Casting Star Trek: The Next Generation Reboot

Whoever plays Riker, better sit in a chair like Frakes.
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[@1monki]

This video has helped me understand that TNG doesn't need to be rebooted.

[@HauntaskhanHYPNOSIS]

I don't know. Some of the acting was pretty corny and the effects are pretty dated. The stories are near perfect though. It's also not like they're replacing the original, it'll still exists in all its 80's-90's glory. This anti-reboot rhetoric reminds me of the bad conservative stance that keeping monuments of confederate traitors is the only way to remember them and "preserve history" as if books, museums, and universities don't exist.

[@Skelly5962]

Amen. Rebooting shows and movies only goes to show that the so-called "creative minds" behind such projects actually have no real creativity at all.

[@A_Man_Named_Mark]

100%

[@dougefresh219]

Agreed

[@pinoi78]

No one asked for this.

[@KyleArmstrong]

You know how we got TNG - because they just didn't reboot Kirk and Spock immediately. Why not make new characters, new stories, new ships?

[@heatherduncan5101]

Make it so.

[@juliusblaze]

both? both

[@heatherduncan5101]

If you're looking for TNG stories, why not check a few fanfiction websites

[@Altezza447]

Easier to reboot save them money for script. Companies love release old stuff make money. Like the Ferengi it's for profit.

[@janecreek1220]

Corporations are run by sociopaths and sociopaths can't create. There just aren't any actual artists left in corporate entertainment.

[@holyirishcoffee84]

I once met Michael Dorn at a con, and during the Q&A section someone asked him who he would like to see play a younger version of himself in a reboot. Dorn gave him a dirty look and said, "next question!" Dorn has spoken.

[@thomasburns3345]

It was you, wasn’t it?

[@beauxguidry5373]

Next question? I have three. Who would you like to play the adult version of your son? Would he have a little sister? And would you make guest appearances?

[@scorchx3000]

Pretty arrogant of Dorn tbh. He could have been more polite and said "I couldn't think of someone who could play Worf."

[@joseeduardobolisfortes]

@@scorchx3000 Nope. His just made a joke acting like Worf.

[@GamerFromJump]

“If you were any other man, I would kill you where you stand!”

[@jdstark6966]

Meanwhile, Michael Dorn has been saying since the end of DS9, "Hey! I'm right here! Guys? People? I'm right here. Captain Worf anyone? Right here. Still here. Right here! RIGHT...BLOODY...HERE!"

[@blackhawks81H]

I would watch the shit out of a Captain Worf series. Even if it was one where he retired from Starfleet to take command of a Klingon ship in order to fully restore his house to its former greatness etc etc.... Actually. I might even prefer that over him as Starfleet captain. But either way... Captain Worf... In the TNG/DS9 style... No discovery, no JJ Abrams style, no bleak future that's just a ripoff of every other bleak future post apocalyptic dark gritty Sci fi series that's been overdone 10000 times. But back to the Roddenberry future.

[@MrMikellsof88]

@@blackhawks81H He won't ever make captain. Failing an important mission to extract a defector from the Dominion to save Jadzia showed an unwillingness to put his job before personal concerns, which for captain of a starship is not the kind of mindset you need to have. Sisko even told Worf that due to his choice Starfleet [probably] would never give him a command of his own. That said ... a Klingon series starring Dorn as Worf would be epic. Maybe a series about establishing Martok as a strong, respected leader of the Empire but from the view point of one of his closest advisers.

[@chrissmith7669]

Sadly neither he or Sulu will get a chance to show how deserving they are of the chair of captain

[@michaelpratt9142]

Dorn and the fans have been saying this for decades. It's absolutely ridiculous this show hasn't happened yet. I say yet, because I'm still hopeful. A DS9 feature and something for the Voyager cast (after that dreadful series finale) is desperately needed too. Not this current Trek we've been getting.

[@michaelpratt9142]

@@chrissmith7669 At least Sulu got to play a Captain, albeit very briefly.

[@alexoelkers2292]

Just to be clear... no one here is asking for a TNG reboot.... right?

[@chrisbutlerart]

Very much correct. Very much.

[@xtiram]

Correct.

[@MarkStark-dx9dm]

correct.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

No, they just want another series of "Picard". (only kidding)

[@CaptWesStarwind]

I would sooner ask for a rectal probe from an honery Klingon with a hook hand.

[@ianmurphy9955]

Why do we need a reboot of a classic, leave it alone

[@redapol5678]

Probably because it’s a trend in Hollywood. How many different reboots (and actors) have there been for Superman, Spider-Man and Batman? Easy way to make money without having to come up with any new or creative? (Probably doesn’t help that anything new and different gets labeled “not real Trek” too 🤣)

[@ianmurphy9955]

That's true, hell in hollywood now the reboots are rebooted. I myself like new trek as much as TOS/TNG etc

[@alanfisher3848]

It is just a thought exercise. I don't take it seriously

[@takingbacktoxic7898]

@@redapol5678 Its not just a trend in Hollywood, its actually a problem culturally as well as intellectually. The fact that new fresh ideas for stories and characters are not imagined up from nothing has been on a steady decline since the early 1990s. Currently most movies and shows are living off stories and ideas created in the 60s, 70s or 80s at the latest.

[@redapol5678]

@@takingbacktoxic7898 that may be true, but it also might be that phenomenon where every generation thinks the next is ruining society (I think Plato referred to society getting progressively worse with generations after his). Also, I don’t know if there are any “new” ideas in works of art. Everything is inspired or influenced by something before it. But I do agree, at least in the TV and Movie business, that reboots are abnormally abundant

[@ryanatorryanson9535]

There would be absolutely zero reason to ever reboot TNG. It was perfect the way it was.

[@undefined7141]

Naw reboot it, then reboot M.A.S.H, reboot, fresh prince, reboot cheers, reboot every classic show our parents and grandparents loved and poop all over them :) that’s what fans want!

[@maxmustermann8247]

It IS still perfect

[@durrtydog86]

Why reboot? A new series with new characters would be better.

