author of Project Hail Mary A photon torpedo is being fired at Paramount+’s Star Trek efforts.
Bestselling author Andy Weir criticizes modernism Travel shows while on heavy drinker podcast last week, and even revealed that he had pitched a Travel Show that was shot by Paramount.
The topic started with podcast host Matthew Marsden talking about how the latest box office hit Project Hail Mary has been especially for audiences who have grown up star trek And now suffers from a “lack” of such science-fiction efforts these days.
“Yeah, I saw… I forget who it was – I wish I could remember who it was who said it, some analyst – he said something like: ‘All modern science fiction TV shows and movies Heavy Influenced by the original Star Trek – except For the current batch of Star Trek shows,” Weir said.
Marsden replied, “Yes!” And they both laughed.
At first, Weir left that comment open to interpretation, but then added, “I’m Gen star trek restart and lost in Space There wasn’t really much in the way of reruns and broadcasts of (new) sci-fi – where people are doing cool stuff in space – until we (Star Trek: The Next Generation).”
Later, Marsden raised divisive point Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyWhich Paramount+ recently confirmed will end after an already shot second season.
Marsden quipped, “I think we can probably never talk about it safely again.”
“It’s gone baby!” Weir happily agreed. “It’s all over.”
Marsden said his advice to Paramount was to make everything non-canonical. star trek From enterprise Ahead.
“Well, you’re a little more serious than me,” Weir said. “I’ll give you my opinion and I’m just a consumer. I like that.” strange new world. I think it’s quite good. i didn’t hate enterprise. I thought it was somewhat strange. lower deck I thought it was entertaining and amusing. Everyone else can go. And here’s another thing: I pitched star trek show at Paramount and I was on Zoom with all the showrunners and spent a lot of time talking to (executive producer Alex Kurtzman). I don’t like much new Travel. He, as a person, is a really nice guy. But at the same time, those shows are crap. He is a good boy. But they didn’t accept me, so, you know, fuck ’em.”
hollywood reporter Paramount has been contacted for comment.
of Paramount+ star trek The efforts at the spacedock appear to have failed. For the first time in many years, there is no current Travel Projects are in production, although still two years away strange new world another season of left and right Starfleet Academy Left to air.
There is also speculation regarding the future of the franchise with Alex Kurtzman, who led Paramount star trek TV revival. Their deal with CBS Studios runs through the end of 2026; Paramount+ is currently in talks with Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout production company about renewing or extending its deal.
news of when ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’Following the cancellation, Kurtzman, along with EPs Noga Landau and Gaia Violo, released an open letter addressing some of the criticism surrounding the show.
The letter reads, “Even if you are working star trek or a part of the miracle that is star trek Fandom – its heart, soul and conscience – joy comes from transcending the boundaries of time, space, and doing everything humanly possible in service of (Gene) Roddenberry’s transformative vision of the future. That incredible vision was inspired by an unwavering optimism. star trek He bets on the best in human nature. It dares to imagine a society of ‘infinite diversity in infinite combinations’, free of war, hatred, poverty, disease and oppression, and dedicated to a spirit of scientific inquiry and respect for all life, whether carbon-based or silicon-based, green-skinned or blue.
“But make no mistake: Gene Roddenberry was no starry-eyed dreamer. He was a decorated Army bomber pilot in the Pacific Theater. He saw firsthand the worst consequences of human nature. And his vision of the future was not just a promise of hope. It was also a warning. In a dark, horrific time of intolerance and violence, star trek Said: Look! we made it! But just barely. First, we have to leave all those ancient crises behind. It says that what makes us glorious as a species, and gives us hope for the future and the galaxy, is inextricably linked to what makes us dangerous to each other, to this one world we currently live in, and to ourselves. That dual message – of hope and warning – is not just a beautiful dream, but a call to action, to think about who we are, in a different way,” the letter continued.
