the mirror universe episodes " In a Mirror, Darkly " and " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II " which was done to an instrumental.

Episode list [ ]

Season 1 [ ].

ENT Season 1 , 25 episodes:

Season 2 [ ]

ENT Season 2 , 26 episodes:

Season 3 [ ]

ENT Season 3 , 24 episodes:

Season 4 [ ]

ENT Season 4 , 22 episodes:

Proposed Season 5 stories [ ]

Video games [ ]

Only two official video games set in the Enterprise era have been released – Star Trek: Encounters and Star Trek: Legacy . However, these two games are not true Enterprise games, as they cover the franchise as a whole.

Syndication [ ]

With four seasons, Enterprise reached syndication less than a year after its cancellation, in some markets airing multiple times a week beginning on 17 September 2005 . The syndication run of the series features the first episode of season 1 , two episodes of season 2 , and all episodes of the final season . Notable stations cleared Enterprise in syndication for most of the run including WNBC in New York City, KNBC in Los Angeles and WCIU in Chicago. However, with the 40th anniversary of Star Trek , Enterprise was replaced in syndication by "remastered" versions of classic TOS episodes on 16 September 2006 .

Episodes are available on CBS.com and its sister site TV.com . Netflix online streaming subscribers can also view episodes.

The first three seasons are also available on the Xbox Live Marketplace (currently US only), a premium service offered with the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Each episode costs about two to three US dollars, and are available in both standard and high-definition widescreen. Two part episodes are broken up into two separate episodes and must be purchased separately.

All seasons are also available on the iTunes Store and on Amazon Instant Video in both standard and high-definition widescreen.

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"Archer's Theme" [ ]

"Archer's Theme" is an instrumental piece of music used over the closing credits. It was composed by Dennis McCarthy .

The theme was originally intended to be played over the opening credits of the show. ( citation needed • edit ) McCarthy, having also composed the theme for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , wrote the piece in a style reminiscent of the later Star Trek series. Even though the piece opens with a subdued but recognizable version of Star Trek theme fanfare, McCarthy wrote it in keeping with the spirit of the show to be overall less classical and more modern instrumentally.

The producers' decision to use "Where My Heart Will Take Me" in its stead was a controversial decision that the producers made in an attempt to make the series appeal to an audience wider than that of existing Trek fans. ( citation needed • edit )

Altogether four different versions of end credits were used in the show. In the pilot episode, "Broken Bow", an instrumental version of "Where My Heart Will Take Me", also known as "Faith of the Heart", was used.

In the following episode, " Fight or Flight ", "Archer's Theme" is heard in a different arrangement. In addition, there is a different closing theme in the double feature " In a Mirror, Darkly ", reprising this episode's unique opening credits music.

"Where My Heart Will Take Me" [ ]

The use of an album-oriented rock theme tune is in stark contrast to previous series in the franchise, and provoked a negative reaction in some fans, ( citation needed • edit ) to the point of protesting outside the studios.

One of its most prominent detractors is Simon Pegg . Pegg was a fan of Star Trek prior to appearing in the films, but according to a 2011 interview:

" I think that the theme music to Enterprise was probably the most hideous Star Trek moment in history. I couldn't believe that they had this great idea of sort of pre-Kirk/Spock Star Trek , and they gave it a dreadful soft-rock music start. It just seemed so ill-advised. I mention Admiral Archer [in 2009's Star Trek ] – it isn't struck off because of the terrible music. Scotty actually mentions him. But [the theme music] is terrible. I've never seen Enterprise , because I couldn't get past that music. It would still be ringing in my ears when the show starts. " [3] (X)

External links [ ]

Star Trek: Enterprise at StarTrek.com
Star Trek: Enterprise at the Internet Movie Database
Star Trek: Enterprise at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Star Trek: Enterprise at Wikipedia
1 Daniels (Crewman)
2 Star Trek: Prodigy

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Star Trek movies in order: Chronological and release

Untangle the different timelines and get the popcorn: Here are the Star Trek movies in order — both chronological and release.

Chronological order
Prime Timeline

The Original Series movies

The next generation movies.

Kelvin Timeline
Release order

Upcoming Star Trek movies

We've got a guide to watching the Star Trek movies in order, decloaking off our starboard side!

So long as movies stick numbers on the ends of their titles, it’s easy to watch them in order. Once they start branching out, however, things can get a little muddled, especially when reboots come along and start the whole process over from scratch.

You may have heard that the even-numbered ones are good and the odd-numbered ones are not. That’s spot on for the films starring the cast of The Original Series (aka Kirk and friends) falls apart once you reach the tenth entry in the series. It would probably be worth your while to have this list of the Star Trek movies, ranked worst to best around to steer clear of the clunkers. Look, we’re not going to pretend everything here is worth two hours of your day, we’re just letting you know which came out after which.

Should your Trek appetite remain unsatiated after your movie watchathon, feel free to pull from either our list of the best Star Trek: The Original series episode s or best Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes . Either one will set you up for a weekend jam-packed with great Trek moments. Consult our Star Trek streaming guide for all the details on where to watch the movies and shows online

Star Trek movies: Chronological order

Below is the quick version of our list if you just need to check something to win an argument, but it comes with a lot of in-universe time travel-related caveats that we'll explain below.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek: Prime Timeline

The first thing you need to know about the Star Trek films is that while they travel back and forth in time, they also diverge into two (for now) different timelines. The films of the original crew (well, the first iteration of them, anyway – more on that later) are all in what is known as the Prime Timeline.

Within the Prime Timeline, the movies are then split between The Original Series movies and The Next Generation movies.

1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Crew in Star Trek: The Motion Picture_Paramount Pictures

Release date: December 8, 1979
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley

This is the film that brought the voyages of the U.S.S. Enterprise to the big screen. An energy cloud is making its way toward Earth, destroying everything in its path. Kirk and crew intercept it and discover an ancient NASA probe at the heart of the cloud. Voyager – known as V’ger now – encountered a planet of living machines, learned all it could, and returned home to report its findings, only to find no one who knew how to answer. It’s a slow-paced film, and the costumes are about as 70s as they come, but there’s classic Star Trek at the heart of this film.

2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan (1982)_Paramount Pictures

Release date: June 4, 1982
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban

Ask a Star Trek fan what the best Star Trek movie is and more often than not, you’ll get Khan as your answer. A sequel to the events of the “Space Seed” episode of The Original Series, Khan is a retelling of Moby Dick with Khan throwing reason to the wind as he hunts his nemesis, James T. Kirk. Montalban delivers a pitch-perfect performance, giving us a Khan with charisma and obsession in equal parts.

3. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Walter Koenig, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, and George Takei in Star Trek III The Search for Spock (1984)_Paramount Pictures

Release date: June 1, 1984

Spock might have died in The Wrath of Khan, but this third entry set up the premise for his return, with the creation of the Genesis planet. Essentially a heist movie in reverse, Search for Spock has the crew defying orders from Starfleet in an attempt to reunite Spock’s consciousness with his newly-rejuvenated body. It’s not a great movie, but it does include two very important events: the rebirth of Spock and the death of Kirk’s son at the hands of the Klingons. That’ll be important a few flicks from now.

4. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (1986)_Paramount Pictures

Release date: November 26, 1986
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Catherine Hicks

If Star Trek fans don’t say Khan is the best Star Trek movie, odds are very high they say Voyage Home is. It’s a funny film where the mission isn’t destruction, but creation – or more accurately, repairing the devastating effects of humankind’s ecological short-sightedness.

A probe arrives at Earth, knocking out the power of everything in its path as it looks for someone to respond to its message (yeah, it happens a lot). This time, however, the intended recipient is the long-extinct blue whale. To save Earth, Kirk and co. go back in time to 1980s San Francisco to snag some blue whales. The eco-messaging isn’t exactly subtle, but it doesn’t get in the way of a highly enjoyable movie.

5. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, and Laurence Luckinbill in Star Trek V The Final Frontier (1989)

Release date: June 9, 1989

A writers’ strike and Shatner’s directorial skills (or lack thereof) doomed this film before a single scene was shot. The core plot is actually pretty good: Spock’s half-brother hijacks the Enterprise so that he can meet God, which he believes to be… himself. Some Star Trek fans have an odd fondness for this movie, as it showcases the camaraderie of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy when they’re off-duty.

6. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Christopher Plummer in Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country (1991)_Paramount Pictures

Release date: December 6, 1991
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Christopher Plummer

Right, so if that Star Trek fan you’ve been talking to doesn’t choose either Khan or Voyage Home as the best Star Trek movie ever, they almost certainly name Undiscovered Country (and if they don’t, they have highly questionable taste, frankly). The Klingon moon of Praxis explodes, putting the entire Klingon race at risk. The Enterprise hosts a diplomatic entourage of Klingons, much to Kirk’s discomfort.

Remember how Klingons murdered Kirk’s son? Well, he certainly hasn’t forgotten. Kirk’s lingering rage makes him the perfect patsy for the murder of the Klingon Chancellor, sending him and McCoy to a prison planet and setting the stage for war. Christopher Plummer is perfection as a Shakespeare-quoting Klingon general with no taste for peace.

7. Star Trek: Generations

Malcolm McDowell, Brian Thompson, and Gwynyth Walsh in Star Trek Generations (1994)_Paramount Pictures

Release date: November 18, 1994
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner

And thus the torch is passed from the crew of The Original Series to that of The Next Generation. It’s a bit of a fumble, to be honest, but they all did their best to get Kirk and Picard into the same film and have it make sense. Malcolm McDowell plays Soran, a scientist who will stop at nothing to control the Nexus, a giant space rainbow that exists outside of space-time.

Soran lost his family when his home world was destroyed and he wants to re-join them (or at least an illusion of them) in the Nexus. He’s not so much a villain as a tragic figure, but the Nexus makes a meeting between Kirk and Picard possible. Not all that sensible, but possible.

8. Star Trek: First Contact

U.S.S. Enterprise battling the Borg in Star Trek First Contact (1996)_Paramount Pictures

Release date: November 22, 1996
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Alice Krige

Okay, no, for real, if your Star Trek pal didn’t pick Khan or Voyage Home or… oh, nevermind. Cueing off the iconic two-part episode “Best of Both Worlds,” in which Picard is assimilated by the Borg, First Contact sees the collective traveling back in time in order to disrupt First Contact, the day Earth’s first foray into space attracted the attention of the Vulcans, kicking off the events that would eventually lead to Starfleet’s victory over the Borg. The Borg Queen torments Picard with visions of the past and tempts Data with humanity, going so far as to give him some human skin.

The fight with the Borg aboard the Enterprise is thrilling, and the work on the surface to get first contact back on track is fun. Plus, there’s just nothing like Patrick Stewart turning it up to 11 as he lashes out at the enemy that haunts his dreams.

