10 Star Trek ‘Special Movie Events’ The Fans Want To See

One of the challenges that faces Star Trek in any project is the cost of creating costumes, sets, and period specific props. When the idea that any new Trek would either be a movie with an enormous budget, or an ongoing series, there is more of a financial risk. The studio has to gamble to that everything will be a super hit - and as we know, there have been varying results in the past.

Special Movie Events, like the upcoming Section 31 film featuring Michelle Yeoh, incur less of a risk. That is not to say there is zero chance they could make a loss, but there is less chance the studio will run into project-ending debt.

This opens the door for something we have been touting for some time - anthology stories. Where previously we had supported the idea of mini-series, and of course we still do, movie events - or Long Treks (as opposed to the dearly-missed Short Treks) - actually provide far more hope that the stories we've outlined in this article will see the light of day.

If you've been following the channel for a while, there's a good chance you may guess the entries - think of our excitement levels here!

With the final episode of Star Trek Enterprise teasing us with the actual signing of the Federation Charter, there still hasn't truly been a depiction of this seminal event in Star Trek history.

This is one that lends itself to live action or animation, especially with the rise of cgi style embraced by Star Trek Prodigy. It remains frustrating that as an audience, we spent four years heading toward the birth of the Federation, only to be given the slightest glimpse of it, via Riker and Troi, on the holodeck.

This is an event that requires pomp and circumstance. It is the beginning of one of the greatest alliances the Alpha Quadrant has ever known, with Humans, Andorians, Tellarites, and Vulcans coming together in peace. As Enterprise showed us, this was no easy feat - so the rushed ending to the series (granted, it had been cancelled) robbed it of the ceremony it deserved.

There is also another reason this would be a fantastic choice for a long trek - as time goes by, it seems increasingly unlikely we'll ever get that elusive fifth season, so this could be the reunion WITH TRIP that audiences have been clamouring for.

It may be a pipe dream, but it's the dreamers who make the future, right?