Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show

tmosler · January 22 2013, 01:38 AM

I remember reading a little bit ago that Ronald D. Moore was thinking about making a new star trek tv show. So my question is has anyone heard any updates on this?

Admiral Buzzkill · January 22 2013, 02:08 AM

He wasn't so there isn't.

R. Star · January 22 2013, 02:45 AM

Sadly, I see the Trek franchise slowly fading away. The novelverse can't keep going on forever, and the Nuverse will only be good for a movie every 2-3 years as long as it stays popular. Maybe five or six movies or so going by precedent of the TOS and TNG movie runs. I just don't think there's enough of an audience to sustain a new series either. Sci-fi shows are way more expensive and who would want to foot a bill for that when there are a hundred other channels competing and you can churn out a new reality show that costs next to nothing?

LobsterAfternoon · January 22 2013, 04:12 AM

I disagree, R. Star. I think Trek might wane for a while, but the IP is too valuable to stay dormant for too long.

C.E. Evans · January 22 2013, 11:40 AM

Trek isn't going away. The stage is set for it to be reinvented/rebooted periodically like other long-running properties.

20 years from now--if not much sooner--yet another person will be cast as Captain Kirk as TOS is remade again for a new generation of fans, IMO.

Temis the Vorta · January 22 2013, 06:55 PM

Star Trek is far too big a brand name to ever fade away, especially with JJ Abrams keeping it fresh on everyone's minds and proving it can still make big bucks, NBC just tried to revive The Munsters and now there's talk of a new Twilight Zone revival. Star Trek is definitely a bigger name than either of those (tho in the case of TZ, it's a closer call.)

The major holdup is not the power of the Star Trek brand but the difficulty of making live action space opera work financially on TV, plus the lack of any reason for CBS to be interested until someone with clout makes a pitch to them. When Orci makes his pitch, then maybe we'll see some activity.

USS Einstein · January 22 2013, 08:11 PM

There have been proposals/rumors from tons of big names:

- J Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5)

- Bryan Singer (X-Men, House MD)

- Ronald D Moore (Deep Space Nine, Battlestar Galactica)

- Sam Raimi (Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus: Blood and Sand)

- Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, American Dad)

Out of those, I know Seth MacFarlane understands and loves Star Trek, J Michael Straczynski created a masterpiece of sci-fi, but might not be suitable for Trek's style, Bryan Singer helped create House, which has the ideal format for a new episodic Trek series, and Sam Raimi has done some good TV over the years.

MacLeod · January 22 2013, 10:19 PM

ST has ben off TV for what 8 years?

Prior to that it was off TV (live action) for 18 or so years.

ST will no doubt return to TV at some point, in some ways the longer it is off the better.

As it would make it's return to TV an event instead of what was happening with VOY and ENT and to a lesser extent DSN. Where some of the audiance might be thinking another Trek show (not in a good way).

Not a direct analogy I know(and other factors have to be considered), but DW the other big TV franchise went off air for virtually 16 years (aside from 1 TV Movie), it now takes pride of place on the BBC's Saturday line-up when it airs.

Remember TV execs come and go, maybe the current crop aren' too keen on doing a new ST show, but in a few years time they might be gone, and replaced by those who grew up on the likes of TNG and want to do another one.

xortex · January 24 2013, 08:55 PM

Trek is nothing until someone defines it. If 18 years of Berman crap wasn't enough to kill it, nothing will. Now we have something akin to Riddick on a starship. It used to be about mind bending stories, but Trek is still an undefined ambigeous universe until it's done well.

Admiral Buzzkill · January 24 2013, 09:32 PM

USS Einstein wrote:

There have been proposals/rumors from tons of big names:

- Ronald D Moore (Deep Space Nine, Battlestar Galactica)

Nothing substantial enough to even be a rumor.

Anji · January 25 2013, 03:43 AM

xortex wrote:

Trek is nothing until someone defines it. If 18 years of Berman crap wasn't enough to kill it, nothing will. Now we have something akin to Riddick on a starship. It used to be about mind bending stories, but Trek is still an undefined ambigeous universe until it's done well.

And cast my vote for Straczynski as new producer. B5 was amazing!

bigdaddy · January 25 2013, 04:10 AM

I really like how the Berman Bashing continues, that never gets old... not at all.

Nerys Myk · January 25 2013, 04:18 AM

xortex wrote:

Trek is nothing until someone defines it. If 18 years of Berman crap wasn't enough to kill it, nothing will. Now we have something akin to Riddick on a starship. It used to be about mind bending stories, but Trek is still an undefined ambigeous universe until it's done well.

Mind bending stories??????

Hey, I love Star Trek. It had some solid, very entertaining stories. But mind bending is not a phrase that leaps to mind when I think about the stories it told.

Admiral Buzzkill · January 25 2013, 05:31 AM

Keep Straczynski away from Star Trek.

