Is There A New ‘Star Trek’ TV Series In The Works?

Posted Thursday, August 25th, 2011 03:03 pm GMT -4 by Scott West0

The last time we had a ‘Star Trek’ series on the air was six years ago and the last time we had a good ‘Star Trek’ series on the air was another four years before that. After J.J. Abram’s relaunch of the movie series, is the time right for another ‘Star Trek’ television series? If you ask writer/producer David Foster, the answer is an emphatic “yes!”

In a recent interview with Trek Web, Foster gave details on a his new Trek proposal. Like Abrams’ film, Foster’s Trek would feature a “highly energized…much younger cast” while returning to the “original series’ roots”. However, the new series won’t interfere with Abram’s Trek since it is set sometime after ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ in what is now called the Prime Universe (the universe where Kirk, Picard, and Janeway exist before history was changed by Spock’s time-travelling escapades). In that original series vein, the new series will feature some classic Trek races that fans have come to know and love: Klingons, Ferengi, Andorians, and Vulcans.

Foster says of the plot:

“The Klingons are getting very restless since the Praxis incident forced them to come to the peace tables, and are tired of having to rely on the Federation for support. The Ferengi have discovered a vast new resource that has propelled them towards instant riches and power beyond anything they have previously experienced.”

Foster’s previous science fiction experience is in short films with ‘Clockwork Infinity’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming’ but it sounds like he’s got this new Trek planned out pretty well. He had this to say when asked about the show’s development:

“The series concept is fully developed, subject to change of course, with a solid 5-7 year series plan, pilot script and a conceptualized finale that intends to define Star Trek for generations, extensive character bios, costume and ship/set designs, and more.”

5-7 years? That would be spectacular! Foster did point out that the show hasn’t been pitched to CBS yet so it may never make it to screen. However, I think that the ideas sound interesting and I know I’m not the only Trekkie who’d love to see Trek back on the small screen. I know that Foster’s probably already made his plans for cast and characters, but I’d like to be the first to vote that we see Wesley Crusher as Captain of his own starship this time around.

http://sciencefiction.com/ Bryan Hardbarger

Wesley Crusher NEEDS to come back in one form or another, but ONLY played by Wil Wheaton… and his beard.
- Anonymous
  
  To quote Darth Vader after learning that Panda Bear (or whatever her names is, thanks Robot Chicken for ruining that forever) was dead… “NNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
  
  Enough of Will Wheaton… he is fine in small doses, I don’t want to see him every week.
- Anonymous
  
  Didn’t know he had a beard now. Had a look at his blog and it seems to be a Keanu Reeves number. I love it! I was young when TNG first aired so I never hated on Wes, still don’t, and would love love to see him back in some capacity. Just maybe not Captain…
http://twitter.com/RoundTableNerds Chris Ferrell

I’d read about this before and while I would love to see new Star Trek on TV I still don’t think the time is right to bring back the show. People are still suffering from franchise fatigue for lack of a better term. Also, I have my doubts whether casual fans or non Star Trek would be able to differentiate between the JJ Abrams movie and a separate TV series.
- http://twitter.com/BigTimeSuperman Rebecca Alonso
  
  I agree. They should wait 5-8 years to bring back Star Trek on TV. Stick with the movie reboot for now
  - http://www.sciencefiction.com Patrick Ruddell
    
    Ha… so I disagree with both of you and want it on TV now
    
    @twitter-239105258:disqus - I am really enjoying the reboot movie, can’t wait for 2.
    - http://twitter.com/RoundTableNerds Chris Ferrell
      
      Don’t get me wrong I would love to have Trek back on TV I just don’t think the majority of people are ready for it. I’d love to be proven wrong though.
  - http://www.hydeandgeek.com Scott
    
    They’ve already waited six years! I want Trek back on TV. Maybe the new VP at Syfy will hear about this and get something going. *fingers crossed*
    - http://twitter.com/RoundTableNerds Chris Ferrell
      
      This is the same channel that now airs pro-wrestling and reality shows and cancels actual Science Fiction shows. Color me less than optimistic that happens.
Matthew Wood

