Trek's future according to Paramount's new owners...

[fireproof78]

They can buy out the rest of the Kurtzman contract.

Waste of money.

 

[Danja]

This notion that getting rid of Alex Kurtzman will somehow magically prompt P+ to give Trek seven plus seasons with each season comprising 26 episodes is terribly naive.

We're not going back to the 80s and 90s. Not now. Not ever.

 

[DaveyNY]

Kurtzman has managed to keep Star Trek going and more than somewhat popular for the last 8+ years.

I'm no expert on anything Corporate, but throwing out the guy who has kept the IP in the spotlight for almost a decade, doesn't seem like a terribly bright idea.

I know a lot of folks around here have been gunning for the guy, but that really doesn't seem to be the overall general opinion from the apparent majority of Trek fans.

When he and the folks involved have shown up at Sci-Fi/Trek conventions, the room is inevitably filled to capacity with overflow and the Yt video's of the events draw hundreds of thousands of views.

Tossing out the baby with the bath water is never a good option.

 

[fireproof78]

This notion that getting rid of Alex Kurtzman will somehow magically prompt P+ to give Trek seven plus seasons with each season comprising 26 episodes is terribly naive.

We're not going back to the 80s and 90s. Not now. Not ever.

It's a desire to live in a fantasy land. Kurtzman is the Boogeyman to the fantasyland of Star Trek. There is no acknowledgement of flaws in past Trek in the fantasy.

 

[Firebird]

Kurtzman has managed to keep Star Trek going and more than somewhat popular for the last 8+ years.

I'm no expert on anything Corporate, but throwing out the guy who has kept the IP in the spotlight for almost a decade, doesn't seem like a terribly bright idea.

I know a lot of folks around here have been gunning for the guy, but that really doesn't seem to be the overall general opinion from the apparent majority of Trek fans.

When he and the folks involved have shown up at Sci-Fi/Trek conventions, the room is inevitably filled to capacity with overflow and the Yt video's of the events draw hundreds of thousands of views.

Tossing out the baby with the bath water is never a good option.

How dare you use facts and common sense!

 

[DaveyNY]

How dare you use facts and common sense!

Yeah, apparently I'm one of those "Not a True" Star Trek fans.

But ya know what, after almost 60 years of enjoying the shows, I can live with that.

 

[Nerys Myk]

How dare you use facts and common sense!

Sir, this is the internet!

 

[The Wormhole]

It's a desire to live in a fantasy land. Kurtzman is the Boogeyman to the fantasyland of Star Trek. There is no acknowledgement of flaws in past Trek in the fantasy.

It's the same old song, the current Trek sucks and only what came before is any good. Twenty years ago people were slamming Berman and Braga, and now the two of the are saints in comparison to Kurtzman's current status as the devil. Twenty years from now Kurtzman will be a saint while whoever is in charge of the franchise will be the devil. Rinse and repeat.

 

[drt]

It's a desire to live in a fantasy land. Kurtzman is the Boogeyman to the fantasyland of Star Trek. There is no acknowledgement of flaws in past Trek in the fantasy.

It's also odd considering by all accounts Ellison and Kurtzman are friendly. I'd argue that Skydance taking over has more likely cemented Kurtzman for the foreseeable future.

 

[Danja]

Star Trek’s Biggest Problem Could Finally Be Fixed 20 Years Later Under Paramount & Skydance

A big Star Trek shift is coming.

screenrant.com

Star Trek on Paramount+ has a couple of ready options that could be turned into feature films: Star Trek: Legacy is the most desired Star Trek project among fans and could be refashioned into a theatrical movie. Meanwhile, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is led by Academy Award-level movie star actors Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti, and could become a feature film if it proves popular on Paramount+.

Seven's complicated psyche is not something that can easily be distilled into a two-hour movie.