They will, of course.

137th Gebirg · January 31 2013, 07:57 PM

Anji wrote:

xortex wrote:

Trek is nothing until someone defines it. If 18 years of Berman crap wasn't enough to kill it, nothing will. Now we have something akin to Riddick on a starship. It used to be about mind bending stories, but Trek is still an undefined ambigeous universe until it's done well.

And cast my vote for Straczynski as new producer. B5 was amazing!

I would too, but then I remember Crusade and Rangers and then...not so much.

January 22 2013, 01:38 AM	#1
tmosler Lieutenant	Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show I remember reading a little bit ago that Ronald D. Moore was thinking about making a new star trek tv show. So my question is has anyone heard any updates on this?

January 22 2013, 02:08 AM	#2
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show He wasn't so there isn't. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

January 22 2013, 02:45 AM	#3
R. Star Commodore Location: Terra 3	Re: Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show Sadly, I see the Trek franchise slowly fading away. The novelverse can't keep going on forever, and the Nuverse will only be good for a movie every 2-3 years as long as it stays popular. Maybe five or six movies or so going by precedent of the TOS and TNG movie runs. I just don't think there's enough of an audience to sustain a new series either. Sci-fi shows are way more expensive and who would want to foot a bill for that when there are a hundred other channels competing and you can churn out a new reality show that costs next to nothing? __________________ "I was never a Star Trek fan." J.J. Abrams

January 22 2013, 04:12 AM	#4
LobsterAfternoon Commander	Re: Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show I disagree, R. Star. I think Trek might wane for a while, but the IP is too valuable to stay dormant for too long.

January 22 2013, 11:40 AM	#5
C.E. Evans Vice Admiral Location: Saint Louis (aka Defiance)	Re: Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show Trek isn't going away. The stage is set for it to be reinvented/rebooted periodically like other long-running properties. 20 years from now--if not much sooner--yet another person will be cast as Captain Kirk as TOS is remade again for a new generation of fans, IMO. __________________ "Shout, shout, let it all out..."

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January 22 2013, 06:55 PM	#6
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show Star Trek is far too big a brand name to ever fade away, especially with JJ Abrams keeping it fresh on everyone's minds and proving it can still make big bucks, NBC just tried to revive The Munsters and now there's talk of a new Twilight Zone revival. Star Trek is definitely a bigger name than either of those (tho in the case of TZ, it's a closer call.) The major holdup is not the power of the Star Trek brand but the difficulty of making live action space opera work financially on TV, plus the lack of any reason for CBS to be interested until someone with clout makes a pitch to them. When Orci makes his pitch, then maybe we'll see some activity.

January 22 2013, 08:11 PM	#7
USS Einstein Lieutenant Location: NCC-0500	Re: Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show There have been proposals/rumors from tons of big names: - J Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5) - Bryan Singer (X-Men, House MD) - Ronald D Moore (Deep Space Nine, Battlestar Galactica) - Sam Raimi (Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus: Blood and Sand) - Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, American Dad) Out of those, I know Seth MacFarlane understands and loves Star Trek, J Michael Straczynski created a masterpiece of sci-fi, but might not be suitable for Trek's style, Bryan Singer helped create House, which has the ideal format for a new episodic Trek series, and Sam Raimi has done some good TV over the years.

January 22 2013, 10:19 PM	#8
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show ST has ben off TV for what 8 years? Prior to that it was off TV (live action) for 18 or so years. ST will no doubt return to TV at some point, in some ways the longer it is off the better. As it would make it's return to TV an event instead of what was happening with VOY and ENT and to a lesser extent DSN. Where some of the audiance might be thinking another Trek show (not in a good way). Not a direct analogy I know(and other factors have to be considered), but DW the other big TV franchise went off air for virtually 16 years (aside from 1 TV Movie), it now takes pride of place on the BBC's Saturday line-up when it airs. Remember TV execs come and go, maybe the current crop aren' too keen on doing a new ST show, but in a few years time they might be gone, and replaced by those who grew up on the likes of TNG and want to do another one. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

January 24 2013, 08:55 PM	#9
xortex Commodore Location: Staten Island, NY	Re: Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show Trek is nothing until someone defines it. If 18 years of Berman crap wasn't enough to kill it, nothing will. Now we have something akin to Riddick on a starship. It used to be about mind bending stories, but Trek is still an undefined ambigeous universe until it's done well.

January 25 2013, 04:10 AM	#12
bigdaddy Vice Admiral Location: Space Massachusetts	Re: Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show I really like how the Berman Bashing continues, that never gets old... not at all. __________________ "Bqhatevwr" - Former Senator Scott Brown

January 25 2013, 05:31 AM	#14
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Ronald D. Moore make new star trek tv show Keep Straczynski away from Star Trek. They will, of course. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.