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billmason , 1 month ago to Star Trek

'Star Trek' Franchise Reboot: Simon Kinberg Eyed for Paramount Movie

So now this just sounds like a Trek prequel, not specifically a Kelvin prequel.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-trek-movie-franchise-reboot-paramount-1235904930/

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billmason OP , 1 month ago

Or they're just throwing the "Kelvin had a specific point of divergence" concept out.

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billmason OP , 1 month ago

"It is said to involve the creation of the Starfleet and humankind’s first contact with alien life."

If that's really what it is, for all I care just establish that Kelvin is an entire alternative universe and not an alternate timeline instead of annoying me by seeing how they frak around with the canon Star Trek: Enterprise already established.

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billmason OP , 1 month ago

@StillPaisleyCat I can't decide how to feel about it. I don't have much interest in a full-blown reboot. Nor am I much interested in seeing how this film might crap all over ENT. I guess we'll see. Or maybe we won't, considering Paramount's track record of late with getting Trek films off the ground. @startrek

billmason OP , 1 month ago

@ValueSubtracted I keep thinking about this and I'm not sure where I land. I feel like we're near "progress for progress' sake".

First we had movies that sequeled our TV shows. No one objected unless a given movie was bad.

Then post-Berman pre-streaming we did movies because no one had appetite to make new TV Trek. Fine.

Now in the streaming era of multiple series, what purpose do disconnected-from-TV cinematic movies serve? Do they need to exist besides 💰?

I don't know what the answer is.

billmason OP , 1 month ago

@ValueSubtracted I think my ramblings up there are my process of arriving where you already are.

"Make Kelvin 4" is at least a plan, and there's an audience that would like more. Would I watch it, sure. Would I care if it never gets made...not really.

But when they start throwing these other movie ideas around, I don't see a purpose. And people will say what they will about Kurtzman's tenure as TV Trek overlord, but at least everything there had a purpose (whether one agrees with it or not).

billmason OP , 1 month ago

@usernamefactory @startrek I don't know if I agree with that premise. I've run into any number of people who became Trek fans in general by starting with Kelvin.

That said, I don't know that breaking the movies into more timelines is a great idea.

And I personally would be skeptical that anything from the proposed movies would ever turn into a TV series. They are really operating in separate spaces right now. And P+ is shedding series faster than they're adding them.

billmason , 2 months ago to Star Trek

Star Trek: Lower Decks Will End With Its Fifth, Final Season

Well hell.

https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-lower-decks-canceled-season-5-paramount-1851407280

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billmason OP , 2 months ago

@reddig33 @startrek Well we know Tawny Newsome is on the writing staff of the "Starfleet Academy" series, so she's still lurking at least behind the scenes. 🙂

billmason OP , 2 months ago

@imnapr @startrek Too much greatness for their bandwidth. 😆

billmason , 3 months ago to Star Trek

CBS Chief Says Star Trek Remains A Priority For Paramount, Answers Why ‘Legacy’ Has Not Been Greenlit

Some interesting quotes herein.

https://trekmovie.com/2024/03/18/cbs-chief-says-star-trek-remains-a-priority-for-paramount-answers-why-legacy-has-not-been-greenlit/

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billmason OP , 3 months ago

@ValueSubtracted @startrek Yeah, just general talk of spacing out future projects. But since it's the only potential future project we know of (I think?) it's a straw to grab. 😂

Personally I wouldn't be shocked if the idea dies because people move on to other projects and then if/when Paramount decided to do it you suddenly can't get the band back together on the timeline they want.

billmason OP , 3 months ago

@Reverendender @startrek "I'll give it a shot" is basically where I am going into any new Trek project. We'll see what it is.

billmason , 5 months ago to Star Trek

New ‘Star Trek’ In The Works With ‘Andor’ Director Toby Haynes On Board

https://deadline.com/2024/01/andor-toby-haynes-star-trek-movie-seth-grahame-smith-writing-1235712646/

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billmason OP , 5 months ago

@ValueSubtracted @startrek
Basically where I'm also at.

Also, as someone noted in a Discord chat about it, "decades before" only gives you a small window between the start of the Kelvin universe and Trek '09, otherwise too far back and you're making a Prime Timeline movie. So that'll be interesting to see what they plan.

billmason OP , 5 months ago

@ValueSubtracted @startrek Well like we said, all news about a Star Trek film comes with lots of salt onboard 😂

billmason OP , 5 months ago

@startrek interesting followup note https://trekmovie.com/2024/01/10/new-star-trek-movie-director-is-a-fan-and-directed-the-black-mirror-trek-episode-uss-callister/

billmason OP , 5 months ago

@crazyminner @startrek This doesn't have anything to do with SNW. Season 3 of SNW started filming a few weeks ago.

billmason , 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to Star Trek

Saturn Award nominees!

Picard and SNW: Best SF TV Series
LD: Best Animated TV Series/Special
Anson Mount, Patrick Stewart: Best Actor in a TV Series
Jonathan Frakes, Ethan Peck, Ed Speleers, Todd Stashwick: Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series
Jess Bush, Celia Rose Gooding, Jeri Ryan: Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series
Paul Wesley, Amanda Plummer: Best Guest Star in a TV Series

https://deadline.com/2023/12/saturn-awards-nominations-list-movies-tv-1235654052/

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billmason OP , 6 months ago

@CindyLouWho2 @startrek Ugh how did I miss that? I've edited it in.