Imagine how that would play out if Chris Pratt had gotten the role instead of Pine.
Viacom/CBS possibly to re-merge
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Why in the world would I want them to do a dumb thing like that?
They might do something different with the thing, maybe something entertaining, and do it with some basic competence. At this point, on the TV front, that would be refreshing.
A show set in the Kelvin timeline would absolutely be NO different from one in the prime timeline - only the backstory would be different - the least interesting aspect of a new show!
The only thing "new" it could offer would be another attempt at the writers doing a "new" first contact with the Borg...Man, I'm excited to see that.
But overall - the original idea of the Kelvin timeline, to seperate it from continuity - has become a giant dumpster fire. It offers absolutely no worthwile addition to the franchise, while making a mess of the shared univers aspect of Star Trek. I still find it absolutely buffling, that in an era where "shared universes" are all the rage - Paramount decided to needlessly break their own one into pieces...
You never know. They might give us a new animated series.
A show set in the Kelvin timeline would absolutely be NO different from one in the prime timeline - only the backstory would be different - the least interesting aspect of a new show!
The only thing "new" it could offer would be another attempt at the writers doing a "new" first contact with the Borg...Man, I'm excited to see that.
But overall - the original idea of the Kelvin timeline, to seperate it from continuity - has become a giant dumpster fire. It offers absolutely no worthwile addition to the franchise, while making a mess of the shared univers aspect of Star Trek. I still find it absolutely buffling, that in an era where "shared universes" are all the rage - Paramount decided to needlessly break their own one into pieces...
They still might end up retconing the whole "Kelvin timeline" business and claim that ST09 really was just a hard reboot all along, to which Discovery is effectively a prequel. It wouldn't be the weirdest thing that ever happened to Trek continuity; it wouldn't even be the hardest to explain.
Trek movies are kind of a strange anomaly for the franchise. They only first existed as glorified reunion movies for casts of TV shows that ended. Then it became Kelvinverse in order for the filmmakers to do what they want with the TOS characters without having continuity as a straight jacket, and this universe will unlikely be explored in the TV medium.
Trek is ultimately a TV franchise. It doesn't need the movies as much as Paramount needs them. Even if DISCO became as big as TOS and TNG in the pop culture sense there still won't be a need for a film spin off for that because television at this point has become as cinematic enough that jumping to movies would feel pointless. Imagine having GAME OF THRONES ending on television to become a movie series, like, what would be the point?
Trek is ultimately a TV franchise. It doesn't need the movies as much as Paramount needs them. Even if DISCO became as big as TOS and TNG in the pop culture sense there still won't be a need for a film spin off for that because television at this point has become as cinematic enough that jumping to movies would feel pointless. Imagine having GAME OF THRONES ending on television to become a movie series, like, what would be the point?
Disney have Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy. If they aquired Star Trek, it'd be about as high on their priorities as the another Tron movie.
I wouldn't mind if Supernatural ended and became a series of movies. Ackles deserves the big screen, and they could do so much with an FX budget.
I wouldn't mind getting the Arrowverse crossover every year as a big budget movie.
I wouldn't mind getting the Arrowverse crossover every year as a big budget movie.
A Star Trek movie? Yeah, that would not be a priority. A TV series? They would be all over that. In fact, it would likely be on Netflix like their Marvel shows (until Disney makes it exclusive to their streaming app).
The thing is - they would try it out to see if it makes money. You use every IP you have that's profitable and Trek is very profitable and has a wide fanbase.
Ok, I was sarcastic about Disney buying Star Trek.... but I actually like this now. If they can push our 3 or 4 series in parallel/over-lapping in-universe and then do a cross over like Defenders that would be kick-ass. The actual implementation of Defenders was meh (Iron Fist dragged the whole thing down) but initial idea is freaking awesome!
Are you really still trying to drum the whole "Discovery is in the Kelvin timeline"-bongo?
Hey new poster here...haven't seen DSC yet (hey where are the DVDs, Les?) but I've been wondering if all this CBS-Viacom turmoil might lead to a sale to some tech streaming service. Netflix might be too much to hope for, but they sure seem to be swimming in cash.
Things are progressing... somewhat
Doesn't give me much hope that CBS with or without Viacom are in good position to compete with Disneys of the world and that doesn't bode well for Star Trek. I say, let's start the petition to sell Trek to Disney. I am pretty sure at this point, this is in the only way Star Trek can survive in the long term.
Now compare that to Disney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_management_of_The_Walt_Disney_Company#Board_of_directors
Doesn't give me much hope that CBS with or without Viacom are in good position to compete with Disneys of the world and that doesn't bode well for Star Trek. I say, let's start the petition to sell Trek to Disney. I am pretty sure at this point, this is in the only way Star Trek can survive in the long term.
Or the old generation of CBS retires and they're replaced by... The Next Generation. Yes, I went there. 
So, the current generation of execs will be replaced by an older bald exec who claims French ancestry but has a British accent....got it.Or the old generation of CBS retires and they're replaced by... The Next Generation. Yes, I went there.
And he'll let some snot nosed kid run the franchise because he likes his mother.So, the current generation of execs will be replaced by an older bald exec who claims French ancestry but has a British accent....got it.
No...no...no...can't go that far in the age of #metoo (especiually with Viacom)
Discovery as a prequel to the Kelvin movies makes even less sense than as a prequel to TOS.
The game's a foot
I am sooo glad I don't have a horse in the race. I don't care what happens one way or the other, but it sure is fun watching all these big shots get all mad and red-faced.
I am sooo glad I don't have a horse in the race. I don't care what happens one way or the other, but it sure is fun watching all these big shots get all mad and red-faced.
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