I’d have to agree with Chris here. I think most viewers, bar the most hardcore Trekkies and sci-fi fans, would have trouble getting their heads around the fact that there’s a series of movies coming out set in one timeline and a Television series set in another.
- Stingtherapy
  
  Yes,I also agree but I also think that anything is possible in the Star Trek universe.
http://twitter.com/leekelly LeeKelly

Yeh Personally I was very unhappy with the 2009 film Star Trek. It was like a two fingers gesture to the many fans that had kept Star Trek running for over 40 years. Its a shame the continently was totally destroyed for sake of the whiff of a money spinner. Think they should scrap the 2009 offering and bring it all back to the prime universe.
- Shadowfire
  
  I would actually prefer to see a series that picks up around the time that “Spock” and the Romulan mining vessel travelled back in time. – Preferrably after they’d gone.
  
  Doing that, they could explain continuity errors by means of a temporal paradox. – All those in the universe would have to believe that “Spock” and those on the vessel had been killed or “forever MIA” though.
Michelle Ealey

Considering the current state of sci-fi in films and TV, the general populace won’t stand for Trek on small and big screens. Since the film made money, it looks like this TV incarnation will be put on hold for some time.
- Anonymous
  
  great point! Why would I pay to see a movie when I can just watch it on TV.
- Stingtherapy
  
  I have heard that the execs. are afraid of saturating the market as they did before and burning out their audience.I think that’s why Enterprise was cut short.
  I believe Star Trek will always be with us and a new series probably will emerge sooner or later but I believe producers are leary of it right now.
  Hopefully we’ll a series sooner than later.
  I found this elsewhere:http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/television/star-trek-tv-series-planned-takes-place-voyager.html
robbie benson

If this show goes on I say don’t put it on a network put it in first-run syndication like TNG was and it would do better because stations could put it on at any time they want to and twice a week. That’s how TNG made it.
TNG would have been canceled in the first season if was on a network probably.
Shadowfire

I don’t think a Wesley Crusher commanded ship is either logical or a good idea.

Logic: He left (quit) Starfleet Academy to go with “The Traveller” on some “learning expedition” to who knows where.

Idea: Without having completed the training of the academy or having any real command experience his being in command would be an immediate doom to the ship and its crew.
Ireland

Yea, Wesley’s character couldn’t really return. He’s pretty much a Q in training so I don’t see how that would work.
- Stingtherapy
  
  Yes,Wesley is a Q in training but he could show up and mess with the ship as Q did in TNG.
  If Wil Weaton could pull it off?
guest

I think Wesley Crusher would be more suitable working on a science ship.
Talan64

I would love to see a new TV series, but only if it was set in the Prime Universe. The could have a few guest appearances from the other series depending on how far in the future the series is set. Sure Wil Wheaton would be fun to see in it, and so would Brent Spiner, both would work since Wesley is now a “traveler” and Data will very likely never die off. They could also use other references like attack formations, similar to what they did in TNG and Voyager.

I’d rather not see a series that has anything to do with the supposed “reboot” that was marginal at best. It was an ok movie, but a cheap ploy to be able to skew off track of anything that was created through out the other series.

Now having CBS holding the rights to and TV series with the Star Trek name, is going to be a MAJOR problem, since they already have so many successful show, they don’t need to take any chances on something that is targeting a VERY specific demographic.
- http://www.hydeandgeek.com Scott
  
  Data and Wesley returning would make sense chronologically but (and no offense because I adore the man) Brent Spiner is far too old to play Data these days unless they CGI’d out all the wrinkles.
  - Stingtherapy
    
    They would make it as though Data chose to grow old somehow. I would love to see Brent Spiner back on Star Trek.
    - http://twitter.com/mikelansang Michael Lansang
      
      didn’t Data die in the TNG finale?
      - http://www.hydeandgeek.com Scott
        
        Not exactly. Data’s body was destroyed but his mind was backed up into B-4. But B-4′s storage was supposedly incompatible with all of the information of Data’s mind, so it is uncertain whether or not Data can be revived.
      - Kirk Jacobson
        
        Kind of. They left it open by giving B4 the ‘failed’ memory transplant. Remember the end with him singing Data’s song from the opening?
Heh

“Wesley Crusher as Captain of his own starship” your troll was unsuccessful o-o
Mjszynalski

