http://www.latino-review.com/news/star-trek-exclusive-trek-is-going-to-return-to-tv

 

So, GREAT news, Trekkers, CBS is looking to bring Star Trek back to TV.

 

The last we heard of a Star Trek TV series, was around 2006 before the Abrams movie planted its flag and destroyed most of what we knew (except Spock and - presumably  the plot of Star Trek: Enterprise)  there were two competing versions: Bryce Zabel (writer, Dark Skies) and J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, but I like crediting him as the good writer on The Real Ghostbusters) pitched a version called “Star Trek: Reboot the Universe” that actually made it online in PDF form.

 

The second was developed closer to the JJ reboot and was written by producer Geoffrey Thorne, novelist and writer on things like Leverage and Criminal Intent and was called Star Trek: Federation and was conceptualized with producer Robert Burnett, Bryan Singer (the X-Men director and producer of TV’s House among others) and Christopher (director of Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation). This other series wouldn’t reboot the Star Trek universe, but would vault it forward past the DS9 and Voyager series timelines into a far flung future where the Utopia Federation that we knew from other TV series had become boring and complacent.

 

Federation would have seen the titular group reduced to a mere peacekeeping force as the old ways broke apart. Vulcans withdraw from the United Federation of Planets and reunify with the Romulans, the Bajorans of Deep Space Nine would have also withdrawn and become a planet full of religious monks, like a “Tibet in space.” The Klingons wouldn’t be as warrior-obsessed anymore, but would instead be warrior mystics. The Ferengi would have a female Nagus. The Cardassians would have abandoned war and become an artist/philosopher race.

In essence, Federation would have advanced the timeline of the Star Trek Universe far enough in the future to re-define some of the characters that had been the same since the original series’ inception.

 

We don’t have too many details about the new Star Trek series CBS is going to get working on, but I spent some time filling you in on Federation, because it seems like the same people who made that pitch could be involved. Bryan Singer's name has been mentioned for the new CBS Trek as a possible Executive Producer through his Bad Hat Harry productions. While "Star Trek: Reboot the Universe" was invalidated by 2008's movie Trek, Star Trek: Federation still has a trio of enthusiastic producers, a script and a writer ready to go should CBS decide to give Singer the ahead to develop this new series. 

 

Robert Burnett is rumored to be working on a non-Trek project with Skydance Productions (Skydance worked with Paramount, McQuarrie and Bad Robot on M:I 5) and simultaneously keeping one foot in the Trek world. He's currently producing (one of the producers) a project independent of all previously mentioned parties,  Star Trek: Axanar, a 90-minute fan-made feature film about "The Four Years War," as mentioned in the TOS episode "Whom Gods Destroy." The film has scraped up and impressive cast and released “Prelude to Axanar” last year to show how this great venture can be pulled off on a fan-donated budget:

 

That’s the sort of Star Trek product Brunett can use as an example of how producing a reasonably-budgeted TV series set in the Star Trek Universe this day and age should be a piece of cake.

 

Back to our Federation three:

 

CBS is interested in Bryan Singer developing (and Singer reportedly loves Prelude to Axanar) and Federation co-conspirator Chris McQuarrie was still game for the project as of last December, if Twitter is to be believed.

 

As far as when to expect some sort of official announcement about who snagged the NEW Trek production job, that’s a bit tougher to predict.

 

Star Trek 3 seems to be the Trek Paramount would like us to focus on (Elba for Mogh of the House of Martok, right Simon Pegg?), Singer is only tweeting about making the new X-Men movie and McQuarrie is wrapping up the edit on Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation for later this year. The Star Trek: Federation story document still exists, though, and I’m told Geoffrey Thorne might have taken that treatment all the way to a pilot script before the project cooled, which would allow this show to get off the ground much faster.

 

For the sharp-eye’d Trek fan, all eyes are on Star Trek: Axanar (official site here) to show off what Trek on a budget can look like. If that can work and CBS can see it work, then we might get a riff on Star Trek: Federation. Either way, CBS is convinced it's a good idea to probe the idea of a Star Trek TV show, so TV Trek’s likely on the way.

 

I’ve been saying it since summer of 2005…

 

...no, I’ve been saying it since summer of 1990: There should ALWAYS be Star Trek on TV

 

Edited November 23, 20196 yr by The Unknown Poster

19 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I think they’re playing it straight. If they go right back to mirror twist it becomes a bit of a parody. They already have mirror Phillipa running around. 

Plus he’d have to have been mirror on the enterprise since we know the enterprise, Pike & Number One are all in this season.   I think it’s just that he’s been out of civilization for awhile so his hair and beard grew. 

Probably to make for a visual contrast from when we first see him (sort of disguised behind the beard and hair) and when he cleans up and we see him for the first time in uniform looking like classic Spock. 

Exactly.  I don't think they're going to rehash the same thing all over again when they just did it.  People would dump this new Star Trek fast if all they're doing is retelling the same story.

In other news, they confirmed the Picard series is intended to be an on-going series (not a mini-series) and they referred to it as "the continuing adventured of Jean-Luc Picard", so thats pretty cool.  They're a month into the script process and hope to go into production in April.