[@maxmustermann8247]

@@durrtydog86 word! but more Gene Roddenberry Star Trek and less JJ "i'm the action mofo" Abrams Star Trek...too much *pewpewpew* and too much drama...oh, and without aliens looking like a big pniz *cough* Saru *cough*

[@jackstraw522]

My only complaint about TNG is that they didn’t give date of the emotion chip in season seven and at some point do a story line with the card orders in to turn it off and he refuses because he would be able to order anybody else to do that. something to that effect I just thought it would’ve been a good storyline

[@jonathanpusar5931]

With the kinds of writers doing new Trek shows, I hope they never even attempt a reboot.

[@clarkstartrek]

I really hope not. Leave Star Trek: TNG, ALONE.

[@ibraveheart5700]

Yea so far every remake these days turns out shity

[@Jay-Kaizo]

You're right. There's no way it will ever compare the TNG. It was a perfect cast and had great storylines, minus Wil rainbow sweater Wheaton.

[@kylereese4822]

After Voyager or TNG... based on building ships from historic wreckage of wolf 359.. aka dish/arrow section from Federation ships, engineering section from Ferengi ships, engines from Klingon ships... or different variations oh and a new law stating Gal Gadot as captain :):)

[@p.o.m.g5240]

I am the one who ruined the 69 likes

[@Jay-Kaizo]

@@p.o.m.g5240 You monster 😔

[@brianmurphy1757]

Please don’t let them murder yet another of my favourite shows

[@lunsj]

I'm trying to be optimistic about the idea. I'm old enough to remember all the protests from TOS fans in the 80s when it came out that they were making TNG. A lot of shouts of "It's not Star Trek without Kirk and Spock!!" That show turned out pretty decent.

[@RGMerkel]

A reboot of TNG is a hard no from me. They'll just mess it up and make things worse.

[@daveyjones5702]

i don't care what they do, anything from these clowns in charge now is prettymuch 100% certain to suck ass.

[@God_Is_An_Atheist]

@@daveyjones5702 Lower Decks and Picard are pretty great imho. You can't expect Star Trek to be the exact same as it was 30 years ago, tv and production changes as well the potential target audience. I'm not saying that you'd support a rehash of the old Star Trek formula, but, for example, nowadays season long story arcs seem to be the norm for almost every Show/Franchise. The classic formula, where each episode of a TV show was a self-contained story, probably just doesn't work anymore. Having said that, I also don't want to see a reboot of TNG.

[@randomguyfromgermany]

@@God_Is_An_Atheist Well, I can`t comment on Lower Decks, since, I`ve never watched a single episode. However, Picard started out well, but dropped down almost immediately. The entire thing between the Romulan brother, and sister was quite... unpleasent, to say the least. The barefoot-dancing inside the Borg-cube was cringe-at-it`s-best. The love-story of Seven and what`s-her-name came out of nowhere. The "doctor/professor-what`s-her-name" was more out of place, than the 1937´s from Voyager... She seems to be incompetent in almost every aspect (starting with "realising, that interstellar travel is a thing"). The romulan antipathy against androids was just nonsense, considering some of the TNG-episodes, and averything else, we`ve been shown about them. "Commodre Oh" made no sense... neither did her name sound vulcan, nor remulan, nor did her shades serve any purpose (apart from making her look stupid). If she was supposed to be an shady agent of an secret agency, she should either be more subtle (e.g. it was indicatet in the ST-novels, that Admiral Cartwright was a member of Section 31), or shouldn`t be a member of Starfleet (like Harris, or Sloan). Brent Spiner being an unkown/unmentioned son of Dr. Soong was "not the best idea"... considering Soong`s appearances, it would`ve made more sense, if Lore was the root of all evil (but he`s the new "the-one-who-shall-not-be-named" as it seems). Then, there was this cringe-worthy costume-thing, whith the eyepatched-Picard, and the pimp-Rios... Have the writer/producers/directir even watched a single undercover/secret mission episode of Star Trek? Geez, I could go on for days... And that`s coming from a guy, who has TOS, TNG, DS), and TMP on Discs right beside him, two Uniforms in the closet, every single TOS/TNG/DS9/Myriad Universe-novel on his bookshelf (from "The Cage" " up to "Colleteral Damage").

[@squirrelofdoom3830]

@@God_Is_An_Atheist Picard is just dogshit.

[@RiiDii]

Great actors alone won't cut it. The original cast worked incredibly well together, both on and off set, even on other projects. I think that's one of the factors that made the show so entertaining.

[@customcarz]

You just proved why they need to leave it alone.

[@gillianmoser2573]

“No more reboots, new characters, stories, ships!” - oh, boys, I’m way ahead of you 😉

[@heathbruce9928]

What's with Hollywood? Threw are loads of talented people. Why recreate when you can forge forward? And no. Discovery didn't count. It was a reboot.

[@lasko24]

Yeah don't need to rehash stories that was already done give us something new

[@lasko24]

@@heathbruce9928 what is discovery a reboot of don't it take place 10 years before the original series

[@heathbruce9928]

@@lasko24 They rebooted the Klingons because they don't have an original idea. The rebooted captain Pike to fit in the JJ trek time line. Now it allegedly is now going to catch up with Picard? How is that original?

[@lasko24]

@@heathbruce9928 The klingons got a redesign so thats not a reboot.The discovery show is based around a whole new casts of characters the only character to be rebooted would be pike and he was in what one episode of the orignal series which I don't think made it to tv and he was replaced by kirk. But from your definition of a reboot TNG could be considered a reboot even though its totally different timeline and characters as would voyager, enterprise,and DS9

[@zubunapy]

Best Reboot for TNG? Easy: Watch the original again!! It´s great fun until today!

[@jesuszamora6949]

Pretty much. The remastered version pretty much smoothed out the presentation's rough edges.

[@gregdeandrea1450]

Maybe skip to season 3.

[@warealpha]

agreed! i’m only 21 years old, and i remember watching TNG when i was 14 with my dad (who’s a long time trek fan) and i fell in love with it. i have watched it over and over. and now, i’m re-re-rewatching it with my fiancé and she LOVES it. even young people like us who weren’t around when it was created absolutely love it. it’s a timeless show and it’s perfect and amazing the way it is!

