Gene Roddenberry’s original series was always more than just another Science Fiction Television series. It also dealt with many political and controversial issues of the time. The Cold War, Racism, Civil Rights, Vietnam. In a metaphorical way, it dealt with many of these issue very brilliantly. Being the genius that Gene was, never threw it in your face and said “LOOK! LOOK! THIS IS AN ISSUE YOU NEED TO LOOK AT!” Instead, he did it in such a subtle way to simply spark the concept in people’s minds.

The producers of the newly revamped Star Trek film series have been taking this into account with the upcoming sequel that J.J. Abrahms and crew are working on. This is what Roberto Orci told The L.A. Times about the project,

The ambition for a sequel to ‘Star Trek’ is to make a movie that’s worthy of the audience and not just another movie, you know, just a second movie that feels tacked on. The first movie was so concerned with just setting up the characters — their meeting each and galvanizing that family — that in many ways a sequel will have a very different mission. It needs to do what [the late 'Trek' creator Gene] Roddenberry did so well, which is allegory. It needs to tell a story that has connection to what is familiar and what is relevant. It also needs to tell it in a spectacular way that hides the machinery and in a primarily entertaining and hopefully moving story. There needs to be relevance, yes, and that doesn’t mean it should be pretentious. If there are simple truths — truths connected to what we live — that elevates any story — that’s true with any story.

We’ve literally had two meetings now. We haven’t decided anything but we’re starting to circle around some ideas. We got a lot of fan response from the first one and a considerable amount of critical response and one of the things we heard was, ‘Make sure the next one deals with modern-day issues.’ We’re trying to keep it as up-to-date and as reflective of what’s going on today as possible. So that’s one thing, to make it reflect the things that we are all dealing with today

So I wonder if they will deal with terrorism, the economy, healthcare, or Kanye West. With the all-star cast that the first film had…I wouldn’t be surprised.

I am kind of glad they are going this route. I have been a fan of Star Trek for most of my life and I have always loved those social commentary aspects it brought in. But If I may make one suggestion to the producers (because I know you are reading) Please! Please! Please no “technobabble”. The first film didn’t have it and lets keep it that way.

With J.J. Abrahms helming this whole project I have no doubts that what ever direction they decide to take the story that it will be a great film. What do you think?