"Star Trek, The Colonies"
1) The crew of the USS Cook (Named after Captain James
Cook) will depart for a seven year exploratory mission
within the uncharted regions of the Alpha and Beta
Quadrants. The Captain and crew will be Ambassadors
and colonists will be carried to places uncharted to
start colonies, the goal being to meet new races and
start colonies on inhabitable, but uninhabitated
worlds. Episodes will be contain a lot of Action and
Drama, with very little to no social commentary. No
two episodes in a row will have the same premise and
there will be little to no equipment failures.
Colonists and equipment to start colonies are carried
on the ship, that is fully outfitted to protect
itself. The colonists and crew are either human or
vulcan since the two races complement each other well.
The timeframe is 5 years after Voyager's return. The
first four seasons would show the USS Cook and it's
crew exploring and the next three would show the crew
returning toward Federation Space and strengthening
the colonies that they have help started. The Finale
would show the triumphant return to Earth
2)Cast:
 A) Captain John O'Connor (Sam Neill): Captain
O'Connor is a veteran of many wars, first of Wolf 359,
then against the Borg attack on Earth and has seen
action against the Dominion forces. He is a cool, calm
man with a mischievious smile when warranted and a
steel fist in a velvet glove when needed. His is an
easy going command style, accept in emergencies, and
is friendly with the crew. He was chosen for his
bravery, level headedness, and excellent ability.
Plays jazz piano for relaxation as well as reading
Shakespear plays.
 B) Commander Thomas Clifford (Will Smith): Commander
Clifford was chosen as Number One by Captain O'Connor
due to his excellent abilities in navigation and
command. Commander Clifford also is a genius when it
comes to staffing decisions. He enjoys playing
classical piano and loves fishing when using the
holosuite.
 C) Lt Commander James C. Thomas (James Alpeter): Lt
Commander Thomas has served under Captain O'Connor
before and is a trusted friend. He is in charge of the
ships security and is it's tactical officer. They both
served together during the War with the Dominion. Jim,
as he prefers to be called casually, has studied
Klingon and Vulcan martial arts. When relaxing, he
enjoys playing the acoustic guitar and bass guitar
with Captain O'connor when time permits. He also like
working on old Earth classic cars with strange names
like Barricuda, Mustang and Chevelle to name a few. Lt
Commander Thomas is married to the chief Medical
Officer, Dr. Rachel Thomas
 D) Dr. Rachel Thomas (Natalie Portman): Rachel Thomas
is the wife of the ships' tactical officer, Lt Comm.
James Thomas. She is a skilled surgeon and wonderful
doctor, winning many awards for her skill and as well
as her compassion and caring. She is also her
husband's moral compass, reminding them of their
Orthodox Christian faith. In her "spare" time, she
enjoys aerobics and ancient languages, proving that
beauty and brains are not mutually exclusive.
 E) Torak (Actor uncast at present):Lt Commander Torak
is the ship's science officer. A vulcan, he aspires to
a career not dissimiliar to that of the famous
Ambassador Spock. When they are able to, he spars with
Lt Comm. Thomas so that both of them are able to
maintain their fighting edge. Torak's specialty in
science is Astronomy and it's related fields. He is
also a highly competent navigator. 
 F)T'shanik (the same actress who portrayed her in
ST:TNG, name unknown at present)Lt Commander T'shanik
competed with Wesley Crusher to gain entrance to
Starfleet Academy. She was selected for admission the
year after he was enrolled. She is a highly competent
Engineer and this is her first engineering command.
She enjoys games of logic with Lt Commander Torak, the
Vulcan Harp, and other Vulcan cultural arts.
3)Merchandising: Merchandising would start with action
figures that would be produced by Bluebox Toys in 5"
and 12" formats in their collector friendly packaging.
Also, cards for the Decipher card game would be
released as the teaser, with the figures  coming on
sale the day after the series premiere has showed
nation wide. Figures would be produced all seven
seasons. On all odd years of the shows seven year run,
figures from the series would be available. On odd
years, figures from previous shows would be avaiable,
starting with, TNG, DS9, and Voyager. In the seventh
year, figures from TOS and the new show "Star Trek,
The Colonies"  would be available. Each year, the
basic characters would be showcased, so as to help new
collectors get caught up with the current character
assortment. Included in each assortment would be a
variety of aliens as well. Each run would be limited
to 25,000 pieces in North America, and 25,000 abroad,
half in Australia and half in the British Isles.