Star Trek Discovery Renewed For Season 3

[PixelMagic]

But Midnight's Edge and Doomcock assured me it certainly wouldn't be renewed past Season 2! Full of shit, as always.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/l...ry-renewed-season-3-at-cbs-all-access-1180555

 

[Jinn]

That's nice to hear.

 

[ITDUDE]

Who is Michelle Paradise?
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1114909/ - Not much there...

 

[cultcross]

Nice to hear, although not entirely unexpected.

But Midnight's Edge and Doomcock assured me it certainly wouldn't be renewed past Season 2!

Predict it every year and eventually you'll be right!

 

[Jinn]

Who is Michelle Paradise?
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1114909/ - Not much there...

According to Wikipedia she wrote a short film called The Ten Rules: A Lesbian Survival Guide, which I am watching right now.

 

[cultcross]

Rule 8 will surprise you!

 

[Cox of Seagulls]

B-b-but it's a failure! Midnight's Edge! Non-canon! Gene's Vision!

 

[Lord Garth]

I figured Alex Kurtzman would only be an interim head writer. Michelle Paradise wrote three episodes of DSC that are part of the second half of the season and was a co-producer for a series called The Originals.

 

[Jinn]

Rule 8 will surprise you!

"Dyke drama. It is a reality. As inevitable as the tide." I'll admit, I'm surprised. Truth in advertising strikes again!

 

[ITDUDE]

I figured Alex Kurtzman would only be an interim head writer. Michelle Paradise wrote three episodes of DSC that are part of the second half of the season and was a co-producer for a series called The Originals.

Aaaand thats enough to showrun a popular TV series these days? At least Kurtzman had some history with Star Trek before being given the reigns. And now he has been "demoted" to co-showrunner. Now maybe it's because he has enough on his plate and he's dealing with all the new and upcoming Trek shows, but still I can name at-least 20 more well known and more deserving co-showrunners..

 

[Lord Garth]

Aaaand thats enough to showrun a popular TV series these days? At least Kurtzman had some history with Star Trek before being given the reigns. And now he has been "demoted" to co-showrunner. Now maybe it's because he has enough on his plate and he's dealing with all the new and upcoming Trek shows, but still I can name at-least 20 more well known and more deserving co-showrunners..

I made no opinion whatsoever. Alex Kurtzman seems to me to be someone who'd prefer to just be a Producer. And a Producer vastly outranks a Writer, even a Head Writer. Alex Kurtzman is like Rick Berman. Whoever the head writer is, is like Michael Piller. And even if Michael Piller had a producer title, Rick Berman was still above him. That's the relationship. Technically, after Gretchen Berg and Aaron Herberts were fired, Alex Kurtzman was pulling double-duty by doing something he normally would've delegated.

 

[cultcross]

Aaaand thats enough to showrun a popular TV series these days? At least Kurtzman had some history with Star Trek before being given the reigns. And now he has been "demoted" to co-showrunner. Now maybe it's because he has enough on his plate and he's dealing with all the new and upcoming Trek shows, but still I can name at-least 20 more well known and more deserving co-showrunners..

She's been promoted from within, so I'm guessing they are very happy with her work. Not like they didn't try before they bought.

 

[tomalak301]

Good for Discovery. We're now in the set of episodes with the new showrunner and team fully on board and if last week was any indication, it's in good hands. However, I had a bit of a chuckle at this paragraph:

Discovery, starring Sonequa Martin-Green and Ethan Peck (as Spock), is produced by CBS TV Studios, where Kurtzman's Secret Hideout banner is based. Beyond the other Star Trek offerings, CBS All Access' scripted roster includes The Good Fight, Strange Angel, Tell Me a Story and the upcoming Twilight Zone and Interrogation. Comedy No Activity is awaiting word on a potential third season.

We haven't even seen Ethan Peck yet. Not sure how much of a starring role he has. With that said looking forward to seeing him tomorrow night.

 

[BillJ]

...but still I can name at-least 20 more well known and more deserving co-showrunners..

I think I'd rather have continuity in the writer's room versus plucking a name out of a hat. But, I may change my thinking by the end of the season.

 

[Lawrence B]

She's been promoted from within, so I'm guessing they are very happy with her work. Not like they didn't try before they bought.

Given what happened with Berg and Herberts, Kurtzman was probably sensitive about making sure they had someone that was liked/respected by the other writers on staff which probably factored into the decision as well.

 

[ITDUDE]

We haven't even seen Ethan Peck yet. Not sure how much of a starring role he has.

Maybe they know something we don't
Star Trek Discovery Season 3: Pike, Spock and Lt. Kirk show
Oh and they''' pick up Bones along the way too. There is a good reason CMO on Discovery is just an extra

 

[Greg Cox]

I figured Alex Kurtzman would only be an interim head writer. Michelle Paradise wrote three episodes of DSC that are part of the second half of the season and was a co-producer for a series called The Originals.

The Originals was a spin-off of the The Vampire Diaries. It ran for five seasons on the CW and eventually spawned a spin-off of its own, Legacies. Sounds like a legitimate credit to me.

 

[tomalak301]

Maybe they know something we don't
Star Trek Discovery Season 3: Pike, Spock and Lt. Kirk show
Oh and they''' pick up Bones along the way too. There is a good reason CMO on Discovery is just an extra

And I still feel bad for the actual crew of the Discovery. Give Suru his own ship, dangit and have Detmer as first officer or something.

 

[cultcross]

We haven't even seen Ethan Peck yet. Not sure how much of a starring role he has. With that said looking forward to seeing him tomorrow night.

Ethan Peck has a bit of a 'name' I guess. All the Kelvin films used to say "starring John Cho" and I'd think "really?!"

 

[DaveyNY]

This pretty much sums up what happened without any guessing or rumors....

"Michelle joined us midway through season two and energized the room with her ferocious knowledge of Trek," Kurtzman said. "Her grasp of character and story detail, her drive and her focus have already become essential in ensuring the Trek legacy, and her fresh perspective always keeps us looking forward. I’m proud to say Michelle and I are officially running Star Trek: Discovery together."

Kurtzman picked her, so if he was 'demoted', he did it to himself.