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Have you evenr wondered, what movie we'd have gotten if Generations did not suck? Here's my treatment:We start out with the Enterprise-A returning to Earth. All of the classic crew are aboard, except, of course, Sulu. The Enterprise is being welcomed by Starfleet Command via subspace radio, and we see a saddened Kirk finally accepting that his carreer as a satship captain is over.
But, lo and behold, a wild energy beam suddenly appears! It's what we'll learn to be the Nexus wave, threatening the El-Aurian refugee ships. Kirk recieves the call and orders the Enterprise to the rescue. The Enterprise is caugh in the enrgy ribbon. Spock calculates that a photon torpedo detonation would cause the energy to dissipate enough for the Enterprise and the El-Aurians to break free. The only problem is that there are no torpedoes left aboard after the Enterprise' battle with Chang's BoP.
Scotty comes to the rescue, modifying the deflector to emit the necessary energy. However, the deflector, like other systems of the Enterprise, are not functioning perfectly, after all the damage they recieved from Chang's attack. The deflector fires up, cutting a path for the El-Aurians to escape. The whole system then shorts out, and we see the path being engulfed in the energy of the Nexus again.
Pandemonum reigns on the bridge of the Enterprise, as Kirk, Spock, Bones and the others try to find back-ups that are still working. The Nexus ribbon reaches out toward the Enterprise, energy threads lick the marred hull of the starship. Bridge consoles flare up, a buzzing noise gets louder and louder. Close-up on Kirk's face as everything suddenly falls silent and still: the moment he realizes that all is lost. We see the Nexus ribbon overfloying the Enterprise and the mighty starship vanishes in a flash of light.
A ceremony is held in rememberance of the Enterprise and her noble crew, presided by Sulu. We learn that the Enterprise-B is scheduled to launch in a year to commemorate the heroic sacrifice of its predeccessor. Thousands are present to ourn Starfleet's greatest heroes. We can see some familiar faces: Rand is there, as well as Carol Marcus, but also Guinan and Soran.
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Eighty years pass, and we see the Enterprise-D as it investigates the Amargosa station mystety. From this point on, the movie goes on as it does originally, except for one thing: Soran is revealed to be a supreme computer genius, basically the second Daystrom. This is how he manages to hack the Enterprise's defence systems.
Also, the ship that the Duras sisters usse is not an old BoP: it's a Negh'var or at least a Vor'cha. It pummels the Enterprise, which is defenceless without shields. Although the D has the firepower, she can't keep up the fight with most of her defences gone. Picard is already on the planet, Soran detonates the sun, and the D's saucer crashes, as it was supposed to happen.
Picard aqwakens in the Nexus, where he finds an echo of Guinan. Asking for help, Guinan tells him that there are people who can help him and guides him to the Enterprise-A. Picard convinces Kirk and the others to help him saving the world. The Enterprise-A returns to Picard's time, just as the Duras's ship opens up its barrage. The two Enterprises manage to defeat it, although both ships are critically damaged in the process. Picard and Kirk beam down to the planet to confront Soran.
The two Captains fight the El-Aurian in a classic fistfight. While Kirk is old, he's still a fighter, and while Picard is a pacifist, he's not the man who lets himself being bullied around. They defeat Soran and disable the trilithium torpedo just before its countdown reaches zero.
Both Captains return to their respective Enterprises. Picard hails Kirk, asking them what he will do. Kirk says Scotty'll repair the Enterprise-A enough to make her do a slighshot tiem travel to the past. Picard tells Kirk that doing so would change the timeline, as the Enterprise-A is known to have perished on her final voyage home. Spock says logic dictates they remain in Picard's time, and even Bones agrees. Kirk smiles at the camera, saying: Who are we to argue with history?
The two Enterprises limp back to Earth. The world celebarates their victory and the return of the legendary Enterprise-A. Starfleet Command assures Kirk and his crew that they can stay inservice if they like to. Kirk, of course, agrees. The final scenes show the Enterprise-D in drydock, as she is repaired and refitted. We can see some elements that are reminescent of her AGT configuration. Picard walk up to the bridge, sits down into his good old chair, looking all cheerful about the future. After all, with both him and Kirk around, Starfleet's new golden age has begun.
