New Star Trek Series In The Works

[Revoltingest]

'Star Trek' animated comedy series ordered from 'Rick and Morty' writer
The first-ever official Star Trek comedy series has been ordered.

CBS All Access has greenlit an animated series from Emmy-winner Mike McMahan, a writer on Adult Swim’s sensation Rick and MortyThe half-hour series is titled Star Trek: Lower Decks and will tackle the Federation from a comedic perspective, focusing “on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships.”

“Mike won our hearts with his first sentence: ‘I want to do a show about the people who put the yellow cartridge in the food replicator so a banana can come out the other end,'” said executive producer Alex Kurtzman. “[McMahan’s] cat’s name is Riker. His son’s name is Sagan. The man is committed. He’s brilliantly funny and knows every inch of every Trek episode, and that’s his secret sauce: he writes with the pure, joyful heart of a true fan. As we broaden the world of Trekto fans of all ages, we’re so excited to include Mike’s extraordinary voice.”

 

[Revoltingest]

And....
The new show is the latest Trek project by the CBS All Access streaming service, which also has Star Trek: Discovery, which returns for its second season in January, and a new show with Patrick Stewart reprising his TNG character Jean-Luc Picard in the works.

 

[David T]

'Star Trek' animated comedy series ordered from 'Rick and Morty' writer
The first-ever official Star Trek comedy series has been ordered.

CBS All Access has greenlit an animated series from Emmy-winner Mike McMahan, a writer on Adult Swim’s sensation Rick and MortyThe half-hour series is titled Star Trek: Lower Decks and will tackle the Federation from a comedic perspective, focusing “on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships.”

“Mike won our hearts with his first sentence: ‘I want to do a show about the people who put the yellow cartridge in the food replicator so a banana can come out the other end,'” said executive producer Alex Kurtzman. “[McMahan’s] cat’s name is Riker. His son’s name is Sagan. The man is committed. He’s brilliantly funny and knows every inch of every Trek episode, and that’s his secret sauce: he writes with the pure, joyful heart of a true fan. As we broaden the world of Trekto fans of all ages, we’re so excited to include Mike’s extraordinary voice.”

He should have said brown cartridge for scientific accuracy. Ever notice how the ship is like a flying frank gehry building. Like a 24/7 job. Is the emp in seattle a federation ship?

 

[Revoltingest]

He should have said brown cartridge for scientific accuracy

That would sound gross.

 

[Bob the Unbeliever]

'Star Trek' animated comedy series ordered from 'Rick and Morty' writer
The first-ever official Star Trek comedy series has been ordered.

CBS All Access has greenlit an animated series from Emmy-winner Mike McMahan, a writer on Adult Swim’s sensation Rick and MortyThe half-hour series is titled Star Trek: Lower Decks and will tackle the Federation from a comedic perspective, focusing “on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships.”

“Mike won our hearts with his first sentence: ‘I want to do a show about the people who put the yellow cartridge in the food replicator so a banana can come out the other end,'” said executive producer Alex Kurtzman. “[McMahan’s] cat’s name is Riker. His son’s name is Sagan. The man is committed. He’s brilliantly funny and knows every inch of every Trek episode, and that’s his secret sauce: he writes with the pure, joyful heart of a true fan. As we broaden the world of Trekto fans of all ages, we’re so excited to include Mike’s extraordinary voice.”

Sounds interesting. The original concept for DS9 was going to be "an outpost of villainy on the fringe of Federation controlled space".

Alas, that was scrapped for what we got instead, which wasn't bad-- but a semi-outlaw outpost would have been more Interesting, IMO.

 

[Bob the Unbeliever]

And....
The new show is the latest Trek project by the CBS All Access streaming service, which also has Star Trek: Discovery, which returns for its second season in January, and a new show with Patrick Stewart reprising his TNG character Jean-Luc Picard in the works.

Still not sufficient motivation to get me to pay $$ for a single-channel feed.

If it never comes to a major streaming service? I'll never see any of it, then.

 

[David T]

That would sound gross.

Yes but accurate. And the replicator doesnt need to be a machine but an alien. Give it a cartridge and out pops fresh fruit. Granted thats more hitchhikers guide to the galaxy but its realism. Star trek is to highrise office building in outerspace for me.

