Bryan Fuller Stepping Back From Showrunner Role on ‘Star Trek: Discovery’

[Ryann866]

So was many of the people brought in over the years. There have been many showrunners over the years, Fuller is just one of many. Kurtzman is the man in charge of it all, it is his company producing the show.

Discovery will be fine.

True.. True...and I am cautiously optimistic.

My point was that never before has Trek been created in this kind of Hollywood environment. Jeri Taylor, Braga, Ken Biller, Many Cotto were all writers on the respective shows before they took over showunning. And their boss was still Rick Berman, who was beholden to the core concept.

Thats not the case now.

 

[Overgeeked]

Well, there goes what little confidence I had in this show. Prepare for a far more micromanaged show.

 

[BillJ]

Well, there goes what little confidence I had in this show. Prepare for a far more micromanaged show.

Care to give us casting news? Since you know so much about the inner workings of the series...

 

[Mudd]

It's just possible that they'll do something contemporary and unexpected with this series, which is the only reason I'm interested.

The world's not crying out for a few dozen more hours of Star Trek. It's just not.

 

[Captain of the USS Averof]

CBS needs to announce some casting news of the (supposedly) almost finished casting to turn things around again.

We'll flog this like a dead horse for a few days until the next bit of info trickles out.

We're in total agreement then. The next bit of info i.e. some casting news.

 

[In Thy Image]

We're in total agreement then. The next bit of info i.e. some casting news.

I'm betting on October 31. Considering Discovery's registry and Fuller's love of Halloween. Or is it just wishful thinking?

 

[TheSubCommander]

Akiva Goldsman

writer of

Batman & Robin
a Transformers movie
Paranormal Activity
90s Lost in Space

Bloody hell.

So basically, Discovery is f*cked.

 

[skip bittman]

Delays and an iconoclastic showrunner "stepping back" in a slather of corporate PR in favor of a team including the guy who wrote Batman and Robin? What could possibly go wrong.

(gets more popcorn)

It wouldn't be proper Trek without proper "production troubles," hmmm? Whatever the real story that went down, I hope it works both in favor of this production AND Bryan Fuller's career which doesn't need more snide gossip attached to it!

I'll miss having him be the public face of it, it was clear he was enjoying the hell out of the role and was super keen. Hopefully what they shoot maintains that enthusiasm and they let him write some more episodes down the line.

 

[Ralphis]

I'm bummed out about this, but maybe it might be a blessing is disguise. I was wondering how in the heck Fuller would manage being the showrunner of three shows at the same time and handle it well. I mean, I have two jobs and there are days where I feel like my head will explode. Granted... HUGE difference between what I do and what Fuller does, but still...

My point is... now with showrunners dedicated only to DSC, maybe the show can finally take off. I'm glad Fuller is still a part of the show, and I do share some of the skepticism I've read on this thread, but until I actually see this show I will still keep some hope that it'll be good.

 

[Orac]

I hope nobody reading these opinions confuses them for facts.

 

[Ryann866]

The question is who will ultimately be the lead writing "showrunner" for the run of series -- Will it be Kurtzman? Goldsman? Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts?

Whoever it is, that person will have the most influence of what the show is and becomes. Fuller will give notes and watch cuts probably from a distance now, as will Kurtzman (based on their current slate of projects)... at least until the show is up and running. Goldsman sounds more like like a consultant, given his involvement with other franchises in a similar manner.

Having an Executive Producer credit can mean a lot of different levels of involvement. I guess at this point it would be nice to know who is Discovery's David Chase, it's Matthew Weiner, or it's Benioff and Weiss...

 

[wayoung]

The question is who will ultimately be the lead writing "showrunner" for the run of series -- Will it be Kurtzman? Goldsman? Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts?

Whoever it is, that person will have the most influence of what the show is and becomes. Fuller will give notes and watch cuts probably from a distance now, as will Kurtzman (based on their current slate of projects)... at least until the show is up and running. Goldsman sounds more like like a consultant, given his involvement with other franchises in a similar manner.

Having an Executive Producer credit can mean a lot of different levels of involvement. I guess at this point it would be nice to know who is Discovery's David Chase, it's Matthew Weiner, or it's Benioff and Weiss...

Ber and Herbert are running the show. Earlier interviews with Fuller had him already calling them his "Co - showrunners" which makes sense since they've been with him since Wonderfalls.

 

[wayoung]

I hope nobody reading these opinions confuses them for facts.

This should probably be quoted at least once per page

 

[fireproof78]

I hope nobody reading these opinions confuses them for facts.

Too late.

Kurtzman is still in charge, with a decent writing team already hired. Goldsman has worked with Kurtzman before, which means there is some familiarity there. In addition, Goldsman should not be judged on just "Batman and Robin" otherwise we should only be judging Fuller on his VOY work.

 

[Ryann866]

Ber and Herbert are running the show. Earlier interviews with Fuller had him already calling them his "Co - showrunners" which makes sense since they've been with him since Wonderfalls.

Interesting... they have a variety of shows on their resume... never seen many of them, so it would be unfair to judge on what kind of Trek they'd make. I mean, could we judge Michael Piller by his Simon & Simon credits...

Still, I would have rather them been bold and gone with Meyer, McFarland, or conned Ron Moore to come back. But since Berg and Harberts have Roswell credits, I'm sure we'll see Frakes directing an episode or two...

 

[jamestyler]

Too late.

Kurtzman is still in charge, with a decent writing team already hired. Goldsman has worked with Kurtzman before, which means there is some familiarity there. In addition, Goldsman should not be judged on just "Batman and Robin" otherwise we should only be judging Fuller on his VOY work.

Indeed! Even though he didn't come up with the idea, just picking out "i, Robot" from his CV makes a very intriguing addition for a Star Trek show.

 

[Kevin Wolff]

So was many of the people brought in over the years. There have been many showrunners over the years, Fuller is just one of many. Kurtzman is the man in charge of it all, it is his company producing the show.

Discovery will be fine.

That's like stating that all TNG era Trek shows and ENT were fine because Berman was the man in charge of most of it. The showrunner and story editors are who matter most when it comes to creative vision and the control to implement said vision.
I agree Discovery will probably be ok, but the odds of it being something more are not so good anymore.

 

[BillJ]

That's like stating that all TNG era Trek shows and ENT were fine because Berman was the man in charge of most of it. The showrunner and story editors are who matter most when it comes to creative vision and the control to implement said vision.
I agree Discovery will probably be ok, but the odds of it being something more are not so good anymore.

Kurtzman has already proven his Trek chops to me with the Abrams films. This isn't the first rodeo for many of the folks involved. The show will be fine. The only way it won't is if the concept is weak.

 

[milo bloom]

Kurtzman has already proven his Trek chops to me with the Abrams films. This isn't the first rodeo for many of the folks involved. The show will be fine. The only way it won't is if the concept is weak.

I enjoy the movies for what they are, but that feeling is not what needs to be done on TV and in the Prime timeline. They are two separate worlds for a good reason.

 

[Mudd]

Well, yeah - they're separate so that the movie folks would be free to create a version of Star Trek that contemporary audiences would want to watch.