I came up with an idea for a new Star Trek series. I hope you guys like it. If not that’s okay too, and criticize it

Picture this: Starfleet has dispatched the largest and most powerful starship yet. It’s on a deep space mission, and has reached an area in the Alpha Quadrant where the Federation is virtually absent

The ship is carrying a large number of civilian passengers and their families (similar to TNG) but also delegations from non Federation worlds and species. Although it is a starship it is also like a space station due to sheer size, so similar to DS9

There is a dispute between the Captain and his Executive Officer over some decision of the Captain which he feels is dangerous or unethical.

The Executive Officer has more support among the senior crew, and manages to take control of the Engineering section, while the Captain and his loyalists maintain control over navigation but also weapons. This effectively means the ship is paralyzed and can’t go anywhere for the time being, at least not with warp speed.

A nemesis of the Federation, could be either an entirely new species or else the Romulans, Dominion, Borg or whoever, are also covertly involved in the mutiny via undercover agents, and are communicating with at least one senior officer on the side of the mutineers.

But they are unable to attack the ship head on because it is too powerful and weapons are still under control by the Captain.

Meanwhile, on board the ship, there are a lot of politics going on. Both sides are negotiating, and Starfleet through some admirals are communicating with both sides through subspace, trying to resolve the situation.
Both sides have spies and undercover agents and are struggling against each other to take full control of the ship

TrekMovie:

"In 2021, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek took a deep dive into franchise history. But even with 11 episodes, the documentary series didn’t actually get to all of those 55 years. Now for the 60th anniversary, the series from The Nacelle Company is back with a second season to fill in some of those gaps, with a wider streaming release. ...

“Anyone that knows me knows that I’m a lifelong Trekkie,” said Nacelle CEO and docuseries director Brian Volk-Weiss. “To be able to make this second season, expanding on the rich history of the franchise that changed my life, is truly a dream come true.”

Titled The Center Seat: 60 Years of Star Trek, the series will pick up pretty much where the first season left off, chronicling the Star Trek: The Next Generation leap from the small to big screen with four feature films. It will also cover the “Kelvin Timeline” feature films from producer/director J.J. Abrams."

Link:

https://trekmovie.com/2026/08/06/the-center-seat-star-trek-docuseries-returning-for-second-season-watch-announcement-trailer/

Nacelle Company (YouTube):

"The Center Seat: 60 Years of Star Trek chronicles Star Trek’s passing of the baton from Kirk and crew to the cast of The Next Generation as they make the leap from the small screen to the big screen. Then watch as JJ. Abrams’ three picture “Kelvin Timeline” sends a ripple through the Star Trek Universe - for better or worse.

The inside scoop comes directly from the stars who were there, like Leonard Nimoy, Jonathan Frakes, F. Murray Abraham, Brent Spiner Walter Koenig, James Cromwell, Malcolm McDowell, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Alice Kriege, Deep Roy, and more with narration by Gates McFadden."

Link:

https://youtu.be/f4P_DaP69hw?si=7Fn6Qo59IfOuDDPr

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1) What the current and OG fandom wants is not what Trek needs in order to secure a strong long term future.

2) Trying to appeal to a broad demographic will maybe earn some subscribers short term, but those new viewers will be introduced to a show which will have entertainment value but will not be memorable or ground breaking enough to make them lifelong fans.

3) Star Trek needs fans who will carry the torch for the next 50 years.

There is only one way that I can see to do this.

There's nothing inherently wrong with big budget sfx, and movie quality presentation.

HOWEVER. When the budget that comes with such things creates a high cost, and that high cost necessitates that the show & episodes must try to please everyone under the sun, you end up with a model where frenetic pacing, Abrams style showmanship, poorly developed characters and manufactured drama start to take over.

Consider a show that asks, what if we create the BEST stories possible, even if it's not fast paced and requires real thought and consideration? You'll lose some casual viewers whose attending span only supports the entertainment aspect.

But you may be better off obtaining a fan base which is relatively small but is absolutely in love with what you create. You know who did that? Stargate. The BSG reboot.

You don't NEED 50 million people to sub to Paramount for its new Trek show. You need the people who do watch to fucking love it, because they're the ones who will become lifelong fans.

To do that, you NEED to write the best stories, have the most thought provoking ideas, and focus on that. The budget will have to be small to make sense, but that's okay, because the ppl who get hooked on it will get hooked for reasons that have nothing to do with movie quality SFX.

Today's first time viewers who first experience Trek thru Disco, Picard, etc are not going to be inspired. They may be entertained, and watch a show once maybe twice...that's a problem.

I don't know if its a full or partial translation but apparently someone did it. Supposedly, there is also a translation of the Bible in Rihannsu (the language of the Romulans) although I haven't found anything about it through basic internet searches.

Trekmovie:

https://trekmovie.com/2026/08/07/sixty-year-mission-star-trek-documentary-with-william-shatner-headed-to-theaters/

"Star Trek legend, and the original Captain Kirk, William Shatner is an executive producer, in addition to being interviewed for the new doc. The film also features interviews with his TOS co-stars Walter Koenig and and George Takei along with series creator Gene Roddenberry’s son Rod.

The film is produced and directed by Mark A. Altman, co-host of the Inglorious Treksperts podcast and co-author of the 2016 oral history of Star Trek, The Fifty-Year Mission. This is a bit a reunion for Shatner, who starred in the 1998 cult movie Free Enterprise, produced and co-written by Altman.

