Michio Kaku

[blockaderunner]

Didn't know exactly where to put this topic.

I think it would be a cool idea to have Dr Michio Kaku as the next science consultant for whatever future Trek series that comes down the pike. For those of you who don't know, he's a theoretical physicist who teaches at the City College Of New York and has appeared on just about every physics documentary. He's one of the few mainstram scientists that doesn't rule out the possiblity of intelligent life on other worlds and the existence parallel worlds. He also can take grandiose concepts and make them accessible to the average joe. I think that he would be a great contibutor to Trek. It would be nice to have an actual scientist bringing in his two cents, as opposed to Andre Bore My Ass and his out-of-his-butt technobbable. Don't know if Dr. Kaku is a Trek fan, but I'm sure his intellect would go well with the drama (provided he works with a top notch showrunner and sci-fi writer who will actually listen to him and not patronize him). Anyone else agree?

His official site.

 

[Kieran]

There are literally thousands of science consultants that would be great on a Trek film... Dr. Kip Thorne of Cal Tech would be an even better advisor than Dr. Kaku.... but Trek films don't need theoretical physicists.

All Star Trek needs is a great STORYLINE... and that requires a writer that knows Star Trek well and has a great imagination. Given these two qualities, the rest would fall into place.

Instead, out of fiscal desperation, Trek 11 is going to be a prequel.

Some prequels work, like Godfather 2.... but most do not. "Butch and Sundance: The Early Days"... a prequel of the wildly successful "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" was really a failure for just the reasons I've mentioned.

I suspect Trek 11 is going to fail. I hope it doesn't but believe it will.

Three characters that cannot be recast into younger versions because they are so indelibly burned into our consciousness are Kirk, Spock and McCoy.

 

[Kegek]

I have no idea who Kaku is, blockaderunner, but if he's good as you describe him, then most definitely.

 

[Jack Bauer]

If the producers don't listen to the science advisor on all matters it really doesn't matter who they get.

 

[Delta1]

My friends and I passed around Kaku's Hyperspace during lunch in middle school the way other kids passed around porn.

 

[All Seeing Eye]

I think Michio Kaku is a great scientist, I watched a 3 part documentary of his a few weeks ago and I think hes one of the smartest most open minded scientists there is.

 

[BrentMc]

Kaku is cool. So are Neil D. Tyson, and Brian Greene. It is important to me too that the Movies/Books/Tv shows have the Science right.

 

[Endymion]

Hyperspace was a good read. I'd like to see him do some stuff with Trek. Stephen Baxter would also be a good choice.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Three characters that cannot be recast into younger versions because they are so indelibly burned into our consciousness are Kirk, Spock and McCoy.

For most of the potential audience for the movie, that's not at all true. They barely know or care about TOS. We're just lucky the people making the movie know and care because they could pull it off successfully without being remotely faithful to canon or the notions that the small number of remaining rabid fans have about Star Trek.

 

[Mr. B]

There are probably lots of such capable people... but it would be pretty cool to see his name in the credits. I read his book, Hyperspace, which was pretty interesting.

 

[Meredith]

He could pull off playing Sulu's Dad or Son or any relation quite well.