Nov 14, 2005
In news that will cause cheering in some quarters of Star Trek fandom, former Star Trek producter Brannon Braga claimed that he is done with the Star Trek franchise… for the forseeable future. Braga spent 15 years as writer and producer on various Star Trek tv series and movies.
Braga went so far as to tell SciFi Wire that he would turn down an offer to work on another Star Trek…
Nov 8, 2005
According to ContactMusic.com actor William Shatner is working on a treatment for a Star Trek prequel series. The actor who is currently starring in Boston Legal is still best known for portraying Captain James T Kirk in the original series of Star Trek.
Shatner is apparently working on a couple of books which will star an adolescent Captain Kirk and Spock and is also working on a treatment which he hopes…
Oct 19, 2005
Star Trek fan organization TrekUnited has announced plans to continue the series Star Trek: Enterprise with what it is calling Enterprise: S5, twenty 45 minute episodes produced by fans. No decision has been made yet whether this series will be animated or live action.
TrekUnited has established a writers contest allowing fans to submit a written act for the current pre-plotted episode during a 4 day window. The submitted acts are…
Oct 9, 2005
Ratings are starting to come in from the syndication market for the new shows this year. Ratings for syndicated shows have been steadily sliding for years, but this years numbers look similar to last years.
Stargate Atlantist scored a 1.7 rating for its first syndicated episode Rising, Part 1. That’s in line with the ratings that Stargate SG-1 managed last year in syndication. Since both SG-1 and Atlantis air on FOX,…