CBS says warp speed ahead for new Star Trek series

[Stellar]

Trekkies, rejoice! A new series is officially in development from CBS:
A totally new Star Trek television series is coming in January 2017! The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast of the premiere episode on the CBS Television Network, and the premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access.

The brand-new Star Trek will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966.

More:DailyKos

[arcane1]

1. I'm cautiously optimistic!

[Android3.14]

2. I'm doing the Vulcan Happy Dance

[Archae]

3. Link goes to a picture of the Enterprise.

He's the link:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/02/1443459/-CBS-says-warp-speed-ahead-for-new-Star-Trek-series

[kay1864]

7. I wonder if they will use that design (from the movies)

Or the original (TV series), since there's already CGI of the original, used for the remastered episodes (below).

AFAIK the movies didn't use CGI until the Next Gen movies.

Or who knows, a whole new design.

[Archae]

18. They'll use the one from the most recent movies.

[Angleae]

55. Doubtful. They'd have to pay royalties to Paramount to use it (or any other movie Enterprise).

Paramount owns the movies and all related to them. CBS owns the TV series and all related.

[LanternWaste]

4. Based off the past few television iterations, I'm not setting my expectations beyond "I doubt it"

Based off the past few television iterations, I'm not setting my expectations beyond "I doubt it. We'll see..."

If it's close to the recent movies, I'll be happy... but I just don't see that happening; since the late eighties, Star trek has seemed the go-to series for writers to engage in heavy-handed moralizing and an almost televangelist-style of proselytization.

[LeftyMom]

12. The original series engaged in heavy-handed moralizing.

Let That Be Your Last Battlefield is not subtle in it's critique of racism. The Cloud Minders is all about class at a time where even saying the word "class" was suspiciously pink. The Omega Glory is terrible and makes a (really painfully stupid) criticism of the cold war.

By comparison every subsequent series is positively subtle.

[LanternWaste]

15. being a fan of Babylon 5, my criticism of the series may be less than fair and objective

Being as young as I was when I originally watched the original, I wouldn't have known moralizing from simple story-telling. I haven't really gone back and consciously watched any of them since the late seventies, simply the odd moment it's on when I'm channel-surfing and there it is; and even then, it's less than ten minutes before my eyes begin to roll and I begin thinking, "this is as obvious and heavy-handed as CHIPs or MASH was in its fervent desire to teach us a positive lesson."

But, being a fan of Babylon 5, my criticism of the series may be less than fair and objective...

[Warpy]

22. Right, Roddenberry was the original social justice warrior

That stuff was sorely needed in the 60s when we were breaking out of the segregated, regimented 50s but it's a little annoying now. It's also why the most loved episodes are "The Trouble with Tribbles," and the one whose name escapes me that featured the rock eating Horta.

I'm looking forward to the new series. The last one was a bit of a frost but the others have been entertaining.

ETA: I binge watched "Voyager" when it was on You Tube for a bout a week before CBS got stuffy and pulled it. I'd forgotten how silly some of the episodes were and how good others were when it came to playing with your head.

[hifiguy]

54. Gene Roddenberry was an outspoken atheist

and a staunch democratic socialist. He made no bones about either.

[Logical]

21. TNG was great IMO! Nt

[hifiguy]

33. Amazing series. Best Trek thing ever

and I go back to TOS. Superb acting, generally very solid writing, and it still looks wildly futuristic 25 years later.

[Logical]

44. I have been watching it again. Amazing how many I forgot. Love it. nt

[hunter]

25. I hated the recent movies.

Fucking intergalactic "humanity" hasn't advanced at all.

More meat for the Borg and I don't care.

Some dark days I think we will be the Borg.

[arcane1]

26. I think that every time I see a photo of any Earth city from space n/t

[hunter]

29. sadly... earth assimilated.

[LanternWaste]

37. At worst, I think we'll evolve to be tribbles

At worst, I think we'll evolve to be tribbles. Borgs are simply far too complex and purposeful for our little bumper-sticker oriented minds to ever grasp. Tribbles however, are irrational, moved by individual desire and don't really serve any great purpose in and of themselves.

[hunter]

38. Tribbles occasionally fuck. And they eat and reproduce. And eat and reproduce. And eat...

... and reproduce.

