Yesterday's Enterprise (episode)

Assuming a similar length to earth years, The Omega Directive is the first episode with a stardate after the year of hell. Perhaps omega molecules are generated by negated timelines? Maybe there might be some in the vicinity of Narendra III?

So, I’ve had this thought for awhile, but I was reminded about it by the recent Benteen/Garrett poll. I think of any era or crew that could be revisited or further explored, I would like to see the adventures of Captain Rachel Garrett and the Enterprise-C.

Honestly, the successful recasting of Captain Pike and crew in DIS and the upcoming SNW are what got me thinking about this. Garrett, like Pike, was a single adventure Captain. We only got the slightest glimpse of her Enterprise, and Richard Castillo was the only crew member aside from her that we really met. I would love to see both roles recast with young actors, provided they be the caliber of Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck.

As far as the ship and sets go, once again I am hopeful based off what we saw of the Enterprise in DIS. While some liberties were obviously taken with the set and costumes, they were much truer than to the TOS era than the actual Discovery set (for one thing, it helps to start with a bridge set that’s under 2000 sq ft). This would also be a must; I would’ve expect them to construct an exact replica of the 1701-C bridge, but it could still look really cool if updated along the lines of the SNW Enterprise bridge. Same thing goes for the uniforms. I’d be fine if the materials are updated and tweaked; you want to incorporate Starfleet deltas into the fabric? Fine by me, as long as they’re wearing red jackets with a clasp over the right shoulder and consistent tank insignia from that era. The DIS Enterprise proved there is room to tastefully update the ship, sets and uniforms while still looking cool and futuristic (I’m looking at you JJ).

Regarding the story...anything that takes place prior to the Narendra III incident and doesn’t conflict with established canon is great by me (tall order, I know). I also would specifically NOT want this to be another ongoing series. We have enough of those currently. But I’d love to see a mini-series, minimum of 4 eps, max of 8, something just really well written with the right balance of drama and action with a dash of humor. When the story telling is good enough, less can definitely be more.

Is that too much to ask?

Now, I have no suggestions for who could play Garrett or Castillo (or any of the non-canon supporting characters), but I’m open to suggestions.