I have 2 ideas for this one...
Idea #1...
Bring the JJ-Verse crew to Television after a good run of movies. Make the series like The Original Series in its writing style and tone but, with modern FX. Re-use the excellent music from The Original Series, if possible. The short skirts on the female members of the crew are a must. In general, women in the Military like to look pretty too. It's a pity that the real-life military tends to discourage that in many ways...
Idea #2...
- New ship and crew in the 24th Century Prime Universe, sometime after the Dominion War.
- Ship's mission is patrol through the still devastated Alpha/Beta Quadrants, assisting with rebuilding efforts and maintaining galactic order. That kind of set-up could bring back the 'Old West in space' kind of feel that made The Original Series awesome.
- I'm not opposed to an alien captain but, it has to be someone that a TV audience can relate to and understand. Vulcans, Trill, Bajorans and Betazoids would probably work best.
- If the captain is Vulcan, I'd like to see him be comfortable with admitting that he has emotions but just doesn't express them in public. Vulcans would consider that bad form. However, the audience can still see him enjoy them in private. (Examples include wearing colorful civilian clothes and/or enjoying music in his quarters while off duty.) Or, we can see this Vulcan Captain 'bring down the shields' and spend his off-hours trying to relieve the stress that's brought on by having to 'play the Good Vulcan' while on duty. We've never actually seen a Vulcan do that before. Anything Spock did doesn't necessarily set up any kind of precedent because he's not fully Vulcan.
- The ship doesn't have to be a new design. Re-using one of the ship designs from one of the '2nd Generation' shows set in the 24th Century (The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager) would cut down on the show's development costs and help the audience be more comfortable with the new show right from the start. That might prove crucial since the setting is a galaxy recovering from war's devastation and filled with conspiracy and intrigue. That's not your typical rosy 'let's see what kind of mysteries we can uncover in the Great Unknown' type of setting you expect from Star Trek.
- If an old design is used, I prefer the Galaxy Class. The in-universe explanation can be "Starfleet needed a vessel that's both tactically capable and made for exploration, to help keep people motivated and 'waving the flag', so to speak." The actual reason is just because I want to see a Galaxy Class starship on TV again. Feel free to make whatever kind of interior/technological upgrades you need WITHOUT GOING CRAZY (i.e. faster engines, better computers, et al.), just make sure the hull shape is largely unchanged from the Enterprise-D and/or U.S.S. Venture.
- I'm partial to the name 'Invicta' for the ship because it's the Latin word for 'Undefeated.' Considering how part of this ship's mission is to bring good will and improve morale wherever it goes in the Federation, a name like that could prove beneficial.
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Whatever is done though, PLEASE keep the technobabble to a minimum. Just because I, as a Trek fan/Good-natured Mad Scientist, can understand it all rather easily doesn't mean that everyone else can.
Sincerely with LOTS of Trekkie Love,
- Lord Publius
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