Don't need much intelligence to do that.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

45. "...heavy-handed moralizing..." The original Star Trek became iconic doing just that. nt

[DeltaLitProf]

49. I get you . . .

. . . but at least the moralizing was from the Left.

[Takket]

5. hope its good......

It needs to be in the era after Voyager. I remember saying after Enterprise, which was a DISASTER of terrible writing, that they needed to let the franchise rest for at least a decade before people would be ready for it again. About a month ago I was actually wishing a new series would come out.

I just fear this is going to appeal to a type of crowd I'm not a member of, that the fantastic writing of TNG and DS9 just isn't going to play in today's market, and they are going to "dumb it down" to a "least common denominator" audience.

We'll see.

[Stellar]

9. Agreed...

I hope the writing is good. You remember when they allowed their fans to write and submit some of their scripts. They kept up with what Star Trek fans liked about Star Trek in the first place. I think Star Trek made you think and Star Wars was more action packed drama to it.

[A Little Weird]

6. Yay!

[TlalocW]

8. If we can keep Rick Berman away from it

I might be somewhat looking forward to it.



TlalocW

[Stellar]

11. LOL! Hey, There's nothing wrong with Rick Berman.

I like him.

[Orrex]

16. He's clocked more time on the holodeck than Riker.

[hifiguy]

35. I think Reg Barclay

was the record holder for most time in the holodeck.

[Orrex]

43. That's not all he held on the holodeck

Heigh-O!

[Stellar]

50. Whoa, I remember that! LOL! Tasha Yar?

[Lancero]

10. Given Alex Kurtzmans involvement with it...

The series is likely to be the five year exploration mission mentioned at the end of Into Darkness.

[Stellar]

13. I don't now Kurtzman...

Did he help JJ Abrahms write that other terrible movie that had nothing but visual effects? blah!

[Bad Thoughts]

14. And it will likely be as heartless as Into Darkness

Abrams, Kurtzman, and Orci were interested in Star Trek as far as they could turn it into another superhero buddy pic. Into Darkness was itself rife with 9-11 trutherism. I don't have much confidence that Kurtzman is going to deliver a thoughtful product. I wish that Bryan Fuller or Ron Moore have been given the keys to the franchise.

[Lizzie Poppet]

17. Hmmm...

[Sunlei]

19. great news, wish it was sooner!

[Yavin4]

20. Star Trek NCIS?

Where each week the crew has to solve space Navy crimes.

[Timmy5835]

23. You can see new episodes of Star Trek RIGHT NOW!!!

Fans actually are producing incredibly realistic Star Trek TOS episodes. They have re-created the sets, and costumes so their productions look exactly like the original episodes, right down to the orginal music. Check this out and Trekkies enjoy.
http://www.startrekcontinues.com/#

[Bad Thoughts]

24. Isn't Vic Mignona a fundamentalist?

Personally I think there is some suspicious messaging in STC.

[Timmy5835]

31. Well, if he dosen't fit you taste try this one...

http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/

[Bad Thoughts]

32. New Voyages is great.

It definitely strays from the 60s presentation of Star Trek, but it also incorporates issues that even Trek did not touch.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

47. I didn't know this. And I'm afraid to look further because I like the show and I don't want to...

...ruin it for myself.

[Bucky]

52. Fundy messaging like when Kirk married two dudes in the first episode?

Mignona is a bit too old to play a perfect lookalike for Kirk, but he's damn close and his mannerisms are spot on.
I'm pretty hip to subliminal Christian messaging... I've seen none in the shows I've watched so far.

I say, sit back and enjoy the ride.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

46. I LOVE Star Trek Continues! Very good production values and fun to watch. nt

[Tryan Hard]

58. amazing... they feel SOOOOOO much like ToS it's eery.

I love them!!!!!!!!!

[edbermac]

27. Hope it's better than ST: Enterprise.

That sucked major ass. Especially that puky theme song.

[arcane1]

30. Oh god, I forgot about the theme song

In many ways, however, I found Enterprise to be the best-looking series. It felt more like being on an actual ship, in many ways. But that wasn't enough to keep me watching

[StevieM]

57. Enterprise had potential. But I didn't even know it existed at first. They should have called it

Star Trek: Enterprise from the beginning.

I had briefly contemplated that they might use the alternate timeline in the current Star Trek movies to somehow say that the Star Trek: Enterprise that we watched was somehow a part of that timeline and therefore wiped out. That would allow for a reboot. Maybe they could have called it Star Trek: In the Beginning. I always thought that would have been a better name.

