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Star Trek?

Kiernan Shipka as first ever teenage starship captain, please.

(Also it's on some streaming thing so Cassie won't be able to watch it?)
 
It will air on CBS All Access, which I already subscribed to in order to see the Big Brother Live Feeds. $5,99 a month.

New 'Star Trek' TV Series In The Works For 2017
The show "will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations."

Stephanie Marcus
Entertainment Editor, Huffington Post
Posted: 11/02/2015 11:33 AM EST | Edited: 3 hours ago

"Star Trek" is returning to TV in January 2017 -- but you'll only be able to catch it if you subscribe to CBS' digital streaming service, CBS All Access.

The network will air a special preview of the show on CBS, with the premiere and all other full episodes airing on the streaming service, the network said in a press release on Monday.

The original "Star Trek" series, starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, ran from 1966 to 1969 and was followed by four spinoff shows ("The Next Generation," "Deep Space Nine," "Voyager" and "Enterprise") and 12 feature films, with two more in the works.

According to CBS, the new series is not related to the upcoming film "Star Trek: Beyond," which is scheduled for a summer 2016 release, but it will "introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966."

The show will be produced by Alex Kurtzman, who co-wrote and produced 2009's "Star Trek," and 2013's "Star Trek Into Darkness."
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It'll probably be shown on normal tv in the rest of the world, but we'll have downloaded it first.

I'm quite skeptical about it since it'll most likely be set in the movie universe, but it doesn't have to be lightweight rubbish. I think Orci and Kurtzman worked on Fringe, which was fairly grown up and complex, in a procedural paranormal detective way. With a big budget and all that today's technology offers they could bring to life things that earlier writers could only imagine. There's certainly been a long enough period to come up with ideas.
 
That's the key - how big the budget will be.

If CBS/Paramount skimp and cut corners, it will suck. If they write a big check each week and let the creators keep some creative control over casting and writing...maybe it will have a chance.
 
Can they get Bryan Fuller to be in charge of it, please.

Of course that means it won't last more than three seasons, but they'll be good seasons!
 
Yes, the president of CBS referred to Star Trek as the male genitalia of his media empire.

‘Star Trek’ Is CBS’ ‘Family Jewels,’ CEO Leslie Moonves Says

TV | By Joe Otterson on November 3, 2015 @ 2:51 pm

CBS president and CEO Leslie Moonves touted the importance of “Star Trek” to the network on Tuesday, calling the franchise “the family jewels.”

“‘Star Trek’ is sort of the family jewels,” Moonves said on a conference call for CBS’ third quarter earnings report. “It’s a very important piece of business for us. As we go forward, we are looking to do original content on All Access and building up that platform. But once again, as we say, Netflix is our friend and they’re also our competitor.”

The network announced Monday that it would launch a new “Star Trek” series exclusively on the streaming service CBS All Access in 2017. “Noting the loyalty of the fan base of ‘Star Trek,’ we think this will boost [All Access].”

Moonves also said that streaming of previous “Star Trek” series on All Excess has done “exceedingly well,” and that the international market is already eagerly awaiting the new show.

“Our international distribution guy is going crazy,” he said. “He can’t wait to get out to the marketplace and sell that. So right away, we’re going to be more than half way home just on the cost of the show just on international alone.”

The CBS executive also said the network is considering an ad-free option for All Access, similar to that just rolled out by Hulu. “It’s a very possible thing for the future,” he said. Moonves also revealed that the network is looking into what new original programming beyond “Star Trek” they could develop specifically for All Access.

Moonves also took a swipe at FX Networks CEO John Landgraf, who spoke of a content bubble in television programming. “We are a content company. We believe the world can have more content. We don’t believe the guy who said, ‘Oh, there’s too much content.’ There never can be too much content and we want more of it.”
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JAMES T. COCK LOL
 
Because of Star Trek, I just watched City on the Edge of Forever for the first time.

It's fine, I guess.

I'm downloading Cogenitor rn I hope it's as good as I remember it.
 
One drunk human invented warp drive, I think we can let the Vulcans have Velcro.

City on the Edge of Forever probably seemed better when I was young and hadn't seen a million other time travel stories, but I reckon it still holds up pretty well. I think, concept wise, my favourite episode is Let That Be Your Last Battlefield. It has 0% subtlety and it's probably not even entertaining, but it's a great idea.
 
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