Star Trek Reboot Killed Picard, Seven of Nine, and the House of Mogh

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People often wonder what life would be like if events in the past played out differently instead of the way they did. A change in past events can easily end up worsening a situation just as easy as it can improve the present day.

This happened in the Star Trek universe when it was rebooted after Nero traveled back in time for his revenge on Spock. While the movie was enjoyable, everything in the Star Trek universe was changed. Not just what you saw in the trilogy of reboot movies released to date, but it also changed the universe in other ways you may not have noticed.

For starters, the changing of the universe surely affected the future captain-ship of the USS Enterprises. This means that Jean-Luc Picard may or may not be the future captain of Enterprise D. It's even possible that he not only may not become the captain, he may also decide to enter the field of archeology after making the choice to follow in his favorite professor's footsteps. If the leadership of not only the Enterprise, but also the Federation is shifted around in the past, who knows what the future may hold for other Enterprises.

Another change in the universe is that now with present day events in the original series changed, there's a good chance that the famous kiss between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhara may never happen. With Uhara and Spock being romantically involved, the storyline from a romantic standpoint has forever changed.

A third change in the universe affects Star Trek: Voyager. With the planet Vulcan now obliterated, future Vulcans such as Tuvok will surely never be born. If his ancestors died in the near extinction of the Vulcan species when Nero blew up the planet Vulcan, Tuvok cannot exist in the future universe. Even if his ancestors are one of the survivors that the elder Spock led, the tragedy would surely change the storyline completely.


In the category of diplomatic relations, if the TNG has changed because of prior events, what will become of the House of Mogh? Not only would Worf's history be changed, but his grandfather, Colonel Worf, who was the legal advocate for Kirk and McCoy in Star Trek VI: Undiscovered County, may have never come to defend them after they were accused of murdering Chancellor Gorkon. With the universe changed, Gorkon may never meet Kirk and McCoy, Colonel Worf's history may take a different direction, and eventually his grandson may never find himself in the Federation, working for Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Lastly, if the storyline to the original universe is changed, it can be assumed that first contact with the Borg may change. With Picard possibly not leading the Enterprise D, he could never be assimilated and become Locutus. The movie Star Trek: First Contact is completely out the window. Also, Seven of Nine may never become a member of Voyager, if she is ever even assimilated in the first place.

The new reboot of the Star Trek movies have been wonderful so far, led by good acting and intriguing storylines that lead to more debates. It unfortunately leaves the future of the universe up in the air, possibly destroying it as we all know it. On their own, the reboot holds up, but if it changes the future of the greatest captain (Jean-Luc Picard), then was the change worth it?

3 TV Characters That Deserved Their Own Spinoff

Throughout television history, there have been characters that captured the TV viewers attention. Most of the time this is the starring character, but occasionally a supporting character steals the show. Sometimes these characters develop into the starring character, such as Jaleel White's Urkel on Family Matters. Sometimes these characters get a spinoff of their own, such as Frasier from Cheers.

During shows with longer runs, many of the supporting characters are so well written and gain such a following of their own, they deserve their own show.

Here is a list of five characters that deserve their own show...

1. Willow Rosenberg: The quirky sidekick to Buffy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Willow developed into a major player in the final seasons. She learned witchcraft and within several seasons, became one of the most powerful people on the planet--especially when she was angry. Any doubt to how powerful she could be, was erased after her girlfriend, Tara, was murdered. She even brought Buffy back to life after she died during the final battle against Glory.

Willow also appeared in several episodes of the Buffy spinoff, Angel. And why not? She was powerful enough to restore Angel's soul into his body, making him the only vampire with a soul--for a while. She was a likeable character, but also showed hints of kicking ass and even hints of having a dark side. When she met her alternate universe self, her evil alternate who happened to be a vampire, was turned on by seeing the good version of her self.

Surviving the fall of Sunnydale, she could foreseeably have a continuing storyline. While she has one in comic book form, a television version would have made Buffy fans excited. Unfortunately with the success of How I Met Your Mother, Alyson Hannigan would probably never reprise her role as Willow.

2. Worf: The lone Klingon serving in the Federation, Worf went from the lowest ranked member on the bridge of Star Trek: The Next Generation to a lieutenant who was head of security on the Enterprise-D, to lieutenant commander on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to Federation ambassador on the Klingon home world.

Worf's story continued in the pocket books, when he eventually replaced William Riker as commander on the Enterprise-E. There was a motion to film another generation of Star Trek on television, with Worf as the captain of his own ship, but this apparently has been delayed or killed off.

A spinoff with Worf as a captain could have been captivating. It could have been the first Star Trek universe show or movie that centered around a Klingon ship. Not only would this have given Worf more of a backstory that has been developed so well through two Star Trek series, but clever writers could have added more to the backstory to the Klingon race.

3. Jack Bristow: Now you're probably flashing back to the Alias episode when Jack died. Jack had years of experience as a covert agent of the CIA and infiltrating the crime syndicate, SD-6. In his years before the Alias storyline, he had partnered with former CIA agent Arvin Sloane to run SD-6, married a Russian spy named Irina, and did this all under the cover of a airplane parts supplier, during the Cold War era.

There's a lot of possible storylines that can be featured in a prequel series. Fans of the Alias series would even get a kick out of seeing how a young Arvin Sloane turns evil, a young Irina Derevko seduce Jack, and how a young Sydney Bristow grows up.