TMC
06-08-2014, 02:45 AM
http://whatculture.com/tv/star-trek-10-dropped-plot-threads-well-never-get-answer.php
You know what’s the secret behind Star Trek’s longevity? It’s not the actual stories themselves, but the stories that could have been.
With Star Trek, a writer doesn’t have to struggle to come up with a new story because of the wealth of possibilities that every iteration of Gene Roddenberry’s creation offered. Star Trek survives because of the fluidity and varieties – infinite diversity in infinite combinations, if you fancy a bit of Vulcan logic. Dropped plotlines abound endlessly, just waiting for some devoted fan of a writer to pick them up and spin them into some great tale that revisits favorite characters or exciting theme that fans really want to see again.
Here are a few that might be interesting to see re-examined…
You know what’s the secret behind Star Trek’s longevity? It’s not the actual stories themselves, but the stories that could have been.
With Star Trek, a writer doesn’t have to struggle to come up with a new story because of the wealth of possibilities that every iteration of Gene Roddenberry’s creation offered. Star Trek survives because of the fluidity and varieties – infinite diversity in infinite combinations, if you fancy a bit of Vulcan logic. Dropped plotlines abound endlessly, just waiting for some devoted fan of a writer to pick them up and spin them into some great tale that revisits favorite characters or exciting theme that fans really want to see again.
Here are a few that might be interesting to see re-examined…