Mastodawn

Because we can't just have a nice thing and let it be that, Weir has to take a shit on #StarTrek because his pitch was rejected...?

Come on, man. I got my issues with the various shows to various degrees, but this just sounds childish.

Perhaps in context it wasn't as bad as it sounds, but honestly I'm just tired, man.

> "...and here’s another thing: I pitched a Star Trek show to Paramount and I was in Zoom with the showrunners with all the shows and spent a lot of time talking to [executive producer Alex Kurtzman]. I don’t like a lot of the new Trek. He, as a person, is a really nice guy. But at the same time, those shows are shit. He is a nice guy. But they didn’t accept my pitch so, you know, fuck ’em.”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/project-hail-mary-author-andy-weir-paramount-star-trek-1236549532/

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‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Says Paramount Rejected His ‘Star Trek’ Pitch: Their “Shows Are Sh**”

The author of the blockbuster film says Paramount turned down his 'Star Trek' idea and suggested that modern 'Trek' shows have lost their way.

The Hollywood Reporter

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firewyre 2d ago

@fortyseven kurtzman trek is trash though, minus prodigy and lower decks

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@firewyre I can't take a blanket view like that, myself. The current era live-action stuff has it's highs and lows, for me.

For instance, there's a lot I dislike about Discovery, but I feel like every season got a little better. It too far too long to really find it's legs, and by then it was too late. (The finale with the '10-C' actually ended up being some of my favorite Trek in a long time, much to my shock.)

While I largely loath the series, but I can cherry-pick moments from Picard, especially S3 that were at least interesting.

But, strangely, all of the animated shows were largely pretty satisfying to me. And those were the two I had the least faith in going into them. So grateful for them. 😅