9. Star Trek: Insurrection

Brent Spiner and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek Insurrection (1998)_Paramount Pictures

Release date: December 11, 1998
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, F. Murray Abraham

Essentially an episode inflated for the big screen, Insurrection is about the Federation conspiring to displace a planet’s population in order to harvest the planet’s unique resource – super healing metaphasic particles. In addition to the rejuvenating natural resource, the Ba’ku also have access to exceptional technology, which they shun in favor of a more simple lifestyle.

Data malfunctions, the villains are Federation allies (and former Ba’ku!), Picard gets to knock boots with a local – Insurrection is the very definition of “fine.” Chronologically, Insurrection is relevant for rekindling the romance between Riker and Troi, but not much else.

10. Star Trek: Nemesis

Patrick Stewart and Tom Hardy in Star Trek Nemesis (2002)_Paramount Pictures

Release date: December 13, 2002
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Tom Hardy

Before he mumbled his way into our hearts as Bane, Tom Hardy was Shinzon, a clone of Picard the Romulans created in an eventually abandoned attempt to infiltrate Starfleet. Shinzon is dying, and all that will save him is a transfusion of Picard’s blood. Unfortunately, Shinzon also happens to be a megalomaniac who happens to want to destroy all life on Earth and maybe a few other planets, too, if he’s feeling saucy.

Nemesis is notable mostly for killing Data with a noble sacrifice, only to resurrect him moments later in a duplicate body found earlier by the Enterprise crew.

Star Trek: Kelvin Timeline

The last of the Prime Timeline movies failed to impress at the box office, so it was a few years before anyone tried to bring the Enterprise back to the big screen. Rather than lean on any of the TV crews, this new slate of movies would serve as a reboot, welcoming new audiences while honoring long-time fans. Welcome to the Kelvin Timeline. (For all the ins and outs, check out our Star Trek: Kelvin Timeline explained article).

11. Star Trek

John Cho, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, and Chris Pine in Star Trek (2009)_Paramount Pictures

Release date: May 8, 2009
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban

Back to the beginning! Star Trek introduces us to James T. Kirk, Spock, and “Bones” McCoy as they meet and join the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Though the plot is a relatively straightforward affair of a Romulan named Nero trying to destroy the Earth. His anger borne out of grief, what matters most is how it all came to be. In the future, Spock – the Prime Timeline version – tries to save Romulus from being destroyed by a supernova, but fails. Both his ship and Nero’s are kicked back in time, setting off a chain of events that diverge from the original, “true” timeline.

The name “Kelvin” refers to the U.S.S. Kelvin, the ship heroically captained by Kirk’s father, which is destroyed in the opening moments of the movie.

12. Star Trek Into Darkness

Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)_© Zade Rosenthal_Paramount Pictures

Release date: May 16, 2013
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch

The benefit of the Kelvin Timeline is that it not only allows Star Trek to explore canon material – such as Khan (he of the Wrath) – but to do something completely new with it. Khan features heavily in Into Darkness, but he has no beef with Kirk. Instead, a Starfleet Admiral is threatening the lives of Khan’s crew, forcing them to craft weapons of mass destruction.

Khan inevitably eludes captivity and strikes out against Starfleet, killing Captain Pike (and a bunch of others) in the process. Kirk and company eventually take Khan down, but not before Kirk sacrifices himself to save his crew. Don’t worry, these things don’t last in either Star Trek timeline, as Kirk gets better moments later thanks to *checks notes* Khan's super blood.

13. Star Trek Beyond

Idris Elba and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)_© Kimberley French_Paramount Pictures

Release date: July 22, 2016
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Idris Elba

Beyond leans into the camaraderie of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy now that they’ve had some time together, much to the movie’s benefit. The Enterprise is lured to Altamid under false pretenses, leading to much of the crew being marooned on the planet. The architect of the deception was Krall, who wants an opportunity to return to a galaxy where war is the order of the day.

Beyond is a significant point in the timeline for two reasons. First, it sadly marked the death of Spock Prime due to the passing of Leonard Nimoy. Second, it culminates in the Enterprise embarking on the five-year-mission that started everything back in 1966.

Star Trek movies: Release order

If you can't be bothered remembering two different orders for the Star Trek movies then we've got good news for you — the release order is identical to the chronological order that we've shown above (accounting for the Kelvin timeline as it's own entity anyway).

The full run of Star Trek films currently tops out at 13 entries; the fate of the 14th was hidden within a nebula of conflicting information. “Star Trek 4” was slated for December 22, 2023, but given that filming had yet to begin as of July 2022, it seems inevitable that date will change. Back in February 2022, Paramount that the principal cast would be returning for the fourth installment of the Kelvin timeline, a claim quickly disputed by the agents of those selfsame actors. Awkward.

Soon after, however, Chris Pine eventually signed on the dotted line, and his shipmates reached their own agreements. As of right now, Kirk (Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), McCoy (Karl Urban, assuming he can make it work around filming of The Boys), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Uhura (Zoe Saldaña), and Sulu (John Cho) are all ready to beam up and get filming. Sadly, this will be the first of the Kelvin films to not feature Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov. Yelchin died in an accident at his home in 2016. It’s currently unclear if Chekov will be recast or if a different character will take his place on the bridge of the Enterprise.

Though the Kelvin timeline is often referred to as “J.J. Abrams Trek,” he won’t be directing Star Trek 4; Matt Shakman will take on that responsibility, leaving Abrams to produce. As for what it will be about, that’s anyone’s guess, but Chris Pine told Deadline he hopes this one tells a smaller story that appeals to the core Trek audience. “Let’s make the movie for the people that love this group of people, that love this story, that love Star Trek,” he said. “Let’s make it for them and then, if people want to come to the party, great.” It’s a strategy that makes sense; the disappointment with recent Trek films hasn’t been their content so much as their box office. A Trek film with a smaller scope (and budget) would almost certainly have a very healthy profit margin while also resonating with the fanbase.

With no new announcements coming from San Diego Comic-Con 2022, it seems that we’ll have to wait for any more insight into the next Star Trek film. Sill, recent comments from Paramount CEO Brian Robbins have us cautiously optimistic: “We’re deep into [Star Trek 4] with J.J. Abrams, and it feels like we’re getting close to the starting line and excited about where we’re going creatively,” he told Variety .

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Whatever Happened To The Cast Of Star Trek: Enterprise?

T he sixth series in the long-running "Star Trek" franchise," "Star Trek: Enterprise" ran from 2001 to 2005 on the UPN Network (now The CW). The series, created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, took place approximately a century before the events depicted in " Star Trek: The Original Series " (TOS) and followed the crew of the first starship named Enterprise (not the one depicted in "TOS") as they had their first encounters with the show's most iconic alien races, such as the Klingons and Vulcans. Scott Bakula was at the helm as Captain Jonathan Archer, leading his diverse crew through four seasons of science fiction adventure before the show's abrupt cancellation in 2005.

Like all "Star Trek" alumni, the cast of "Enterprise" has enjoyed a certain degree of acclaim long after their series left the air, thanks to the ardent "Trek" fanbase. Some have continued to act and gain even greater fame, while others have settled comfortably into careers split between doing new work and looking back nostalgically at their "Trek" experiences. Following is a list of the primary cast members of "Enterprise," as well as several actors who played recurring roles, and what they've been up to since the mighty starship was permanently parked in spacedock.

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Scott Bakula As Captain Jonathan Archer

As Captain (and later Starfleet Admiral) Jonathan Archer, actor Scott Bakula led the crew of the Enterprise through four seasons of adventures on "Star Trek: Enterprise." Bakula was arguably the best-known cast member on the series, having earned a Golden Globe and multiple Emmy nominations as the time-traveling hero of the original "Quantum Leap." Bakula was also visible to film and TV audiences through appearances in high-profile projects like "American Beauty" and "Murphy Brown," as well as extensive work in Broadway theater productions.

After "Enterprise" completed its final mission in 2005, Bakula remained extremely active as both a leading man and guest or recurring player. He starred as Special Agent Dwayne "King" Pride in seven seasons of "NCIS: New Orleans," for which he netted a People's Choice Award nomination in 2015. Bakula also starred in the critically-acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning comedy-drama "Men of a Certain Age" with Ray Romano and Andre Braugher, and guested on series ranging from "The Simpsons" to a very funny episode of "What We Do in the Shadows," in which Nandor and Nadja confuse him for Count Dracula.

On the film front, Bakula has collaborated with Steven Soderbergh on several occasions, including the 2009 feature "The Informant!," the TV drama "Behind the Candelabra" -- which earned him a fifth Emmy nomination in 2013 -- and most recently, the 2023 science fiction thriller "Divinity," which Soderbergh produced.

Jolene Blalock As Science Officer T'Pol

Landing the role of Science Officer (and later First Officer) T'Pol on "Star Trek: Enterprise" proved to be the big break for Jolene Blalock's acting career. It also turned out to be her most notable screen role: the former model enjoyed guest appearances on series like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "JAG" prior to joining the cast of "Enterprise." While appearing on the series, she also turned up twice on another small-screen sci-fi drama, "Stargate SG-1," and co-starred with Ray Liotta in a thriller, "Slow Burn," which was filmed in 2003 but released in 2007.

Blalock gave only a handful of film and TV appearances after "Enterprise" ended in 2005. The majority of these were guest appearances on "CSI: Miami" and "House," and co-starring turns in the Jason Segel comedy "Sex Tape" and several direct-to-video features, such as "Starship Troopers 3: Marauder." She appears to have stepped away from acting after 2017, preferring instead to focus on her marriage to Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, with whom she has three sons. The couple also oversee the Rapino Foundation, a charitable organization that benefits developing nations.

Connor Trinneer As Chief Engineer Trip Tucker

Washington State native Connor Trinneer graduated from stage work and bit parts on television to romantic hero status when he was cast as chief engineer Charles "Trip" Tucker on "Star Trek: Enterprise." Trip's primary storyline was an on-and-off relationship with T'Pol throughout all four seasons of the series, though the pair eventually settled for friendship prior to his apparent death in the final episode of the series. For his work on "Enterprise," Trinneer earned Saturn Award nominations in 2002 and 2003.

Trinneer's post-"Enterprise" work has featured a recurring run as the villainous Wraith Michael on "Stargate: Atlantis" and guest roles on numerous series, including "9-1-1," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "and "24." Film projects included a lead in the SyFy original movie "Star Runners" in 2009 and "Unbelievable!!!" a broad comedy featuring 40 cast members from various "Trek" series, including his "Enterprise" co-stars Linda Park, Dominic Keating, and John Billingsley.

