Kirk won’t be in the episode at all.

Ah, that certainly is a choice! To my mind, everything else in the movie is just an excuse to have Kirk, so I would certainly be curious to see Kirk cut out.

I still think the boat thing feels more like a Voyager opening than a TNG one. Maybe you could make a teaser out of the Enterprise B footage but without the TOS characters, just keeping Cameron as the Captain. That way you are still getting the glimpse of Guinan’s backstory somewhere, and it gives the opening a bit of mystery and action.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Blueaffalump! The 4:3 was an idea and then I polled the FE community and most had requested it so I thought I’d give it a go. Yes, the movies were not filmed with 4:3 in mind which has made the pan&cropping a bit of a nightmare, but I’m always up to the challenge.

If I ever happen to find any captures of the pan-and-scan versions of the movies, I’ll be sure to pass them along.