To be honest, it would be nice to see the forces that shaped the life of James T. Kirk before we met him.

And it would be also be nice to see all the characters young, fresh out of the academy, with all the idealism and energy that comes at the beginning of a career.

But I think that it is also pretty short-sighted of Paramount to not do movies of the other franchises, especially right after they ended, when fan interest and emotion was at its highest. [Not to mention, all the actors were still available!]

The most obvious example of this is Deep Space Nine; what happens to Sisko? Does Odo ever come back from the Founders’ Planet? Does the Federation go on to explore more of the Gamma Quadrant… ?

You get the picture. At least a few of these questions could have been answered by *one* movie!

:sighs heavily:

Ok. I’ll stop ranting. It is disappointing to see that the producers are going for the quick buck, when there is a virtual gold mine of ideas and loose threads that can be developed into good movies that even non-fans would enjoy.

Am I wrong? Should we go back and explore Kirk’s life and times? Should we go forward, and continue with the adventures of the Titan, or should we just create a new, movie-only crew from one of the [non-canon] books in the Star Trek print universe?

LaVedaHMason

The late Gene Roddenberry’s wife, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, unfortunately passed away yesterday at age 76 from leukemia.

 She was a huge part of the Star Trek legacy and played several roles in the franchise. Known most as the voice of the computer in every Trek incarnation, she was also Number One in the original pilot, “The Cage,” (and Roddenberry had every intention of keeping her as one of the main characters but the studio wouldn’t go for a female first officer), and the Spock-infatuated Nurse Chapel in the original series, Deanna Troi’s mother Lwaxana in The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. She also did a lot of voices in the short-lived Animated Series.

Here’s a neat blog with some video links of great Majel Barrett moments.

She was a lady with a lot of spirit and enthusiasm, and had some real acting chops, best displayed (in my opinion) during her appearences as Lwaxana in DS9 (see “The Foresaken” and “The Muse”).

She also attended lots of Trek conventions and was always very grateful to fans for keeping Roddenberry’s legacy alive.

She certainly won’t be forgotten by this Trekkie. May she rest in peace.

LLAP

-Cap’n Logan