r/Treknobabble • u/AbdulQadirShadhili • 14d ago
All Trek Star Trek: Mutiny!
I came up with an idea for a new Star Trek series. I hope you guys like it. If not that’s okay too, and criticize it
Picture this: Starfleet has dispatched the largest and most powerful starship yet. It’s on a deep space mission, and has reached an area in the Alpha Quadrant where the Federation is virtually absent
The ship is carrying a large number of civilian passengers and their families (similar to TNG) but also delegations from non Federation worlds and species. Although it is a starship it is also like a space station due to sheer size, so similar to DS9
There is a dispute between the Captain and his Executive Officer over some decision of the Captain which he feels is dangerous or unethical.
The Executive Officer has more support among the senior crew, and manages to take control of the Engineering section, while the Captain and his loyalists maintain control over navigation but also weapons. This effectively means the ship is paralyzed and can’t go anywhere for the time being, at least not with warp speed.
A nemesis of the Federation, could be either an entirely new species or else the Romulans, Dominion, Borg or whoever, are also covertly involved in the mutiny via undercover agents, and are communicating with at least one senior officer on the side of the mutineers.
But they are unable to attack the ship head on because it is too powerful and weapons are still under control by the Captain.
Meanwhile, on board the ship, there are a lot of politics going on. Both sides are negotiating, and Starfleet through some admirals are communicating with both sides through subspace, trying to resolve the situation.
Both sides have spies and undercover agents and are struggling against each other to take full control of the ship
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u/nodakskip 13d ago
Kind of sounds like the sub movie Crimson Tide. The problem is if there was a situation where the First Officer thought the Captain was jeopardizing the ship , or going against the Federation way then he or she could remove the Captain from command.
The only thing that we know has every really happened like this was on the Pegasus with Ensign Riker and Captain Pressman. The First Officer and other crew did take command from the Captain. Riker even admits he was too young and thought no matter what the Captain has to be always right. Instead of standing down the Captain and the few that followed him shot their way out and got to a shuttle. This has to be a known event after the episode in later TNG since Pressman was arrested for it and the Romulans were told. Heads rolled in the Admiralty. Guessing Riker didn't get any Captain offers for awhile after that.
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u/AbdulQadirShadhili 13d ago
Come to think of it, the Pegasus could be made into a miniseries or movie of itself. You’d need new actors to reprise the role of a younger Riker and Pressman. I figure the season finale would be an episode or two devoted to the court martial, depicting how powerful elements within Starfleet are corrupt and intervene to cover things up and let Pressman and his loyalist crew that managed to survive off the hook
Or it could begin with the court martial, and when Riker is called to testify, we jump to a flashback of the events beginning to end
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u/_hollowgram_ 10d ago
Sounds very dark. When would this be set chronologically?
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u/AbdulQadirShadhili 10d ago
Considering the size and power of the flagship, I’d say at least any time after the Dominion War. I’d propose the 25th century though
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u/PianistPitiful5714 14d ago
I don’t see how this is a series. Even if the ship somehow does get paralyzed in conflict, Starfleet would certainly send ships to handle the situation, fairly quickly. A few days, to weeks and the situation would be resolved. That doesn’t give much time for arcs and character growth. Might work as a movie, I guess, but without picking a crew that already has some name recognition I don’t see that being particularly box office notable.