How To Fix NuTrek/Star Trek...

...IMHO, Of  Course.

And we're walking....

Step 1: Cancel all the current Trek shows (Prodigy and Disco have already suffered this fate.)

Step 2: Green-light Star Trek: Legacy (Give the customer - who is king and always right - what he wants.)

Step 3:  Okay, this is where it becomes a hot take, but - frak it - here we go....

In Legacy, slowly figure out that the feud between the House of Mogh-slash-Martok and the House of Duras went temporal some time in the future. There is a Klingon Civil Time War going on. And the time crystals on Boreth, the Red Angel suit, the attack that killed Micheal Burnham's parents, the different looking Klingons....it's all part of this Time War. 

And (maybe with a little help from Daniels or the USS Relativity) have the crew of the Enterprise-G prevent this war before it gets started. (Yeah, I know this was already sort of done in Enterprise, but I can't think of another way to clean up with mess.) Thus, de canonizing the hot messes that are Discovery and Strange New Worlds.

Of course, this will anger the fans of these two shows, but you can't have your cake and eat it as well. Or can you....

Step 4: Discovery 2.0 -- My Disco 2.0 wouldn't be a prequel to TOS. Instead, it would run parallel to TOS aboard the USS New Jersey. Explaining why it was in the Fleet Museum in Picard Season 3. And the New Jersey would need a crew. 

So you could demote the 1.0 characters to being alternate timeline version and start from scratch. (Without having to take any of what came before into consideration.)  Allowing you to have...

• Gabriel Lorca as Captain (The real one, not the mirror version)
• Yeoman Mia Colt as Lorca's Yeoman (Lorca filched her from Pike somehow.)  
  
• Michael Burnham on Science/First Officer (Not Spock's sister in this timeline, no Klingon issues.)
• Erica Ortegas on Helm
• Maybe Tilly as a science trainee...

Long story short, you redo Discovery and this time, you do it right....

But, Ruben, what about Lower Deck and Prodigy ? You've basically just done a hard reset on an earlier part of the timeline. How is that going to affect the 24th century stuff ? And there's the total messes that were Picard Season 1 and 2...Well, time to move on to....

Step 5: Star Trek: Equinox  Yes, Equinox, you read that right....But let's put a pin in that for now.

The backstory begins in 2374, with the Voyager episode "Message in a Bottle". The Doctor said that Voyager had been declared missing at that point. The new bit is that Command was planning to slap the names Voyager and Equinox on two ships that would roll of the assembly line that year. But then the Doctor tells them that Voyager is still around. So no new Voyager. But Starfleet does launch a new Equinox.

(Remember, Voyager won't meet Ransom's ship until 2376.) But then Voyager meets Ransom and co. And once they regain contact with HQ - thank you, Reginald Barclay - word of the Equinox's misdeeds gets out. This turns the newer Equinox into the black sheep of Starfleet. (The ship that nobody wants to be assigned to.) 

The show proper begins in 2380 when the Equinox's new captain - the lead character - arrives on the ship and takes command. Now, the obvious questions...

Why Do This Show ? Why the Equinox ? And why in this time period ? 

Well, let's start with the easy question...why the Equinox ?....For better or worse, her backstory already sets up the crew on a journey of redemption. And because she is a Nova-class, the ship is an underdog, forcing the crew to be smarter then the average bear. 

As for why make this show....Because I think it's the best way to salvage....let me put it this way...

1. Aim for the stars - Meaning the traditional seven seasons that TNG, DS9 and VOY had. Because if you can do that. You can...
2. Tie in both Lower Deck and Prodigy (....For example, make the Equinox is part of the clean-up at Douglas Station and post the Living Construction Incident....) Establishing them as part of the "fixed" timeline. Sneak in references that establish that the 24th century shows (TNG, DS9 and VOY) are also part of this timeline. And...
3. ...Remember that Picard only showed us bit and pieces of the time between Nemesis and the start of Season 1. Equinox could retcon and add to its hearts content... Including (at least some of) the messes that were Picard Season 1 and 2.

With the end point being somewhere in 2387, you could show both the Hobus supernova and its immediate aftermath. And that's all I have.

Blast you, Rick C...! *Shakes fist*

Hi Alex,

So, this whole letter - which is going pretty terrible - is Rick C's fault. Back when I was in the States, I had lunch with my friend Rick and....he gave me a shirt of his band. Rick's band is called the Red Hat Band. And it is good. The problem is...

There was some kind of magic in that shirt. Back when Rick gave me the shirt, it wasn't warm enough to wear it. Recently, things have been warmer, so I put it on. And got the urge to write song lyrics. Which would be good, if I was any good at it. But I'm not, so this letter is going to be terrible. And it's all Rick's fault. 😉 Here it goes...

A Lonely Day

Monday is always busy, being manic. When she isn't in the mood to panic. Wednesday got that girl from that horror family and abandoned me. Friday and Thursday are in love, so I can cross both off them off. 

Refrain: It's another lonely day, with nothing positive to play. Say, say, why does it have to be this way ! It's not fair, why doesn't anybody care !?

On Saturday, everybody gets the fever to dance. And I don't stand a chance. Sunday spends her time praising the Lord and I don't know David's secret cord.

(Refrain)

Everybody has abandoned me, poor Tuesday, and that's not okay. Plenty of other days get a song, but I've been ignored all along. I need a strong drink, or a visit to a shrink. 

(Starts talking to barkeep.) John, give the bottle ! What do you mean, you don't serve concepts here ? This is a bar, isn't it ? If you don't do the concept of drunk, you suck ! Aaaaaaahhh. (*Sounds of Tuesday bouncing down the steps as the bouncer throws him out, electronic garble, song ends.*)

For A Bad Day in the Studio

So I've got a good riff in my head, but no idea for what words go with that. This is where the first verse is supposed to go, but inspiration just says no. 

Refrain: Oeh, oeh, ah, ah, useless jive. If I don't get words, I won't get out alive.

This should be the second verse, but things are only getting worse. All the hands are working just fine, but lyrics won't show up in time.

(Refrain)

Our manager is slowly turning red. That means he's really, really steaming mad. And when he blows it will be reaaaaallly baaaaad. 

(Refrain)

There he blows like the Krakatoa. I'm really sorry for our tech guy, Noah.

(Refrain)

The cops are dragging him away. So much for making songs today.

Oeh, oeh, ah, ah, useless jive. If I don't get words, I won't get out alive. Oeh, oeh, ah, ah, useless jive. If I don't get words, I won't get out aaaaaaaallllliiiiiive. (End song) 

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That's all I have.

Regards,

Ruben A. Hilbers (aka Commander Nash)