More recently, Trineer appeared in the Tom Cruise drama "American Made" (as President George W. Bush) and Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans." In 2023 he reprised the role of Trip Tucker in an episode of the animated short series "Star Trek: Very Short Treks." He's also co-hosted several popular "Star Trek" podcasts, including "The Shuttlepod Show" and "The D-Con Chamber," with "Enterprise" co-star Dominic Keating.

Dominic Keating As Tactical Officer Malcolm Reed

British-Irish actor Dominic Keating was already well-known in his native England for roles on series like "Desmond's" before crossing the pond to play Tactical Officer Malcolm Reed on "Star Trek: Enterprise." Keating came to the United States in the late 1990s and landed guest roles on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and other series before joining "Enterprise" for all four seasons on the UPN Network.

Keating remained busy as both a live-action and voice-over actor in the years after "Enterprise." A four-episode arc as an Irish mobster on "Heroes" and guest roles on series like "Prison Break" and "Sons of Anarchy" kept him on screen into the mid-2010s, while video games like "Diablo 3" and "World of Warcraft: Legion" made excellent use of his vocal talents. Keating also played an '80s-era British pop star in a series of TV spots for Sprint/Nextel in the 2010s. More recently, as noted earlier, Keating teamed with Connor Trinneer to co-host the "Star Trek" podcasts, "The Shuttlepod Show" and "The D-Con Chamber."

Linda Park As Communications Officer Hoshi Sato

Shortly after graduating from Boston University in 2001, Linda Park embarked on both her screen acting career and her tenure as a "Star Trek" hero by landing the role of communications officer Hoshi Sato on "Star Trek: Enterprise." Park, who made her feature film debut that same year with a small role in "Jurassic Park III," remained busy with other projects during the series' four-year run, including the 2004 feature "Spectres" starring fellow "Trek" vet Marina Sirtis. She also made her debut as a producer with the 2003 short film "My Prince, My Angel."

Park quickly segued to series regular work on the short-lived "Women's Murder Club" and a recurring role on Starz's "Crash," which was inspired by the 2004 film of the same name. Guest roles on "NCIS" and "Castle" kept her busy for much of the next decade, though she revisited the "Trek" universe in the short fan film "Star Trek: Captain Pike" in 2016. The following year, she joined the cast of "Bosch" for three seasons while also appearing on shows like "The Affair" and "Grey's Anatomy."

John Billingsley As Dr. Phlox

John Billingsley had been active on television and in films for over a decade prior to landing the role of Dr. Phlox on "Star Trek: Enterprise." His work included roles in features like "High Crimes" and on network series like "Northern Exposure" and "The West Wing," as well as a recurring turn as serial killer George Marks, the only criminal to escape capture on "Cold Case."

When "Enterprise" came to a close in 2005, Billingsley resumed his busy TV and film schedule , which included recurring roles as the creepy, vampirized coroner Mike Spencer on "True Blood," scientist Shenandoah Cassidy on the short-lived "Intelligence," and conspirator Terrence Steadman in Season 1 of "Prison Break."

By the mid-2010s, Billingsley was appearing in multiple series per year: between 2014 and 2019 alone, he was in episodes of "Bones," "Twin Peaks," "The Orville," and "Lucifer," while also enjoying recurring roles on "Turn: Washington's Spies" (as the father of Revolutionary War spy Robert Townsend) and the Freeform series "Stichers," in addition to his work on "Intelligence." His busy streak has continued well into the next decade, with guest turns on "Station 19," "Manhunt," and "Pam and Tommy."

Anthony Montgomery As Ensign Travis Mayweather

Ensign Travis Mayweather served as the Enterprise's navigator and helmsman throughout the four-season run of "Star Trek: Enterprise." As played by actor Anthony Montgomery, Mayweather lent stalwart support to the Enterprise crew's adventures, and on occasion, became the focus of an episode. Among these was the Season 2 episode "Horizon," which introduced viewers to Mayweather's family and his complicated relationship with his father and brother.

Montgomery, whose grandfather was the legendary West Coast jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, was familiar to TV viewers prior to "Enterprise" through a recurring role on the WB series "Popular," a short-lived early TV credit for Ryan Murphy. When "Enterprise" completed its final mission in 2005, Montgomery moved on to guest roles on "Grey's Anatomy" and the rebooted "Magnum, P.I." and recurring roles on series like "Greenleaf." He also returned to series regular work with the BET limited series "The Family Business" in 2020.

In addition to his acting career, Montgomery also released a pair of albums of original music and created a graphic novel series, "Miles Away," with writer Brandon Easton.

Vaughn Armstrong As Admiral Maxwell Forrest

Though Vaughn Armstrong's name may not seem immediately familiar to you, he holds something of a celebrated place in the "Star Trek" universe. Armstrong played 12 different characters on four separate "Trek" series, including nearly every alien race in the show's vast array of extraterrestrials, including multiple Klingons, a Borg, and a Romulan. However, he's probably best known as Starfleet commander Admiral Maxwell Forrest, who initiated the Enterprise's missions, on 14 episodes of "Enterprise." True to form, Armstrong also played Klingon and Kreetassan commanders on the series as well.

The LA theater veteran, who appeared in episodes of "Wonder Woman," "Days of Our Lives," and "Melrose Place" prior to his run on "Enterprise," remained very busy after the show's conclusion. Guest and recurring TV credits include "Mad Men," "Modern Family," and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," while Armstrong also turned up in several independent features (including "Unbelievable!!!") and lent his voice to several "Star Trek" video games. In addition to his acting work, Armstrong also led the Enterprise Blues Band, a folk and blues group that featured several other "Trek" performers in its lineup, like Richard Herd and Casey Biggs.

Gary Graham As Ambassador Soval

Though science fiction fans may often associate actor Gary Graham with the mostly forgotten "Alien Nation" spinoff series and its many made-for-TV features, the Long Beach, California native also made several appearances in another long-running sci-fi franchise. Shortly after guest-starring on an episode of "Star Trek: Voyager," Graham played the Vulcan ambassador Soval on 12 episodes of "Star Trek: Enterprise," and reprised the role in the short "Star Trek" fan film "Prelude to Axanar." He also turned up in two other "Trek" fan films, "Of Gods and Men" and "Renegades," as well as the slightly more professional "Unbelievable!!!"

Graham's pre-"Trek" and "Alien Nation" credits included the films "All the Right Moves" and Stuart Gordon's "Robot Jox," and after "Enterprise," he appeared in episodes of "Nip/Tuck" and "Crossing Jordan." He kept busy with roles in low-budget independent films throughout the 2000s, including the critically panned "Jeepers Creepers: Reborn" in 2022, and also played in various amateur bands. The 73-year-old Graham died of cardiac arrest on January 22, 2024.

Randy Oglesby As Degra

Randy Oglesby was another character actor who found regular employment on various series within the "Star Trek" universe. He made his first appearance on a Trek series in an episode of "The Next Generation" and later played multiple characters on "Deep Space Nine," while also enjoying a guest shot as a Brenari refugee on "Voyager." He is perhaps best known for playing Degra, the architect of the world-destroying Xindi weapon, on 10 episodes of "Enterprise." He also played a Xyrillian on "Unexpected," the fifth episode of Season 1, before taking on Degra in Season 3.

Oglesby began acting in the early 1980s, appearing in films like "Pale Rider" and on series like "Dallas" under the names Thomas or Tom Oglesby. After adopting his middle name (Randall) for screen work, Oglesby appeared steadily through the 1990s and 2000s in projects like "Independence Day" and "Pearl Harbor" before making his "Enterprise" debut. He continued to appear on other series during this time period, most notably on "The Practice" and "JAG"; post-"Enterprise" roles included guest shots on "Mad Men," "True Blood," and most recently, "WandaVision" (as Wanda's doctor). Oglesby also enjoyed a recurring role on " For All Mankind " as the conservative governor and later vice-president Jim Bragg.

Jeffrey Combs As Commander Shran

Actor Jeffrey Combs is perhaps best-known for his horror film roles, including mad scientist Herbert West in the "Re-Animator" trilogy, along with "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Would You Rather." But Combs also has a long history of film and television roles outside of the horror genre; like Gary Graham, these included guest and recurring appearances on numerous titles in the extended "Star Trek" universe. One of his best-known "Trek" turns came as the flinty Andorian commander Shran on 11 episodes of "Enterprise" between Seasons 1 and 4.

Combs' "Trek" work also included multiple characters on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," as well as appearances on "Star Trek: Voyager" and voice-acting on "Star Trek: Lower Decks" and several "Trek" video games. Combs' post-"Enterprise" roles have been firmly divided between live-action and animated projects: the former included episodes of "The 4400," "Cold Case," "Gotham" and "Creepshow," while Combs could also be heard voicing characters on "Transformers: Prime" (as Ratchet), "Ben 10: Omniverse," "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" (as The Leader) and "SpongeBob SquarePants."

Rick Worthy As Jannar

Like Jeffrey Combs, Gary Graham, and other versatile character actors on this list, Rick Worthy turned up in several different film and television projects within the "Star Trek" franchise. The most substantial of these was a recurring appearance as the sloth-like Arboreal named Jannar on 10 episodes of "Star Trek: Enterprise," but eagle-eyed viewers can also catch Worthy as a Klingon on "Deep Space Nine," two different androids and a Starfleet crew member on "Voyager," and as an Elloran officer in the 1998 feature "Star Trek: Insurrection." Two years prior to that appearance, Worthy also lent his voice to the 1996 video game "Star Trek: Klingon."

Worthy's credits prior to "Enterprise" included appearances on "NYPD Blue" and "Stargate SG-1," and he remained exceptionally busy on TV after the "Trek" series came to a close in 2005. He played the humanoid Cylon Simon in eight episodes of the "Battlestar Galactica" reboot and later turned up in multiple episodes of "Heroes," "Supernatural" (as the Alpha Vampire), and "The Vampire Diaries" (as the father of Kat Graham's character, Bonnie Bennett). More recently, Worthy enjoyed lengthy runs as Resistance member Lem Washington on "The Man in the High Castle," and as Henry Fogg, dean of the magic university Brakebills, on "The Magicians."

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Why Leonard Nimoy Passed On Star Trek Generations

At the end of Nicholas Meyer's 1991 film "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country," the U.S.S. Enterprise-A is ordered back to Starfleet headquarters ... to be decommissioned. This was, the crew finally realized, their final, final adventure as a crew, and the road had come to an end. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), however, gave the perfect response "If I were human," he said, "I believe my response would be: 'Go to Hell.'" He then added, hastily, "If I were human."

I can only hear Nimoy's reading of "Go to Hell" when thinking about his non-participation in "Star Trek: Generations" in 1994. "Generations," as most Trekkies might tell you, is a notably weak film, presenting a rushed jumble of ideas without much drama or profundity. The plot follows a free-floating space ribbon called the Nexus, which blows up starships but also sucks survivors essentially into Heaven, a parallel dimension of pure bliss where time has no meaning.

