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Old 02-11-2015, 16:16
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Honestly never thought I'd see the day...

http://www.startrek.com/article/new-...s-january-2017
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Old 02-11-2015, 16:20
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I read a similar article which said they had hoped to have it on the air by September 2016 to tie into the franchise's anniversary
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Old 02-11-2015, 16:21
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hmmmmmm......
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Old 02-11-2015, 16:23
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Kurtzmannnnnnnnnn....!
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Old 02-11-2015, 16:38
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I like Kurtzman. His work on Hercules, Xena, Alias and Fringe was brilliant.
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Old 02-11-2015, 16:56
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Awesome stuff.
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Old 02-11-2015, 17:04
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I read a similar article which said they had hoped to have it on the air by September 2016 to tie into the franchise's anniversary
Same here.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/11/02/n...e-way-in-2017/

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More info:

http://www.startrek.com/article/new-...s-january-2017

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Old 02-11-2015, 17:11
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Same here.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/11/02/n...e-way-in-2017/

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More info:

http://www.startrek.com/article/new-...s-january-2017

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Those two articles are identical. And the same one I linked in the OP.
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Old 02-11-2015, 18:02
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It'll be interesting to see where the producers will take this. Whether it follows the timeline of classic series gone by or the new movie timeline. Obviously we won't be seeing Star Trek "as it was" again.

Star Trek: The Next Next Generation anyone?
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Old 02-11-2015, 18:10
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Alex Kurtzman has only ever been involved in very average generic programming.

So I would say we are looking at more of the same.

The situation today is as it was 14 years ago when Enterprise launched, there just isn't going to be anyone around who is going to be able to make it work brilliantly.
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Old 02-11-2015, 19:03
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very good news, will be nice to see Star Trek back on the TV
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Old 02-11-2015, 19:45
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I like Kurtzman. His work on Hercules, Xena, Alias and Fringe was brilliant.
His work on Hercules and Xena was good but those two new Star Trek movies barely feel like Star Trek. If he's involved then it's more likely to be in the movie timeline not the original timeline and frankly that sparks no interest in me. A little roam around the internet suggests that I'm not alone in that opinion.
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Old 02-11-2015, 20:08
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on the surface it is good news, and we always knew anything new would be in the new timeline, its really hard to have a proper comment on there, as they have a very blank slate to draw on, they can again do almost anything, looks like its going to be away from the Enterprise however.

my biggest question, is how the hell CBS plans to distribute this web series.
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Old 02-11-2015, 20:14
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His work on Hercules and Xena was good but those two new Star Trek movies barely feel like Star Trek. If he's involved then it's more likely to be in the movie timeline not the original timeline and frankly that sparks no interest in me. A little roam around the internet suggests that I'm not alone in that opinion.
You're not, but reaction has been mostly positive. The negative reactions are generally coming from two camps, those who hate the new movies and can't stand the thought of a new series potentially set in the new timeline, and those who are surprised that out of Kurtzman and Orci that it should be the former who got the job, as it's been very apparent from many interviews that out of the two Orci was the dedicated and enthusiastic Star Trek fan. Not sure if that in itself is an indication of the type of show it may be, i.e. less Treky to to appeal to a wider audience, time will tell. The good news is that Brannon Bragga's name is nowhere near this, the bad news is that Stephen Ira Behr's name is nowhere near this.
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Old 02-11-2015, 20:57
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I like the new movies but please please please please, no more original series.

The original series is played out now, it's time for something new and refreshing and hopefully post tng.

Sadly I cam imagine saying "the tos universe has the most cultural panache and giving us kirk's brother on a space colony on the kingon border" or somehing,

DS9 was easily the most intellegent and interesting star trek series. Please look into why that worked so well and try to learn from that
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Old 02-11-2015, 21:50
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Whatever happens, any new Trek needs to be about ghosts.
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Old 03-11-2015, 09:10
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Sounds like good news. Would like it to be in the "old" universe like maybe after Voyager, but hey take what you can get right.