[@stevecronin]

I do this there’s an argument for a 4K remaster of TNG, which I would appreciate. My understanding is the film would have to be re-digitized and re-edited into the new aspect ratio and that might be too tempting for people to start changing content. So maybe it is best if left alone.

[@feonjun]

If J.J. Abrams directs, it's nothing more than a Lens Flare Reboot.

[@mihugong3153]

Don't worry, JJ won't direct. Alex Kurtzman will produce though, and we know now what that means.

[@CheesyKnobby]

No, no more reboots or forced prequels. We want new trek stories with well written new characters.

[@jeffreydotson4842]

I agree. Also, I wouldn't mind it one bit if they also pretended that all of the reboots and prequels didn't happen and just continued the story in the spirit of the original. I get that changes have to be made with the times but that can be done without making so many changes that it might as well be an entirely new franchise. TGN was able to to bring Star Trek to the late 80's while still making it feel like Star Trek. Star Trek is about exploration and adventure not a bunch of characters crying on each other's shoulders about their past or whatever.

[@robb3670]

They should make a new Trek series that takes place right after the dominion war.

[@lindseyjones9240]

I agree. There are several books that tell the stories of Enterprise B , Voyager after its return and the Titan (Riker's ship). So stop wasting time on prequels.

[@reliant1701]

@@lindseyjones9240 actually, I wouldn't mind seeing what Harriman did. Yeah, he was a Kirk fanboy and Generations made him seem like the Fleet's dumbest captain. I'd love to see a series about Harriman growing as a captain and living up to being worth an Enterprise.

[@lindseyjones9240]

@@reliant1701 The books are called Star Trek, The lost era.

[@Wolf359inc]

No. No reboot. Not now. Not ever. I am still waiting for “Star Trek: The Next, Next Generation” (TM, and copyright me, of course). There is this current fascination with going “back to the roots” of a show, which inevitably leads to plot holes, and horrendous continuity issues all round. Failing that, we have the “reboot”, which is never a good idea in an established franchise. Sure, you might attract a few new viewers, but your original fan base will always be pissed off. We do not need a reboot of TNG. We need their “Next Generation”. We need the best of Starfleet, and the Enterprise. We need optimism. Most of all we need to retcon all the darker things that have become the norm in “modern” Star Trek.

[@frankb3347]

Shouldn't the Enterprise B crew have been the Next Generation? The stories of Picard and crew were really the Next Next Next Generation. If done well I wouldn't mind seeing some more B and C action to fill in the timeline.

[@bbomber2299]

Well that's 10 minutes of my life I will never get back! what a load of dribble!

[@BNuts]

There already was a (spiritual) reboot/successor to _TNG_ . It's a little series you may not have heard about. It's called _The Orville_ .

[@davemiller6055]

So, Paramount and CBS are hell bent on doing anything but what Star Trek fans want. Got it.

[@CaptainPikeachu]

What do Star Trek fans want anyways? Because they don't seem to even know. The shows try new things and fans whine about wanting familiar stuff, but they do the familiar stuff and then fans whine about not enough new things. Maybe if the fandom makes up its mind, then Paramount and CBS will know.

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

You aware this isn't an official thing by any means, right? Paramount isn't working on a TNG reboot...

[@thunderbug8640]

​@@CaptainPikeachu Oooh i dont know how about they do new things which are actually good? That would be a start.

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

@@thunderbug8640 Most "fans" would just hate them for being new anyway.

[@brianlevine249]

@@CaptainPikeachu New stuff?? This is the modern take. Step 1 - define what made the show iconic and successful. Step 2 - do anything but that

[@youngishjon2326]

A reboot would be bereft of passion and imagination. I would love a new show similar to TNG though. Travelling the galaxy with ideas of diplomacy and moral conundrums. Less of the CGI and constant explosions of Discovery and Picard.

[@stewartmcminn7773]

I see what you did there blue Picard

[@IMDARKFIRE007]

Have you seen the Orville? It started out with a little too much comedy, but got more serious and is now a great nod to TNG. It also gave fans a space battle unmatched even by DS9.

[@rafetizer]

@@stewartmcminn7773 THAT IS NOT WHO I AM!

[@J.Wolf90]

And more episodicness so the show actually feels adventurous and not like it's just sitting in 1 spot for an entire season

[@sharonz3337]

I also watched Star Trek Voyager, one of my favs.😊😊

[@thresholdsj]

Sounds like Star Trek: The Next Disaster

[@Trid2bnrml1]

just like they've ruined everything from Capt America to 007 James Bond.

[@lasttemplar3836]

especially if goldberg came back. she ruined a perfectly good Klingon war, and the character just sukk'd in general

[@V0ltron]

The only character, from TNG, who I would want most in the new series is Jonathan Frakes, as Riker.

[@leslauner5062]

Technically, Tom Hardy DID play Jean Luc Picard in "Nemesis." He's a clone, but still counts.

[@leslauner5062]

@m Yeah, I posted the comment before he got to that part....

[@BrianJNelson]

All the more reason to NOT have him play Picard. I'd rather see someone new if they were actually even thinking about doing this (hopefully they never consider it).

[@kronoscamron7412]

That would be a good choice, if they must, I prefer they won't though.

[@Species1571]

Alternate video title: "Wouldn't it be awful if..."

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

That's the ONLY correct videotitle this video deserves >_>

[@esto85]

Maybe in other universe

[@aceman67]

Alternate comment: "SOMEONE HAS A DIFFERING OPINION FROM ME RREEEEEEEEE"

[@Species1571]

@@aceman67 The irony of coming here and screaming at me for the same thing.

[@charlespfaff6585]

The Next Generation does not need to be rebooted. A new ship, a new crew, professional, well written stories by writers that understand canon and the background as the fans understand it. This is what we need. The stories are out there. The universe is out there. We just need someone to make them without beating us over the head with their agendas.

