While certainly a weird idea, a TOS continuation series might not be so bad done right. I might love another episode where Uhura takes command, except it isn’t just because all the men on the ship are under the influence of space sirens.
Overall, the idea kind of reminds me of when they considered reusing the assets of the cancelled Secret of Vulcan Fury to make a CGI TOS continuation, though it didn’t work out for several reasons, I’m guessing in part because of the death of DeForest Kelley.
But honestly, I can see the sentiment of not wanting it - I think we do need a purely new Trek era, something like the mid 25th century or sometime in the 26th century.
StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 9 months ago
I’m glad to get any kind of 5th season.
If there’s a new show, I would rather that they time skip forever to the end of TOS, after TAS.
A late year 4 and year 5 show would fit with the age of the cast, especially Paul Wesley as Kirk. Even Celia, who was a young Uhura in the first season of SNW is catching up given the slow pace of production and release with the pandemic and strike impacting timelines. Even if they just carried on, a TOS-based SNW spin-off wouldn’t be premiered before late 2027 or early 2028 at best.
Disappointed, but not surprised that SNW was sold as the lead into TOS - the entire show seems to have been based on that pitch to the senior executives obsessed with reboots.
It’s a great show but not what it could have been but likely the only version of it that could have been greenlit in this past decade.