Revisiting Star Trek
September 17, 2006Seeing that the remastered ST:TOS was about to be transmitted on US TV, I decided to revisit some of my favourite Trek films. Its been awhile since I’ve visited Trek. I stopped watching after the third season of Enterprise, and was dissapointed with Nemesis. For the latter debacle, I mostly blame the direction of Stuart Baird. I truly wish Jonathan Frakes had directed that last film. He knew the actors best, and understood and respected the material.
The early TNG stuff, along with Nemesis, was truly great television. Unfortunately, I’ve allowed my bitter memories of the latter years of Trek to colour my perceptions. TOS, TNG, DS9 - they were all great television and have certainly lasted the test of time. I sincerely hope that JJ Abrams can revive the Trek Universe - I can’t wait to see his spin on things. I don’t care whether its a complete reimagining or a sequel. His take on MI:3 was terrific fun to watch, and I look forward to seeing what he can do with a now moribund mythology.