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Planet rendered in Genetica
Nexus effect by Paramount Pictures
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Comments: 173
Armory18 In reply to ??? [2014-07-24 04:55:03 +0000 UTC]
This is great! Kirk would have been good in Insurrection and the E-A riding to rescue in Nemesis brings a smile to my face. Through the random thought of replacing the Romulan ships with a Mirror Enterprise E and Picard makes me cringe in pain since we saw what a clone did. Β
I always thought a good fix to this something like this but somehow the E-D got caught in the energy ribbon but manage to brute force her way out but at a cost.
Her hull is now full of micro fractures making warp speed too dangerous but in short bursts, say a few light days at most, she now lame, forcing a retirement and the crew gets the double E. Which brings up two points, One, Federation tech is very advance and getting more so, Two, Humans are very sentimental creatures by nature.
Earlier in the movie it turns that the rest of the E-As crew all had disappearing in weird ways, like Scotty's transporter stasis on that Dyson sphere. With Spock being the last one to disappear, and we know what happen to him.
What to happen Kirk in the Movie happens here but Q shows up asK irk is saying his last words and says: "You are not done," and whisks him away somewhere.Β
While this is brought by my desire to have earth under attack, someone on earth space dock say that they don't have any more ships while some else say they have one left, and then have the camera pan to look out the window showing a familiar slit-house.
And meanwhile we have everyone pulling hair out trying to figure out why Q took Kirk and probably the rest of his command crew. Cause Scotty disappear, again.
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NewDivide1701 In reply to ??? [2014-07-24 04:39:31 +0000 UTC]
I would love to see How It Should Have Ended version to Star Trek: Generations.
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Phaeton99 In reply to ??? [2014-07-24 00:48:26 +0000 UTC]
Well, it's better β not that it takes much to be better than Generations' original plot, which seems solely to exist to kill Kirk and ENT-D in anticlimactic fashion.
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dantrekfan48 In reply to ??? [2014-07-24 00:08:32 +0000 UTC]
I liked Generations as it is, but I have to agree, there are many different ways they could've gone about it to make it a little better, but I can't see the "A" being stranded in the 24th century. I'd want to keep the spotlight on the "D" for the sake of fairness, and I'd be okay with keeping the "D" instead exchanging it for the "E", we're still following the same crew after all in that. I propose and sort of "Year of Hell"/"Yesterday's Enterprise" motif on it.
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thefirstfleet In reply to dantrekfan48 [2014-07-24 01:45:55 +0000 UTC]
That might work as well.
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SpiderTrekfan616 In reply to dantrekfan48 [2014-07-24 00:28:47 +0000 UTC]
That actually would be pretty interesting.
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SpiderTrekfan616 In reply to ??? [2014-07-23 23:29:15 +0000 UTC]
Like p51cmustang said, It brought a tear to my eye as well as his. I also Like the fact that instead of a measly old D-12 the Enterprise Fights a Vor'Cha Class.
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thefirstfleet In reply to SpiderTrekfan616 [2014-07-24 01:46:07 +0000 UTC]
Or a Negh'var
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SpiderTrekfan616 In reply to thefirstfleet [2014-07-24 02:00:32 +0000 UTC]
I like Vor'Cha Better because it's the Klingon Equivalent to a Galaxy Class whereas I believe that the Negh'var is the Klingon Equivalent of the Sovereign Class.
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Bundeswehr88 In reply to ??? [2014-07-23 23:28:48 +0000 UTC]
That always confused me. Since the Duras family was so feared, why did they only use Birds of Prey's?Β
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thefirstfleet In reply to Bundeswehr88 [2014-07-24 01:46:23 +0000 UTC]
Because of the might of the prop department
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SpiderTrekfan616 In reply to Bundeswehr88 [2014-07-23 23:37:56 +0000 UTC]
Because they became Renegades after the events of the Klingon Civil War, they were stripped of their honor, lands and Name for collaborating with Romulans.