I would prefer to see a new Star Trek series set in the 25th or 26th centuries with new designs of starships and a new Federation. Maybe a gigantic sized multigenerational (Enterprise F to H) crew with families on board taking a ten year mission and journey to the outer rim of our galaxy or another frontier never explored.
Stingtherapy

I am so ready for a Star Trek TV series.I’m watching all the past series on Netflix and I just purchased all the TNG movies and the original movies on Blue-Ray. I’m beginning to run out of Trek.
And I like Star Trek the way I have watched it all my life and I hope a new series would be like TNG or Voyager or even Deep Space Nine. And I did like Enterprise and it was getting better and would have gotten even better if the money grubbers had not ruined Star Trek.
For me I dont think there’s there’s too much Star Trek and although not my fav. I will go see as many of JJ’s movies as he’ll make and faithfully watch a TV series as well.And I would hope the series would be like the Star Trek we all love and let JJ Abrams go ahead and make his movies for mass appeal.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Gabe-Santiesteban/1257067454 Gabe Santiesteban

I want Abrams to produce the TV series we need an excellent Scifi series like Battlestar not another series just for trekkies, that is what the movie did and did it extremely well.
Daniel

I disagree, NO CRUSHER
Natonstan

A new Star Trek series sounds like a great idea especially now as Filming technology has improved, obviously the series would be released beyond 2012, but the wait would be worth it.
Haywood_94

Wesley Crusher as captain, surely you cannot be serious
Bayardscott

I would really like to assume a new Star Trek series. But I would LOVE to perceive it being more reflective of reality and not a fictiously contrived mythology. Please don’t misunderstand me; I like fiction, but I further appreciate fiction that to a degree is composed of reality! I think that is the reason for which the Enterprise D crew was or is quite a winner, for through Data the observer is confronted with his or her own conflict between logic and emotion. If extraterrestrias is all one needs, then he or she should just examine modern American politics. Pardon me; whether conservatve or liberal, though I’m a bit more of the former, I would like the politcian to sober up.
http://www.facebook.com/jamie.rozek Jamie Rozek

The last time there was a “good” Star Trek series? That is a matter of opinion. Enterprise was a very good show, and deserved more of a chance than it was given.
I really enjoyed the character development that was beginning to take place, and I want to see more.

A new series needs to happen in the original timeline. There are so many groups out there “proposing” series, but none of them are actually stepping up and making the bitch to CBS.
Mjszynalski

If they decide to make another Star Trek series then it would have to be set in the 25 Century or later. A brand new cast of characters could be set on board a future multigenerational starship Enterprise H going on a ten to twenty year mission exploring the Delta Quadrant. That’s what I would do if I was a tv producer.
- ddland45
  
  I actually like this idea; Star Trek meets Lost in Space. A deep space exploration with a new class of ship named after something other than Enterprise (USS Magellan for example). Plus maybe a group of androids patterned after Data to maintain the ship and assist the human crew and maybe some Jem Hadar, freed from their dependency to the ‘White’, acting as guides deeper into and beyond the Delta Quadrant?
starfinder79

First off enterprise was a wounderful show. it was every bit trek and it was cut way to short. Second wesly crusher would make a horrible captain and I would be furious if they went that route. Lastly I think that we do need to jump quite abit into the future. The 25th would be good. I have thought for some time that it would be great to have a show set way in the future takeing place during the temporal cold war. The possibilities are endless with that premiss. In their travels they could even revisit the old series from time to time. I also think that new tech allowing them to leavethe galaxy and explore would be great.
JJAbrams

I always thought that a time related show would be great. Like basing it around the USS relativity that appeared in voyager (minus the mental timp-warped captain). Either that or why not a ship that isn’t federation? something a bit grittier set somewhere far from earth, marrooned colonists or smugglers trying to avoid the federation. I don’t really care actually just as long as they put something trek on TV!
Mister Ray75

