Instead of many new shows, would TV movies be a better choice for Star Trek?

I look at it as simple risk vs. reward. High risk could yield high reward.

Low risk would likely yield lower reward.

But being fearful of losing a small amount of money seems counterproductive when they're willing to risk the farm on huge, expensive prestige shows that are basically a company-killer if they fail.

 

The problem is the fact that high risk is the norm now. Lower risk with some tentpoles use to be the way. That's how we got Star Wars. It was a smaller film to offset Fox's profits for the year if Damnation Alley failed. But, that model shifted away, and it's going to be hard to shift it back because of the lower reward.

 

I like this idea too.

 

I like a mix of both! But they've got to have a god story to tell, not a contractual obligation to fulfill.