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willtravel, I actually was remembering admiral janeway from nemesis, but I just wasn't sure. I've seen so much in such a short time frame that my memory could have been conglomerating things. Thanks for the re-assurance.
As for the possibility of future Star Trek movies, I'd say that the absence of Star Trek on TV makes more ST movies inevitable. The reason why earlier ST movies did so well (I'm uhhh.... assuming they did well because I don't really know that) was that the fans were hungry for ST when there was none on TV. And I'd venture the guess that the biggest reason why the latest ST movies haven't been so well received is that there HAS been ST on TV. And every ST has had 1hr long episodes. So a movie is really just a 2-episode arc with an increased budget - nothing to get too worked up about. But now that there won't be any more on TV, the movies have another chance to shine.
What'll be weird though is how they create a new star trek story without drawing on characters whose star trek chapter has since come to a close. I've heard rumor that a concept for a new ST movie in circulation is another pre-federation storyline, but without the cast of Enterprise. And in this case, a completely new cast is almost a necessity. It almost makes you wonder if the next Star Trek series is about a decade out, giving them enough time to assemble a new cast and crew, endear them to the world through a few full-length movies, and then turn them loose on TV. Now that'd be doing things in reverse.
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