The next Star Trek show should be every Star Trek show

The author Chris Snelgrove
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While Star Trek: Discovery ended up being a relatively divisive show among fans, creator Bryan Fuller originally wanted it to be an anthology show that would serve as the ultimate love letter to fans. He planned each season as a different story set in a different time period, making this the sci-fi equivalent of shows like American Horror Story. Paramount passed on the idea, but now this Discovery is complete and Star Trek is at a creative crossroads, it's time to make this anthology show a reality.

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Which would make such a series a hit, especially for fans who are disappointed that we don't get a Star Trek: Legacy show? First, the anthology format means we'd get a new crop of characters and actors every season. Fans who hate the main characters of a season (like the cool but conflicted Starfleet girls boss Michael Burnham) might look forward to whatever the next season brings instead of just tuning out of the show.

In addition, a Star Trek an anthology series would solve the ongoing problem of different fans wanting shows that take place in different time periods. Not every fan wants that backstory Strange new worlds (no matter how good the show is), just as not every fan wants the show to take place many centuries into the future (eg Discovery after season 2). Picard's third season, meanwhile, was surprisingly successful because it was set in the near future The next generationallowing us to see what our favorite characters have been up to.

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In this case, a Star Trek anthology show could do the impossible, which is to please almost all fans by simply setting each season in a different time period. This is what Bryan Fuller originally wanted to do Discovery: his idea was to start as a TOS prequel, then focus on the TOS era, and then focus on LPG era and eventually jump into a far future that audiences have never seen before. A new anthology show doesn't necessarily have to be in that chronological order, but the format could still please a broken fan by functionally giving them a brand new show every season.

Also, now that Star Trek bigwigs have confirmed that we won't be getting a Legacy show, the anthology series is our only way to keep up with beloved characters like Riker, Dr. Crusher, Seven out of nineand so on. They could appear for an episode or even an entire season shortly after Picard era; in this sense, other seasons could follow non-Picard characters. WHO wouldn't want to do you want the season to focus on Admiral Archer or Admiral Janey? The cast of these fan-favorite characters would likely return to the franchise if they didn't have to sign multi-year contracts for seven seasons.

I am a Star Trek fan who has enjoyed much of the NuTrek era. Discovery and Picard were mixed bags for me while Strange new worlds and The lower decks has been amazing. But I worry about the future of the franchise for many reasons: Starfleet Academy is a teen bait made from a prematurely canceled series, Article 31 looks like an action movie and the next movie will be a redundant Federation origin movie. Star Trek is at a creative crossroads, and an anthology show could be good for the franchise Captain Kirk did the best: turning death into a fighting chance to live.