"Generations" begins in the year 2293 and opens with a sequence wherein Kirk (William Shatner), Chekov (Walter Koenig), and Scotty (James Doohan) oversee the maiden voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise-B. During the test flight, the ship encounters the Nexus and Kirk is sucked inside, presumably killed. The film then fast-forwards 78 years to the era of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," where the action begins in earnest.

The original plan for the 2293 sequence was for the whole original "Star Trek" cast to be present. After they received the script though, most of the cast declined to appear because there wasn't enough for them to do. That was certainly Nimoy's thinking, which he shared in a 2007 interview with TrekMovie . When handed the script, he more or less told them to go to Hell.

Spock and his five lines of dialogue

Watching "Generations," one can likely sense that certain lines of dialogue were intended for different characters. Chekov, for instance, ends up curing people in sickbay, clearly an action that should have been taken by Dr. McCoy. The whole purpose of the 2293 sequence was to seemingly kill off Kirk and insert him into the Nexus, and the rest of the cast had nothing to contribute to that. As such, most of them turned down the gig.

Nimoy noted that there was no Spock role in the script, saying that his entire job would be dryly reciting a few lines of dialogue. It seemed so useless and tacky, especially after "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country." Nimoy felt it was a little disrespectful to offer him a "Star Trek" job and not treat his character with respect. The job was offered by "Star Trek" executive producer Rick Berman and Nimoy was blunt right to his face. As he recalled:

"There was not a Spock role. T here were five or six lines attributed to Spock in a scene with Chekov and Uhura and Kirk and whoever else was there, but it had nothing to do with Spock. They were not Spock-like in any way. I said to Rick Berman, 'You could distribute these lines to any one of the other characters and it wouldn't make any difference.' And that is exactly what he did. There was no Spock function in the script."

Koenig and Doohan, it seems, didn't much mind that they had small roles in "Generations," although Koenig did find, in retrospect, that he could have done a lot more. He even wrote and shot a scene for himself, showing how Chekov felt about the "death" of Kirk ... and it was cut .

Nimoy said 'Thanks, but I'll pass.'

Nimoy, recall, hadn't just played Spock for 25 years at that point, but had also directed two successful and respected "Star Trek" feature films with "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" and "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home." He also contributed to the script of "Star Trek VI" on top of playing a major role in it. Outside of "Trek," Nimoy had helmed "Three Men and a Baby," the fifth highest-grossing film of 1987, and comedies like "Funny About Love" and "Holy Matrimony."

To be asked to play tenth-fiddle to Shatner and to the entire "Next Generation" cast felt like an insult. Nimoy continued:

"I have always tried to make a contribution to these movies. There was no contribution to be made in that movie. It was just sort of 'Lets get Nimoy in here too.' I said there is nothing here I can do so I said 'Thanks, but I'll pass.'"

Nimoy returned to the role of Spock in 2009 for the cinematic reboot of "Star Trek" directed by J.J. Abrams, as well as its follow-up, "Star Trek Into Darkness," in 2013. In those films, he was the only returning cast member from the original "Star Trek" TV series and had several conversations with his younger, parallel self, played by Zachary Quinto. His character either actively participated in the plot or provided unique insight into a visiting villain. The focus on Spock was likely very appealing to Nimoy and was certainly a much better offer than what Berman had asked him to do for "Generations" 15 years earlier.

"Into Darkness" was Nimoy's final film role before his death in 2015.

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“Star Trek Origin” Movie Tidbit: Reportedly Set Mostly On Earth

| July 17, 2024 | By: TrekMovie.com Staff 170 comments so far

Next Monday, July 22nd, is the 8th anniversary of the last Star Trek feature film, Star Trek Beyond . Earlier this year Paramount put an “Untitled Star Trek Origin” movie on their upcoming slate of feature films. The setting of this film, and how it will tie into Trek canon has been a bit of a mystery, but a new tidbit could offer a little clue.

Back to Earth?

Last week the biggest news in Hollywood was the official announcement of a merger with Skydance Media and Paramount. In one of the post-announcement analysis articles, The Hollywood Reporter broke down what to expect out of the new Paramount, which included a bit about Star Trek, which it described as a “A crown jewel of the Paramount empire,” but noting it has struggled to become a major box office draw. Skydance is already invested in the Star Trek film franchise, having co-produced the last two feature films. According to THR, Skydance retains the option to opt-in to the upcoming Star Trek films, which so far have been developed independently by Paramount’s Motion Picture Group.

David Ellison confirmed that he plans to expand Paramount’s release slate, producing more feature films than the studio has in recent years. The THR piece broke down what feature films to expect from Paramount next, including two Star Trek movies already in development: the “Origin” movie and the “Star Trek 4” sequel to Beyond , featuring the Kelvin cast led by Chris Pine. The interesting tidbit was what the article had to say about the origin movie:

[A] prequel focusing on humanity’s early contact with aliens and the formation of the Federation. Andor director Toby Haynes is attached to direct a script by Seth Grahame-Smith that is rumored to take place largely on Earth. The studio sees the project as an entry point for new fans who do not need to know about decades of canon (or keep up with the myriad shows on Paramount+). No cast or release date is set, but it’s in pole position to be the next Trek to hit the big screen.

The bit about alien contact in and the formation of the Federation had been reported before, but this is the first note of the rumor the film is primarily on Earth. This was also the case for the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact . Of course, humanity’s home planet has also been featured in several other Star Trek feature films.

Zefram Cochrane greets the Vulcan visitor to Earth in Star Trek: First Contact (Paramount Pictures)

This update from THR also indicates the origin movie isn’t tied into the Paramount+ shows, nor would it rely on established Trek canon. In May Variety reported, “the film is intended as an origin story for the main timeline of the ‘Star Trek’ franchise (rather than the alternate Kelvin timeline, started with 2009’s “Star Trek”).” If the film is set in Trek’s Prime universe, it’s unclear how it would fit with established lore, especially as seen in First Contact and Star Trek: Enterprise .

The fate of the future of Star Trek on the big screen still remains unclear, but if Paramount wants to be back in theaters in time for the 60th anniversary, they are going to have to start making moves soon to make that happen.

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I’m not a pessimistic person but this feels wrong on a few levels. The brilliance of this “not so difficult to understand” series is that you are away from Earth for the vast majority of the time. It’s not about Earth, it’s about characters encountering the limitless possibilities of going “out there.” This pre-prequel idea doesn’t sit well with me.

Yes…. But…. Doesn’t almost every feature film have a bit of Earth in it?

Yes – a bit. Studios reckon that movie audiences like to see Earth. I suppose it gives them a point of contact. I wonder if any Star Trek audience wants to be there all the time.

It’s funny because in the TOS movies the movie that was away from Earth the most is Khan and it was considered the best. Conversely Voyage Home was 99% entirely on earth and it was considered the second best. So the whole “Earth” thing really depends on the point of view.

and – that was also an entry point movie. You didn’t *need* to know all the background with Khan. It helps certainly, but it was just a fun movie, so it was a hit

Exactly, it was a submarine battle movie in space and done better than most actual submarine movies.

‘Khan’ begins with the ‘maru’ training room at the Frisco academy , then to kirk’s apartment by the bay and then up to space dock to launch the enterprise on the training mission.

Thats why I said the most, not all :). But when referencing Kirk’s apt I think you are thinking of Star Trek III

OOps, I take that back, the “glasses and Romulan Ale scene”

“Voyage Home was considered the second best”. By whom? You? Undiscovered was a much better film! Voyage was so hokey! Transparent aluminum, Spock nerve-pinching a punk rocker, “There be whales!”, etc., etc. An embarassment.

if not the best then the one with the most crossover appeal to non trekkers.

ST4:TVH was a needed change in tone after Star Trek III. It did border on (but not quite crossover to) silly, and was not just plain dumb and unfunny, like Star Trek 5. I like it but I can see where some can think it was a bit too much. I think you could get away with that once, but any more WOULD be too much, as we have seen on subsequent trips to 20th/21st century Earth in various later Star Trek series. I just don’t see a point to doing any more portrayals of 21st century Earth in the Star Trek universe.

Plus, being Earth-based they can save money by not having to build as many alien sets. Also, certainly helps with production cost as the dystopian backgrounds can be easily redressed and not created from scratched.

‘insurrection’ and ‘beyond’ the only ones not set on earth at some point.

The Voyage Home and First Contact were almost completely on Earth.

It’s just easier to be a bit indifferent to all Trek movies, they always try to straddle the line between being Trek and being a blockbuster and end up being a bit lack luster on both accounts.

If it is an origin story, it would make sense to have a large portion of it take place on Earth. Even after Starfleet and the Star Trek universe was well established, you have had two feature films take place primarily on Earth. Star Trek IV and First Contact were almost entirely set on Earth.

The entry point for all of Star Trek took place in space on a starship seeking out new life and new civilizations. Paramount should try and remember that.

Sadly that concept does not bring in general audiences and Trek fans aren’t enough to make a successful movie.

I disagree. How many people that went to see Oppenheimer had read Richard Rhodes’ amazing 1000 page tome “The Making of the Atomic Bomb” or were interested in 1940s physics or 1950s politics?

Trek has been part of the culture for over 60 years now. It’s part of the water we swim in to some degree. “General audiences” are aware of Trek, and sci-fi, in general, does well.

Additionally: “general audiences” is such an insulting term, both to fans and non-fans. It’s a studio give-up term for “we don’t really know what we should do with this franchise so we’ll just make it as generic ‘Save the Cat’ as possible and hope it doesn’t end up going against a Tom Cruise movie”

Cast it well, produce it well, and **write a good script**, and it will succeed. Even if it doesn’t pop on opening day, it will get word-of-mouth run and do just fine. Nothing that kicked off a franchise ever had baked in “general audience” concern. They had a vision and execution. THAT’S what general audiences want. Give them that, and they will come.

Well keep in mind Oppenheimer had a lot going for it, like Nolan for example. That man’s name alone can put butts in seats. Besides, you don’t have to have read the book to know the devistating history of the Manhattan project.

I would almost argue that for non-fans, “Star Trek” acts like a deterrant to see a movie rather than a reason to. Star Wars may have broken the barrier into “cool” territory but Star Trek never did.

Maybe they should aim Trek Origins to open same weekend as Barbie 2 = Starbie

Personally, I’d like to see more of Earth and less starships. Like you have this incredible fictional universe and backdrop and all we ever see are starships. I guess that’s why I’m excited about STARFLEET ACADEMY and SECTION 31, and love DS9 so much. Let’s see more of the STAR TREK universe!