 

[David T]

'Star Trek' animated comedy series ordered from 'Rick and Morty' writer
The first-ever official Star Trek comedy series has been ordered.

CBS All Access has greenlit an animated series from Emmy-winner Mike McMahan, a writer on Adult Swim’s sensation Rick and MortyThe half-hour series is titled Star Trek: Lower Decks and will tackle the Federation from a comedic perspective, focusing “on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships.”

“Mike won our hearts with his first sentence: ‘I want to do a show about the people who put the yellow cartridge in the food replicator so a banana can come out the other end,'” said executive producer Alex Kurtzman. “[McMahan’s] cat’s name is Riker. His son’s name is Sagan. The man is committed. He’s brilliantly funny and knows every inch of every Trek episode, and that’s his secret sauce: he writes with the pure, joyful heart of a true fan. As we broaden the world of Trekto fans of all ages, we’re so excited to include Mike’s extraordinary voice.”

oh perrrrfect. I build buildings here is one ready for the future journey "where no man has gone before. " i build disneyland...

Apparently outerspace is womens territory.

 

[Revoltingest]

Sounds interesting. The original concept for DS9 was going to be "an outpost of villainy on the fringe of Federation controlled space".

Alas, that was scrapped for what we got instead, which wasn't bad-- but a semi-outlaw outpost would have been more Interesting, IMO.

DS9 was too much the bland soap opera for me.
I'd like to see something more like HBO's Deadwood.

 

[suncowiam]

Although I'm a big fan of ST, not sure how this will do. I do like The Orville so this might do well also.

 

[Revoltingest]

Although I'm a big fan of ST, not sure how this will do. I do like The Orville so this might do well also.

The Orville seemed soulless.
I expect more from Star Trek.
Do not disappoint me!

 

[Rival]

I read the title, became excited, and then...

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[Bob the Unbeliever]

DS9 was too much the bland soap opera for me.
I'd like to see something more like HBO's Deadwood.

I agree-- even though I slogged through the entire series. The ending was really weird, went off the deep end, I think.

I so wanted a "wretched hive of villainy" in Trek Universe.

 

[Bob the Unbeliever]

The Orville seemed soulless.
I expect more from Star Trek.
Do not disappoint me!

I liked Orville, but it was too short to get a really good feel for how it's going to go.

Next Season is already in the works, though-- and is supposedly going to be longer. We'll see.

It did try too hard to be funny, though. You cannot force funny-- it either works, or it bombs. And not in a good way.

Me? I liked Rick and Morty. But lots of folk hated it. And I admit, it took several episodes before I began to appreciate it's peculiar style of funny.

 

[Brickjectivity]

'Star Trek' animated comedy series ordered from 'Rick and Morty' writer
The first-ever official Star Trek comedy series has been ordered.

CBS All Access has greenlit an animated series from Emmy-winner Mike McMahan, a writer on Adult Swim’s sensation Rick and MortyThe half-hour series is titled Star Trek: Lower Decks and will tackle the Federation from a comedic perspective, focusing “on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships.”

“Mike won our hearts with his first sentence: ‘I want to do a show about the people who put the yellow cartridge in the food replicator so a banana can come out the other end,'” said executive producer Alex Kurtzman. “[McMahan’s] cat’s name is Riker. His son’s name is Sagan. The man is committed. He’s brilliantly funny and knows every inch of every Trek episode, and that’s his secret sauce: he writes with the pure, joyful heart of a true fan. As we broaden the world of Trekto fans of all ages, we’re so excited to include Mike’s extraordinary voice.”

I see, so CBS really is serious about maintaining the Star Trek tradition, then?

 

[Revoltingest]

I see, so CBS really is serious about maintaining the Star Trek tradition, then?

Let's hope so.

 

[sun rise]

Still not sufficient motivation to get me to pay $$ for a single-channel feed.

If it never comes to a major streaming service? I'll never see any of it, then.

Ditto for me. I'm also adding in what they did to the Axanar project instead of working with them.

Instead I'll watch (Star Trek Orville's second season.