'Star Trek' may return to CBS

[Dr Mordrid]

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Roberto Orci Meeting With CBS For New STAR TREK TV Show

With this summer's Star Trek Into Darkness now available on home video, and director J.J. Abrams hopping asteroid fields to take on Star Wars: Episode VII, there remains a bit of uncertainty for the future of Trekkies. But in place of Star Trek 3, Could we be seeing a TV Show in the Future?

In a joyous tweet for Star Trek fans by Sky News reporter Joe Michalczuk shared word that Roberto Orci told him he’s met with CBS to talk about bringing Star Trek back to the small screen.

Joe Michalczuk @joemichalczuk

Bob Orci just told me they've had a meeting with CBS to revive @StarTrek on TV...This made me v excited
7:24 AM - 8 Oct 2013

With Orci taking meetings – or inquiring about the rights - that would suggest that a new Star Trek TV series – if greenlit – would be in the same timeline as the film franchise, when the Enterprise begins its 5-year mission. An series in the rebooted Trek universe would allow CBS to pull a Disney and have a television show based in the same cinematic universe as the films, a la Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Orci is, however, loyal to his brands, evidenced by his work on the Transformers Prime animated series which is not in the same universe as Michael Bay’s movies – which he and writing partner Alex Kurtzman left after two installments. Orci and Kurtzman are busy producers/writers, with Sleepy Hollow starting strong on Fox, Ender’s Game preparing for its theatrical release, and development beginning on a new Van Helsing and a Mummy reboot, not to mention work on the Amazing Spider-Man sequels.

[Jessterw]

I'd love to see Star Trek back on the small screen. It seems obvious that it wouldn't revolve around the Enterprise, but DS9 (and I guess Voyager) showed that you could have a decently successful non-Enterprise focused show.

[Dr Mordrid]

There was talk a few years ago of a Firefly-like Trek set at the fringes of the various federations/empires etc. where scout type interactions occur.

THAT could be interesting.

[paulw]

Will this be "Survivor Star Trek"?? SciFi on FTA TV never does well as it's not a reality or the now generation program.

[Dr Mordrid]

If you look at the current popular US shows it'll have to feature zombies, vampires, a headless horseman, serial killers or some kind of apocalypse.

[VJ]

I actually also liked "Enterprise", even though it ran only two seasons. It revolve around the Enterprise, but not the one we are all familiar with (different characters). Then again, TNG also had different characters than the original series.
There just have been so many episodes in general, that it might become difficult to come up with new adventures.

[Jessterw]

If you look at the current popular US shows it'll have to feature zombies, vampires, a headless horseman, serial killers or some kind of apocalypse.

I'm almost positive TOS had episodes with all of those things in one form or another. Well, except for the headless horseman perhaps.

[cjolley]

With the timeline reboot couldn't they really do just about anything they wanted.
(Hint to makers. The secret was always that it was FUN)

@Doc You're scaring me now. OTOH, it did have western gunfights and mob bosses, so what the hell.

[paulw]

If you look at the current popular US shows it'll have to feature zombies, vampires, a headless horseman, serial killers or some kind of apocalypse.

Not exactly SciFi.

[KRSESQ]

...it did have western gunfights...

Ugh. You had to remind me of that Enterprise episode. Spectre of the Gun was bad enough... :P