CBS announces four-part series of short 'Star Trek' episodes

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CBS announces four-part series of short 'Star Trek' episodes

 

FILE PHOTO: The cast of the television series "Star Trek: Discovery" attends a panel on set during the TCA CBS Summer Press Tour in Studio City, California, U.S., August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni /File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS Corp's next voyage into the "Star Trek" universe will come in the form of a four-part series of 10-to-15-minute episodes released starting this fall on the CBS All Access streaming service, the network said on Friday.

 

"Star Trek: Short Treks" will be released monthly, and each episode will tell a separate, closed-ended story, CBS said in a statement. The network announced the series at San Diego Comic-Con, a convention for fans of science fiction and pop culture.

 

CBS said "The Office" actor Rainn Wilson will play con artist Harry Mudd in one episode. Another installment will focus on a man who finds himself the only human on board a deserted ship.

 

Each of the "Short Treks" episodes will reveal clues about the story unfolding on "Star Trek: Discovery," a series that is heading into its second season, co-creator and executive producer Alex Kurtzman said.

 

The original "Star Trek" debuted in 1966 as a U.S. television series depicting the adventures of the Starship Enterprise. It was created by the late Gene Roddenberry and featured characters including Captain James T. Kirk, played by William Shatner, and Vulcan officer Mr. Spock, played by the late Leonard Nimoy. The franchise has persisted through several movies and TV shows.

 

CBS announced in June that it would further expand the "Star Trek" franchise with new series, mini-series and animation under a production deal with Kurtzman.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-07-21

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On 7/23/2018 at 7:46 AM, disambiguated said:

They should rename it 'SJW Trek'.  It's total politicized garbage, avoid.

Trek has always been "SJW". Watch at all costs

[impulse]

42 minutes ago, ncc1701d said:

On 7/23/2018 at 6:46 AM, disambiguated said:

They should rename it 'SJW Trek'.  It's total politicized garbage, avoid.

Trek has always been "SJW". Watch at all costs

 

If you recall the time right around 1966, the USA needed a little SJW. 

 

Race riots were breaking out all over.  Desegregation was still off in the future.  Blacks were still barred from a lot of schools, businesses and opportunities.  Kids were off in Vietnam killing and being killed.  The CIA was orchestrating coups all over the planet (probably the main driver behind "the prime directive").

 

It may look pretty corny looking back from 50 years in the future, but I can't help but wonder how much of the progress we have made was helped by Star Trek and other SJW projects.  Like "Mod Squad".

 

[ncc1701d]

23 hours ago, impulse said:

 

If you recall the time right around 1966, the USA needed a little SJW. 

 

Race riots were breaking out all over.  Desegregation was still off in the future.  Blacks were still barred from a lot of schools, businesses and opportunities.  Kids were off in Vietnam killing and being killed.  The CIA was orchestrating coups all over the planet (probably the main driver behind "the prime directive").

 

It may look pretty corny looking back from 50 years in the future, but I can't help but wonder how much of the progress we have made was helped by Star Trek and other SJW projects.  Like "Mod Squad".

 

We’ve made incredible progress. Keep watching and aim for the future that’s represented in trek. My handle says it all.

[geriatrickid]

15 hours ago, disambiguated said:

Nobody ever needs SJWs and their nonsense, including in the 1960s.

 

Far from making 'progress', we've gone backwards.

Were you one of the people who  complained when Captain Kirk kissed the Nubian woman, Lt. Uhuru?