Kepp in mind Star TRek 4 took place almost entirely on Earth and to this day is one of the best Trek movies.

Nope. See above.

Keep in mind I said one of the best, not THE best. Remember this is the movie that gave birth to the “even movies” are good theory.

So it takes place in a different timeline from the Prime or Kelvin universe? They did hint at it but I always assumed it would be in the prime universe.

If so, I’m fine with that although I still don’t know why it would need to since we know zilch about the early days of Starfleet unless they are making drastic changes and it’s the Andorians or Bajorans that makes first contact or something.

But nothing about the premise itself sounds like it will excite new fans. I don’t think anyone cares about early Star Trek history except the people who already watch it. But maybe there will be more to it.

According to the article, the movie apparently is not going to be relying on established canon, which right there sends up red flags, since it’s supposed to be an origin story taking place in the main/prime timeline, though there will be people that will argue that the main timeline and prime timeline are not one & the same & are separate timelines like the Kelvin Timeline.

I don’t know HOW they’re going to pull it off, but not relying established canon means that they’re going to have to make something incredible to pull this off.

Yeah that’s what I mean. We know nothing about early Starfleet outside of the Vulcans and Cochrane getting it off the ground.. I don’t even think there is a year it was established in.Unless I’m forgetting something that’s it so not sure what would they need to change to say it’s not part of established canon?

But maybe there will be some big conflict that will make it obvious it is it’s own thing from what we know from Enterprise. Maybe the Xindi or someone new attacks Earth 50 years earlier or something.

One thing we do know thougfrom Enterprise is that the Federation is established like over 100 years after First Contact. This description mentions the early days with contact AND the forming of the Federation. Unless this movie takes place across decades this can’t follow canon.

Man I am so sick of writers telling us canon is too hard and they can’t be creative. Get creative and figure it out.

Maybe the reports aren’t entirely accurate. If the movie was to lead up to Earth establishing Starfleet rather than the formation of the Federation then the rumoured synopsis would make more sense and there’d be a big enough gap in canon to provide a lot of storytelling freedom.

I hope you’re right.

I guess they think they have a clean slate because they’re out in front of the events that have been chronicled?

Something tells me red matter will not be involved.

I think they said it’s cannon to the current start trek time line

Yeah I reread it and you’re right. it’s a little confusing because it makes clear it will take place in the current timeline afterall but not rely on established canon? What?

This butts into an issue that I’ve had since they started talking about the conceit of the kelvinverse. The new timeline was created as a branch from the existing one.. but how can you have a branch with a whole new timeline without a separate past? If the past is the same, what happens when Kelvin Kirk travels back and alters things? It has to be a new past.. but it was explained that it wasn’t.. but I think the creatives look at it differently, and that’s part of the problem, too.

The idea isn’t that Kelvin branched off from when the Narada came back in time. When the Red Matter black whole formed it sucked up a whole lot of matter. That matter condensed into a form that was so dense it could not contain itself and exploded, hence creating a big bang and the Kelvin Universe. It’s actually just a coincidence that the Narada arrived in their 23rd century (different universe means time and space and physics do not operate the same).

That…is not what that means. It’s been said again and again: The Kelvin timeline diverges from the prime timeline in 2233, when the USS Kelvin meets the Narada, and Kirk’s father dies saving the crew.

Everything before that is identical, so the events of First Contact and Enterprise still happen.

Everything in the Prime Timeline after Prime Spock is swept back from Prime-2387 to the Kelvin-2258 continued as normal, as well (see: Picard / Discovery )

It is a branched timeline, following the “many worlds” interpretation of the multiverse concept, i.e. for every possible event that could happen, it does happen, creating a branched timeline, or as they would say in Loki , a variant timeline.

That said there are separate parallel universes (like the MU) which may have their own branched timelines; conceptually a parallel universe may just be a very, very deep branched timeline, but the writers like to keep this loosey-goosey for storytelling reasons.

This was what has been said by the powers that be, but i keep going back to, a branching future would cause either disruption to the existing past, or a whole new past. I agree with the idea that the Narada incident created a whole new timeline, including a new past. I think the current writers have ran with that idea, instead of what Orci and Kurtzman said back when Trek 09 came out.

Not according to Dr. Erin MacDonald, the current scientific advisor and Prodigy guest star,

“I do believe in multiverses. My favorite multiverse theory is something called the dripping black hole theory, which is where you get a black hole in our universe, which then merge, then grow, then migrate to the center of galaxies — and that’s where we have supermassive black holes. All of this matter is falling into it, and it’s converting it into energy. It’s tearing it apart.

We don’t know what really happens in there, but the dripping black hole theory is that it reaches a critical mass or critical amount of energy, and it explodes, and it gives birth to it. That’s the Big Bang in another universe.”

I don’t know how much I agree with this idea because I don’t understand how creating a ‘new’ universe gives you billions of years of the same past of the universe you just came from? Basically every atom formed exactly the same way as the original universe and stretched out for billions of years and not just when Kirk was born.

It’s really hard to wrap my head around that, but I guess you can say that about most ideas of a multiverse lol.

Well, ya, it’s hard for me too lol. The important thing to remember in physics (I am NOT a scientist as you know) is that the laws of physics and time as we know it are bound to our universe, not outside of it.

Case and point, the universe is about 13 – 14 billion years old. But the furthest object we have ever observed is over 46 billion light years away? How? because the universe’s growth is not bound by our laws of physics, only what is within our universe it.

Remember the episode of DS9 where a runabout accidently got a miro universe caught on a nacelle in the wormhole? The thing was tiny enough to sit on a console in Ops. But as Dax stated, within that universe billions of years might have passed.

This was always the problem with the Kelvin movies, it wanted to be both connected but disconnected from the prime universe at the same time and it just complected things more in the end as British Khan proved.

And I knew they would never keep to that time travel rule because it just makes things overly convoluted and was completely ignored when they started making new shows again and just went back to the old rules.

I’ve always defended the idea of the movie premise but in the end it was probably a better idea to just do a direct reboot and just do whatever you wanted. These were people desperately trying to find a way to keep the movies relevant to old fans but something new fans didn’t have to care about. In the end it didn’t do either side any favors and most old fans still don’t look at that universe anywhere close to the importance of the Prime universe today.

I agree with you, but I like the idea of creating a whole new timeline, with a new past, and in my mind that’s what it is. The best thing the Kelvin movies did was complete Nimoy Spock’s arc, where he fully embraced his Human side. I can criticize that film for a lot of things.. but its handling of Spock Pime’s character arc is not one of them. Matter of fact, i love it.

it means it’s going to be a new story that’s not a specific sequel to something so you don’t need to watch TOS or Discovery to understand this movie is what it means by “not relying on established canon”

Yes that makes sense. Which is exactly what Enterprise did for the most part but it still had to rely on canon here and there just the same. But I’m not splitting hairs, I get the point and it can just tell its own story and hopefully not contradicta lot in the process.

But how well they actually do it I guess we’ll see. Judging by how well they handled all the prequels so far…yeah.

yeah that said that about SNW too and then the Gorn and T’Pring showed up

No more confusing than the ‘prime’ universe that was obviously completely different from the TOS/TNG universe. Visual reboot!

What even is our current timeline? All I know is *something* got scewed cause of the Temporal Cold War and now Khan is like 5 this year.

OK it looks like I totally misread it and I thought it was about the formation of Starfleet. But it’s about the formation of the Federation? Didn’t they already do this with Enterprise?

It’s very confusing. So I guess it will take place after the events of season 4?

Again will new fans care about this? They certainly didn’t care about Enterprise itself. I just don’t see the point of this? Unless it’s going to involve the Romulan war but it wouldn’t if the movie largely take place on Earth.

Starfleet in “Enterprise” was part of the United Earth government, possibly as an outgrowth or rebranding of the United Earth Space Probe Agency (UESPA). This could explain why the Federation Starfleet is still primarily composed of Humans (Earth and colonial) for centuries to come.

Enterprise NX-01’s launch is 88 years and a week after First Contact, so there’s time in there to tell a story around the formation of United Earth or the earliest government and private exploration and colonization; “Enterprise” included the concepts of a significant Earth-based merchant fleet and interstellar Earth colonies.

That all sounds fine and you laid it out very well. I just can not for the life of me think how any of that would entice new fans to care about any of it? Reading it it sounds like historical dense minutiae. I doubt even most casual fans cares about stuff like this. This is something you do a miniseries or movie about on P+ like the Section31 movie for example, not make it a big budget movie for mass appeal.

Now that said we are only reacting to the premise but we don’t know anything about the story itself. They could craft something that could be fun and exciting for a newbie but I still have my doubts until we hear more.

And as divisive as the Kelvin movies have become to many hard-core fans you have to give JJ Abrams credit and I think he did have his finger on the pulse on how to make Star Trek digestible for new and younger viewers. He kept it light, simple and fun. You didn’t have to understand that much about what Starfleet or the Federation was about outside a few lines of dialogue and the movies just focused on taking down a big bad which is why most action movies have such wide appeal.

But yes they made a lot of mistakes too, the biggest one sticking to that same formula for three movies straight instead being a little more creative but that’s my opinion only.

But yeah this the problem with Star Trek when you’re trying to make it for everyone. This idea sounds at least different and with more depth than the Kelvin movies but only nerds cares about stuff like this. You make it too light where you avoid all the substance to have more action scenes, you got the general audience more interested but you lose a lot of the base you been relying on for 50 years.

And most fans are just not that interested in more prequels in general. Enterprise itself proved that even if its a lot more popular today.

My take, exactly.

it’s people not understanding Starfleet/Federtation and often interchange the words freely

previous articles said it’s about the formation of Starfleet in the wake of first contact with the Vulcans, whoever wrote this new article probably thinks Starfleet/Federation are the same thing

OK yeah that’s probably it because I could’ve swore the original article was citing the formation of Starfleet or at least its early days.

And as stated we already done the birth of the Federation for four seasons.

I can understand people not familiar with the property confusing the two but you’re a journalist and it takes a few minutes of research to get it right.

“But nothing about the premise itself sounds like it will excite new fans” I’d take it a step further, and I don’t see what about this movie excites anyone. It could be great, but it will struggle at the box office. The best you can do is to try to get back to what makes Trek accessible. JJ, as much as I’m not a fan of his storytelling, did figure out how to get butts in the seats for his first movie. Star Trek, to most people, is Kirk, Spock and Bones. I just do not know how you create a mass appeal motion picture for the theaters without them. Because the name ‘Star Trek’ is not enough. Some big name movie stars wouldn’t hurt, but, it needs sustained success, and I just don’t think it’s possible, at this point, to turn it into a billion dollar franchise with appeal beyond the fundamental fan base.

