Paramount and HBO are in secret talks to create the next Star Trek series.
The Paramount execs figure that the next series should have more of an edge and appeal to a more mature audience. If space is the final frontier, why not show it as such. Here are some memos from Paramount to the people at HBO...
Trekwood
There are other ships and other stories beyond that pollyanna Federation crap. The universe isn't neat and tidy and all problems aren't wrapped up in an hour with warmth and wisdom; shit happens in space too. There are a lot of really nasty bastards in space and a lot of less than stellar shitholes in the universe.
Let's see that side of the Trekverse.
The first episode should start with the U.S.S. Kumbaya attempting to make first contact with a new species and getting vaporized without warning... let's call the aliens the Swearengenians for now.
The Swearengenians fly off; and as the debris of the Kumbaya slowly drifts apart, a well-worn and less shiny ship emerges from the wreckage.
Let's call the ship,
The series will follow the Opportunity and its crew thru the underbelly and back alleys of the Trekverse. They drink, swear and whore their way across the cosmos.
Your input is appreciated.
It could happen...
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