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[Gord Green]

From Fox News :

A new deal inked between CBS Television Studios and producer Alex Kurtzman may set the stage for one of science fiction’s most beloved characters, Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, to return to television.

Kurtzman acts as the sole showrunner on the CBS All Access series “Star Trek: Discovery” in addition to executive producing hits for the network such as “Hawaii Five-0,” “Scorpion” and “Instinct.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter Kurtzman renewed his overall deal with the network signing a massive five-year extension that would see him expand the “Star Trek” franchise by developing new series and content for the network.

News of an expansion comes as “Star Trek: Discovery” continues to resonate with fans and rumors about Patrick Stewart potentially reprising his role as Picard from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” gain steam. THR reports early rumblings that Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman, who left “Discovery” after Season 1, are working to reboot the "Next Generation" franchise and give Stewart’s fan-beloved character new life on the small screen.
CBS did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

If negotiations are in fact ongoing with Stewart, it would be in line with something the 77-year-old star told Red Carpet News earlier in June. When asked by the outlet if he’d seen “Star Trek: Discovery,” he responded in the negative, but hinted that he may have good cause to watch it soon.

This got the rumor mill churning that Picard may be poised for a comeback in some way shape or form.

For those unfamiliar, Picard hasn’t appeared on screen since the critically maligned film “Star Trek: Nemesis” in 2002. He led the crew of the Enterprise-D many years after the adventures of Captain Kirk and the original series gang had their adventures. It’s unlikely that Picard, played by Stewart, would appear in “Star Trek: Discovery” as that series is meant to take place several years before his character was even born. As a result, news that Kurtzman would develop new “Star Trek” was seen as Stewart’s door to return by many.

The move to return to “The Next Generation” makes sense as it ran longer and was, in many ways, more successful than the original series. However, since going off the air in 1994 most “Star Trek” properties have either returned to the original series, such as the Chris Pine-led film reboots, or been billed as prequels, such as “Discovery” and “Star Trek: Enterprise.”

Early reports indicate that negotiations for a return of Picard are still ongoing and could end at any time.

To read the original article :

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/06/19/patrick-stewart-may-return-as-capt-picard-amid-cbs-push-to-expand-star-trek-franchise.html
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[Gord Green]

From - Den of Geek :

It's been a long time since we've had multiple Star Trek TV series running at the same time, but, with CBS Television Studios' announcement that they will be expanding the Star Trek TV universe under the leadership of Alex Kurtzman, it sounds like we could be heading for a Star Trek TV renaissance.

Variety has some details on what some of the Star Trek TV shows in development will look like. In addition to a potential Picard-centric Star Trek reboot starring Patrick Stewart, the outfit has news on a Star Trek TV series set at Starfleet Academy, aka the training university for Starfleet's officer corps.

According to the report, the Starfleet Academy TV series would be overseen by creators Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwart, who have previously created Gossip Girl, the Dynasty reboot, and Marvel's Runaways—basically, they know how to do both adaptation/reboot and young people angst. This is a great idea for a TV show that hasn't been done in the Star Trek universe before, and one that seems to have the right people behind it to make it fresh within the larger world of Star Trek.

In addition to all of the shows Savage and Schwartz already have on TV, the Fake Empire team also recently announced they will be developing John Green's debut novel, Looking For Alaska, into a limited series for Hulu. These two have cornered the market on young adult adaptation. A Starfleet Academy series seems like the perfect fit for their storytelling strengths.

More news on the Starfleet Academy TV series as we hear it.

Original website :

http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/star-trek/274333/cbs-developing-star-trek-academy-tv-series
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There comes a time, thief, when gold loses its lustre, and the gems cease to sparkle, and the throne room becomes a prison; and all that is left is a father's love for his child.

[johnnybear]

Boy what won't Discovery do to stay on the air?
Bringing Picard to a show set ten years before TOS will cause even more discontinuity than it already has! Good luck to them if they want to do that because in my book it's another unrelated universe anyways!
JB