Straczynski Offers To Re-Boot Star Trek [updated]

EvilMagnus writes "I just came across this thread over on usenet where J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5 and Jeremiah, talks about the cancellation of Enterprise. It seems he and a collaborator have already written a series bible and treatment for a new version of Star Trek - but it's not been pitched to Paramount out of 'political considerations' (Berman refusing to give up his dead horse?). JMS calls for everyone who thinks a JMS-run Star Trek series would be a good idea to write Paramount and let them know." Along similar lines, yonnage writes "Last week there was an article posted here about Enterprise fans atempting to pay for the next season of Enterprise. It seems that all the efforts have been pulled together and a new website has been created and has started collecting contributions for Enterprise's next season." Update: 02/16 19:47 GMT by T : Read the rest of the thread to see JMS's followup; he's decided to at least postpone this endeavor.

Comments

Hold your horsies

[nathanlang]

JMS quickly followed up this with a retraction of his call for fans to contact paramount. He was told that Trek was now going on a hiatus for a year or so and NO new Trek would be considered for commission until then.

let it rest for a while

[neckdeepinspecialsau]

I liked Star Trek TNG, Voyager and loved Deep Space 9 but I really think they need to let it rest for a while. I could not get into enterprise it always felt like they were nudging me in the side saying "See we are in the past we can only go to warp level 5! See?!?" As much as I would like to see what JMS could come up with (big fan of Babylon) I am just as happy watching reruns of old Treks.

JMS not doing Star Trek after all

[Vonotar82]

Further along that string was posted this further update.... From: jmsatb5 at aol.com Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:03:38 +0000 (UTC) Lines: 36 > > The rest I leave to the quiet turning of your considered conscience. > > J. Michael Straczynski Actually...belay everything I just said. In the 24 hours between the time I composed the prior note, and sent it, and it made its way through the moderation software, two things happened: 1) I heard from a trusted source that Paramount is giving the Trek TV world a rest for maybe one to two years, depending on circumstances, no matter who would come along to run it. So it's not right to have folks putting in time doing something that ultimately would be pointless, I don't think that's a proper use of anybody's time. 2) At the same time as the above, an offer came in to run a new TV series for fall of '06, and since there's no way anything Trek can happen in the interim, I've said yes (now we have to negotiate the deal, but that should be fairly straightforward). So on two counts, the whole thing is kind of moot. We can reconvene a year or two down the road to see where this takes us, but in the interim...my apologies for waking everybody up in the middle of the night. As you were. Thanks and with great chagrinedness -- jms

Everyone calm down - cooler heads have prevailed

[geekboy_x]

This SECOND post was omitted from the original copy that was posted here on Slashdot:

From: jmsatb5 at aol.com
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:03:38 +0000 (UTC)
Lines: 36

Actually...belay everything I just said.

In the 24 hours between the time I composed the prior note, and sent it, and it made its way through the moderation software, two things happened:

1) I heard from a trusted source that Paramount is giving the Trek TV world a rest for maybe one to two years, depending on circumstances, no matter who would come along to run it. So it's not right to have folks putting in time doing something that ultimately would be pointless, I don't think that's a proper use of anybody's time.

2) At the same time as the above, an offer came in to run a new TV series for fall of '06, and since there's no way anything Trek can happen in the interim, I've said yes (now we have to negotiate the deal, but that should be fairly straightforward).

So on two counts, the whole thing is kind of moot.

We can reconvene a year or two down the road to see where this takes us, but in the interim...my apologies for waking everybody up in the middle of the night.

As you were.

Thanks and with great chagrinedness --

jms

Poor JMS--he's going to be pissed...

[dooglio]

Now that the cat is out of the /. bag. Here is his followup to his call:

From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:03:38 +0000 (UTC)
Lines: 36
>

> The rest I leave to the quiet turning of your considered conscience.
>

> J. Michael Straczynski

Actually...belay everything I just said.

In the 24 hours between the time I composed the prior note, and sent it, and it made its way through the moderation software, two things happened:

1) I heard from a trusted source that Paramount is giving the Trek TV world a rest for maybe one to two years, depending on circumstances, no matter who would come along to run it. So it's not right to have folks putting in time doing something that ultimately would be pointless, I don't think that's a proper use of anybody's time.

2) At the same time as the above, an offer came in to run a new TV series for fall of '06, and since there's no way anything Trek can happen in the interim, I've said yes (now we have to negotiate the deal, but that should be fairly straightforward).

So on two counts, the whole thing is kind of moot.

We can reconvene a year or two down the road to see where this takes us, but in the interim...my apologies for waking everybody up in the middle of the night.

As you were.

Thanks and with great chagrinedness --

jms