Star Trek Deep Time

This could be an angle grinder of an idea but why not have a series of Star Trek set 1000 years further into the future. This could be a time when the Federation have assimilated the Borg and the Romulans are just a part of the whole. A time when the Federation occupy the whole galaxy and are looking to the hidden dangers of other galaxies. Warp factors are old hat and starship teleportation hops are in. Yet the Federation is not all that it seems. There is a dark presence eating at its very beaurocratic heart and causing conflict from within. Also, there are entities as advanced as the Federation covering each new galaxy and first contact is even more crucial.

An enterprise that is a silver dart through the sky with a crew that is constructed from putting together raw matter (organic holograms) and with a compliment ranging from around 100 to over 1000 depending on the emergency of the situation. Eating is a social activity because the body does not need food anymore and can heal itself quickly from mild to moderate wounds. Other factors are at play including multicultural vessels and AI captains.

OK so this is remotely like the Star Trek of old but at least Time Travel has been banned since the time wars experienced by Archer et al. The first episode would start with a war between Borg Warriors (Federation) and Genetii (Outer Galaxy wave invaders) where it is assimilate or alterate. Maybe this would be a great idea if I could think of characters, reasons for the scenarios and plots. Science fiction at this level becomes more like Star Wars or humans as Gods.

Anyway, future Trek may flop due to lack of character-viewer empathy and alienation. Ironic for a series franchise with logical vulcans and androids as key characters!