Spoilers Strange New Worlds General Discussion Thread

[Richard S. Ta]

Regardless of Season 3, Season 2 is imminent! I’m starting to feel very excited.

 

[Yistaan]

I'm not convinced it's possible to showrun minus the writing. If he isn't scabbing, he's coming dangerously close to doing so.

Apparently you're not the only one who thought so, to the point Gilroy was blasted online and he now says he will not be doing anything Andor related at all now period: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t...ilroy-scabbing-accusations-strike-1235483978/

 

[Sci]

Apparently you're not the only one who thought so, to the point Gilroy was blasted online and he now says he will not be doing anything Andor related at all now period: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t...ilroy-scabbing-accusations-strike-1235483978/

Excellent. I'm glad he's doing the right thing. It was pretty absurd for a program about the moral importance of rebellion against an oppressive and exploitative system to continue production during a strike.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

How nervous are folks about the LDS episode? I think it will either fail super-hard or be the best thing ever and nothing in-between. I'm very curious to know how they will pull it off.

 

[Sci]

How nervous are folks about the LDS episode? I think it will either fail super-hard or be the best thing ever and nothing in-between. I'm very curious to know how they will pull it off.

I'm not nervous about S4 episodes. Those would have been written and recorded a long time ago. But actor Tawney Newsome is on strike (because she is also a staff writer for Starfleet Academy), and strike rules prohibit her from doing any improvisation when recording dialogue, which would be departure from previous seasons on LD. So the strike will affect production of S5 if it isn't resolved soon.

 

[Tuskin38]

I'm not nervous about S4 episodes. Those would have been written and recorded a long time ago. But actor Tawney Newsome is on strike (because she is also a staff writer for Starfleet Academy), and strike rules prohibit her from doing any improvisation when recording dialogue, which would be departure from previous seasons on LD. So the strike will affect production of S5 if it isn't resolved soon.

I think Richard was asking about the Crossover episode.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

I think Richard was asking about the Crossover episode.

Indeed.

Perplexing reply there, Sci... :-D

 

[Lord Hierarch]

I feel like Spock Amok and Elysian Kingdom were trials to see if the humor can get across.

SNW is much more lax than its predecessors, helps that Pike's command is like an evolution of Archer's. Its not rigid or formal.

 

[Sci]

Indeed.

Perplexing reply there, Sci... :-D

One-track mind!

 

[Noname Given]

I'm not nervous about S4 episodes. Those would have been written and recorded a long time ago. But actor Tawney Newsome is on strike (because she is also a staff writer for Starfleet Academy), and strike rules prohibit her from doing any improvisation when recording dialogue, which would be departure from previous seasons on LD. So the strike will affect production of S5 if it isn't resolved soon.

Actually the WGA doesn't cover animated content. Both animated Trek shows can continue production, at least until June 30th, when the SAG/AFTRA contract expires.

 

[Tuskin38]

WGA doesn't cover animated content

The WGA does cover some series, like The Simpsons and Family Guy, but most are covered by The Animation Guild.

Lower Decks is covered by TAG

 

[Yistaan]

The WGA does cover some series, like The Simpsons and Family Guy, but most are covered by The Animation Guild.

Lower Decks is covered by TAG

Out of curiosity how does that work? So if hypothetically Dave Filoni, who writes for both live action and animated Star Wars, ceases work on live action shows and works solely on Animation Guild projects that still benefit Disney, would that still be considered "scabbing" by the WGA?

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I feel like Spock Amok and Elysian Kingdom were trials to see if the humor can get across.

SNW is much more lax than its predecessors, helps that Pike's command is like an evolution of Archer's. Its not rigid or formal.

I liked Spock Amok but the fairytale one really grinded my gears till the ending and oddly that last act saved it for me.

 

[Sci]

Actually the WGA doesn't cover animated content. Both animated Trek shows can continue production, at least until June 30th, when the SAG/AFTRA contract expires.

Tell that to Tawney Newsome, who tweeted about not being able to improv for LD as long as the WGA strike is ongoing.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I want more Enterprise Bingo
And Number one where fun goes to die

 

[Captain Jollydark]

Tell that to Tawney Newsome, who tweeted about not being able to improv for LD as long as the WGA strike is ongoing.

Didn't she get hired as staff writer for the new Starfleet Academy series? So that makes her WGA. In which case anything she ad-libs might be considered"writing?"

 

[Tuskin38]

but i still think it should have been a lower deck episode not a SNW one

LDS probably wouldn't have had the budget for a crossover unless the whole episode was animated.

 

[Noname Given]

Didn't she get hired as staff writer for the new Starfleet Academy series? So that makes her WGA. In which case anything she ad-libs might be considered"writing?"

It could also be that LDS IS one of the few exceptions WRT animated content where (like Family Guy) it's staff is WGA, and the production covered under that Union.

 

[Tuskin38]

Some minor tidbits on the LDS crossover
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...tp&cvid=5d317553a7604cab88ba2d470a4823aa&ei=5

 

[NCC-73515]

"But the hero portion of the episode is on Enterprise, in the Strange New Worlds universe"

Different universe confirmed! (Kidding!)