SilverWook said:

Ziz said:

SilverWook said:

I really like the idea of seeing the ship return home at the end of the 5 year mission.

Could Kirk's final log entry V.O. from TUC be reworked for this?

As much as I would like to see that as well, you would then expect to see everyone in TOS form getting off the ship and some kind of scene implying that they're going their separate ways for a bit while the ship gets refit. That will be very difficult if not impossible to create from TOS footage.

Well, there are plenty of shots of the crew lining up to beam off the ship in "This side of Paradise", plus shots of Kirk packing his belongings. There's also shots of Kirk alone on the bridge. "The Mark of Gideon" also has Kirk wandering an empty ship, but mixing shots of first and second season Shatner would be pretty tricky!

A shot of Spock brooding in his quarters alone from "Amok Time" could emphasize his leaving Starfleet and his comrades. "The Ultimate Computer" has shots of the empty Enterprise corridors going dark. "The Omega Glory" also has some deserted starship shots sans dissolved Exter crewmen. ;)

There are enough shots in other episodes that in a montage could portray a tired, yet happy crew arriving home.

MOCKUP TIME!

They could be faded a bit, could be in slow motion, maybe pan across the 4:3 image. This could be during the credits, each shot in between a credit or two, then after the Kirk on the Bridge start using the Refit in drydock.

FF, I think the credits have to come first so you could do something like this or just the beauty shots of the Refit. If not, it looks like the refit occurs after V'ger blasts the Klingon ship. I'm torn, because I like the idea of a cold open / teaser like the original series!