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Kittamaru In reply to ??? [2014-07-23 23:27:10 +0000 UTC]
Only issue I have is that the Ent-D NEEDS to be destroyed to make way for the Ent-E - other than that... oh yeah, would've been SO much better (really, a Bird of Prey? Are you KIDDING ME?) - even a K'Vort or Vor'Cha would have been better... maybe even something unusual, like a Koloth Frigate (newest version of the old D7), Fek'lar, or Qeh'Rhal (battleship before the Negh'Var)
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thefirstfleet In reply to Kittamaru [2014-07-24 01:47:04 +0000 UTC]
There was nothing worng with the D. It could have been pimped up to a Dreadnought.
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Kittamaru In reply to thefirstfleet [2014-07-24 02:22:16 +0000 UTC]
Oh, and pimped up it was quite well with "All Good Things" - that third Nacelle, second warp core, and the "BFG" Phaser Cannon were quite nice!
I'm just saying, to keep with the rest of the "current" timeline, if they did ever remake the movie, they'd have to still destroy the Ent-D somehow.
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Mr-Jupiter In reply to ??? [2014-07-23 23:18:34 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful picture, good alternate history storyline, but as mentioned by my comrades before me, slight plot issues. Otherwise an excellent job as always!
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celticarchie In reply to ??? [2014-07-23 22:58:29 +0000 UTC]
In my Trek Universe the Nexus doesn't exist...therefore Soren can't be obsessed with it, the ship he had Guinan are on can't get caught up in it. The Enterprise-B can't be the 'oh my gosh...only ship in range! It's in the middle of the Federation...what is the entire rest of Starfleet doing...getting pizza!'Β ahem...sorry, I'll count to ten...
The Enterprise-D doesn't get destroyed and TNG carries on as a TV show.
I think, I might have mentioned this before...
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nichodo In reply to celticarchie [2015-11-29 00:01:47 +0000 UTC]
then we wouldn't even have the Enterprise E
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GateFan [2014-07-23 22:29:47 +0000 UTC]
I liked Generations. Kirk died a noble death. There have been many in Trek who have died a far less meaningful death. Joe Carey on Voyager, for example.
What you're proposing is just... "Out there", and doesn't make much sense considering that Spock was known to be alive and well on Romulus during SeasonΒ 5 of TNG, "Bones" McCoy once paid a visit to the Enterprise D after her launch (Season 1 of TNG), and Scotty, too, was on the Enterprise D following his rescue from the Jenolen, and the Dyson Sphere (Season 6 of TNG).
ThisΒ movie would have been horrible to watch, let alone accept.
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Scifimaster92 In reply to GateFan [2014-07-24 00:04:11 +0000 UTC]
I totally agree with you there,Β GateFan.
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thefirstfleet In reply to GateFan [2014-07-23 22:47:29 +0000 UTC]
I know this screws up the timeline. But I think the TOS crew deserve this.
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GateFan In reply to thefirstfleet [2014-07-24 02:31:09 +0000 UTC]
TOS crew had a nice closer with The Undiscovered Country. What you're proposing would just destroy continuity, while proving to be a poor re-write. They don't deserve that.
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CharTeam In reply to ??? [2014-07-23 22:27:48 +0000 UTC]
well i gotta say your idea for this movie is ten times better
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thefirstfleet In reply to CharTeam [2014-07-23 22:47:37 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much!
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CharTeam In reply to thefirstfleet [2014-07-24 03:51:07 +0000 UTC]
welcome. in this one it looks like the old enterprise can save the enterprise D so we can still have the epic dreadnaught refit
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Phenometron In reply to ??? [2014-07-23 22:21:12 +0000 UTC]
Absolutely epic stuff here, Firstfleet. And I like your alternate-universe idea for "Generations."
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thefirstfleet In reply to Phenometron [2014-07-23 22:47:46 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much!
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hgfggg In reply to ??? [2014-07-23 21:14:41 +0000 UTC]
I personally like Generations, but this one is much better. Still, then the Jenolen incident- unless...
