> > I'm looking forward to the next Trek series myself. It looks like it will be set between the time period visited in 'First Contact' and the Original Series. A 'Birth of the Federation' series. But thats only maybe.
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> Really! That sounds pretty interesting. That could possibly revive my interest in watching Trek on television again. I wonder though, if they'll be able to pull off the necessary (IMHO) effect of making the "technology" look "dated" enough, without making it look as cheesy as the stuff in the 1960's show did. Should be interesting, if they decide to do the show.
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> Gri"wondering if Kirk's father or Captain Robert April will play any role in it?"shny

From what I heard it would be around a 100 years prior to The Original Series. So they just have to make the tech look more primitive than the original series, they don't have to go cheesy. I think they would be affraid to make it look 'too' much like the 60's show because they would be afraid to drive away audience.

While I think this will be a cool show I am bumbed that there won't be a show set in Federation we know now, I've been watching Trek since the Next Generation first came out and watching the politcal manuverings of the Federation, the Romulans, the Kilingons, and then the Cardassians, Borg, and Dominion. That is what Voyager is lacking in my mind, after DS9 ended I want to know who the new enemies of the Federation are, what happend to our alliance with the Romulans, how are the Cardassians rebuilding? Kinda wish they went with the Star Fleet Academy idea.

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