10 Dream Star Trek Moments That Could Still Happen

7. Harriman — The Lost Era

Remove Rachel Garrett from Star Trek: Section 31, the Long Trek, and the Lost Era was nowhere to be found. One wasted opportunity is still hope for a more substantial visit to Star Trek's most forgotten time, typically marked as beginning with Kirk's apparent death in 2293, and ending at Encounter at Farpoint in 2364. Captain John Harriman needs more than the Tuesdays!

The Lost Era is so ripe for storytelling. Storytelling that has been done, and done rather well. The series of seven (plus) novels that defined the epoch, starting with Sulu in The Sundered in 2298, are so finely detailed as to make it a breeze for anyone who should wish to adapt them. In our era of tightening budgets, it only makes sense, in this case, to use the resources that are already there.

Forget the 'godsend,' and think of the Tomed Incident, instead! In canon, next to nothing is known about the little ruckus between the Romulans and the Federation that led to the signing of the Treaty of Algeron.

The Lost Era novel Serpents Among the Ruins gives Tomed as a false flag operation, led by Starfleet Intelligence and Captain Harriman. It's tough to imagine that Section 31 wasn't involved, too, if anyone is stuck for ideas for the next film. Actor Alan Ruck is a busy person, but we can still dream of a good hour and a half in 2311.