If StarTrek 2009 flopped?

[Nyotarules]

For those in charge, yes.

Stewart was reluctant to do it at first and had to be talked around. Stewart has stated, for whatever reason I’m not sure, that he did because he felt the time was right.

That could still happen in 2020 anyyear where loads of shows from ‘back then’ are riding a nostalgia wave from ‘way back when’.

He’s not exactly short of a penny and he’s at a lucky stage in his career where he’s made his money and can pick and choose his projects. He didn’t come back for the paycheck or the brand.

I did not say he needed the paycheck, I said the opposite. The brand was back in the public eye, if it was not, would he have done a Picard streaming show? I doubt it.

 

[Rahul]

I'ma be honest here: PIC the show not existing would not be a negative outcome of this hypothetical...

 

[XCV330]

ENT caught on big with early streaming and there was a big push for a season 5 early on. My guess, if 2009 failed, in a few more years Netflix, who isn't afraid to risk a little money, especially if they don't have more commitment needed later, would have made ENT for one more season to see how it went. If it had succeeded, then it's anyone's guess. If it failed, than the coffin gets nailed for a long time.

 

[Ceridwen]

If CBS All Access (remember that?) gets made in this alternate reality, then Star Trek absolutely becomes one of their launch series. Even with the failure of the '09 movie, there's too much brand recognition there to not exploit in bolstering your new streaming platform. It probably isn't Discovery, though, which was the way it was at the start to bring the fans of Bad Robot Trek into the television version of the universe.

 

[Maurice]

ENT caught on big with early streaming and there was a big push for a season 5 early on. My guess, if 2009 failed, in a few more years Netflix, who isn't afraid to risk a little money, especially if they don't have more commitment needed later, would have made ENT for one more season to see how it went. If it had succeeded, then it's anyone's guess. If it failed, than the coffin gets nailed for a long time.

All the sets and everything were gone, and the startup costs would have been as much as a new show.

 

[Sketcher]

I feel the closest analogy to an 09 Trek flop would be the Lost in Space 98 remake - another reboot of a classic series with hyper-charged characters and plot that didn't do well critically. So, I suppose a new Trek series would be something akin the 2018 remake of LIS in tone and style on Netflix.