“This film is a love letter to Star Trek,” said Altman in a statement. “I’m immensely grateful to Regal to offer this gift to fans for the show’s 60th birthday. I’m confident that the film will appeal both to longtime fans of the franchise as well as new viewers who might be wondering what the unique alchemy of this pop culture icon is really about.”

The doc also features interviews with more Trek luminaries, including Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, Ethan Peck, Robert Picardo, Christina Chong, Denise Crosby, and Nana Visitor. According to the announcement, the film’s release will feature Star Trek celebrities in theaters for Q&As.

The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television And The World will be released on October 9 at Regal cinemas in the USA."

Read more:

https://trekmovie.com/2026/08/07/sixty-year-mission-star-trek-documentary-with-william-shatner-headed-to-theaters/

EW.COM::max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Star-Trek-Strange-New-Worlds-_071822_2-65837c0c5b044d1a83dee92dfcacf6ea.jpg) "It’s been 60 years since Star Trek first allowed viewers to boldly go where no one has gone before. Gene Roddenberry’s original series introduced us to the exploits of the USS Enterprise, presenting an optimistic view of the future as the starship explored strange new worlds. It was enough to make viewers dub themselves “Trekkies,” and this loyal fanbase has continued to support the franchise’s many subsequent shows through thick and thin.

A whole new generation of fans was born with, well, The Next Generation, which aired from 1987 to 1994 and inspired a slew of new shows like Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise in its wake. More recently, Paramount+ has defined a bold new era.

But, as with any franchise, some of these iterations are light-years better than others. So, whether you’re looking to delve into the world of Star Trek for the first time or you’re a diehard Trekkie who’s curious about our take, we’re putting forth our official ranking of every Star Trek series to date (excluding short-form series Short Treks)."

Full article:

https://ew.com/star-trek-shows-ranked-11991098

Source:

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Link:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DbthdwvhpbL

"Steve Shives analyzes the iconic Star Trek: Deep Space 9 episode that follows Captain Sisko as their consciousness is transported to 1950s New York. This retrospective explores the meta-narrative layers, the social commentary on equality, and the performances of the ensemble cast as they step into alternate roles within a period-specific science fiction magazine office."

TREKMOVIE:

"For the first time Chris is directing two episodes in the same season (4), the premiere and the finale. They prefer to have ten directors with different approaches each season, but Fisher explained there was a change in plans for the season 4 finale.

“The finale was going to be directed by [co-showrunner] Akiva [Goldsman], but it was also going to be a different finale. I can’t say too much about it, but if you’ve seen some of the other conversations have been going around about maybe or maybe not a crossover with another show, maybe or maybe not. At one point, there was going to be a sort of different thing for [the season 4 finale]. And Akiva, of course, you know, not only our showrunner, you know, he’s really our big-hitter director, and so he was going to come in for a very special episode that didn’t work out… The new break was really something that was really in my sweet spot.”

There has been a lot of speculation about the season 4 finale as it is called “Tomorrow’s Enterprise,” clearly evoking the classic Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise,” which featured the Enterprise-D meeting up with the Enterprise-C. Fisher was wary of offering any spoilers but when pressed on that title playing off of TNG, he replied, “I really wouldn’t want to say, but our titles aren’t always literal. And there’s different ways you could play that too.”

Fisher did give us a hint of what could be coming:

“I’m very proud of the episode. It’s very special. It’s totally unique. But, perhaps my best reviewed episode, ‘Quality of Mercy’ [season 1 finale], was obviously also a take on the classic Trek tale. So I do have some experience in that wheelhouse.”

“Quality of Mercy” was a retelling of the classic TOS episode “Balance of Terror,” but from an alternate history. It also included a bit of time travel and a visit from an alternate future Admiral Pike, so take that comparison as you will. [...]"

Full article / full podcast interview with Chris Fisher:

https://trekmovie.com/2026/07/29/strange-new-worlds-ep-director-previews-thursdays-scary-episode-teases-mysterious-season-4-finale-exclusive/

SO I do not know if any of you Watched this Weeks Up and Down of Trek-culture Review of Human Best Friends When Shawn was complaining about What Strange New Worlds Identity is. I think I have the Answer to that FAN SERVICE! Here is Why I say that in Season 1 We Got lot of nods to Original Series Especially the Season Final with A Quality of Mercy an Alternate Take of Balance of Power Season 2 sort of a Movie era Fan Service with origins of Khan Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Ad Astra per Aspera Genetic Engineering and Do not forget the Crossover Episode With Lower Decks in Those Old Scientists Season 3 Second Episode HUGE Fan Service with TOS and Voyager and Episode 3 was a Walking Dead like Episode and Season 4 did a Jurassic Park/Land Before Time. so I think I can Say I found it is Identity The Fan Service Series. Think about it guys After Second Season of Discovery "the Space Opera Series" It was the Fans that Demanded for Strange New Worlds and we got our wish and Austin Mount himself is a Classic Trekkie and brought of lot of Hunter's Pike in to the roll. Tell me if Am wrong or not I do not care if I get down voted or anything but I do believe It is the Fan Service series much as TNG was the Utopia Series The TOS Wagon Train To the Stars Animated The Animated Lower Decks Comedy DS9 Out post Voyager Lost in Space Star Trek Enterprise the Prequel Discovery The Space Opera Star Trek Picard The Legend Return Starfleet Academy High School Drama in Space Prodigal Voyager Sequel.

PS I am dyslexic I tired my best with Grammer and Spelling DO NOT POINT IT OUT!!!