[@robynharris7179]

Jeanne and Spider Robinson postulated a Star Trek series running in the mid to late 2020’s called “Star Trek: The Third Generation”. That was in their early 1990’s novel, “Starmind”.

[@Strash1892]

When it comes to Data, I can only imagine Tom Hiddleston taking over the role. His performance as Loki reminds me so much of Lore that I can't help but think of him as the new Data.

[@tsicby]

Would make a great DATA.

[@JamieSteam]

Hiddleston is Too good, he'd steal every scene.

[@Strash1892]

@@JamieSteam To be fair, Data has taken a leading role alongside Picard in every TNG movie so far, so that wouldn't change that much.

[@KatKaleen]

Word. Only person I can imagine as Data/Lore.

[@Francois424]

Absolutely. They even teased him about it on stage. They asked if he had any family ties with Brent Spinner or something.

[@mapeliam]

TNG was not a reboot. It was a continuation. The JJ films are, I think, the only reboot there's been. Everything else is the same universe, ay?

[@deepspire]

Can’t be. They’re too different.

[@Scanner9631]

Liam Bowie Everything else is the same universe, ay? The last Episode of Enterprise takes place on the D holodeck and is supposed to happen during a TNG episode BUT the TNG episode and Enterprise episode conflict. Hence they are two different time lines.

[@huntjl88]

@@Scanner9631 Are you trying to say ST Enterprise is a different time line to ST TNG? Stopping trying to change canon. Only the JJ movies are in a different time line. There was no TNG episode about Enterprise's ending. Since Enterprise came 3-4 years after TNG ended and ended another 4 years later. The episode was Riker watching the last mission of the NX 01 Enterprise on the holodeck. But it was all on a Star Trek Enterprise episode.

[@Scanner9631]

@@huntjl88 Are you trying to say ST Enterprise is a different time line to ST TNG? Yes. In the TNG episode Pegasus Riker goes to Picard after visiting the Pegasus and finding the cloak is still functional and spills the beans in spite of standing orders to keep it secret. In Enterprise the same decision is made on the Enterprise D after reviewing the final days of the the NX01 in the Holodeck. Same decision different reasons and timing. Hence a different timeline.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

They are and just see how lackluster terrible they are >_> Just as the whole "at least 30% different" Kelvin Timeline crap.

[@Xan3119]

I APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT -BUT NO ONE CAN RECREATE THAT MAGIC. THAT TNG CAST WAS PERFECTION.

[@christopherleedy8873]

I've always felt, even before TNG ended, that they should have continued the show with Riker as captain.

[@markolumovic2750]

yeah Riker was captain when he literally saved earth from Borg he was underrated.

[@corinth492]

The star of the show was Picard, he made the show what it was and only he could carry such an intelligent script without the writer's resorting to lazy trash. I actually think the series should have continued to season 8 with a new first officer, someone like Shelby would have freshened the show up and Riker could have gone onto his own command and returned for the movies.

[@danielaltmann8493]

Reboot? TNG doesn't need that, and nobody wants to see a Kelvin TNG...

[@ZR117]

No 1 gives a chance I don't know maybe I want to see the kelvin ncc1701 D

[@ThiagoMorgoth]

@@ZR117 A new Picard

[@eunickissimo]

But everybody certainly would like to see a terran Picard... Wouldn't?

[@BrianJNelson]

OMG a Kelvin TNG would SUCK.

[@danielland3767]

I'd watch a Kelvin timeline TNG..with Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan

[@janecreek1220]

Maybe make a good new series first before they ruin something that didn't need improvement.

[@Tyrael1701]

But they need to ruin all our favorite series first. Star wars, Indiana jones, star trek, ghostbusters

[@janecreek1220]

@@Tyrael1701 Sadly true.

[@develynseether4426]

@@Tyrael1701 I get that the older fans have turned into movie critics big time for that list but.... 1. At least Indy kept the same main actor and SW has had the original 4 heroes make regular appearances. 2. Ruined? Again, yes the older fans have moaned incessantly but Indy 4 made 4 times its budget at the box office, SW7 is in the top 10 grossing films of all time even allowing for inflation. Yes, while the Trek reboot films haven't made the financial success of it's space cousin it has always been behind Star Wars in terms of big screen profits and they still come up in the black. Plus all these reboots are creating a new generation of fans, allowing the idea of the franchises to keep the torch alive and new fans are growing up in a much different world with different ideas, different styles and different philosophies.

[@Tyrael1701]

@@develynseether4426 So honest question, new high republic character is called geode and is a rock. Would you still argue old fans are too picky? It's. A. Rock. I think what all old fans want is give us story back and leave political ideology of any kind out. If you want to do more neutral social commentary, old shows did it but not at the expense of story.

[@httohot]

@@develynseether4426 making a lot of money does not mean that a project will last the test of time. Star Trek is huge because despite decades between releases there is massive hype and a huge merchandise presence that the rest of the world envies. The minute they statted putting out Discovery was the moment the merchandise sales tanked. I literally dont want any more star trek because I know they will just ruin it more and more. Again financial success does not mean you made something good....the same way that just because something is legal doesnt make it moral. Star trek was all about taking the higher moral path and throwing out shitty reboots, spinoffs and prequels one after the other is degrading star trek's longevity as a whole. Even if Idiana Jones made money it virtually killed all interest in any indianan jones movies. The only star trek things that excite me to spend money at this point are the fan made projects that seem to laugh in the face of new trek and honor the best trek had ot offer

[@marymoran1015]

I’d want to see Wil Wheaton as Riker, an original cast member in a different role

[@andrewmurray1550]

I can't imagine a TNG era movie or reboot show with a different cast since it was hit-and-miss with the JJ Abrams "TOS" themed movies.

[@christianbudd2358]

This is the stuff of nightmares.

[@SylvanApe]

Dear lord, TNG was one ship exploring in one bit of the whole galaxy. Can't we just have another 'flagship' level vessel going the other way, with, ya know, new people and aliens?

[@jamieschechner7954]

Strange new worlds is coming out soon. You’ll get your wish.