“I’d like to be the first to vote that we see Wesley Crusher as Captain of his own starship this time around.”
I liked the charactor in general…but, Will Wheaton just isn’t a good enough actor to play any lead.
- Rjd3156
  
  i liked him to, but in tng he left the accademy and star fleet, why have him as a captain
Cpt.Picard

no wesley crusher commanding a star ship would be horrid.
Kjriot

Loved star trek, and I mostly cling to voyager. I would love to see a new star trek, and agree with comments about being further down the time line. The only thing that unsettles me is sci-fi these days is kinda iffy. I may be the only one to say this, but the newer Battlestar Galactica was horrible. I don’t wanna see star trek ruined.
Scienceorc

I say that they aren’t grabbing at the opportunity set up by Star Trek 2009. They ought to make something in the new universe! They created a whole new timeline/universe! So much potential!! It would be a waste to not make TV shows in the JJ Abrams universe.
D.Henry

I miss the Enterprise E !!!
bon power

i think another trek series is a great idea, but please leave out the dam holodecks. that was a stupid, annoying part of the show. and the stupid holograms as well. holograms with feelings and rights was stupid.
- plasmaboy
  
  I agree, holograms are getting old fashioned, i think….isomorphic projections are the way to go!!
JaGul Neela

Why no Cardassians? DS9 was so popular – and still is! Cardassians as a Star Trek Alien are probably more popular now that the were when DS9 was running!
So why is there (1) No new Star Trek for TV? and (2) No Cardassians in the New Film(s) and on TV?
And.. why always new stars – new stars are good – but, we also want to see – at least glimpses of our favourites!!??
Guest

I”d like to see a Caitian as the captain that this new series would be focused around. Leave Wesley Crusher in TNG. It seems that every new series of Star Trek has a new captian, why not continue this tradation but start with a species other than human.
Suckanass

Ummmm..fuck Will Wheaton?
Roland

wesley left the federation, so why have im as a captain
MFK59

There hasn’t been a real sci-fi series on television since Star Trek and Star Gate ended. A well written and cast series is long overdue. Sci-fi fans are tearing thier hair out waiting for something new. A new Star Trek series couldn’t possibly be hard to sell.
- Ohactheejeff
  
  sorry buddy, the battlestar galactica reboot was fantastic, and somewhat believable. it used as much real science as possible in a science fiction series as far as weapons, space travel, ect.
  - Witt_woody
    
    I couldn’t get over the curses in that show…. it just rubbed me wrong, just say the word already!
http://profile.yahoo.com/E44V3VDY6SIMD5QHVCCR43Y73U Dean

I couldn’t stand another series where the universe is populated by stupid characters with human bodies and funny looking heads. Give me a break! The original series was great because it featured the unknown…races without bodies at all and a variety of situations that required real thinking to get out of.
Ed

Another series is long overdue! However, going to a younger cast is a huge mistake. It would feel unrealistic.

Another pet peeve: Stop having sound in a vacuum! Spaceships swooshing, weapon fire and explosions that are heard. These should be absurd to anyone more educated than a caveman.

Certain unrealistic elements of Star Trek make for easier and more interesting story-telling. However, sound in a vacuum and vehicles in a vacuum behaving aeronautically are completely unnecessary, and instantly scream “this isn’t real” to any informed viewer.
http://profile.yahoo.com/N6CTTTDRIK7CSHYPWCKZG63VQQ Mike

It would be cool to have Wesley back in some role, but I wonder if this time around, instead of Data, the android he created takes his place. I can’t remember her name, but I don’t remember if she was destroyed or just disassembled.
Michaelmccarthy

I seriously think it’s time to close the book with Star trek. It has been around for over 40 years now. After the 3rd trek movie out, that should be it. No more movies, no more TV shows. Trek should finally retire gracefully with full honors. Without Roddenberry, Trek just isn’t the same. So, please, no more Trek movies or TV shows after the 3rd flic.
- Guyi9000
  
  go F**k urself
  
  I love it, my Dad Loved it, My grandfateher frikking loved it. Who are you to deny me a lifetime of a new trek. Ive been waiting for one since Janeway. I’m seriously for another female cap. How about a new enemy destroys the Q, an the borg team up with the federation. Now that would be an awsome series
- Monyet01
  
  Don’t like Trek? In your case the answer is simple and logical – don’t watch it. Remember this, though, the quest for well written and well produced Science Fiction will never die. It’s like the Bible – it will always be relevant.
- Witt_woody
  
