New Star Trek TV series

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sparks_E39

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12,738 posts

212 months

Thursday 5th May 2016
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No connection to the new films

Not available on normal TV nor is it getting a DVD release (apparently)

Starts filming late this year for a January 2017 release.

Will be streamed and only available at one episode a week, so no binge watching. Mixed feelings about this, also no word of how the UK gets to watch it! I guess it has to be better than Enterprise!

Yes it is all official/cannon etc.

http://www.startrek.com/article/new-series-to-air-...

m444ttb

3,160 posts

228 months

Thursday 5th May 2016
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I always quite liked Enterprise. Shame this won't be on normal tv

Crush

15,077 posts

168 months

Thursday 5th May 2016
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Enterprise was fantastic apart from that last episode........actually I hate you both for reminding me about it irked

Bullett

10,873 posts

183 months

Thursday 5th May 2016
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sparks_E39 said:
no word of how the UK gets to watch it!
That link said "The series will also be available on television stations and platforms in other countries around the world"

So, it's going to be on somewhere even if that's Sky, Amazon or Netflix.

PH XKR

1,761 posts

101 months

Thursday 5th May 2016
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After getting into Enterprise, which was epic and then it being ceremoniously canned too soon I vowed not to get into any other series. Then Lost happened, and I vowed never go get into any other series. Then Heroes happened and I vowed never to get into any other series. But then something beautiful happened, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Narco's and Suits and then the surprise of all surprises, the return of Heroes which has been brilliant. So I'll probably watch this then hate myself for it afterwards.

GrumpyTwig

3,354 posts

156 months

Friday 6th May 2016
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PH XKR said:
After getting into Enterprise, which was epic and then it being ceremoniously canned too soon I vowed not to get into any other series. Then Lost happened, and I vowed never go get into any other series. Then Heroes happened and I vowed never to get into any other series. But then something beautiful happened, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Narco's and Suits and then the surprise of all surprises, the return of Heroes which has been brilliant. So I'll probably watch this then hate myself for it afterwards.
Well whatever you do never watch Firefly...

Crush

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168 months

Friday 6th May 2016
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GrumpyTwig said:
Well whatever you do never watch Firefly...
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essayer

9,011 posts

193 months

Friday 6th May 2016
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I wonder when it will be set.. Between Star Trek 6 and TNG perhaps? Or into completely new territory, post Voyager/Nemesis..

Mr E

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258 months

Friday 6th May 2016
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Crush said:
GrumpyTwig said:
Well whatever you do never watch Firefly...
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It's just resting.

AndyWoodall

2,624 posts

258 months

Saturday 7th May 2016
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essayer said:
I wonder when it will be set.. Between Star Trek 6 and TNG perhaps? Or into completely new territory, post Voyager/Nemesis..
The rumours so far have been post ST6, pre TNG. From a writing perspective that uneasy peace with the Klingons is just ripe ground for some good Trek episodes (lest we forget in Trek lore it wasn't until the Enterprise C defended a Klingon colony, about fifty years after ST6:TUC that the UFP>Klingon Alliance was a workable reality).

While I enjoy the JJ Trek films to a certain extent (fun on one viewing, I find less so the more you watch) I'm very glad they are picking up back in the 'Prime' universe. There are a lot of stories still to tell there if you ask me.

m444ttb

3,160 posts

228 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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Crush said:
Enterprise was fantastic apart from that last episode........actually I hate you both for reminding me about it irked
As an episode I had no huge issue with it. As the final episode it has only been beaten by the final episode of Lost for being poor.

Are we safe in this thread to admit to being a far bigger Trek fan than Star Wars?

Guvernator

13,104 posts

164 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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I was looking out for rumours of this. I was actually hoping it would be set post voyager\nemesis. While I'll watch nearly any ST stuff (except for Enterprise) I can't help but feel they've trodden that part of the timeline too much and just wish they've moved past that period into something new.

We've seen hints of the possible future events in some episodes with future Enterprise's and Time Travel etc. I think a series based on the timeship\time travel aspects could be interesting. It would give them a chance to move past the current story-lines but still give them access to all the previous ST history.

toasty

7,441 posts

219 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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m444ttb said:
Crush said:
Enterprise was fantastic apart from that last episode........actually I hate you both for reminding me about it irked
As an episode I had no huge issue with it. As the final episode it has only been beaten by the final episode of Lost for being poor.
Even worse than The Sopranos?

I'm looking forward to a new Star Trek

Crush

15,077 posts

168 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Guvernator said:
I was looking out for rumours of this. I was actually hoping it would be set post voyager\nemesis. While I'll watch nearly any ST stuff (except for Enterprise) I can't help but feel they've trodden that part of the timeline too much and just wish they've moved past that period into something new.

We've seen hints of the possible future events in some episodes with future Enterprise's and Time Travel etc. I think a series based on the timeship\time travel aspects could be interesting. It would give them a chance to move past the current story-lines but still give them access to all the previous ST history.
A series from an alien perspective could be good. For example, Klingons or Ferengi. If the budget isn't there they could do the Romulans.

SpudLink

5,669 posts

191 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Crush said:
A series from an alien perspective could be good. For example, Klingons or Ferengi. If the budget isn't there they could do the Romulans.
It could be from the time when Klingons looked like this....


Guvernator

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164 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Crush said:
A series from an alien perspective could be good. For example, Klingons or Ferengi. If the budget isn't there they could do the Romulans.
Or Vulcans? I think that might be quiet an interesting premise.

Further to that, due to the events in the new movies, the Vulcan's are now an endangered species. Is this now cannon? If so does this mean none of the events in the ST movies, TNG, DS9 or Voyager will now happen?

AndyWoodall

2,624 posts

258 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Guvernator said:
Or Vulcans? I think that might be quiet an interesting premise.

Further to that, due to the events in the new movies, the Vulcan's are now an endangered species. Is this now cannon? If so does this mean none of the events in the ST movies, TNG, DS9 or Voyager will now happen?
This new series will, we have been led to believe, be set in the Prime universe, i.e. the one we know as having the adventures from TOS, TNG, DS9 and VOY, so no JJverse where Kirks father is killed on the Kelvin and Vulcan is destroyed a few decades later. This main, original universe has been 'running' in book form since 2009 when a new timeline was created by Abrams et and CBS (who control the rights of TV Trek content) seem happy to pursue a series set here rather than the new JJ movie universe.

If that's clear! LOL



Guvernator

13,104 posts

164 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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AndyWoodall said:
This new series will, we have been led to believe, be set in the Prime universe, i.e. the one we know as having the adventures from TOS, TNG, DS9 and VOY, so no JJverse where Kirks father is killed on the Kelvin and Vulcan is destroyed a few decades later. This main, original universe has been 'running' in book form since 2009 when a new timeline was created by Abrams et and CBS (who control the rights of TV Trek content) seem happy to pursue a series set here rather than the new JJ movie universe.

If that's clear! LOL
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I can't wait till they do the crossover episode where they travel to the alternate JJVerse (great name) smile

GrumpyTwig

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156 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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SpudLink said:
Crush said:
A series from an alien perspective could be good. For example, Klingons or Ferengi. If the budget isn't there they could do the Romulans.
It could be from the time when Klingons looked like this....

I forgot about that, though if you've ever watched Enterprise there's a potential explanation!

irocfan

40,153 posts

189 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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another thing to look forward to - though I can't believe that there'll be no DVD release given how much studios manage to make on that side of things!!