I think that The Thanos Imperative was a pretty good closure for DNA's Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova series if later authors didn't chose to revive half of the dead cast (and by half I mean three quarters.)
Bryan Fuller showrunner for new trek...consequences?
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I was thinking more in terms of an entire line's closure / reboot rather than individual cases, for there I'd agree there's been some well-done closedowns, though in quite a few you can detect the corporate driver behind it. DnA concluded their run reasonably well and there were a couple of stories post-TI too.
Incidentally there's a big DnA Guardians omnibus out in May from Marvel that I can't not get.
Incidentally there's a big DnA Guardians omnibus out in May from Marvel that I can't not get.
Ironically enough that they concluded their run well considering that it wasn't supposed to end.
Ironically enough that they concluded their run well considering that it wasn't supposed to end.
Agreed.
Let's not both get started on that, we'll be here all night!
Then we can look forward to a Christophers imaginative trilogy concluding / resetting / retconning Treklit and the new continuity.Bryan Fuller is the new showrunner! Given he worked on 24th century trek, maybe this means a 24th century show - I find myself really sad about the future of treklit
And we don't have to worry about how to incorporate the first part of Trek 2009 into Treklit...
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Personally, I'm hoping Fuller will do a complete reboot, and that Pocket manages to secure the license this time. It'd be fun to have two different Trek continuities to write for.
Even two months is probably an exaggeration. Man, I was excited for the Brian Clevinger Firestorm run they were planning to do (he's the guy behind 8BT and Atomic Robo, for those that don't know the name), but then all of a sudden, in what certainly wasn't order from higher-ups at TW I'm sure, here comes the New 52 and that got dumped on the scrap heap.
Bleh.
...man, I didn't even think of that. That would be awesome from a reader's perspective too.
If pocket got the rights, could you do crossovers ?
I'm pretty sure there are people who run two shows at once. I think Julie Plec might be showrunner for both The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, and I think one of the Arrowverse producers runs two of the shows. With one on HBO and one on a streaming service there's a pretty good chance they could both have short seasons that air far enough apart he would be able to do both.
Wouldn't Pocket automatically get the new show as part the overall franchise, or would they have to negotiate a separate contract? I know DS9 comics were published by someone (Malibu) other than the company (DC) who did TOS and TNG during the early seasons, but that was the only time I've ever seen that happen.
Dark Horse knew years in advance when their license was expiring. They may have assumed it would be renewed, but they had a drop-dead date they were well aware of and should have been able to plan for.
For a long time all of the Star Trek computer game licenses were fractured too (Interplay had TOS, Microprose had TNG, Viacom/Simon & Schuster had DS9). It wasn't until ~1998 that Activision got a holistic license for the entire franchise.
Dark Horse didn't assume it would be renewed--they had to wait to find out if they were going to keep the license or not. Once they knew, they adjusted all their ongoing to titles to end by a certain date.
I find it interesting to see the early consensus is that the 2017 show will be based off the "NuTrek" setting. Given what I've heard about developing the show to appeal to "core fans" and as a companion piece to the existing Trek shows that will be part of CBS Access, I'd lean more toward the idea of it being set somewhere/somewhen in the "Prime" universe. And you could consider that bringing on Bryan Fuller, a guy with both good genre credits and Trek form, would facilitate that.
Still, its early days yet. I'm excited to see how it develops from here.
Still, its early days yet. I'm excited to see how it develops from here.
I feel like using the Prime universe essentially limits what CBS can do with updating Star Trek. Look at shows like Daredevil and Arrow that can pick interesting concepts from DC and Marvel comics, discard the dull ones, and rework what they need to their liking: this seems like a good model for a successful Star Trek show to me.
I think Fuller's enthusiasm about the possibilities of the 2009 reboot also point toward that approach. I don't know if it will be set in the JJ timeline, but I sincerely doubt it will be set in Prime one.
That would be very interesting, Idran, if that is what Fuller does. Anyway, I'm very excited for Fuller's own take on the franchise - Hannibal was of course excellent. I am worried what this means for American Gods too - but are there showrunners out there who manage multiple shows successfully?
But I dearly hope Treklit as we know it continues...
But I dearly hope Treklit as we know it continues...
Andrew Kreisberg is the showrunner on The Flash and the co-showrunner on Supergirl (whose main showrunner is Ali Adler). Steven Moffat runs both Doctor Who and Sherlock, though the latter has such infrequent new episodes that it hardly counts.
Exactly so.
Oh, huh, I didn't realize that; neat!
Well, ran; he's stepped down from Doctor Who now. But it still counts for before, of course.
No, he's announced that he will be stepping down after the 2017 season. He still has 14 more episodes to produce.
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