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J. Michael Straczynski Says Paramount is Driving the Franchise into the Ground

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By GustavoLeao / 09:47, 6 June 2005 / Enterprise

BABYLON 5 creator/producer J. Michael Straczynski was a guest of honor at Wizard World Philadelphia convention, and talked about his current TV and comics projects, his future plans and his opinion on the current state of the STAR TREK franchise.



Straczynski said he still loves the original STAR TREK and would like to see the franchise regain its luster. "They're driving that franchise into the ground because they don't understand what it is," he said.

Straczynski said he and Bryce Zabel (creater of THE CROW and DARK SKIES television series) prepared a STAR TREK pitch, a treatment for a reboot of the franchise, but Paramount has a bad taste in their mouths over what has happened to the franchise over the years, so the studio is giving the franchise a couple years rest after the cancellation of ENTERPRISE. "When the door is open again, I'll be there, (not in a contractual sense, but willing to work if called)" he said.

As for BABYLON 5, he said that he told the story that he wanted to tell, and plans for a feature film based on the property never really came together. Right now, there are no plans for B5 for film, television, or books, according to the creator.

The full reports from the Straczynski panel can be found at Comics Continuum and Newsarama.



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By: Bella Oxmyx (Odo's file, contact) @ 20:04:23 on Jun 06, 2005

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It wasn't so different from TOS if you really look at it.

Sure it was. With the exception of some of the shows in season one and two, TNG struck out on its own path. Evolving characters. Vulnerable characters (you'd never see Kirk crying after being assimilated). A history to the series that played out over seven seasons. The result -- renewed popularity for the franchise, and an Emmy nod for best series.

My real point is, anytime someone suggests trying to do anything new with Star Trek, there's always those elements of the Old Guard who bitch that if it isn't all kept exactly the same, it won't be any good. It's the same kind of mentality held dear by B&B.

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