  Not a huge trekie, but seriously if you don’t like it just don’t watch it, don’t rant and ask them to not produce anymore movies or shows about it, there are people out there who live and breath this stuff, it definitely still has a large market. Not to mention I’d like to see a new series with an energetic crew, and Wesley Crusher would make a great leader if you think of all the role-models he had growing up, not to mention the stories of his childhood aboard enterprise.
- Inkazak
  
  I think it’s time to close the book on your life. You seem to have been around for about 40 years now. After your third sentence out, that should be it. No more breathing, no more living. You should retire your life gracefully with honors. Without intelligence, your writing just isnt the same. So, please no more breathing or living after this post.
  
  *** disclaimer for you idiots*** I obviously dont want this dumb dumb to die. Just making a joke.
Benjamin Wood

Wesley Crusher for Captain is a brilliant idea, with the traveller popping in every now and again like Q did with Pickard, awesome. Perhaps moe us out of the Milky Way for the first time too, equip the new Enterprise with Transwarp, so many avenues, so much to explore.
Trekkie

I always wanted to see a new serie,with wesley crusher as a captain, and also see commander nog in some episodes(Knowing, that in an alternate timeline, he was commander in 2389).
Peterson116249

Imagine if Wil Wheaton reprised his role as Crusher, captain crusher perhaps, of say: the Enterprise F
Trevelyn

OK, everybody, start writing to CBS.

CBS Television
51 W. 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019-6188
SeaveeB

Star Trek is as much about intellectual as galactic
exploration. Any Star Trek series that expects to survive more than one season,
must remain true to that ideal. I don’t think that revamping Star Trek to
include a younger and more energized cast is the way to go. The energy part is
good. I think we all need that and I think energetic characters leave a lot of
room for some great trekkie-style humor. Youth however, is not the way to go. I
do not believe a cast of younger characters can carry the intellectual
component of Star Trek.

I think age brings wisdom and wisdom is necessary for Star
Trek. I don’t think the captain of the show could ever be anyone who isn’t an
accomplished adult.

I would like to see more and better younger characters incorporated.
Wesley was too perfect to relate to. Naomi was too young to be more than a pet.
Jake was the best but he was peripheral too much of the time.
Moflard

I’d love a new Star Trek although the idea of Cptn Wesley Crusher fills me with dread (no disrespect to Wil Wheaton I just LOATHED the character) but what I’d really like to see is them maybe hiring the likes of Iain M. Banks, Greg Bear or Ursula K LeGuin for the occasional episode to see what they could come up with in the Trek universe.
Snuggles

Have you watched “enterprise” lately? I must say, that show aged well and is much better than it got credit for at the time. (That’s in response to the writer’s openning shot against that series.)
Lastly, the writer just lost all credibility when proposing Wesley as the captain. Seriously??
CaptainGrimsdale

An entirely new format of maybe movie-length series ( 13 per season) instead of the usual one hour (40mins ; 25 per season) set in the 28th or 29th centuries featuring a massive starship ( with new smaller starships docked for emergencies and scout missions) going on a ten to twenty year mission. I would like to see a new updated larger version similar to the TNG bridge with multi level stations,emergency escape pods, transporter pads, and possibly transluscent walls of the conference/briefing rooms and captain’s quarters.
There should be androids on board working as security officers, where there is danger and in the engine room where there is a high level of radiation or some other unknown matter that is lethal for human beings.
The cast should be of all age groups including mature ( humans can now live longer in that era) aged Starfleet personnel and introduce new aliens to the fold.
The away team should be an entirely specialised group of officers selected by the captain who make sure that safety is number one priorty.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Nunnyah-Biz/100003194134639 Nunnyah Biz

No more whining wussley crushor! He was detrimental to STNG and would be detrimental to any future ST series!!!

Case Closed!!!
- http://www.sciencefiction.com/ Scott
  
  “Crushor”? Was he a He-Man villain or something?
http://www.facebook.com/cornelius.patterson.96 Cornelius Patterson

I think if a new Star Trek series is made it should be set in the future, not the past, and definetly not an alternate timeline.
ADigicom

Wesly, you have got to be out of your mind.

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