For what it's worth a new Star Trek series is now in development 0

[ComicConnoisseur]

Star Trek: Discovery Delayed

 

Star Trek: Discovery, the highly-anticipated new series from Bryan Fuller, has officially been delayed. We were supposed to "Boldly Go" in early 2017, but CBS executives have pushed the series debut back to May.

 

The show itself has some pretty big space boots to fill, as it has the entire legacy of Star Trek resting on its shoulders in hopes of pleasing long-time fans and also appealing to a new generation of fans.

 

CBS executives via Variety cited that the shows creators simply need more time in post-production to give audiences the "best" that Star Trek:Discovery has to offer.

i think they are being worried about being lost in all the Star Wars hype that will be happening with Rogue One,so better to push back until May.

 

Also gives them more time to make a quality show.

People are expecting quality stuff like Daredevil,Breaking Bad,Game of Thrones or Mr.Robot now.

This extra time gives them a better chance to make a high quality show.

[Bosco685]

Uh-oooh!

 

Bryan Fuller Out as 'Star Trek: Discovery' Showrunner

 

Bryan Fuller is leaving the captain's chair on CBS All Access' Star Trek: Discovery.

 

Fuller has stepped down from his role as showrunner on the digital series, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

 

"We are extremely happy with the creative direction of Star Trek: Discovery and the strong foundation that Bryan Fuller has helped us create for the series," producers CBS Television Studios said Wednesday in a statement. "Due to Bryan’s other projects, he is no longer able to oversee the day-to-day of Star Trek, but he remains an executive producer, and will continue to map out the story arc for the entire season. Alex Kurtzman, co-creator and executive producer, along with Fuller’s producing partners and longtime collaborators, Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts, will also continue to oversee the show with the existing writing and producing team. Bryan is a brilliant creative talent and passionate Star Trek fan, who has helped us chart an exciting course for the series. We are all committed to seeing this vision through and look forward to premiering Star Trek: Discovery this coming May 2017.”

[fantastic_four]

A passionate Star Trek fan leaving a new Star Trek show screams of a toxic environment of some sort.

[MetalPSI]

Sounds like he's leaving due to other commitments and not because of creative differences

[MetalPSI]

 

Commercial-Free for $9.99/Month or with Reduced Commercials for $5.99/Month

 

Or just skip it.

 

Reduced commercials..... what a load.

 

Internet is going to kill TV. And rightfully so. I've grown up having to force down commercials and it's been years since I've had to put up with them. Never going back

 

 

[Bosco685]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Star Boards Star Trek: Discovery

 

 

Michelle Yeoh, star of the critically-acclaimed Chinese martial arts movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, is set to star in Star Trek: Discovery, the upcoming CBS All Access television revival of the beloved science fiction franchise.

 

The identity of Yeoh’s character remains unconfirmed, but she is believed to playing a Starfleet Lieutenant Commander. This is a break from Star Trek tradition, which usually puts a commanding officer in the lead.

 

“I know Michelle Yeoh is in it,” Nicholas Meyer, told Coming Soon. Meyer is a consulting producer on Star Trek: Discovery and was also the director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

 

Executive producer Bryan Fuller has previously stated that the lead of Star Trek: Discovery will be referred to as “Number One” in honor of Majel Barrett, the actress who portrayed a character called “Number One” in the original pilot episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, “The Cage.” Number One was the first officer to the pilot’s lead, Captain Christopher Pike, played by Jeffrey Hunter.

[Bosco685]

PENNY DREADFUL Actor Shazad Latif Joins The Cast Of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY As A Klingon Commanding Officer

 

 

Deadline reports that British actor Shazad Latif (Penny Dreadful, Spooks, MI-5) has been cast as a Klingon officer named Kol in Star Trek: Discovery. Fans of the original series will probably remember a Klingon named Koloth played by the late William J. Campbell from the "Trouble with Tribbles" episode, with Campbell reprising the role many years later in Deep Space 9. Though it's not likely to be the same character, it's possible he'll be related somehow, or it may just be an homage.

 

Latif joins the previously announced Doug Jones as Lt. Saru, Anthony Rapp as Lt. Stamets, and Michelle Yeoh as Starfleet captain Georgiou.

 

He played DR. Henry Jekyll on PENNY DREADFUL. Solid actor!

 

[Bosco685]

Walking Dead Actress Sonequa Martin-Green Cast as Star Trek: Discovery's Lead

 

 

The Walking Dead actress Sonequa Martin-Green is about to go from a terrifying landscape to a bold new world. Per an EW report, Martin-Green has been cast as the lead of Star Trek: Discovery, CBS's new Star Trek series. Martin-Green will be the first African-American female to play the lead on a Star Trek television series.

 

Although her character is currently unnamed, Martin-Green will play a lieutenant-commander "with caveats" as opposed to the captain of a starship. In a previous interview with EW, Star Trek: Discovery's former showrunner Bryan Fuller noted that they wanted a series that brought a different perspective to the Star Trek mythos, with different relationships than a captain has with their crew.

[CBT]

Walking Dead Actress Sonequa Martin-Green Cast as Star Trek: Discovery's Lead

 

 

 

[fantastic_four]

Walking Dead Actress Sonequa Martin-Green Cast as Star Trek: Discovery's Lead

 

I like Michonne better than her. But I might just like the character better and that's biasing my view of the actresses themselves.

