![]() ![]() but if roles are not cast right, it can spoil an otherwise flawless production. You can have a brilliant script, phenomenal sets, superb visual effects. Like DS9, the focus could be on the way momentous events affect people more so than seeing those events unfold in their visual-effects heavy glory.I did this for VOYAGER, but I feel this can done on all shows.Ĭasting is a very important part of any television/movie production. Along with evolving the kinds of stories the franchise tells, this also might help keep production budgets down. The plot could feature all the familiar elements of the franchise while presenting the story in a way audiences aren't used to seeing. ![]() Jake's history with Starfleet and his writerly vocation are the way to include familiar Star Trek characters, settings or merely Starfleet personnel in an organic way. With a character like Jake Sisko, already beloved by the fanbase, he's the perfect window on the civilian experience in the Federation. Were this a new character, like Sonequa Martin-Green's Michael Burnham, it might be an insurmountable problem. Deep Space Nine challenged audiences' idea of what “feels like Star Trek” once before. So, it would be a risk to remove Starfleet entirely from the protagonist's point-of-view. One reason Discovery felt incongruous to some longtime fans is because it was the first Star Trek series not about the captain. It could be the perfect marriage of old and new stories just like in Picard. ![]() How his father came back, whether in physical form or with his Prophet-powers, could also be resolved. Jake's sibling could become a real character. It would also allow the Sisko storyline to continue. It's fitting a character from that series could serve as the bridge to the side of the universe fans rarely see. However, Deep Space Nine broke that mold, introducing new cultures, aliens and situations. He retains an outsider's perspective as well, which is what Star Trek needs.ĭespite what some may think, there is room in the franchise for multiple "ship shows." Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Legacy could coexist despite taking place in different eras. Still, through all he endured, he never officially joined Starfleet. Julian Bashir turns into a personal essay about surviving war. In "The Quickening," a Season 4 episode of Deep Space Nine, an assignment to write a boring profile of Dr. He lost his mother during a ship battle, and he survived countless other life-threatening missions. He grew up with Starfleet in his house, following his father from posting to posting. However, like any writer who wants to work, he also embraced nonfiction and journalism, at least through a 1990s Star Trek lens. During Deep Space Nine's run, Jake's primary passion for writing expressed itself through fiction. If any character is going to offer audiences the perspective of someone looking at all this from the outside, it should be Jake. One such idea involved Jake Sisko working as a journalist to uncover the story of the Borg's secret invasion of Starfleet. The writer and director discussed some of the things he'd have done given unlimited time and budget. Audiences almost got to find out, at least according to Picard showrunner Terry Matalas on The 7th Rule, a podcast co-hosted by Cirroc Lofton who played Jake Sisko. ![]() Still, one has to wonder what the Borg attack on Earth looked like to the civilians simply watching the Frontier Day festivities at home. The story tied directly to the characters' past adventures, building on them to do something fresh and original. Billed as the final adventure for The Next Generation cast, Picard Season 3 found the sweet spot between "fan service" and bold, new storytelling. ![]()
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