Everyone and their brother who’s ever cared even a little bit about “Star Trek” has generally balked at the idea of trying to revisit the original series – Kirk, Spock, McCoy, etcetera – by replacing the original actors with brand-new folks…and, yet, is it really such an awful idea, given how substantial the “Trek” mythos are? Lord knows there’s a ton of material to work with. The problem, ultimately, is that it’s such a given that no-one can fill the shoes of actors like William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley, who each placed such a stamp on the roles. But isn’t it at least worth considering…?
J. Michael Straczynski (“Babylon 5”) and Bryce Zabel (“Dark Skies”) think so…and here’s their modest proposal.
(Note: it’s in .pdf form, so if you don’t have Adobe Acrobat, don’t bother clicking until you do.)