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thefirstfleet In reply to hgfggg [2014-07-23 22:06:41 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, that mixes up the timeline... but still...
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Agent505 [2014-07-23 21:13:22 +0000 UTC]
I don't personally belive that Generations sucked, though it's definately not my favorite based on the outcomes of the film and the crew - I feel that the Enterprise E is awesome enough to have put up with Generations to get.
On the other hand, keeping Kirk alive and giving him a more dignified death with the rest of the crew intact?Β Yeah, that'd be worth seeing.Β Plus, he wouldn't die then, because he wouldn't be alone (i.e. seperate from Spock and McCoy.)
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austinthegallade In reply to Agent505 [2014-07-23 23:10:14 +0000 UTC]
dont forget scotty!
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Agent505 In reply to austinthegallade [2014-07-24 00:03:02 +0000 UTC]
True - but if you'll recall, in The Final Frontier, it's Spock and McCoy who are together and making the arguement that they are each other's family, and that at the end, Kirk couldn't have died because he believes that when he dies, he'll be alone.Β
Though you're right - if Mr. Scot was aboard the entrprise B?Β They'd have found a better way.
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thefirstfleet In reply to Agent505 [2014-07-23 22:08:12 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, Kirk should have lived, or at least died a more badass death!
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Scifimaster92 In reply to thefirstfleet [2014-07-24 00:02:23 +0000 UTC]
Personally, I think we should at least be glad that Kirk's death wasn't presented as it was originally scripted - that is, by being simply shot in the back by Soran.
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Sequito-Equitis In reply to ??? [2014-07-23 21:12:35 +0000 UTC]
Generations sucked.
However, if we're going to run with that as fact, then in fairness the issues with this story need to be plumbed as well.
The story of Enterprise-A had already been brought to a satisfying end in Star Trek VI.Β All good things must come to an end, and even more importantly one must not mess with good endings!
Scotty (and Bones) have already appeared in the pre-Generations Enterprise-D timeline, so history already contradicts you.
Carol Marcus isn't going to appear absent a recasting.
Essentially the same storyline has already been spent -- for good or ill -- in the episode "Yesterday's Enterprise."
Last but not least, the story of Kirk himself had to come to an end, though it deserved a better one than Generations as we know it!
That said, I think you are still onto something with the rest.Β Soran as a neo-Daystrom is especially cool.Β It *IS* curious that all future computer innovators end up crazy, just like all commodores and a distressing number of admirals, but apparently those are really high stress jobs in the future!
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thefirstfleet In reply to Sequito-Equitis [2014-07-23 22:09:04 +0000 UTC]
I know that this timeline screws up canon a bit... but if you dream, dream big, it's free
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Sequito-Equitis In reply to thefirstfleet [2014-07-23 22:16:13 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, but pointing out how awesome Soren na-Daystrom was without caveat would make me feel like a witless fanboi...
Did I mention that the how cool the Soren-Daystrom thing was?
Let me wax poetic on how awesome Soren-neo-Daystrom is -- I'll be back when I come up with something that rhymes.
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thefirstfleet In reply to Sequito-Equitis [2014-07-23 22:49:41 +0000 UTC]
It's not about being a second Daystrom, I only used it to show that he is a computer genius. I think that would give him the characteristics to hack the Enterprise's defences, unlike that dumb shield frequency thing we had in the real movie.
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Sequito-Equitis In reply to thefirstfleet [2014-07-23 23:35:33 +0000 UTC]
Hey, just call it crazy computer savant if you like.
To me, take an over the top actor who chews up scenery then cast him as an obsessed perhaps crazed computer savant in the Trek universe and I'm gonna think Daystrom.
The degree that just one character detail improves plot plausibility shows how bad the writing for that film really was.
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TheLastCybertronian In reply to ??? [2014-07-23 21:02:49 +0000 UTC]
Now that's the kind of film I would have wanted to see, great story Dave
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thefirstfleet In reply to TheLastCybertronian [2014-07-23 22:09:12 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much!
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TheLastCybertronian In reply to thefirstfleet [2014-07-24 12:20:36 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome
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