XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise   
   From: jax@knickersjaxtrawstudios.com   
      
   Stan Jensen wrote:   
   > Berman Not Part Of Trek 11   
   >   
   > Longtime Star Trek writer and producer Rick Berman, who joined the   
   > franchise at the feet of creator Gene Roddenberry, will not be   
   > involved in the proposed 11th Trek film, to be directed by Mission:   
   > Impossible III helmer J.J. Abrams, SCI FI Wire has learned.   
   >   
   > A Paramount spokesperson confirmed that Berman-who started with Trek   
   > under Roddenberry in 1987 as a writer and producer on TV's Star Trek:   
   > The Next Generation - -would not take part in Abrams' film. "J.J. is   
   > also a producer, and Rick Berman is not involved in any way," the   
   > representative confirmed over the weekend.   
   >   
   > It will mark the first time that a Trek project has not had Berman's   
   > creative input in more than 18 years. Berman produced and co-wrote the   
   > last four films and co-created the TV series Star Trek: Enterprise,   
   > Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; he also wrote,   
   > contributed story ideas to or produced all Trek incarnations since the   
   > original series. Berman's last film, Star Trek: Nemesis, tanked at the   
   > box office, and Berman's last series, Enterprise, was canceled by UPN   
   > after only four seasons because of poor ratings.   
   >   
   > The new Trek film will be written by Abrams and his M:I III writers   
   > Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, who worked with Abrams on the Alias   
   > series. The new Trek film will reportedly go back to the first meeting   
   > of James T. Kirk and Spock at Starfleet Academy and deal with their   
   > first missions into space. Orci and Kurtzman previously wrote for TV's   
   > Xena: Warrior Princess and co-wrote the films The Legend of Zorro, The   
   > Island and the upcoming Transformers: The Movie.   
   >   
   > Berman has previously said he wasn't sure about the future of the Star   
   > Trek franchise, but always hoped to revive and be involved in the   
   > franchise somehow.   
      
   Not relevant, I guess, but I wonder what type of uniforms and production   
   design we'll see. If they've got any sense they'll go back to bright colours   
   and TOS style. But my guess is they'll try to do something cool and put   
   everybody in black or something.   
      
   I think this is going to be shit. A silly action movie that's only Trek in   
   that it contains nominally, but otherwise unrecognisably, character names   
   from the series.   
      
   Really, I'm just sick of this whole idea of prequels. Prequels are a rubbish   
   idea. Let's stop boldly going backwards in time, and just give the whole   
   damned thing a rest until there's a hunger for it again.   
      
   Ian   
      
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