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[Escape Goat]

Having directed one of the best films of pre-reboot era "Star Trek" with "Star Trek: First Contact," filmmaker and former "Star Trek: The Next Generation" actor Jonathan Frakes has indicated he's keen on sitting in the director's chair on the third film in the rebooted franchise.

In the wake of Roberto Orci's departure from the big chair, Frakes appeared in a radio interview with Komo News this week and said he contacted Paramount to express his interest and is waiting on their response:

"I'm all over it. I would love that job. I'm trying to keep the lid on how excited I am about the possibility, knowing it's such a long shot. But there's nothing I would like better."

Frakes certainly has experience with the franchise, having also helmed "Star Trek: Insurrection" and numerous episodes of the spin-off shows including 'Next Generation,' 'Voyager,' and 'Deep Space Nine'.

 

[strafer]

No, Leonard Nimoy

 

[Bobby Roberts]

He's not going to get it.

Nor should he.

Get Joe Cornish back on the phone, like right now.

 

[Dictator93]

I really like Jonathan Frakes...his beard is so wonderful.

 

[Dicer]

I'd love for him to get a shot at it, he won't but Frakes and I can dream...

 

[Mariolee]

What happened to Edgar Wright?

 

[Cardon]

Didn't mind Frakes directing in First Contact, though Insurrection was awful. That said, there's no chance in hell he's getting the gig.

 

[Morts]

If they're still going to do the rumored time travel script it probably doesn't matter who directs it.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

I would love to see him direct it.

 

[Tansut]

I like how that article ignores the fact he also directed Insurrection.

 

[bryehn]

I liked First Contact and Insurrection wasn't too bad.

 

[Escape Goat]

I like how that article ignores the fact he also directed Insurrection.

 

[Mudcrab]

Directed First Contact and Insurrection

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

I wonder what it will take for somebody to make good Star Trek stuff again? I miss Roddenberry era TNG.

 

[Tansut]

Well I mean in the context that they'll say First Contact is one of the best but ignore that he also directed one of the worst ones, too.

 

[dionysus]

What's Rick Berman's involvement with Star Trek these days? On IMDB seems like his last roll was producer for the horrible Enterprise. Why the thread title?

 

[adj_noun]

Well he's always been the number one pick.

 

[Escape Goat]

Well I mean in the context that they'll say First Contact is one of the best but ignore that he also directed one of the worst ones, too.

No, I mean its in the last line of the article.

Frakes certainly has experience with the franchise, having also helmed "Star Trek: Insurrection" and numerous episodes of the spin-off shows including 'Next Generation,' 'Voyager,' and 'Deep Space Nine'.

Why the thread title?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn2tZMk62sY

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Frakes is not the fuckin' answer.

Star Trek fans, man.

 

[HUELEN10]

XIII, it's XIII, not III!

 

[G-Fex]

Make it No, number one.

 

[JoeInky]

What's Rick Berman's involvement with Star Trek these days? On IMDB seems like his last roll was producer for the horrible Enterprise. Why the thread title?

It's a RedLetterMedia reference as far as I'm aware, don't think it really has much to do with the content of the OP than a loose connection to Star Trek, but I might be wrong.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

I like how that article ignores the fact he also directed Insurrection.

This. What a terrible movie. And I mean, First Contact is my favorite Star Trek movie.

 

[StoOgE]

It's nice to want things number 2.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

First Contact was a one hit wonder. Every other TNG movie sucked horribly. I wouldn't trust Frakes in the directors chair, especially since this isn't a TNG movie.

Everything after TNG was pretty terrible except the 4th season of Enterprise. '09 was pretty good, but STID annoyed me terribly, especially the white washing of Khan.

I have no positive expectations for 13.

 

[Escape Goat]

It's a RedLetterMedia reference as far as I'm aware, don't think it really has much to do with the content of the OP than a loose connection to Star Trek, but I might be wrong.