It feels like they are trying to recreate the magic of First Contact without anyone who knows a lick about First Contact being involved. It seems like this is going to be a generic “man meets aliens” movie with Star Trek slapped in the title. Honestly I’d be surprised if the “aliens” even look like Vulcans.

The other thing that made those films work so well, was that no one was kidding themselves that these were anything other than “B” movies. A relatively inexpensive cast, and they spent money in the right places. What is today’s equivalent of that? Made for streaming movies? Smaller budget, non-tent pole releases? Hard to say.

Exactly this. The most successful Star Trek movies like Khan and Voyage home and Undiscovered Country cost a tiny fraction of what movies cost today. If I remember the story correctly The Motion Picture was hugely expensive for the time and did not in any way create Paramount’s Star Wars and was cusidered a failure from that perspective. Harve Benett said he could make 3 movies for the cost of TMP and did. And look at the results.

Yeah that was the way to go because in the end we got 10 movies out of it, some very good as well.

TMP made money but like the Kelvin movies themselves it didn’t reach anywhere close to the expectations the studio was expecting for the amount of money it cost. Most people forget today not only was it MORE expensive than SW itself which made nearly 10 times more than TMP, it was one of the most expensive movies ever made at the time.

On one hand it was great to see how confident Paramount was of a movie based on a show that was canceled after just three seasons. But they also knew they way overestimated the show’s popularity and course corrected. Maybe it was too big of a drop but it guaranteed new movies for years on end; albeit rock bottom budgets.

With the Kelvin movies it was again great to see so much confidence in the brand again after Nemesis bombed and Enterprise was canceled after 4 seasons. But once again, they overestimated its popularity and while the first movie was a bigger crowd pleaser over The Motionless Picture turned out to be (I still get bored after 20 minutes), they should’ve kept the budget more in line for the sequels since it barely made a profit in theaters.

The reality is while I do believe the movies did bring a new interest to the franchise, it was always on shakey ground. Once STID vastly underperformed (which once again was the highest budgeted movie for Paramount at the tume) that was the time to start making lower budget films again. Not TV movie low but something closer to middle tier movies. It was obvious to me the party was over and STID was at the peak.

But Paramount desperately wanted their own version of Marvel and in turn has sunk the film franchise into the abyss longer than what Nemesis did after it bombed. Way to go guys, way to go.

If this Starfleet movie is anything over $130 million than Paramount has not learned its lesson. It really shouldn’t be over $120 million in reality. $100 million is the most ideal considering they are starting over with a very questionable product. I know that was never realistic for Beyond but if it costed only that, it would’ve been considered a huge hit even if it only pulled in $340 million.

They just have to play to the franchise strengths snd limits.

TMP is way better now in its director’s edition blu/4 k version. the bonus content on the discs alone makes it worth buying.

If they don’t make the starships look like oversized Apple stores and skip those ridiculous rotating/gimbaling sets, and need like to visit 10 different planets in 2 hours, they could get on budget. There are so many possibilities with Volumes these days.

The lens flare budget alone could finance a decent indie movie.

Wow, I never even thought about the Nemesis comparison. That is sad! It’s been decades now since Paramount tried to chase Star Wars and you’re right they repeated the same mistake with Marvel. I of course love Star Trek but TPTB need to realize it will never be a summber blockbuster franchise. Just for the love of K’haless focus on the story and leave the budget respectfully lean. Heck there are movies like Joker that cost nothing to make and still raked in the $$$. How do they not get it yet that story is everything? To be fair tho this is the studio behind Michael Bay’s Transformers so….

TMP was fare more successful than it got credit for. It was saddled with all the costs incurred for the Phase II series that got nixed in favor of a movie. They altered the existing sets built for that concept, for example.. but all the pre production and start up costs got lumped into TMP, which really did hurt it.

OH wow, I didn’t know that. Thanks

I am not sure this particular angle makes any sense. New fans aren’t necessarily going to go see a Star Trek movie just because it’s set on Earth. Or even if it’s set in the early days of the franchise because ultimately it’s still in the Star Trek universe. They will need a low budget and a compelling storyline to overcome the prejudice that some people have towards Star Trek. I think it’s possible to achieve but I am just not sure it’s likely. At this point the studio’s best business model is releasing movies on Paramount +.

Agree 100% (as I’m sure most of us here do) on them needing to launch movies via P+ and I think placing it on earth (though I think it’s a bad idea overall) is probably to keep costs low – less sets / ships / effects and so forth.

I agree, but at the same time, I would wager more than $5 that more people have heard of Star Trek than have heard of Dune.

Certainly far more people went to see Dune than just the fan-base of the franchise. Spectacle, casting, a compelling story, and excecution are what counts. You can have those on the cheap or very expensive but it needs those things. Baked in fandom is not in the list.

The origin of Starfleet and the Federation is the same in both the Prime and Kelvin Timelines, right? The change didn’t happen until Nero arrived from the future on the day of Kirk’s birth, 70-ish years after the founding of the Federation.

The fact that the media is being fed information that suggests otherwise gives me pause. They may as well not bother with “Star Trek” in the title.

They’ve said now that the Narada event impacted both ways in time, both forward and back.

Which makes much more sense. With all the time travel shenanigans that happened in the prime timeline, it makes much more sense that they’d have their own past created along with a new future, otherwise, you just changed the prime timeline instead of creating a new one.

Pegg said that when trying to explain why Sulu was now gay (after Takei stated he was very opposed to the change saying he’d never played sulu as a gay man)

I think the more official explanation from Bob Orci back in 2009 was that both timelines were the same until Nero created the new kelvin timeline.

Funnily enough the time travel impacting both ways forward and back theory was explained by Michael Keaton in The Flash movie

Yeah, as a gay man myself, I thought Takei could have handled that a lot more gracefully. As I recall, he called it a “twisting” of Gene Roddenberry’s creation. So his criticism sounded pretty homophobic to me, even if that wasn’t his intention. How would a gay Sulu have been played differently, anyway?

Also, assuming Kelvin Sulu is younger than Kelvin Kirk, he would have been conceived/born in the new timeline. So he’s a different Sulu.

Or maybe things are just more fluid in the 23rd century. Maybe Kelvin Sulu has had male and female relationships. Who knows?

And the way it played in the film, he could have just been meeting a friend or a brother — there was nothing sexual or romantic.

I know we’re talking about timelines and none of this is the point here, but this bothered me then and still does.

Anyway, since none of this is real, timeline shenanigans are just a way to explain/justify story choices.

But if this is indeed a stealth reboot, what’s the point?

The Kelvin films were promoted as a chance to tell new stories and not require audiences to have done homework to understand what was happening — and then they ended up retelling old stories and piling on fan service that confused new audiences.

(When I saw Into Darkness, the guy in front of me had to explain to his girlfriend who Khan was during the brig scene and why it mattered. They walked out about 20 minutes later.)

Roddenberry was smart with TNG, although it took awhile to gel: no TOS aliens (except Klingons) or revisiting TOS planets or plot lines (except for the regrettable Naked Now). So why is it so hard for a Trek movie to tell an interesting story without getting bogged down with Trek minutia.

Ya know the funny thing is that AFAIK nothing in TOS stated Sulu is straight. Mirror universe Sulu certainly was but he was the only TOS character that was never linked to a woman during the run of the show

That’s just something Simon Pegg said once. It’s by no means official or anywhere near approaching it. It’s not a horrible idea, but it’s far from anything approaching canonical.

But according to the current Trek science advisor it is a real scientific theory.

LOL i’ve been saying that all along :P

That makes no sense whatsoever. How can the event change the past?

Wouldn’t ‘formation of the federation’ place the story right after ENT? If I remember correctly, Archer’s Enterprise was part of Starfleet, but the Federation was yet to be chartered. I would be fine with that time period.

Yeah, that’s how I would read “formation of the Federation.” That time period seems like fertile territory shortly after Enterprise. The days immediately after First Contact like “Year 1” (2063-64) could also be interesting but that wouldn’t be the formation of the Federation. On the other hand, the general audience and perhaps even the Hollywood Reporter writer do not know the difference between Federation and Starfleet, so I wouldn’t bet on anything.

The formation of United Earth and Starfleet, though, are between “First Contact” and “Enterprise”. The unification of Earth is a key stepping stone on the path to the Federation.

Perhaps the story could be of an alien contact that doesn’t go as well as Vulcan contact did, that impresses upon Earth’s residents the need for cooperation and collaboration, and eventual confederation.

The problem is by the time the Federation was formed humanity was WAY past “the early days” of first contact This movie would have to take place over 100 years to be cannonoical.

the signing of the charter happens in the Ent series finale, set after the end of the romulan war.

Scrap, start again

I will judge the film on the finished product. I sincerely hope that I get a chance to see it in theaters.

Yay! A big screen adapation of “These are the Voyages”….. I can hardly wait.

Your comment is EPIC. LOVE it. Made my day.

They can do a two hour film that completely re-writes canon and blows up fandom and at that end Jonathan and Marina say “Exit holodeck, end program” and the Enterprise-D continues into the 7th season (again) LOVE your comment

It’s a hard reboot and they just are not calling it that yet.

Yep. An entry point for new fans to completely disregard everything that came before.

‘This is not your grandfathers star trek’

Will it even be Star Trek at all?

I want to be excited about this. I do. But Seth Grahame-Smith is a writer with a poor track record when it comes to movie scripts.

He wrote the Lego Batman Movie, which was an entertaining hit. He knows his genre fiction well enough.

Is he the new Akiva Goldsman?

I’m OK with it if they take off Star Trek in the title.

Earth Trek!

These Are The Voyages: The Motion Picture

Holodeck: End Program

It will not be a massive success The Voyage Home & First Contact already covered this theme!

“The Voyage Home” was about a mere blip in Human history where a bunch of people landed a spaceship in San Francisco for about a week and took off with a couple of humpback whales. The only impact that had on human history was the strange disappearance of a somewhat noted but not exceptionally famous whale biologist, a profession that was about to go the way of the cuneiform scribe. That, and the inexplicable disappearance of a Russian spy from FBI custody, something easily buried by the classified document system.

There’s also 88 years between “First Contact” and “Enterprise”. There’s 56 years before Zefram Cochrane dedicates the Warp Five Complex. There’s space for a lot of stories in that time frame to explain how Earth got from the Post-Atomic Horror extending into the 2080s to solving the problems of scarcity, poverty and hunger.

Huh? The Voyage Home had nothing to do with the Federation’s origin.

Will not be a success bc its like the two biggest grossers of the original films? lol

So … another Prequel? Yay.