[@httohot]

@@jamieschechner7954 Lol as long as Kurtzman is anywhere near it, the show is guaranteed to be shit I gave that man many chances and he has proven himself time and time again to be a buffoon

[@SylvanApe]

@@jamieschechner7954 Cool, thanks for the info.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Yes enough about Enterprise. There are tons of other ships

[@loxodoncyclotis1823]

@@jamieschechner7954 Strange New Worlds is not a new ship with new people... It's the Enterprise with Pike and Spock.

[@SmartVideosJarkaWatched]

Have you seen Picard, on Paramount+?

[@cdrocrossdiscovery]

For the hundred thousandth time; Jean-luc Picard had hair! In more than one flashback episode, he had hair! In one episode, Patrick Stewart himself put a wig on! Jean-luc Picard had hair!!

[@jimmuscle2891]

They shouldn't do a "Next Generation" reboot, they should just do a whole new show about a future Enterprise crew, set after T. N. G.

[@MikefromTexas1]

Djimon Honsou is seriously underrated, I'd love to see him as Worf!

[@coreymunroe8073]

This selection is the only one I would be ok with. If they decided to reboot. Which shouldn't be done. Move forward. Let the past be the past.

[@BlackyBlackerson]

He’s always been good, but he’s also in the latter half of his 50s. Depends on the age of the character they’re going for, I suppose. But like everyone else is saying, no reboot should ever happen.

[@NMiller_]

Finn Wolfhard as Wesley Crusher. Alan Tudyk or Andy Serkis as Data. I also feel that they need to add a dedicated science officer.

[@strawberrygoldfish]

Nobody can truly replace Brent Spiner.

[@posindustries]

WAIT NO WHAT DID YOU REALLY PUT ACTUAL CANNIBAL ARMIE HAMMER ON THIS LIST? HOW LONG AGO DID YOU RECORD THIS OH MY GOD

[@stevenr6067]

Gonna be real awkward when they get to the episode where Picard finds out that Riker emailed Troi that he wants to drink her blood.

[@Kella1983]

It's probably already been commented, but Riker's chair-dominance was apparently the result of back damage Frakes suffered on a job before being hired on to play in TNG. He had to lean/stand a certain way to avoid greater pain during long hours of filming.

[@brownro214]

This would be a no. Enough of reboots. Let’s move on to a new series after Voyager.

[@wallacewallaby5782]

I wouldn't mind seeing some of the Voyager crew again (apart from Seven of course) in a separate series that featured them. It would be interesting if Talaxians somehow made it into the Alpha quadrant, perhaps through stolen Borg tech and needed help.

[@CaptainPikeachu]

Which we are already seeing in the TV shows - Discovery is exploring new stuff after Voyager, Picard is as well, so are Lower Decks and Prodigy.

[@kylereese4822]

After Voyager... based on building ships from historic wreckage of wolf 359.. aka dish/arrow section from Federation ships, engineering section from Ferengi ships, engines from Klingon ships... or different variations oh and a new law stating Gal Gadot as captain :):)

[@mightress]

@@wallacewallaby5782 the collaps of the borg hub could have opened a stable wormhole. Or something like that.

[@k1productions87]

We not only have a new show after Voyager, but we even have Seven of Nine in it,... and not only is it not appreciated, it gets endless bitching for it. No matter what they do, you will never be happy. So y'know what? Its time for the old fans to step aside and allow the younger generation to have their time. Star Trek isn't JUST for you, its for everyone

[@AndyHugRetro]

'He's already shown he can play likable characters' Definitely a bad fit for Wesley bro

[@brettcooper3893]

Agreed, although he's got my vote as Marty McFly, as Tom has stated that he used Marty as the blueprint for how he plays Peter Parker.

[@wallacewallaby5782]

Wesley doesn't have to be disliked. If written well, he could be liked.

[@benmasta5814]

@@wallacewallaby5782 it would take a lot of practice for will wheaton to not be so generally insufferable though.

[@wallacewallaby5782]

@@benmasta5814 Why? He's an actor who acts a certain way based on writing and direction he's given. If the writing for his character was bad (it was), then his character won't be liked.

[@benmasta5814]

@@wallacewallaby5782 cause hes so insufferable and it leaks through in his acting.

[@leondillon8723]

No Q ? 4:56)In "All Good Things", Capt.Crusher was Capt. Picard's ex-wife and OC of a hospital ship. 5:57)La Forge started as the navigator. Miles O'Brien was the original pilot. 8:55) The ship's 1st LieuTenant is 3rd in command. The Executive Officer (XO) is 2nd, right after the Officer Commanding (OC).

[@jorgeldejesus8465]

the only way this could work is in the Kelvin Timeline , a clean canvas to do the next Generation

[@nathanjacquart4395]

This should never happen. But, when it does, this is a pretty good list. I don’t see Armie Hammer coming back from the recent mess, so you may have to settle for Henry Cavill Riker. And I love the idea of Gal as Dianna. Granted she’d be a very imposing version, I think you’re right about her being able to pull it off.

[@robertf3479]

Or perhaps cast Gal as Tasha instead? She has proven she can handle any physical performance the role might require, both as an action star in Wonder Woman and an actual soldier (Israeli Army,) she already has a lot of training in both hand to hand and with various weapons. She's also very easy on the eyes (F&F), good for the scenes when Tasha is 'out of uniform' off duty with Data. ;-)

[@Dracounguis]

Stop rebooting things! Especially when the people in charge at the moment suck at it! I don't want to see any new Trek until bad robot & secret hideout are off the production.

[@k1productions87]

So, we are going to forget that 2009 was the most financially successful Star Trek film of all time, and Star Trek Beyond was actually pretty good all around (despite Paramount's attempts to sabotage it with piss poor marketing)?

[@Dracounguis]

@@k1productions87 2009 was a decent Star Trek flavored action film. The other two were pretty bad. 2009 made 386M and cost 150M. And if you consider you have to make two times your budget to break even... I wouldn't say 2009 Trek was a rousing success.