Would have also liked another series but in the evil universe.

Whatever happens, any new Trek needs to be about ghosts.
It's the afterlife, Jim, but not as we know it...
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Old 03-11-2015, 10:24
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personally I want prime timeline.
having said that- I think a whacky idea could be to set the whole show in the alternate universe. OR maybe set the whole thing in a different galaxy millions of light years away. every show has to have its unique selling point.

TNG- I cant think of a USP but it was the first spin-off.
DS9- it was set on a space station (& was very very dark).
VOY- it was set in a far off quadrant. essentially it was 1 big voyage home.
ENT- well I guess it was chronologically unique in that it was actually a PREQUEL.
ST: 2017- USP ????????????
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Old 03-11-2015, 10:37
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It would be nice if they did not do it as a planet of the week series - Star Trek has after all done that four times (TOS, TNG, Voyager, and Enterprise).

Be nice if they took my suggestion of doing the series starting 2 minutes from the end of Star Trek First Contact - so we can see how a broken war torn Earth took itself to the stars. Doubt that would happen.
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Old 03-11-2015, 10:41
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Be nice if they took my suggestion of doing the series starting 2 minutes from the end of Star Trek First Contact - so we can see how a broken war torn Earth took itself to the stars. Doubt that would happen.
no offence but NO. JUST NO.
how many star systems would u visit in the entire show- like 4 or 5. sorry but that just would not work.

I wud like maybe 30-50 years after Voyager. which I believe would be around 2410 maybe?
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Old 03-11-2015, 11:08
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no offence but NO. JUST NO.
how many star systems would u visit in the entire show- like 4 or 5. sorry but that just would not work.
Why? We have 24 seasons of Planet of the Week - do we really need another 5 or 7. It could just as well be Trek to the Stars as Trek among the Stars. It was the lack of originality in just going for the safe option of a planet of the week that put paid to the last run of Star Trek series.

I wud like maybe 30-50 years after Voyager. which I believe would be around 2410 maybe?
Why? In what way would this be any more original than another planet of the week series.
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Old 03-11-2015, 11:15
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It was the lack of originality in just going for the safe option of a planet of the week that put paid to the last run of Star Trek series.
Actually, I think you will find it was poor writing and characterisation that did that. Unfortunately, by the time Enterprise actually embraced it's place in the ST universe and moved into the more interesting Birth of the Federation territory in season 4, it was already too late as it had lost far too many viewers to justify its cost.
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Old 03-11-2015, 12:33
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A lone Starfleet ship, thrown forward in time to a post Federation era has been my favourite option since it was first suggested. It got knocked back and eventually morphed into Andromeda. It could be great if done correctly. Imagine a series where everything we already know from existing Star Trek would serve as the backstory, the history for this series. It could be tapped into without being painted into a corner by it or too slavish to it.

Whether Kurtzman (or anyone else) has the cahunas to try something that bold, especially as the Federation has always stood as a metaphor for the USA, I very much doubt.
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Old 03-11-2015, 13:38
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Doing a Trek TV series in the 'new' universe is going to be a bit problematic I would have thought, for several reasons.

1) you still have the geo-politics of the original series to think about. you have the Federation, Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians and multiple others which all need balancing, as they will all exist.

2) What about the other 'original universe' thing?. People are rightly going to wonder about where the Borg, Q, the Gamma Quandrant wormhole are, as they all exist, not to mention the myirad smaller planets and races which exist.

If they want to drive people to a subscription basis on the back of this, then they need the 'proper' Trek fans on board, as they are the ones which will pay $6 a month to get this first, so they need to think about what Trek fans want, in addition to getting a wider audience.

I would personally set it in the orginal universe, post Vovager. They would really be freer with the story, whilst allowing guest appearences and links back to the other shows.
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Old 03-11-2015, 14:28
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Those two articles are identical. And the same one I linked in the OP.
Odd... they were supposedly different sources. One from ABC TV in the US and the other from the Star Trek Official site.
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