Damn. I mean, should have WW3 Earth rebuilding but was hoping for something along the lines of… Zephrane Cochrane has gone missing after he was scheduled to return from the Matriarchal Alpha Centauri trade mission (no subspace comms). Morale is low with his disappearance and problems on the colonization effort meant to rebuild Earth. Earth ships are warp jumping trying to find Cochrane (again, no subspace comms or continuous warp) but instead get a distress signal from a Vulcan ship. The Earth ship races home and informs the SpaceX style UESPA (Cochrane’s Montana team). The disorganized United Earth consults with the Vulcans who listen and then write off the science ship, it has been captured by a space control ship of the Vegan Tyranny which once dominated the galaxy and destroyed all signs of intelligent life before most disappeared (explaining the Fermi Paradox and why races are emerging now at similar tech levels). It is worried that the construct will reactive and end up destroying civilizations again and the power of the Vegan Tyranny SCSs is beyond that of even the Vulcans. The UESPA commander with the help of a UE protocol officer decides they will attempt a rescue anyway without authorization to prove humanities worth and our commitment to life. They load up a primitive ship (the Bonhomme Richard) with turrets, nuclear weapons (the protocol officers contribution) and race off on a rescue mission…. which gets blasted on dropping out of warp facing superior fire power, shields, etc. The commander however set off nuclear torpedoes to confuse the enemy sensors and prepared the crew such that they hide in the wreckage of their ship as it is crippled and then do a spacewalk to board the Space Control Ship (which never would consider such a primitive move), sneak onto the ship and engage in a running battle to rescue the Vulcan crew which is held captive. Turns out the Vegan AI is the only survivor of the Vegan Tyranny civil war where most SCSs were self destructed when the AI went crazy taking their mission to destroy all intelligent life to the next level (destroying them) and is preparing to engage in a campaign to eliminate all life everywhere. The human crew sets off explosive devices while escaping on the Vulcan science ship (that has to escape and destroy a chasing drone and an AI boarding party that beams aboard (much to the shock of the crew that has never considered transporters before) out for revenge as well with some team work that turns their science drones into torpedoes). The science ship returns to Earth to the astonishment of the Vulcan Ambassador who notes that maybe there is something to these humans after all while giving them the science ship which is rechristened the Enterprise (it is the ring ship Enterprise, the first continuous warp ship in the human fleet). BOOM.. Star Trek begins. Anyway… I have this screenplay for when I first saw the ad for Enterprise after Voyager and really wanted to write for that show. I keep hoping one day someone will actually film something like that BTW, if you credit me for my kids, steal this and do it. I will not sue if credited LOL I have lots of situational comedy too if any one wants the script.

But… that would not make for a good movie, by the sounds of it.

Takes place mostly on Earth? Sounds like a budget decision to me.

Yeah pretty much my thoughts too. They can’t throw another $150 million at something when they barely are bringing in any real money now.

I’m guessing it will be closer to a hundred million.

As much as it hurts me to say it, the only movies Paramount should be throwing that kind of money at star Tom Cruise.

And considering MI 7 wasn’t the huge hit everyone was assuming it would be (me included) he’s not even a guarantee. But he will always be the safer bet a hundred times over any Star Trek movie…unless he’s in it.

But that’s the point, if big sequels and franchises that has brought in billions of dollars can fall short of expectations, the next Star Trek movie can crater given its lack of wide appeal and zero presence in theaters for an entire decade.

yep. By no means am I saying don’t make a movie. As a Trek fan I would never say that. But be cautious in what you are doing and stop throwing 100’s of millions at a movie and then blaming the franchise when you can’t polish a turd.

Don’t care where it’s set. Don’t care when it takes place. Give me a good STORY!!! With good CHARACTERS that I LIKE, that aren’t INSUFFERABLE and aren’t CRYING ON THE BRIDGE! Give me something of SUBSTANCE and not HOLLOW NOSTALGIA BAIT. Give me people that feel REAL, that say SMART things, that don’t make me CRINGE to the point I have to hit pause and reconsider my identity as a “Star Trek fan.” I can’t say I’ve been much of a fan these past few years. Just give me one good thing, please. I’ve been so patient.

Ex-act-a-ly! ☝️😌👍

I can’t fault this sentiment! Miss seeing your posts around here lately. I assume you skipped the last season of Discovery lol.

Oh I post, usually to gripe and take pot shots at Disco! Yes I’ve skipped the last 4 seasons lol last Trek I saw was Picard finale. But endlessly rewatching my TOS blu-rays to my heart’s content :) actually lately my biggest connection to Trek is prop and autograph collecting. Cuz who needs money?

I am with you. But that’s why I say ‘cautiously pessimistic’ on here all the time. >;>}

I’ve already seen the Star Trek origin story. All 98 episodes of it.

2 guys go to the movies

Guy 1: Hmm.. Avengers? Spielbergs UFO movie? Mandalorian?

Guy 2: Seen them

Guy 1: What about star trek?

Guy 2: I don’t like star trek

Guy 1: Yeah but this ones set on earth, no weird aliens or previous casts or any trekkie stuff like that

Guy 2: oh maybe see that then

they watch the movie Guy 2 sits there bemused and having no clue why the Quantum Leap dude is in it with a hot babe with pointed ears,or why they felt the need to deage James Cromwell, or what Patrick Stewart is doing in the background in that weird Close Encounters scene with the spock looking dude

I’m guessing none of them will be in it.

I guess not, but it’d be funny (and very trekkie) if they did

On a side note, I’d like to see a mashup of “Star Trek” and “The West Wing” with President Jonathan Archer. Call it “Star Trek: Presidency”, bring back Scott Bakula.

Reed is defense minister, T’pol drops in from time to time, Shran is Andorian ambassador (either a ceremonial position or as a planet’s member of the Federation parliament), heck, even Trip comes back in flashbacks.

I want to see a mashup of Star Trek and the X-Files. The Aliens Mulder was searching for this whole time were the Vulcans.

Sounds god awfully bloody boring…and cheap.

I have to wonder what they’re doing. It all sounds… weird. The only thing I can come up with, what this movie is about, is that it is a direct follow-up of First Contact, on earth. What happened after the people of earth find out about aliens. That sounds kinda interesting I guess, but I wouldn’t call that Star Trek (yet). That sounds like a fun thing to explore for current fans. Like a streaming special or something. Not for new people. So quite the opposite of what their intentions are. I guess I’m open to it, but nothing really excites me about this, when I read about it.

More proof how clueless Paramount is. This isn’t going to drive new fans to this movie.

And yet another prequel? Sigh

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Oh, I’m sorry I dozed off a bit there when I read the article to find out we’re getting another boring prequel no one asked for.

This will probably bomb like the last JJ verse movie did. Judging by the comments alone no one really wants to see this. And to think will attract ‘new’ fans is about as delusional as thinking Abrams understands Star Trek.

This thing is probably much cheaper than the overstuffed soulless Stat Wars wannabe Kelvin movies, so it probably has that going for it.

It probably won’t be made before 2030 the ways things are going. It’s already been 8 years, what’s another 6 at this point.

I really believe this is a much cheaper movie and probably why they are oddly moving ahead with this one over the next Kelvin movie. I still think that movie is just too high for their blood no matter how many times they keep telling us they plan to make it for 8 years now.

And even though I’m very skeptical this is going to move the needle in terms of both box office or new viewers I do like that they are attempting something different from what came before and with original characters for a change. It also doesn’t sound like they are trying to turn this into a quasi Star Wars movie like the first Kelvin movie.

But yeah you’re right in the end this can fail too and if it does then even less of a chance the next Kelvin movie will ever get off the ground.

I’m really hoping they are coming to their senses and this is a $90-100 million movie because there is just so many unknown factors with it and it seems questionable how many old fans would even be interested in seeing it, much less new ones.

I also still think going backwards is another mistake when fans are pushing for more 25th century Star Trek, Legacy or not. But if it turns out to be a really great movie it won’t matter.

a ST film set mostly on earth only worked with ‘voyage home’

I guess you never saw First Contact.

or Into Darkness

Into Darkness was uugghhh

It’s a comedy that starts at a 1970s Star Trek convention, where fan-scientists create a secret program to get back into spaces d create a real Starfleet but they struggle for a few decades until the next generation of fan-scientists come up with warp tech that really works…

I don’t know how that’s funny, but maybe we can finally get Eddie Murphy and Ton Hanks and Javier Bardem (just throwing him in there) and….

Maybe it’s directed by the Cohen Brothers?

I remember back in the early 2000s ‘origin’ movies were planned, a trilogy with the main character named Tiberius Chase, an ancestor of Captain Kirk. It was to be a Star Trek Origin story. Eventually either Trekweb or Memory Alpha found a summary of the scripts and they were, well, boring. There was nothing compelling about the stories. I was happy those films were never made.

An ‘Origin’ story for Star Trek — well, there was First Contact, which really is the ‘start’ of Star Trek, and then ‘Enterprise,’ the first Starfleet Warp 5 ship, leading up to 2161 and the Federation Charter — yeah, we didn’t see the Romulan War so we could see that in a film, by why? We had a whole season of a Klingon War in Disco.

There is so much of Trek that becomes been there / done that.

How do you make anything else INTERESTING for Star Trek fans and non-fans?

I just don’t see the need — I mean, what’s the point of such a new ‘origin’ film?

There are probably so many great Star Trek stories yet to be seen — and it all starts with the writing — is there a great story to be told with great writing?

Give us a film that surprises us in a good way. Give us a film with a GREAT story that is well written.

“T he origin movie is said to be aimed at bringing in new fans unfamiliar with Trek lore” I believe I’ve heard this before…

The origin movie

It sounds like a Bond film without then Gadets

No Warp speed, no transporter no proper shields, its all boring

Erik Jendresen’s script Star Trek: The Beginning about the Romulan War and the birth of the Federation is what really needs to be made.

I think the basic flaw here is not that they’re going back to the origin story, or not that it may or may not fit with established canon/lore. I think the problem is in the basic assumption that an “origin” story will attract new and/or younger viewers. I think Trek, like Star Wars or Marvel is past the point of saying “hey, you who doesn’t know anything about this, get on the bus.” The flaw is that I only care about the origin of something if either 1) I’m there at the beginning (Ironman) or 2) I’m a long time fan and there’s interest in going back to where it all started (Star Wars).

The window to have something ready for 2026 is closing fast. Really fast.

How about making a proper 2 hr ENT finale instead? Two birds with one stone.

i get it, a franchise like ST can seem hard to get into as a newbie. where do you start? do you watch 700+ episodes between TOS TNG DS9 VOY ENT and 13 movies before i can watch new Trek? i think a Romulan War movie franchise post ENT could work. all you need is an opening text catching everyone up to the stat of things like BSG did during the miniseries. and then don’t do easter eggs and nods to old canon. good guys vs bad guys and go.

