Warbler said:
I suppose I was sort of correct. But iirc, I what I suggested was:
- that they bring all the series together. TOS, Next Gen, DS9, Voy, and Enterprise, + Pike's Enterprise
- give them a good enemy to fight, one worthy of having them all together to fight.
- get a great actor to play the villian
- somehow involve the planet that Pike visited in original pilot: The Cage
- get a great director to direct the thing
- Don't do it on the cheap
- get everyone involved to give maximum effort
They didn't do all of that, so I was not so eerily close. But thanks anyway.
It's probably long out of print, but a collected edition of DC Trek comics I was given to read once while recovering from an illness had a kick ass story. It bridged the end of the five year mission and the first film. Pike and Talos IV were also involved. If you can find it, it's a great read!
For the all too brief time Marvel had the license, they put out a good Pike era comic.