She's not Travis Bickle.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is slated to end with season 5, and complicating matters is that the show is about the Starship Enterprise, as is the ever-rumored Chris Pine-led Star Trek 4. Conflicting USS Enterprise films could cause conflict among moviegoers - unless they unite in an epic Star Trek crossover movie on the big screen. Are you listening, Paramount-Skydance?

Star Trek: Endgame, anyone?

Let's do the Mother of All Crossovers! TOS, DS9, TNG, Voyager, Enterprise, Disco, and SNW!

 

[Mudd]

Screenrant gotta get them clicks.

A pretend news site that publishes no news.

 

[DaveyNY]

Not sure how reliable this is ...

‘Star Trek’ Is Getting Two New Movies and More TV Series—What Fans Can Expect

'Star Trek' Sees 2 New Movies and Paramount+ Series in the Works | Woman's World

Find out about two new 'Star Trek' films in development, updates on the Kelvin timeline crew and what's happening on Paramount+'s streaming shows.

www.womansworld.com

 

[Quinton]

Not sure how reliable this is ...

‘Star Trek’ Is Getting Two New Movies and More TV Series—What Fans Can Expect

'Star Trek' Sees 2 New Movies and Paramount+ Series in the Works | Woman's World

Find out about two new 'Star Trek' films in development, updates on the Kelvin timeline crew and what's happening on Paramount+'s streaming shows.

www.womansworld.com

I only had a moment to skim, since I’m out and about, but this looks like a (somewhat misrepresented…) recap of stuff we already knew, right? It mentions the same two (totally up-in-the-air) long-gestating film ideas that the major trades did, and it includes Goldsman’s “Year One” dream plus Sussman’s Archer idea. Neither of which are greenlit.

Thanks for bringing it, though!

 

[DaveyNY]

I only had a moment to skim, since I’m out and about, but this looks like a (somewhat misrepresented…) recap of stuff we already knew, right? It mentions the same two (totally up-in-the-air) long-gestating film ideas that the major trades did, and it includes Goldsman’s “Year One” dream plus Sussman’s Archer idea. Neither of which are greenlit.

Thanks for bringing it, though!

I've got a feeling that it was written by a Trek fan with high, if not a bit unrealistic, expectations.

 

[Dukhat]

Womansworld.com?

Somehow I don’t think that’s a very reliable source of Star Trek news.

 

[Casas9425]

Kurtzman has managed to keep Star Trek going and more than somewhat popular for the last 8+ years.

I'm no expert on anything Corporate, but throwing out the guy who has kept the IP in the spotlight for almost a decade, doesn't seem like a terribly bright idea.

I know a lot of folks around here have been gunning for the guy, but that really doesn't seem to be the overall general opinion from the apparent majority of Trek fans.

When he and the folks involved have shown up at Sci-Fi/Trek conventions, the room is inevitably filled to capacity with overflow and the Yt video's of the events draw hundreds of thousands of views.

Tossing out the baby with the bath water is never a good option.

I think a new ownership group will want their own people but who knows. Kurtzman was a major player for Abrams Trek which was produced by David Ellison.

 

[DaveyNY]

I think a new ownership group will want their own people but who knows. Kurtzman was a major player for Abrams Trek which was produced by David Ellison.

There seems to be more than a bit of disconnect between your first sentence and the last.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I think a new ownership group will want their own people but who knows. Kurtzman was a major player for Abrams Trek which was produced by David Ellison.

That's why I don't think Kurtzman is going anywhere.

He's friends with David Ellison and their group.

 

[Casas9425]

That's why I don't think Kurtzman is going anywhere.

He's friends with David Ellison and their group.

Certainly could be but I still think Ellison will want to take the franchise in a new direction. Kurtzman at the very least will be answering to a new boss in Cindy Holland who is an excellent executive and one of the key people who built Netflix into a behemoth.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Certainly could be but I still think Ellison will want to take the franchise in a new direction. Kurtzman at the very least will be answering to a new boss in Cindy Holland who is an excellent executive and one of the key people who built Netflix into a behemoth.

That could be the case, but we won't know till the details pop out about the new arrangement.