[@huntjl88]

@@k1productions87 Sorry the most financially successful Star Trek movie was Star Trek IV The Voyage Home ST 2009 grossed less than 3 times the budget. TVH gross almost 5 times it's budget. making it the most successful one. Yes 2009 made more but The Voyage Home had a bigger return for the buck. Even TMP was a bigger success. Grossing almost 4 times the budget.

[@k1productions87]

@@huntjl88 if you just deal with percentages, sure. But if you deal with actual money minus budget in numbers (adjusted for inflation of course) it still made more.

[@creightonfreeman8059]

Actually Will Wheaton could play Commander Riker. Since he grew a beard he kind of looks like him, and he definitely knows TNG.

[@clearedmass066]

i honestly would not watch any reboot of TNG. TNG is perfect and those are my childhood memories you are playing with.

[@simonelder8434]

Tony Todd played multiple characters too! My favourite was Kern, Worfs little brother

[@Joseph928100]

"Success of the new discovery series"? Bruh 🤦‍♂️

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Exactly. It has not been a success.

[@blooddude]

I’m pretty sure that was a sarcastic comment... No one can believe Discovery was a success by any measure...

[@kusada3035]

Weird, it's not april fools yet

[@loxodoncyclotis1823]

Discovery may be mostly garbage, but it's also an undeniably massive hit. Sad but true.

[@Joseph928100]

@@loxodoncyclotis1823 based on.... what? I know it's not ratings....

[@nevarstormdragon]

If they were to do a reboot on TNG I would want to see it set in the Kelvin timeline to see how that plays out with what would be known by that point with how the tech changed with Spock going back like he did. Would make for some very interesting stories with the same crew but all new personalities with all the changes that would have been made to how the future went.

[@bobbyjones3351]

Yeah I could imaging Spock introducing replicators early to help the new society rebuild faster. You could also see Vulcan factions becoming angry and warlike after their near Genocide and want to use their intellect and newly embraced passion to wage war on Romulus

[@nevarstormdragon]

@@bobbyjones3351 Not just that but Data's evolution could drastically change as well as many other characters arc's changing. So many new stories to be had.

[@Dreddpool82]

If anything a series that starts say 10 years after Voyager comes home, with a whole new ship and crew that gets to explore the beta quadrant seeing as the most we get is bits of Klingon and Romulan space seeing as they both border the Alpha/ beta quadrant.

[@markyoung1148]

This reboot cast list is just like reboots... it lacks imagination.

[@develynseether4426]

Agreed, one of the worst lists ever and showing the decline of the channel.

[@kim-jong-poon]

Just pray Alex Kurtzman doesn't see this and get any more terrible ideas

[@aquariandawn4750]

Race shifted Tasha, why not race shift Guinan or Worf, Geordi etc?

[@dwightgrant6360]

God please don't allow this zombie to rise. I can't take any more reboots at all.

[@Thrakerzog]

"Success of the new Discovery series" -I nearly peed myself laughing.

[@2bituser569]

My jaw dropped and I had to pu my tongue 👅 😂. 🤦‍♂️ what a shill

[@matvangogh]

Nobody likes Discovery

[@josephram1843]

CBS would rather pay to create propaganda than good Star Trek

[@k1productions87]

If its not a success, then why have they not only green-lit a fourth season, but created several additional spin offs since? Just like bitchy detractors to call everyone a shill for not hating something. There was a time when we used to welcome new ideas and look for the positive in things, rather than finding everything we can to hate on. IDIC bro

[@Reggie1408]

@@k1productions87 Because Star Trek is the only thing CBS has.

[@Metalbass10000]

"Wesley Crusher is Peter Parker in space." That's simply a huge... that's a deep... ... Peter Parker is a likeable character, whom I've never heard most everyone I know say they want to punch....

[@danielland3767]

I like Wesley Crusher tho

[@pedrovargas2181]

Heck, even Wheaton hates the Wes. Maybe he is the biggest Wes hater.

[@danielland3767]

@@pedrovargas2181 that still doesn't mean I have to hate the character. I actually like Wesley & dont care for others that the mass claim is great. I love Barclay & in my top 3 ish I would include Jordie, Barclay, Wesley, Data & Worf in that order with some changes in the last 3 depending on how I feel. It's like Wild Wild West by Will Smith. I love that movie, he had the best performance of the song at the 1999 MTV Video Movie Awards & that video was on Michael Jackson level of cinematic fliming. The fact that a audience can bash a singular form of visual media so bad that everyone walks away from it as if they didn't think it was a great thing ahead of time... Long story short I like Wesley & ion care if that Will Wheaton didn't like the character, he like the checks he had & I like the character. That's all that matters

[@pedrovargas2181]

@@danielland3767 WTF?? You are in the minority, good for you. No one tells you to dislike or like Wes or any other character, FCOL.

[@danielland3767]

@@pedrovargas2181 lol.. I know I'm in the minority who like Wesley, honestly I don't see the dislike for the character that is tossed at the character. It's not that anyone tells me what I should like, it's a comment (completely innocent of course) that comes to say "well the actor himself didn't like the character" now.. And my response is always....okay..🤷🏾‍♂️. I like, love the character/movie, what that actor or anyone thinks is irrelevant, it's just that phrase keeps getting tossed around as if it changes or makes a difference to me

[@brynn8124]

Your selections for Data & Tasha are buffoonery!

[@Tobiasdaniel78]

I don’t understand why we are playing with this idea let’s move forward past Voyager please ...NO MORE PREQUELS or REBOOTs!!! 😡

[@288theabe]

This cast looks EXPENSIVE.

[@TheSorrel]

I don't get why anyone wpuld say that Tasha was just set dressing most of the time. She takes a center role an many episodes of the first season and is more important that Worf, Teoy, Geordy and sometimes even Data. I know that her actress quit because she felt she was too much in the Background, but I don't understand that either.

[@ThiagoMorgoth]

Já imaginaram como seria TNG da Kelvin Time line?

