If you're a Star Trek fan, cross your fingers on this rumor

[wyldwolf]

Rick Berman revealed to Dreamwatch magazine that he is currently working with fellow Star Trek: Enterprise creator Brannon Braga on a science fiction series set outside the Trek universe. Trekweb speculated that if the project would indeed be picked up by studio Paramount for development as a full-fledged series, Berman and/or Braga might play a reduced role in Enterprise's fourth season.

How about NO role!

In other news: Star Trek producer Rick Berman today revealed he has started work on what could eventually become Star Trek XI.

"I am involved in the very early stages of what could be the next Star Trek movie," Berman told the British Dreamwatch Magazine (via TrekWeb). "It's something I will be producing with two other producers."

Berman was unwilling to reveal anything about the film's plot beyond saying the film would be "a prequel."

The only prequel I want to see is The Romulan Wars.

[brainshrub]

1. Holloywood is on a "prequel" binge.

Expect to see a bunch of them next year.

[wyldwolf]

2. I'm much more excited about Berman playing a reduced role in Enterprise

[a560]

7. i thought the same thing

dnnow why

[Az]

4. Hollywood is out of ideas

Expect more of the same next year.

[Deja Q]

3. I thought Paramount was getting tired of Bermanese Trek, what with

Trek X and Enterprise being a couple of stinking skunks and all...

What a shock, Berman teams up with Braga... :eyes: Yup, when something fails, just re-use the same elements and expect different results. (that puts paramount's sanity, or lack of, beyond doubt.)

Just cancel Enterprise, very few shows deserve prequels.

No more Trek movies either.

It needs a rest. a big long 20 year rest.

[PatGund]

5. Trek Snark

I saw this interview, and I figured I couldn't resist making my own observations about the article, so......

"After over a year of silence on the future of the STAR TREK feature film franchise...

(Because neither one was willing to admit how badly Nemsis blew dead penguins.)

...reveals Berman, in an excerpt provided by Dreamwatch. "It's something I will be producing with two other producers."

(The other two, presumably, being Braga and Lucifer)

Unwilling to offer many details...

(Because he doesn't have a clue what he's gonna rehash yet. Expect problems with the doubletalk generators, an unknown space/time warp, and some hot big-breasted bimbo to wear something skin-tight and add nothing to the plot except visible nipples.)

...he cryptically describes it as "a prequel"

(How about this for a movie idea. "Enterprise" is sent to investigate a time rift caused by an unusual wormhole. Investigation shows that the wormhole is being generated by the high speed spinning in his grave that Gene Roddenbery is currently doing. Enterprise goes back to the early 21st century, and discovers the only way to stop the spinning, close the wormhole and preserve the future time line is to hunt down and kill two third-rate hack TV producers, namely Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. I can guarantee an audience for that movie.)

On the television front, while the future of their first series remains in limbo,

(Read - on life support, and Paramount is wondering if they should try a risky experimental therapy and perform a Bermanectomy while removing an invasive Braganoma)

Berman confirms that he is developing a non-STAR TREK sci-fi series with partner Brannon Braga.

(I thought they already did. It was called "Enterprise")

Both Berman and Braga have development deals with Paramount. If a new series begins development in earnest, TrekWeb insiders suggest Berman and/or Braga might take a reduced role in a fourth season of ENTERPRISE, though this is entirely speculation."

(How about reducing their role to, oh, I dunno, 0%??? And actually getting someone in there who could revive the mortibund patient. Assuming that the patient isn't terminal already.)

[Book Lover]

6. Stop the madness!

The series I could care less about - I only ever watched three episodes of Enterpoop, and was spectacularly unimpressed (decontaminant gel, people?).

But another movie... a prequel to what? Maybe this is the Starfleet Academy idea come around again....