Interview: Paul Wesley On Kirk’s Evolution Into ‘Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 And Readiness For His Own Series
Interview: Paul Wesley On Kirk’s Evolution Into ‘Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 And Readiness For His Own Series
TrekMovie spoke to the Saturn Award winner at the ceremony.
i like paul wesley but we do not need a TOS remake
Tell me why not without admitting you are over 60...
i’m a millennial, my dad just barely turned 60
i want to see new characters do new things
i would think continually rehashing characters from the ‘60s is a move meant to appeal to people in their 60s.
i’m much more interested in the Star Trek: Legacy pitch, but even then i want them to keep legacy characters limited to guest appearances so that the new crew has a chance to stand on its own.
I don't mind admitting that I'm over 40, and have been watching Trek since before TNG was being broadcast.
And, while personally I would be on board with an adventures of a younger Kirk as first officer aboard the Farragut, a TOS remake just seems like a missed opportunity. TOS exists, and we can all watch it, warts and all, at any point. Sure, there are some things in the show that it would be nice to modernize, but I would much prefer something new as opposed to re-treading that familiar ground.
Really, the only Trek I would be excited to get a remake of would be TAS.
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Oh, ugh. No shade on Paul Wesley's acting chops but the whole NuKirk thing makes me whince.
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The character already had a decades-spanning arc from 1966 to 1994. I do not see what else we can or need to add.
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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.
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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.
The writing of Kirk in SNW is fine but I just don't think the casting is right.
The writing is fine? I guess yeah, at least the dialogue covers up strenuous plot contrivances for the cast to meet Kirk (but not really). There is colossal reluctance to commit on display in those time travel episodes.
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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
Really? Interesting. I thought he was miscast. He’s got too many Jim Carey vibes for my taste.