Well, Rick Berman was responsible for the destruction of Star Trek as we all knew it. One bad decision after another. Hes the reason we don't have Picard being badass and solving moral quandries on the big screen. Thankfully, he gave DS9 to some other guys to run while he fucked up Voyager.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Whoever does it, they need to up the screen time for Bones.

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

He should direct 3, then Nimoy could direct 4, the shattner could direct 5

 

[Tansut]

No, I mean its in the last line of the article.

I worded my initial post pretty poorly, so the confusion is my bad. They factually mentioned he directed it in the article, yes, but I just meant that it's funny they'll give him credit for one of the better movies but ignore that he's also responsible for one of the most terrible ones as well.

 

[Sparse]

What's Rick Berman's involvement with Star Trek these days? On IMDB seems like his last roll was producer for the horrible Enterprise. Why the thread title?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn2tZMk62sY

 

[maquiladora]

Fuck no. This would be fucking worse than Orci.

 

[lawlohwhat]

MAKE IT SO

 

[Lumpy Onion]

Yeah no thanks.

 

[daviyoung]

give Shatner another go

 

[Escape Goat]

give Shatner another go

He'd make himself the main character and it'd be a monument to William Shatner. People would walk off the set and Nimoy would die of a coronary.

 

[Parch]

Just looking at his bio and he has a lengthy resume of both acting and directing experience beyond Star Trek. Many think First Contact is the best Star Trek stuff ever. Sure, not everything he's done is gold, be he's certainly qualified.

I haven't been blown away by any of this new Star Trek, so I don't think Frakes could make it any worse.

 

[Currywurst]

Great. End this crappy new timeline and we can all go back to normal.

 

[NerdEyeBlind]

What's Rick Berman's involvement with Star Trek these days? On IMDB seems like his last roll was producer for the horrible Enterprise. Why the thread title?

Because any excuse to tell Berman to fuck off.

Insurrection's problem was the script more so than the direction IIRC

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

Wait? Orci is gone? Holy fucking shit, yes!

 

[Farmboy]

Sad fact: Insurrection is the second best of the Next Generation films.

Spoiler

 

[radios shipping overview]

No, this shouldn't happen. No worries, though, it never would. And First Contact is not an example of good Star Trek. A decent sci-fi zombie blockbuster, maybe.

 

[BobTheFork]

"Having directed one of the best films of pre-reboot era "Star Trek" with "Star Trek: First Contact"

The fuck? First contact was easily the worst one. It was dumb as hell, it ruined the borg as an adversary and it turn Star Trek from fun science fiction adventures into shitty action schlock.

 

[Escape Goat]

"Having directed one of the best films of pre-reboot era "Star Trek" with "Star Trek: First Contact"

The fuck? First contact was easily the worst one. It was dumb as hell, it ruined the borg as an adversary and it turn Star Trek from fun science fiction adventures into shitty action schlock.

I dont think anyone would dispute the TNG films were abysmal failures and a betrayal of everything fans liked about the show. But FC was the best one. It may be the shiniest turd in the box but its still a turd.

 

[Volimar]

MAKE IT SO

Literally my only problem with Insurrection was the ridiculous manual steering column.

 

[Pyrrhus]

Hey, it never hurts to ask.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Great. End this crappy new timeline and we can all go back to normal.

Normal died due to sustained amounts of crappiness, though.

You needed a new timeline.

 

[Sapiens]

MAKE IT SO

Is that a gravis?

 

[Tansut]

I dont think anyone would dispute the TNG films were abysmal failures and a betrayal of everything fans liked about the show. But FC was the best one. It may be the shiniest turd in the box but its still a turd.

It's the only one where Worf got to be awesome, too.

Otherwise he was just getting pimples and shit.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Normal died due to sustained amounts of crappiness, though.

You needed a new timeline.

DS9 and Voyager poisoned the body, Enterprise and Nemesis delivered the killing blow.

 

[Escape Goat]

DS9 and Voyager poisoned the body, Enterprise and Nemesis delivered the killing blow.