It doesn’t matter where you start. Either it appeals to you and piques your interest in the other Star Trek shows and movies, or it doesn’t. Making Star Trek less “Star Trek” is a big mistake, and it sounds like that is the goal.

To a Trek newbie id suggest watching about 10 of the best TOS eps (including both pilots), then movies 12346, then about 20? of the best TNG eps (including EAF/AGT) followed by the movies Gen,FC,Nem. Then Picard s3. then ST09/ID. then maybe some of ENT (pilot/s4)…

I always suggest giving TNG a shot first and watch the entire show. But I always suggest TOS if they are OK trying out something a little more outdated. But I do notice most people who try that show out first don’t have an issue with it but it does feel much older than the others these days, that can’t be denied.

But the movies are great too, especially if you want the TOS charactes but a bit less dated fromthe show, starting with TWOK. ;)

Voyager is also an easy entryway for many people these days and probably why it’s still so popular.

Enterprise is obviously great if they want to start from the beginning chronologically.

The new shows SNW and Prodigy are the easiest recommendation to try first IMO.

I will give them the opportunity to tell this story, but I fear this is another case of executives coming up with a story, then being told this conflicts with canon, and then coming up with a contrivance to get around it or bypass it.

entry point for new fans who do not need to know about decades of canon (or keep up with the myriad shows on Paramount+)

This line makes me want to pull my hair out. There is zero reason why knowing decades of Star Trek canon should be a prerequisite for understanding anything new. The only reason it is is because Kurtzman and others are obsessed with lazy, ham-fisted nostalgia, and insist on making every little thing in the new shows piggyback off the old. Make original stories that stand on their own and anything can be an entry point for new fans.

A prequel? Really? Does Enterprise, Discovery or SNW not cover this? Why are the producers so scared to come up with anything new, ie past Voyager/DS9?

I’ll reserve judgement until we know more. For all we know, it could fit quite nicely between and among what we already know, so I’m not going to freak out until there’s something solid to freak out about. I’m looking forward to the possibilities, though.

Right attitude to have Scott . I would give anything to have that level of maturity and rational lol.

And people wonder why I gave up on today’s Star Trek shtuff and just watch Twilight Zone TOS, Outer Limits TOS, and the Irwin Allen shows of the 60s. Laugh and smirk all you want, but it works for me. :)

I’ve fairly recently been catching up on early TZ (on UK Legend channel) that i never seen (only seen the famous ones like Shatners 2 and a few others) and am really enjoying them, Willoughby a particular fave

always intended to get the entire TZ set on DVD or blu but never got around to it ..

Legend also show TOS daily (and Mission straight after) so find myself rewatching those for the umpteenth time (and obvs own them on blu)

I hope they don’t decide to just disregard canon like the X-Men movies

Seems like between Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Enterprise, this is all ground that’s been covered before to an extent.

“[ A] prequel focusing on humanity’s early contact with aliens and the formation of the Federation.”

Please PLEASE tell me they realize the time period they are speaking of is like 100 years from First Contact to the Federation???!!

Reminds me of an early concept of ENT season 1.

Sounds like what Star Trek: Enterprise was supposed to be, especially the episode First Flight.

Maybe it will be good? I personally hope the first aliens this new crew meets are the Vulcans, Tellarites, Andorians, and Klingons.

Or if I had to pick just one: the Tellarites. They are the most under-developed of all the TOS aliens, so they have basically a clean slate to work with.

Will this even be greenlit into production on the level of shooting? Especially with Paramount’s Financial situtation and the Skydance merger in process (??) How many Trek movie projects have there been sine 2016 ‘Beyond’ that were in ‘pre-production’, script phase, given a hyped JJ-GO and place holder date, new director, new director, rumored director, fantasy rumor, etc…

This earthbound Formation of Starfleet idea could work yet I’m sceptical.

If the plan is to release for the 60th anniversary then yeah it has to be in production by EARLY next year the latest. They can’t wait until Skydance takes over since reports are saying it can take up to a year to go into effect.

But I’m still skeptical this thing will even happen and if it does the chances of opening for the 60th gets slimmer as every month goes by and there is no news about any actual production ramping up. We got a blurb on the premise but nothing in the way of when they plan to start shooting something that suppose to open in two years says a lot.

We have been down this transwarp corridor too many times at this point. Depending on your POV this is the sixth or seventh movie they have announced in 8 years. Yes they announced a writer and a director but they have done that for every canceled movie now.

Even though the TV side of things is having its stumbles lately with P+ woes and less money, at least things are still happening and in the pipeline. The Starfleet Academy show is now roaring to life and starts production next month.

And it’s sad to say this but that show could wrap up it’s first season without a movie still in production. It’s happened on the last 5 shows now, so yeah.

The way I see this film is happening is either as a continuation after the first contact with Vulcans in First Contact or another alien species in this case if they want to totally reboot it, which seems to be what they are going for. Or they do a World War 3 story and move the alien first contact idea to coincide with that. They might go for the WW3 idea since it might be considered more “timely” with current events happening in the world.

set to be absolutely boring … Star Trek is „Space, the final frontier…“

is this the right time to do a ST prequel considering how well ‘furiosa’ did at the box office.

With Hemsworth too, who was supposed to put ‘butts on seats’ for ST4

They could screw this up by rewriting already established canon from First Contact and Enterprise. When during this period would the movie be set? 2063 – First contact with the Vulcans. 2151 – Launch of NX-01 2155 – Coalition of Planets 2161 – Founding of the UFP. 2245 – Launch of NCC-1701 Berman’s original idea for the series was to have the entire first season set on Earth as Humanity’s first-ever warp starship was constructed.

Personally, I find the era previous to NX-01 to be interesting. How did we meet the Tellarites and Andorians? What about the pre-warp 5 ships?

Sounds cool. Earth is the most neglected planet in Star Trek. Also a good movie concept to hook new and younger fans.

Let’s go back and retcon the origin of the Federation and Starfleet badly..again. Didn’t Enterprise already do that? Sounds like a movie nobody would want.

Is this going to be set in yet another timeline/universe? The Skydanceverse?

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Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas says that season 3's proposed spinoff, Star Trek: Legacy, could still be great if it gets made later. Matalas has two huge new opportunities as showrunner of Marvel Studios' Vision and screenwriter of 20th Century's Enemy Mine reboot. While Paramount+ has opted not to make Star Trek: Legacy , the desire among Matalas' creative team, Star Trek: Picard 's actors , and the audience for Legacy remains strong, and the Picard spinoff could still be made someday , although it would very likely be after Matalas has completed his new slate of projects.

Star Trek: Picard season 3's Ed Speleers, who played Jack Crusher, and Terry Matalas appeared on The D-Con Chamber podcast and spoke to hosts Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer about their continuing hopes to make Star Trek: Legacy . Matalas revealed that he has written scenes between Speleers' Jack Crusher and Jeri Ryan's Captain Seven of Nine , and Terry discussed why Star Trek: Legacy would still be great even if it picked up later in the USS Enterprise-G's story. Read Matalas' quote and watch The D-Con Chamber video below:

The whole world doesn’t know how often we talked or texted about it… I mean, I even wrote scenes and stuff… I wrote a scene with [Jack] and Captain Seven at a bar that was great, and you were the Bones to her Kirk… It was fun… What’s great about it is, if it ever happens, you can come in late, and it would be really interesting to see what happened to all of them, like way down the line… To have a more formed relationship between you and Jeri. So, I would say never say never.

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Terry Matalas Explains Why Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Is Being Made Instead Of Legacy

"maybe someday".

Star Trek: Picard season 3 was so popular, and its ending that set up a Star Trek: Legacy spinoff was so enticing, that many viewers remain puzzled about why Paramount+ didn't seize the opportunity . Instead, after ending Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Lower Decks , with Star Trek: Prodigy saved by Netflix, the next Star Trek series from Paramount+ is Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Terry Matalas offered an explanation on The D-Con Chamber :

It takes so long to get anything made nowadays, and certainly, [Starfleet] Academy was in the works way before… Even before Picard season 3… I do know that these [shows] cost a lot of money, and [it] can’t just be like, ‘You get a Star Trek, and you get a Star Trek.’ Even though we would kill to do it. That’s why I say maybe someday.

Star Trek on Paramount+ has scaled down to just Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy , and the streaming movie Star Trek: Section 31 , on deck for the next two years. However, other unannounced Star Trek projects are in development. But, as Terry Matalas said, it takes years to develop and produce a Star Trek series. Star Trek: Legacy may indeed happen someday if fans are patient, because the desire from Terry Matalas, Ed Speleers, and Star Trek: Picard 's team remains as strong as the audiences'.

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“One of the biggest decisions is to decide which character Amandla is going to play first that day. Usually you want it to be the one who is the more powerful character in that scene, or the one’s who is probably doing the most moving around,” Culpepper told IndieWire. Once the actor sets the first twin’s performance down and jumps into the second one, there are certain things that can still be changed or masaged, but a lot of the blocking and physicality will get locked in.

“If the acting double sat down in a moment, Amandla is going to have to sit down, even if she feels like she would rather be standing. So figuring out who she’s going to play first is key ,” Culpepper said. “She was really good about watching [her acting double] as well. She could be fully in her own space but still pay enough attention to say, ‘I really think Osha would move faster in this case,’ or whatever.”

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It’s maybe the creatures and the lighter side of the force that feel like the most quintessential “Star Wars” moments, though — at least behind the scenes. Culpepper told us that after she’d come onto “The Acolyte” she got a tour of the creature workshop and to ‘meet’ R2D2. “And then BB-8 came rolling out to me to say hi. I was trying to be so professional, but it didn’t last after that,” Culpepper said. “And then when we shot Yoda [the final shot], they came out with Yoda in a trunk; but then when the puppeteer made his eyes and his ears move, all of sudden he came to life. You’re just like, ‘Oh my God, there’s Yoda!”

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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)
Power. Matter/anti-matter reaction chamber. Length. 304.8 metres (1,000 ft) [citation needed] USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A), or Enterprise-A, to distinguish it from other vessels with the same name, is a fictional starship in the Star Trek media franchise. It made its debut in the final scene of the 1986 film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home .

Star Trek: Enterprise

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Scott Bakula As Captain Jonathan Archer

Jolene Blalock As Science Officer T'Pol

Connor Trinneer As Chief Engineer Trip Tucker

Dominic Keating As Tactical Officer Malcolm Reed

Linda Park As Communications Officer Hoshi Sato

John Billingsley As Dr. Phlox

Anthony Montgomery As Ensign Travis Mayweather

Vaughn Armstrong As Admiral Maxwell Forrest

Gary Graham As Ambassador Soval

Randy Oglesby As Degra

Jeffrey Combs As Commander Shran

Rick Worthy As Jannar

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