In the end, for all the complaints by Trekkies about cannon and continuity violations, Enterprise cleaned up the biggest continuity violation in Star Trek history: explaining why the Klingons looked so different in TOS then in the rest of the franchise.

[lumberjack_jeff]

28. .

[pokerfan]

34. Good luck with that, CBS

I already pay for cable. Now I have to pay extra to watch Star Trek?

A totally new Star Trek television series is coming in January 2017! The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast of the premiere episode on the CBS Television Network, and the premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access.

The series will come at a price as CBS moves to more streaming:

The new program will be the first original series developed specifically for U.S. audiences for CBS All Access, a cross-platform streaming service that brings viewers thousands of episodes from CBS’s current and past seasons on demand, plus the ability to stream their local CBS Television stations live for $5.99 per month. CBS All Access already offers every episode of all previous Star Trek television series.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/02/1443459/-CBS-says-warp-speed-ahead-for-new-Star-Trek-series

[Stellar]

42. Dang...I just scanned over everything and I didn't see that.

But, I'm not sure if it will even be the same. I liked Star Trek in the beginning because it made you think, you know. To me, Star Wars as mostly a visual thing and action-packed(and I never cared too much for it). Star Trek got canceled because the network thought it was too cerebral, but that was the best part.

They'll probably make this Star Trek a newer version of Star Wars and I'm not paying for that.

[hifiguy]

36. I am going to 'Spock' this one

I am definitely interested but will remain skeptical until I see it.

[drm604]

39. For anyone who doesn't realize, CBS All Access is a subscription service.

But it may be worth it depending on the cost and what all is available.

[Beartracks]

40. Is this to take place in the "recent movie" universe?

There's certain, ah, differences between that Trek universe and the TOS-TNG-VOY incarnation.

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[ryan_cats]

41. I can't

I can't wait.

[padfun]

48. And this time, their computers will have Monitors!!

And other tech that should have been known 500 years from now but wasn't.

[Bucky]

51. I predict a ship full of good lookin' narcissistic 20somethings who whine a lot on different planets

It'll be Dawson's Creek in Space; Beverly Hills 90210 does the Milky Way. They'll all be thin, boring, pretty. There'll be one young geeky guy who solves all the problems. There'll be one ass-kicking "tough girl" who wears something a little risque (or form fitting) while engaging in not terribly realistic fight scenes. There will be one heart-throb alien and a token black guy and a Hispanic female techie who doesn't look all that Hispanic on the ship. There will be one adult-looking adult a Bruce Greenwood/Anthony Head type (50/50 he'll have a British accent, but not RP not Estuary or Lowland Scots).

I will hate it.

[Stellar]

60. LOL...I guess you've got it all figured out!

I need another way to look at Star Trek.

‘Star Trek’ Needs This New Show To Win The Next Generation

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CBS announced Monday that it will release a new “Star Trek” television show in 2017, and it really couldn’t come at a better time for the franchise.

“Star Trek” isn’t ailing — the two most recent films got good reviews, and there’s still a massive fan base for “Star Trek” stories. But here’s the thing: “Star Trek” never did its best work on the big screen: The contemplative, forward-looking nature of the show, with serious philosophical problems chewed over in a far-future setting, has never really clicked in the movies. And while I’m the first person to defend the recent films — I’m on record as an absurd fan of “Star Trek” (2009) — it’s not like we’re plumbing the moral depths of mankind when Kirk nukes a bunch of Romulans. It’s just a different medium: It’s hard to develop a close bond in one two-hour sitting, and it’s not like a major American blockbuster will contain a nuanced interrogation of the Trolley Problem anytime soon. The die-hard fan base is from the television series, and it’s been awhile since we had a “Star Trek” TV show. Since the end of “Star Trek: Enterprise” in 2005, TV has been Trek-less.

So there’s an entire generation out there that hasn’t had the pleasure of new “Star Trek” episodes. Here’s the percentage of your life that included new live-action “Star Trek” episodes, based on your age:

More: FiveThirtyEight

[mcar]

53. About time!

[Generic Brad]

56. Yet another reason to live!

I've decided I can never die. There's too much to look forward to in the future. A new Star Trek series makes my list of reasons to be excited about life!

[X_Digger]

59. Fuck that paid shit. n/t