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Mirror, Mirror on the wall...

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:15 am
by Foxbat
Overall, I wasn't excited by much in this series until they hit on the Mirror Universe episodes. I really liked how they went about it, from the change in intro, to the plot, and the moral inversions of the characters.

I always wondered if you could pull off a Mirror Universe series or mini series, or if it's just too dark for a mainstream audience.

And I, too, am 1st to post in this thread. Do I get the nerd badge of honor with dork clusters?

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:50 am
by Bryan Moore
I always thought about that. The problem with the mirror universe is that it was so far over the top, that it worked for an episode or two at a time. But any more than that, and I think you'd have a lot of people rolling their eyes. In my opinion, even pulling it off as much as they did on DS9 was impressive, as it could have gotten old really fast. That being said, I'd be far more interested in a book on the topic than a mini-series. Edward Gibbons XXV's "Decline and Fall of the Terran Empire" or something of the sort. =)

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:38 am
by Sionnach Glic
I rather liked the mirror universe and find the episodes involving it to be quite interesting. It would be interesting to do a series set there but, as Bryan Moore said, its a bit over the top and so it probably wouldn't work for too long.

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:15 am
by JudgeKing
I'd settle for a movie thattakes place in the mirror universe.

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:02 pm
by Ferrarius
I think that the entire magic of the mirror universe is because there are only a few episodes about it. So we can fill the rest in with our imagination as in, Hey, how would mirror kirk do that, would he still be alive etc etc.
Basing an entire series on it would take away this magic, so other than being over the top I think it would be a great waste of time and money.

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:15 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Hmm, you make a good point there. :|

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:32 pm
by Crushproof
An entire series on it would leave no characters alive by the end :D

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:04 pm
by Bryan Moore
Crushproof wrote:An entire series on it would leave no characters alive by the end of the fifth episode :D
Fixed =)

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:51 pm
by Sionnach Glic
All the plotting and backstabing would be great to watch though. :)

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:34 pm
by Teaos
I agree a mini series or movie would be great but a series would be next to impossible to do well.

Trek is famous for hiring average actors that grow into their parts. Imagin the first series of people being told they are totally amoral... not pretty.

Also they would sex it up to much. We saw how they treated their woman the producers couldnt help but throw in random sex stuff all the time.

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:43 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Ugh, don't remind me of how they tried to sex up Enterprise. :x

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:58 pm
by Crushproof
Hey now, Linda Park.

Admit it, you would.

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:05 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Admitted. :)

Still, it wasn't even like it was subtle. More like a hand reaching out of the screen and smacking you over the head with a sledgehammer.
That and they did it poorly.

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:14 pm
by Teaos
Honestly I wouldn't want it in the shows.

If she decided to pose for some pictures I'd be all for it.

In the show though I wouldn't like it.

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:36 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Exactly, Trek isn't the type of show for that. I think the powers that be were trying to apeal to a broader range of viewers, rather than just sticking with the existing fan base.