[@jhmcd2]

No, the real Picard maneuver is the shirt pull, you need to make that seemless. But while I could see that Seru guy playing Data and maybe Gadot (she does have the right temperament), I think the way Trek shows had traditionally hired is the best. Up till Enteprise, nearly all trek actors had little on screen experience but where stage actors, typically classically trained. Even Shatner was a Shakespearean actor. When Trek stuck to that, that's when you got episodes like in the Pale Moonlight, and that one with the flute. I think the big Hollywood guys, while many of them are good, are also more full of themselves, too full of themselves for a show like Trek.

[@BeaverThe01.]

Agreed completely, but Hardy could play a very good reimagined younger Picard...as in forties younger, not twenties....he's the perfect age

[@reliant1701]

The Inner Light (the one with the flute. That song Picard wrote ...haunting)

[@JB-ym4up]

Old Riker: seems like the kind of guy you could share a beer with New Riker: seems like the kind of guy you could share a brain with.

[@quirk8841]

Old Riker: A man so disloyal and so insubordinate that he literally refused to follow orders given to him by himself.

[@achuris77]

Or... Old Riker: seems like the kind of guy you could share a beer with. New Riker: seems like the kind of guy that would let you sleep with his wife... while he watches.

[@tearstoneactual9773]

The real Picard maneuver is the uniform tug. :D

[@Francois424]

For Riker, the actor who played Jaime Lannister ( Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ) came to mind. He'd be good too. [Edit] if we ever have Ro Larren back, just get the original actress. She's even better now than she was then, even tho she's play an older character this time around.

[@Peanutdenver]

Way better choice I agree for Riker. Plus Armie Hammer recently was outted as a cannibalistic necrophiliac according to the news. His ex shared a bunch of his messages to her when they were dating and the dude may have some serious issues. Now he said he was just playin, but some of the messages were pretty dark.

[@linguini5263]

ooof maybe not Armie hammer. we don't need a Riker that likes to eat human

[@pwnmeisterage]

Actually, we just don't need a Riker at all.

[@linguini5263]

@@pwnmeisterage oof

[@americanthundergod9749]

@@pwnmeisterage I respectfully disagree

[@padoco73]

Jonathan Frakes has already spoken on this. He wants Riker to be played by Wil Wheaton.

[@americanthundergod9749]

@@padoco73 oh that’s golden!

[@TheDemiRoboto]

Armie Hammer probably ain't gonna happen after the whole cannibal thing.

[@beautydraugr]

Meh. It didn't didn't get as much traction as you'd think. And it was more vore than cannibal.

[@garyeddy8546]

Arnie Hammer has other issues that would keep him off any Star Trek shows. Marvel won’t even touch him.

[@Ottophil]

@@garyeddy8546 hes rich from the baking powder money though

[@nicerperson1]

Who is going to play spot?

[@thekingofcinema]

I can't safely say, without a shadow of a doubt, 100%, I cane see every actor on this list playing these roles. Well done, What/TrekCulture.👏

[@SB-vj7sz]

LaForge only if they bring back the “banana clip” visor. A must for nostalgia.

[@TheLadiGigi]

Armie Hammer's gonna creep out the cast and probably eat them, too!

[@barkydogable]

His favorite dish, ribs a la girlfriend. No replicators please.

[@vecnasleg8786]

Imagine seeing Diana Troy with hard rock abs

[@mikewood6528]

How would you explain an ageing Q ?

[@robosburn5621]

We did get a reboot...It's called The Orville ;-)

[@Techrat3D]

IMHO. The ONLY good Trek I have seen, ever since Jar Jar Abrams raped the franchise, is from the fans. See Axanar, ST Continues, New Voyages. So CBS/Paramount should do the universe a favor, and STOP rebooting good and great franchises into abominations.

[@k1productions87]

You do realize that many of the starship designs from the 2009 film appeared in Prelude to Axanar (with some minor tweaking) right? As for rebooting the TOS cast, the creators had been trying to do that since the mid 1980's, with Roddenberry's blessing (reference his 1986 interview talking about how he wanted to see "bright young people and new stars" giving a new vision to the old show). It was Paramount who constantly nixed the idea. Lets also not forget, TNG is the original destroyer of canon. Not only erasing established late 20th Century Earth history (removing Khan's entire backstory in the process), but even going so far as to have an episode ABOUT genetic engineering, and using the word "eugenics" without so much as a mention of Khan and the Eugenics Wars. "The last of your so-called World Wars" as mentioned by Spock, occurring in the 1990's apparently was replaced with a post-atomic horror in the late 2070's AFTER the "new united nations" in the 2030's.... and THEN all that was retconned away AGAIN by having First Contact occur in 2063 "ten years after the third world war"... so when do we get Q's courtroom scene if the Vulcans are already there helping Humanity recover? So much of the love (in fact idolization) of TNG is from hindsight, completely forgetting the FIERCE opposition to it in its early seasons, saying the EXACT same things said not only about Discovery and Picard today,... but also said against Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and especially Enterprise. Enterprise got cancelled just as it was getting good because of all that same bitching. But have we learned from this? Absolutely not, we just keep doing the same thing. And just like all the previous series', all those who defend it and its right to exist are called shills. And just like all the previous series', after a decade and people look back and see the good things about it, you all will once again hypocritically say "What? I never had anything bad to say about it, I supported it from the very beginning"

[@k1productions87]

@Michael Dinneweth nobody is arguing what your own preferences are. Everyone has likes and dislikes, but that is not the issue here. You are free to like or dislike anything you want. What you are not free to do is ridicule others' likes or dislikes and imply they are somehow "destroying the franchise" even though from every definable metric, the franchise is stronger now than at any point since the turn of the millennium. Your own personal hatreds are immaterial. So are mine. I don't really enjoy Discovery all that much, but it doesn't matter. Regardless of what I do or do not enjoy, I will still defend its right to exist, because I actually believe in the principles that Star Trek had taught me all my life. IDIC isn't just a catch phrase, it is a way of life.

