Kurtzman pays the bills. That's his job. The creative decisions of the show, that's Chabon's job. That's the difference between Producer and Showrunner.
The Romulan Supernova: The final, canon word
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Perhaps but I don’t think the Romulans are that stupid. They would have contingencies if a disaster like this was to occur. They were so paranoid that the Federation was going to destroy them that I imagine they have a plan A - Z if they were to capture Romulus.
I don't think CBS would give that guy a $5 million a year contract though.
I would certainly apply for that job if They did !!!
Kurtzman must have dirt on them. That’s the only way I can think he has that job.I don't think CBS would give that guy a $5 million a year contract though.
I would certainly apply for that job if They did !!!
It's not as clear cut as you're trying to make it out to be. Chabon as sole showrunner of Picard technically outranks the other exec. producers including Kurtzman. You would have a fair point if we were talking about Discovery as Kurtzman is co-showrunner with Michelle Paradise. But we're not talking about Discovery.
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After I read the first PICARD Countdown Comic, I got the impression that all the Romulan Folks in charge (essentially the Elites) had all long gone by the time somebody asked for assistance from the Federation.
It was the poor slobs that actually make things work from day-to-day on the planets that Jean-Luc was attempting to rescue.
It is that clear cut. Kurtzman is the boss.
yep, Romulus was basically an Orphan Planet by the time the UFP got involved
what is your definition of the word "boss"?
after reading your very questionable definition of "Mary Sue" it could be anything and maybe in your mind you are actually right.
No. Kurtzman is in charge of overall production. It's too much work for any one person to handle. So he delegates. Michael Chabon is the one in charge of handling scripts. In turn, Chabon has a staff of writers who develops scripts for him. Chabon then asks for rewrites or does rewrites himself if necessary. Alex Kurtzman is a rubber stamp when Michael Chabon kicks it upstairs. It's a formality. Alex Kurtzman will only step in if there's some serious issue due to external factors. He does no writing himself.
He only served in that capacity in DSC S2 because the showrunners were fired five episodes in. It was an emergency situation until he could find Michelle Paradise. Not the norm.
The moment they decided to start using elements of the Star Charts/Stellar Cartography maps on-screen (beginning with DSC), I think that extended some partial degree of authority to those volumes.
I am so looking forward to see how the maps are adapted to the GAIA DR2 and maybe DR3 data over the next couple of years!
I am so looking forward to see how the maps are adapted to the GAIA DR2 and maybe DR3 data over the next couple of years!
I think the problem stems from the premise that one is unwilling to apply Logic and Facts to ones own 'make-believe' universe...
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Not on Picard he isn't. You need to learn the difference between showrunner and executive producer. SHowrunners outrank exec producers and Chabon has been publicly declared to be the sole showrunner. Rick Berman was executive producer of DS9 but Ira Steven Behr as Showrunner often overruled or outright ignored Berman's ideas. Behr could do this because his position outranked Berman as far as DS9 went, despite Berman controlling the entire Star Trek franchise.
My point wasn't that it was a giant part of their empire, but that considering how densely populated that area was it would actually "be that much of a big deal".
It would be like destroying 150 miles centered on Washington DC. Relatively small compared to the entire country, but unimaginably devastating when you consider loss of life and government infrastructure.
Did the elites of the Romulan Star Empire get out of there? Sure, which means they still had a government, at least in the short term. But we have to remember also this was less than 10 years after Shinzon wiped out the previous leadership, and now their core worlds are being destroyed and they can't even save their own people. These 10 light years may be "only a small percentage" but the effects would be catastrophic.
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Yes, the military and rich had already left, leaving the civilians to die.
While Chabon is the Picard showrunner, Kurtzman oversees the entire franchise. Nothing gets made without his blessing, and I can't believe he doesn't have input on what is being made.
Just like Ira Steven-Behr was the showrunner on DS9, but nothing got made without Berman's consent.
We know that there is a Romulan Free State that acts as a government.
We also know that there is also a lot of warlordism. Critically, this seems to straddle the former Neutral Zone; Vashti, IIRC from the novel, was on the Federation side. That a Romulan warbird can cross the frontier implies to me that the Federation may also be slipping.
Exactly.