They teased the villain saying "Would you like me to tell you who the bad guys are?"  And then said they couldnt.  Hmmmm...Borg?

I'm just going to leave this here

https://tvline.com/2018/10/25/star-trek-lower-decks-series-order-cbs-all-access/

46 minutes ago, iHeart said:

I'm just going to leave this here

https://tvline.com/2018/10/25/star-trek-lower-decks-series-order-cbs-all-access/

Isn't it called the Orville?  But not animated.

50 minutes ago, iHeart said:

I'm just going to leave this here

https://tvline.com/2018/10/25/star-trek-lower-decks-series-order-cbs-all-access/

It sounds awful but good for them for thinking outside the box.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/tv/a24666813/mysterious-house-star-trek-the-generation-episode/

When does Discovery and the Picard show start?

23 minutes ago, Logan007 said:

When does Discovery and the Picard show start?

Discovery is January.  Picard begins filming in April I believe.

1 minute ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Discovery is January.  Picard begins filming in April I believe.

Aw damn, I thought Picard would have been out in the 2018/2019 season.  Bleh.

 

Oh well.  Thanks!

 

Not sure if its in the above video but I thought this was particularly interesting, from Meyer talking about the Khan homages in STID:

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It is, on the one hand, nice to be so successful or beloved or however you want to describe it that somebody wants to do an homage to what you did and I was flattered and touched. But in my sort of artistic worldview, if you’re going to do an homage you have to add something. You have to put another layer on it, and they didn’t. Just by putting the same words in different characters’ mouths didn’t add up to anything, and if you have someone dying in one scene and sort of being resurrected immediately after there’s no real drama going on. It just becomes a gimmick or gimmicky, and that’s what I found it to be ultimately.

Bang on.  I actually debated writer/director Bob Orci about this very thing.  Debate might be a stretch.  More, myself and others gave their opinions, much like Meyer and Orci was a first rate assclown to people.  Very very thin skinned and can't take criticism.  You can see why everyone dropped him like a bad habit.

STID was abysmal and their quest to showboat to Trek fans with hollow homages was part of the problem.

2 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Not sure if its in the above video but I thought this was particularly interesting, from Meyer talking about the Khan homages in STID:

Bang on.  I actually debated writer/director Bob Orci about this very thing.  Debate might be a stretch.  More, myself and others gave their opinions, much like Meyer and Orci was a first rate assclown to people.  Very very thin skinned and can't take criticism.  You can see why everyone dropped him like a bad habit.

STID was abysmal and their quest to showboat to Trek fans with hollow homages was part of the problem.

Yes that quote was in there.  I didn't listen to the whole thing but I did hear that one part.  I was like...YES, thank you...when he said that.  He seems to know how to write properly.

 

1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said:

 

He's getting so old now though.  I watched him in an interview and his voice sounds a bit ragged.  I mean, nothing wrong with an older Picard...just wondering what they're going to do with him.

5 hours ago, Logan007 said:

He's getting so old now though.  I watched him in an interview and his voice sounds a bit ragged.  I mean, nothing wrong with an older Picard...just wondering what they're going to do with him.

Think old Picard from All Good Things or Stewart in Logan.

6 hours ago, Logan007 said:

He's getting so old now though.  I watched him in an interview and his voice sounds a bit ragged.  I mean, nothing wrong with an older Picard...just wondering what they're going to do with him.

I've asked that same question. He's pushing 80. 

8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I've asked that same question. He's pushing 80. 

He won’t be playing a 50 year old Picard. He’s a great actor. What does it matter how old he is? 

10 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Think old Picard from All Good Things or Stewart in Logan.

Yeah, exactly.  And I'd rather not watch a show about some ailing old man who's losing his memory.  Not that I think it's going to be about that.

2 hours ago, Logan007 said:

Yeah, exactly.  And I'd rather not watch a show about some ailing old man who's losing his memory.  Not that I think it's going to be about that.

That sounds like the nightly news out of Washington. 

3 hours ago, JCon said:

That sounds like the nightly news out of Washington. 

I was thinking The Mule

7 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

He won’t be playing a 50 year old Picard. He’s a great actor. What does it matter how old he is? 

I wonder what he's limited to physically? Age does matter in your 80's. His voice has also changed.  I don't think he'll reprise Locutus Of Borg. 

Edited December 5, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27

17 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I wonder what he's limited to physically? Age does matter in your 80's. His voice has also changed.  I don't think he'll reprise Locutus Of Borg. 

I doubt he will be Picard from First Contact.  From whats out there, they intend to have him play an 80 year old Picard so I doubt there will be any issue with him having aged.  I think that will be the point.

2 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I doubt he will be Picard from First Contact.  From whats out there, they intend to have him play an 80 year old Picard so I doubt there will be any issue with him having aged.  I think that will be the point.

If they need flashbacks they can always use Tom Hardy

Just now, FrostyWinnipeg said:

If they need flashbacks they can always use Tom Hardy

canon error!  In TNG episode "Tapestry" Q transported a critically injured Picard back to his academy days and he had hair!

6 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I doubt he will be Picard from First Contact.  From whats out there, they intend to have him play an 80 year old Picard so I doubt there will be any issue with him having aged.  I think that will be the point.

Well, this should be interesting.