10 Story-arcs Star Trek: Legacy Should Continue
We are the keepers of Star Trek's Legacy as fans - so what do we need to see?
The release of Star Trek: Picard's third season saw an enormous, and almost immediate, call for the powers that be to green-light Star Trek: Legacy. This series, set in the early 25th century, would follow the events of Frontier Day, the promotion of Seven-of-Nine to captain of the Enterprise-G, and focus on post-Nemesis Trek stories.
While the decision-makers mull over the practicalities of Legacy, we have decided to piece together a short list of storylines begging to be developed. One that you won't see here is the Conspiracy aliens, or Bluegills if you prefer, simply as Picard covered far too similar a plot with the Borg infiltration of Starfleet.
We have made our feelings on repeating storylines quite clear at this point!
What do you think, from the list below, is the biggest dangling thread that Star Trek needs to address? While you're thinking, make sure to make your need for Legacy to be greenlit known on your social media platforms - as fans, we helped to save Star Trek: Prodigy, so let's make magic again as a community.
10. Species 8472
Species 8472 have only been seen on-screen in Star Trek: Voyager at this point, though they have an extensive storyline in Star Trek Online. There, they would be renamed the Undine, and a war would break out between them and the Federation. Apparently, the events of In The Flesh didn't have the positive outcome one might have hoped for.
Translating this to Star Trek: Legacy, with Seven-of-Nine commanding the Enterprise-G, this seems like a perfect storyline to pick up, especially when one remembers that Seven and 8472 have a complicated history.
It was the Borg who first invaded their space, with Seven herself directly responsible for beaming a lone survivor aboard a Hirogen vessel. With this history, exploring Seven's relationship with them as she navigates her personal feelings while commanding the Federation flagship, would make for a fascinating continuation of this largely untapped resource.
If nothing else, seeing this tripedal species rendered in 4k would be a sight to behold.