[@k1productions87]

@Michael Dinneweth Freedom of Speech applies to the government not being able to incriminate someone for their speech. I am not the government. And also it works both ways, as you are telling me I have no right to say you are incorrect... so apparently freedom of speech only applies to you, but not others? I never said you can't SAY it, I was merely saying that your claim was false, by every definable metric one can offer. JJ Abrams revived a franchise that was already dead. Enterprise's ratings were absolutely tanking (even if the quality was improving) leading to its cancellation several years earlier, and Nemesis was an absolute abysmal failure. The fanbase was on the decline for almost a full decade before. Nothing Paramount was creating was bringing in any new fans, while older fans were leaving in droves. 2009 saw the largest influx of new fans since at any point since probably 1991 at the latest. I'm sorry you can't handle that.

[@crowwingbound2320]

Couple years ago I was bored and I wrote a fanfiction Star Trek series starting right after the jem'hadar war, using a massive Klingon battlecruiser frame and Starfleet technology heading out to the alpha quadrant

[@janetbailey3804]

GBailey.superhero Dear Marcus, You really kill it with Star Trek Reboots! The casts you pick out I think are just awesome.

[@robertma6068]

Why why why is everything being rebooted to death. I am re-watching next gen partly because it was quality TV, not mired in the impulsive need for tons and tons of action scenes, and the writing was top notch after it found its feet. Intriuging and exciting stories that didn't need and ounce of space battles to create a desire to watch. I loathe that the timeline and history get so mired now that you need alternate timelines, and you need to establish a prime universe just to have an excuse to reboot things to death instead of coming up with new ideas. I love TNG precisely because of what it is, and I have no dobut that the reboot will have almost none of that, especially if CBS ends up having draconion rules put over it. Talk about stagnation. Nobody wants to make new TV or movies anymore.

[@revdraco]

Nobody CAN make new TV or movies anymore. . . they're so uneducated that their creativity has never been activated.

[@janders79]

This is a first! I don't think I've ever disagreed with every single item on a WhatCulture list, before! Good job, MB!🤣🤣🤣

[@kurtsnyder4752]

Hmm, there was a TNG episode where Worf was transiting thru several iterations of universes, culminating in a scene with over a hundred Enterprises from hundreds of alternate 'verses. This reboot could take place in one of them. Like Disco or JJ's.

[@Stephaniededson]

Oooo. Omg. What if this next generation takes place in the kelvin timeline and Guinen smiles and grins because she's met and guided both crews!

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

9:15 *The Social Network. Oh, and Armie's a cannibal now, btw 😂

[@JANEMBA9000]

What we need is more Voyager . Stories of what happened to the crew after the last 2 episodes

[@BNuts]

Well, according to _Star Trek Online_ Tom Paris and B'Elana had a daughter, who also served in Starfleet. And who also became a Captain. Harry Kim finally got that promotion -- and so did Tuvok. And Q Jr is still hanging around, occasionally making Winter Wonderlands.

[@wallacewallaby5782]

@@BNuts Most of that was in the final episode, except for Miral Paris becoming a captain, Tuvok promotion and Q Jr. Not sure how much of that is canon though

[@diywrites8703]

I think Gillian Jacobs should probably play Tasha Yar. I mean I can just see her saying "I lived in NEW YORK!!" on the bridge when people question if she's tough enough. Then when she dies the crew could have a farewell and say "she was the worst" . . . wait, what? She's not just Britta from Community?

[@irmese06]

This was a fun exercise! Gal Gadot as Troi is a stroke of genius. And now that you mention it, I know you were kidding, but Jean Claude Van Damme might actually be a really interesting Picard. Now I want to see his screen test!

[@chm1701]

What he hell are you talking about my good man. Riker was never meant to sit on a chair correctly and the problem is, would anyone be able to do it quite as well? I think not.

[@marklowther3228]

So you believe that Discovery is a success. Fascinating.

[@TheOneTonHammer]

Discovery is, by far, the worst disaster in the franchise. kill it with fire.

[@wallacewallaby5782]

84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 7.2/10 on IMDB, 73% on Metacritic, and 88% positive on Google. It seems to be doing okay. It's certainly better than most of the completely unwatchable garbage on TV, not that that's saying much.

[@SnakeVenom3000]

Depends on how you define success. It’s getting ready to have a 4th season with no signs of stopping so that could be considered a success.

[@zayfardplays7742]

@@wallacewallaby5782 although that could mean that only a handful of people watch but that the love it. Let's be honest though, successful doesn't mean it loved (cause then Firefly would have been a success) it's about viewing figures and we don't have that data at all

[@BNuts]

@@wallacewallaby5782 Have you watched any of it, though? If you have, what do you think of it? I watched season 1, and I have seen clips from all over subsequent seasons. To me, the obsession with Michael Burnham seems very un- _Trek_ -like. The franchise has always been an ensemble thing. I also hate the fact that everyone is a jerk to everyone else. It makes it a difficult watch emotionally. The constant motion, shaking, lens flares, etc. make it difficult to watch physically. The action and violence is frequent and jarring for a _Trek_ series. I did _not_ want to watch more after I returned the DVDs to the library. So I didn't.

[@CamoTothor]

TNG doesn't need a reboot, would have loved to see a Titan series after Nemesis though - they could do an animated/CGI version 🤔

[@mrt1r]

Who ever plays Riker has to have a killer beard. This is non negotiable.

[@cs12382]

I see the check from Alex Kurtzman cleared.

[@marijovojak6158]

Reboot? But, why?! TNG is awsome just as it is and you don't mess with something that good. New adventures of Pike and the Enterprise is something I want to see.

[@jonmyers8046]

I agree. As much as I am tired of prequels, Pike looks good and instead of rewriting Roddenbery's universe, I feel it pays respect to his original idea that got shot down. If you think about it, Kirk and his crew were a reboot after The Cage, but nobody said reboot back then. Besides reboot is something you do to an electronic device usually when it malfunctions. Why reboot something that works? Lol

[@ryancoulter4797]

How does the guy who plays a clone of Picard NOT end up playing Karla in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy?!

[@sawmillmatt1]

Why not do a series on the Enterprise C?

[@curious5887]

Brent Spiner has an idea for TNG reboot, he based it from kelvin timeline movie

[@LightDragonSlayer]

That would be interesting, but please no strange hotrods-Enterprises