THE EDUCATION OF JARVIS SLACKS

Regardless, chances are high that Kirk gets beaten up some more.

Yeah, I know the Revamped Star Trek just came out over the summer.  But the DVD is coming out in a few weeks, and I will use any excuse I can find to write about Kirk’s Mission to boldly go places.  Here’s what J. J. Abrams has to say about the future of the Enterprise Crew, as read on Wired:

Abrams said the planned Star Trek sequel will offer more freedom to him and his writers. “Now that we’ve established these characters, it opens up a lot of opportunities for future stories,” Abrams said. “At this point, we’re just starting to discuss the sequel and discussing ideas. We haven’t even started breaking down a story yet. That’s what Star Trek has to be,” Abrams said. “Now that our characters have come together — now that Kirk and Spock are Kirk and Spock — we can tell that adventure story.”

So, what story lines would you like to see?  Here are three on my list.

Kahn!: I know that the story is a bit complicated, but it is still great stuff.  Even better, if they start the story from scratch and tell how the Enterprise met Kahn and his crew, where they came from, the whole thing, it would be great stuff.

Klingons!: Yes.  We need Klingons, and it was a smart decision to keep those guys out of the revamp.  A story involving Klingons, dirty, nasty, mean Klingons, would be awesome.  This will probably be the obvious choice.  Sequels are often dark and cruel, leading up to the third, more hopeful, follow up.  I can see Klingons being a major force in this revamp Star Trek movie.

Roots in Reverse!  Some love for TNG:  Star Trek, The Next Generation has a epic, Mega-epic fan following.  Instead of focusing just on the old-school Star Trek, Abrams needs to find a way to unite the great story lines that made the TNG series as amazing as it was.  How?  Well…I have no idea.  Maybe have Riker’s grandfather or, I don’t know, have Data come out of a black hole.  That works.  Well, usually.  Thoughts?  Ideas?  Toss them here.