12 Abandoned Star Trek Ideas That Would Have Been Incredible
7. Ronald D. Moore's Obsession With Musicals
Yes, before Buffy The Vampire Slayer hit us with its beloved musical episode, Ronald D. Moore wanted The Next Generation to have a musical episode. When the idea didn't go over particularly well there, he attempted to get it made on Deep Space Nine and was again shot down. Ron's idea's were never fully fleshed out, his desire sprang simply from thinking that making a musical episode for either show would be fun.
He's quoted as saying 'There's some tech virus that infects the crew and they can only communicate in song, you know? And just do it! And have a ball.' Alas, nobody was interested in pursuing it and the idea when nowhere. Coincidently, Linda Park pushed to have a musical episode on Enterprise as well, given that she was a trained singer, as were John Billingsley and Scott Bakula. This idea didn't go anywhere either.
Given the enduring popularity of Buffy's Once More With Feeling, maybe it might have been wise to cash in on the musical vibe. Also, has anyone attempted to adapt that Buffy episode to being a stage musical yet? If not, why not?