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Star Trek will wrap up its third era next year (the Roddenberry era, the Berman era, the Kurtzman era - Yes, that's a gross oversimplification). What would you like the next era of Trek to be like?

For me, interconnecting the shows wouldn't be a requirement, but a bonus. I would entrust each project to acclaimed authors working across different genres and formats. There could be lower-budget (not blockbusters) but intense, more focused movies, like Master and Commander.

Naturally, the story should reflect current events and contemporary issues in some way—such as crumbling international relations, genocides allowed to happen, media manipulation, or societal problems. Cooperation would be at the heart of this series.

Obviously, I already have my list of concept artists ready. 😇 It’s important—specifically regarding visual effects, or rather visual effects direction—that the space battles be filmed the old-fashioned way, as if using miniatures; that is very important.

☝️I’m not talking about using physical models (though, like Lucasfilm, you could have fun shooting a few shots with real models). Rather, it’s about envisioning similar constraints to move away from the somewhat cluttered feel of the modern Trek era. Too much freedom stifles creativity.