Who will be the Captain of the new Star Trek?

Big shoes to fill as Starfleet's next Captain

The Captain's chair is up for grabs again and there has been plenty of speculation on who the new Captain will be in the upcoming series. Will they be up for the task of following in the footsteps of the previous Starfleet Captains? At this point we can only guess. One rumor floating around the internet is that Bryan Fuller really wanted Angela Bassett to play the role, but unfortunately she is to busy with American Horror Story at this time. Michael Dorn also pitched an idea to CBS about a series called Captain Worf  and as exciting as that possibility would be, Dorn confirmed that CBS turned it down.

 Other casting suggestions have been:

1. Mekhi Phifer - Torchwood, Divergent, Dawn of the Dead
2. Kevin McKidd - Trainspotting, Greys Anatomy
3. Liam Cunningham - Game of Thrones, Merlin, Doctor Who
4. Carrie-Anne Moss - The Matrix, Jessica Jones, F/X The Series
5. Michael Kelly - House of Cards, Criminal Minds
6. William Fichtner - Entourage, Prison Break, Elysium
7. Amy Brenneman - The Leftovers, Judging Amy, NYPD Blue
8. Lance Reddick - The Wire, Fringe
SOURCE: Eight casting choices to lead the new Star Trek TV series

Out of that list of potential Captains I would say my absolute favorite would be Carrie-Anne Moss.

Carrie-Anne Moss as the next Starfleet Captain??

So far there has been no word from the production team about who the cast will be, although Tony Todd did say he was on the casting short-list. Maybe he'll reprise his role as Worf's brother. He did play alot of characters on the other Star Trek shows. The adult version of Jake Sisko on DS9, Klingon Kurn on TNG, and Alpha Hirogen on Voyager. If Tony Todd is cast he most likely won't be the only Star Trek alum involved. With Bryan Fuller as the showrunner, we can only hope that he will get more of them involved. Maybe even Kirk and Picard as Admirals.
 

What will the new Starfleet Ships and Uniforms look like?

 

While searching online for news about the upcoming Star Trek series, I noticed there was lots of speculation and rumors about what the new Starfleet ships and uniforms will look like in the new Star Trek series. So I thought it would be fun to do a little speculating of my own for this blog. Starfleet has many classes of ships for a variety of different purposes, but to keep things simple let's assume the new crew will be exploring space in uncharted territory and may need to defend themselves against new enemies. For that kind of mission I would choose the Galaxy-class starship.

According to Memory Alpha Wikia:

The Galaxy-class was a Starfleet vessel first introduced in the late 2350s. It was one of the largest and most powerful Federation starship classes of its time, with many serving in the Dominion War. This was the second known Galaxy-class starship, with the first being a little known class, which was in operation in the 2250s, that was mentioned in the Treaty of Armens.

A galaxy class starship has many technical capabilities including: saucer separation, a command bridge, science labs, tactical technologies with high capacity shield grid,  transporter rooms, a medical bay, and crew quarters. Assuming the new Star Trek series will not be using a starship from the past shows, I looked around online to see what others were designing and I really like the galaxy class retrofit created by lead designer for the role-playing game Star Trek Online by Al “Captain Geko” Rivera.

 

Galaxy Class Refit - Credit: StarTrek.com

Galaxy Dreadnought Cruiser - Credit: StarTrek.com

Saucer Separation - Credit: StarTrek.com

Now let's move on to Starfleet Uniforms. We have seen many variations of Starfleet uniforms over the years in the Star Trek movies and television series and one thing has remained consistent. The uniforms were broken down into colors. The colors varied over time but for the sake of this article we will assume Red is for Command and Helm, Blue is for Science and Medical, Gold is for Engineering and Operations. In some instances for social functions the black was replaced by white.

History of the Starfleet Uniforms - Credit: conventionfansblog.com

 My favorite Starfleet uniforms was the Delta Flyer Flight Suits only seen once in the Star Trek Voyager episode 'Drive'. "Sleek, tight-fitting jumpsuits, the flight suits were black and gray with stark white shoulders and red trim. The uniforms featured high collars and distinctive closures running down the front."

Harry Kim and Tom Paris Flight Uniforms - Credit:Memory-Alpha Wikia

The Flight Suits:

During their participation in the Antarian Trans-stellar Rally in 2377, USS Voyager officers Tom Paris, B'Elanna Torres and Harry Kim donned special flight suits. It is unclear whether these suits were official Starfleet wardrobe or whether Tom Paris or somebody aboard Voyager created them for such an occasion. While they do not seem to correspond with any existing uniforms, it is possible they were designed by Starfleet and thus available to Voyager officers before their launch in 2371 

Source: Memory-Alpha Wikia

So I searched around and found some really interesting Starfleet uniforms created by fans for various reasons. I chose some that looked different from previous uniforms seen in the past. Alot of fans don't like the onesies uniform and for good reason, they don't look good. But some may also remember the 2-peice variation of the uniform that had Captain Picard constantly pulling down on his jacket. So while the uniform must be aesthetically pleasing it must also be functional. Here's are a couple of my favorite designs created by some Star Trek fans.

Starfleet Uniform Concept by Corem via Deviant Art

Starfleet Uniform Concept created by JJohnson via Starfleet1701st

While it's been fun speculating what the new Starfleet ships and uniforms will look like in the new Star Trek series coming in January of 2017, we probably won't see the real deal until the fall of 2016. In the meantime feel free to post what your favorite starship designs are and what kind of uniforms you'd like to see the future Starfleet officers wearing.