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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: katefan (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:31:33 on Apr 19, 2005

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Amen to that. That's the only way a new series is going to survive and bring in viewers, if people care about the characters. That's part of what makes "Lost", "Alias", and "24" so successful.

And guess what? All three series have strong ensemble casts. Sure, 24 is all about Jack Bauer, but he can't be in every minute of that hour and without the strong sub plots going on around him the show would fail.

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