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Manny Coto Says Writing Was on the Wall, Talks Franchise Future

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By GustavoLeao / 15:08, 17 April 2005 / Enterprise

The latest issue of Cinefantastique magazine, just out in the US, features an exclusive interview with STAR TREK ENTERPRISE producer Manny Coto, in which he again talks about the show's cancellation. Here are a few excerpts :

"When I went into this season knowing we were moved to Fridays and the budget had been reduced and there was no promotion, the handwriting was kind of on the wall" he told journalist Jeff Bond "But it is sad because what we did this season was only the tip of the iceberg of what we could have done."

"My guess is that in two years some hot new show runner, someone who is popular and has established hits, will come to Paramount and say they want to do a STAR TREK series and Paramount will say terrific." Coto said "Because STAR TREK is such an enticing brand name that there are very few people out there who would not want to do it; anyone of the people running the hot action or hot sci-fi series out there would die to do a STAR TREK series and in two or three years that opportunity will be open."

To read the full interview, get the latest issue of Cinefantastique magazine at your local newstand.



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By: Sennik (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:33:37 on Apr 17, 2005

I doubt Alias will be ending after it's already announced 5th season. The first half of this season was "dumbed down" to allow new readers to catch up and figure out what's going on. Did you watch "Nightengale" last week and "Pandora" this week? It's easy to say the show is not going to survive next season right now, but I'll judge that after I've seen the entire 4th season. I have a feeling these final 6 or 7 episodes are going to be typical "old-school" Alias type episodes. The show brings in 3X the number of viewers Enterprise brought in on average, and once the episodes go into more old Alias type stories with the cliffhanger endings and major twists and turns (like Pandora's final scene) I think it'll actually get about the same level of ratings as "Lost" gets, which will make it an unqualified hit (which even right now ABC is saying it is).

I don't know if JJ is who Coto is talking about. I think, considering he's going to be working on 24, he's hoping that will put his own star on the rise, so in a few years he could be exactly who he's talking about. A bit of foreshadowing his own plans I think. Also, he has undoubtedly heard, since we all did, that JMS had pitched a Star Trek idea to Paramount. That also could be who he's talking about.

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RE: Hot new series runner? by GustavoLeao @ 16:40:44 on Apr 17
    RE: Hot new series runner? by Archer70 @ 17:37:52 on Apr 17
       RE: Hot new series runner? by falcon @ 06:10:09 on Apr 18
          RE: Hot new series runner? by katefan @ 07:31:33 on Apr 19

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By: Captain Archer (Odo's file, contact) @ 21:21:05 on Apr 17, 2005

Based on his comments in the other article on Trekweb, I think he means Manny Coto..

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