Star Trek

i like paul wesley but we do not need a TOS remake

Oh, ugh. No shade on Paul Wesley's acting chops but the whole NuKirk thing makes me whince.

1. The character already had a decades-spanning arc from 1966 to 1994. I do not see what else we can or need to add.

2. Star Trek proved in the '80s and '90s that it has more to offer than the exploits of a single starship crew. There's a whole fleet of ships out there, allowing for very different takes and interpretations of the larger philosophy and canon.

3. The nostalgia trip of returning to the Kirk/Spock/McCoy trifecta is deeply worrying on a franchise level, because it shows that the current generation of execs and producers don't really acknowledge or care for the massive world building and modernisation that went into the TNG/DS9/VOY series.

Finally, 4. Just my own niggle concerning Paul Wesley's casting as Kirk — when TF was Kirk ever this slim, this square jawed? Yes, I see Shatner's fluctuating waistline as Kirk canon, okay? 😆 Clearly, I don't agree with the choice of bringing Kirk back in the first place, but let's be honest — Kirk needs to be a bit of a butterball.

Edit: added a word for clarity.

If they kept it similar to SNW I would watch a spin-off with Wesley as lead, but I would much rather see a show with none of the legacy characters. I have enjoyed his take on Kirk in the appearances we've seen so far, but he could just as easily be a different character without changing much of the story.

I would personally enjoy seeing something new, like a series on a small exploration/medical ship. No huge stakes or galaxy ending crisis happening, just one little ship solving problems around the quadrant. Maybe transfer a few of the SNW specific characters like Ortegas and La'an if they want continuity, but a brand new cast would be great too. But that's just me, and Paramount didn't ask me to be a writer!

Best James Kirk ever