TrekToday reports that Babylon 5‘s J. Michael Straczynski has spoken to Paramount executives about a Battlestar Galactica-style “reboot” of the classic series. Paramount is sticking firm on giving the Trek franchise a rest, but it’s an interesting possibility, seeing as Trek was never quite the total crap that the original BSG was. And didn’t TNG basically serve the same purpose as a reboot?
Still, the concept of Straczynski running Star Trek, any Star Trek, is enough to keep the fanboys awake at night.
I’d much rather see JMS come up with a new franchise, rather than try to revive Trekdom.
I just don’t think Paramount is capable of keeping their hands off of his scripts and ideas.