[Ares]

Star Trek: Discovery gets delayed indefinitely

http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2017/01/star-trek-discovery-gets-stuck-in-spacedock-for-at-least-a-little-longer/

If you've been waiting patiently for CBS to release its new Star Trek series, prepare to keep waiting. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Star Trek: Discovery has been delayed indefinitely while CBS gives the "ambitious project" more time to incubate.

 

"We've said from the beginning it's more important to do this right than to do it fast," CBS said in a statement. "There is also added flexibility presenting on CBS All Access, which isn't beholden to seasonal premieres or launch windows."

 

The Reporter also says that James Frain (Orphan Black, Gotham, Tron: Legacy, and more) has been cast as Spock's father, Sarek, and that the series is set to begin production "next week."

 

The announcement is the most recent sign of trouble for the latest iteration of Star Trek. Showrunner Bryan Fuller left the project in October of 2016 because he was too busy with his other obligations, leaving the show in the hands of Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts (both worked with Fuller on Pushing Daisies in the late 2000s). At the same time, Discovery was delayed from its original January 2017 debut to May 2017. CBS' decision to run the show exclusively on its $5.99-a-month All Access streaming service, rather than on live TV or on a generalized service like Hulu, has also sparked controversy.

 

Discovery, the first Trek TV series since Enterprise was canceled in 2005, is set in the Original Series era a decade before Kirk, Spock, and McCoy's five-year mission. It's set to take place in the so-called "Prime" timeline of TOS, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager, and not the new "Kelvin" timeline established by the 2009 film reboot. It will be the first Trek series since DS9's early seasons not to focus on the captain as the main character, and the first since Voyager with a female lead.

[Bosco685]

[Bosco685]

Star Trek: Discovery gets delayed indefinitely

 

In space...indefinitely is not so indefinite.

 

 

Get Your First Behind-The-Scenes Look At STAR TREK: DISCOVERY As Production Officially Begins

 

Cameras began rolling on Star Trek: Discovery last week, and CBS All Access has released our very first behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming small screen return to the final frontier.

 

Though none of the main cast are featured, we do get a few intriguing glimpses of some ship concept designs, alien makeup, a brief hint at how the new uniforms will look, and finally a shot of the redesigned captain's chair.

 

[ComicConnoisseur]

Star Trek: Discovery gets delayed indefinitely

http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2017/01/star-trek-discovery-gets-stuck-in-spacedock-for-at-least-a-little-longer/

 

If you've been waiting patiently for CBS to release its new Star Trek series, prepare to keep waiting. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Star Trek: Discovery has been delayed indefinitely while CBS gives the "ambitious project" more time to incubate.

 

"We've said from the beginning it's more important to do this right than to do it fast," CBS said in a statement. "There is also added flexibility presenting on CBS All Access, which isn't beholden to seasonal premieres or launch windows."

 

The Reporter also says that James Frain (Orphan Black, Gotham, Tron: Legacy, and more) has been cast as Spock's father, Sarek, and that the series is set to begin production "next week."

 

The announcement is the most recent sign of trouble for the latest iteration of Star Trek. Showrunner Bryan Fuller left the project in October of 2016 because he was too busy with his other obligations, leaving the show in the hands of Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts (both worked with Fuller on Pushing Daisies in the late 2000s).

At the same time, Discovery was delayed from its original January 2017 debut to May 2017. CBS' decision to run the show exclusively on its $5.99-a-month All Access streaming service, rather than on live TV or on a generalized service like Hulu, has also sparked controversy.

 

 

Discovery, the first Trek TV series since Enterprise was canceled in 2005, is set in the Original Series era a decade before Kirk, Spock, and McCoy's five-year mission. It's set to take place in the so-called "Prime" timeline of TOS, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager, and not the new "Kelvin" timeline established by the 2009 film reboot. It will be the first Trek series since DS9's early seasons not to focus on the captain as the main character, and the first since Voyager with a female lead.

It`s going to be hard to sell $5.99-a-month. That will be the barrier.

What makes them think people will pay $5.99-a-month?

This is not getting off to a good start it seems.

[fantastic_four]

This looked risky, but gating it behind a monthly subscription service makes it a trainwreck. It'll either suck and die or not suck and get moved somewhere where people can see it. Almost nobody's going to pay for this show.

 

Does CBS have other exclusive compelling content planned for this subscription service, or is it just Star Trek that's supposed to be carrying it?

[nearmint]

CBS All Access did a fall season of Big Brother, but who knows if it attracted viewers or not.

[bronze_rules]

 

[Bosco685]

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Motion Poster Takes Flight As September Premiere Date Is Officially Confirmed

[Bosco685]

Star Trek: Discovery Reveals Transporter Room And Phasers

Quote

In the photo, Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Captain Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) can be seen standing on the newly designed transporters and preparing to beam to a new location.

 

Star Trek fans may also notice the phasers slung in holsters on Burnham and Georgiou’s right legs. The phasers resemble those seen in Star Trek: The Original Series, with a design much closer to a gun than what was used in Star Trek: The Next Generation and its spinoffs. This makes sense since Star Trek: Discovery takes place a decade prior to the five-year mission of Star Trek: The Original Series.

 

CBS intends Star Trek: Discovery to be a prestige series on par with the likes of Game of Thrones, something that can really sell the CBS All Access streaming service. To that effect, CBS has added all of the past Star Trek television series to the CBS All Access streaming service, as well as a handful of the Star Trek feature films.

All the previous series? Interesting.

[fantastic_four]

The previous series are also on Netflix, so not much of a draw unless CBS yanks them from all the other streaming services--which I would expect them to do.  But I hope they don't.