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Upon further consideration...

"Federation political drama" is a popular dream show for a lot of people. I've never been one of those people - the Federation is built on decades of contradictory nonsense, and anything they came up with would be under immense pressure to be a perfect political system - something that's never been designed IRL, and probably never will.

But...setting it in the very early days of the UFP, as the characters themselves are trying to figure it out? There might actually be something there...

I'm under no illusions that this will actually happen - it's just nice to know he's interested.

No room for "Star Trek Year One"?

It seems like something along those lines. I wonder if it's something they plan to circle back to, or if they're going to leave those toys on the shelf for someone to play with in the future.

I caught the very end of this one, which is great because I love CFL overtime. Kind of a tragic way for things to play out, though...

La’an saying “fascinating” makes me wonder if Spock is rubbing off on her.

Considering the extreme side-eye Chapel gave her, I don't think you're the only one.

Sure, but "Relics" had a built-in caveat (which I think was an intentional piece of writing): it had a 50% mortality rate.

Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Sheridan and John Krasinski Among Hitmakers Paramount Skydance Needs to Keep Happy

The Star Trek situation is touched on in the final paragraph:

Then there is Alex Kurtzman and Secret Hideout, which is in charge of the “Star Trek” TV franchise. While the company has produced a number of new “Trek” shows over the last decade, there are currently two — “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.” “Strange New Worlds” is currently airing its third season and has already been renewed through its fifth and final season. “Starfleet Academy” is expected to premiere in 2026 and has been renewed for Season 2.

Interestingly, there's no mention of the fact that the Secret Hideout contract should be expiring in 2026, and therefore needs to be renegotiated (or not)...pretty much immediately.

Are space games fine for /c/Quarks?

Yeah, that's probably the place for them. I really like ObsidianAnt's work, in particular.

I've been an on-again, off-again Elite Dangerous player for years. Ultimately, I don't have the time to really play it, but it's fun to dip in and out of periodically, only to spend half the time remembering the controls.

I guess it's not mentioned in this video, but lately I've had the real urge to dip back in to No Man's Sky, as well.

Why not turn this into a place to collect articles about the various news stories coming out of this transition?

David Ellison, Jeff Shell & Paramount Team Queried On Trump, Tech, Layoffs, Cable, Late Night & More At Debut Press Conference

New Paramount Execs Address CBS News Independence; Ombudsman Will Be “A Transparency Vehicle, Not An Oversight Vehicle”

CBS Boss George Cheeks On The Decision To Cancel ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’

Some Orions are privateers!

Enjoy the con - I hope everything goes well!

There's definitely an AI focus, as Ellison expanded on in his introductor letter:

He touched on a “thoughtful” use of AI integrated across businesses, on supercharging streaming, spending on premium, exclusive content, focusing on sports and investing in media networks “appropriately based on the future business opportunity.”

“Technology is not—and never will be—a replacement for human creativity; rather, it serves as a powerful multiplier. From virtual production stages that unleash filmmakers’ limitless imaginations, to AI‑assisted localization that brings shows to new language markets overnight, to a proprietary ad‑tech stack that maximizes yield across streaming and linear platforms, we will thoughtfully integrate these tools into every aspect of our work,” Ellison wrote.

Fair enough - none of this should diminish the fact that the $16 million "legal settlement" from the former owners of the company was pretty definitely a bribe.

And Skydance is alleged to have promised the government free advertising in the form of "PSAs," which I don't think they've confirmed or denied.

Yeah, there's a single line that says, "some independent carriers raised concerns that it would make it more difficult for them to compete against larger players," which is vague.

The planet they were visiting was Vadia IX, which "Trelane" referred to as "the old homeworld" in episode two, so I'm thinking it's an origin story for something else...

He is, though the knives are coming out for him, too. Fans are a fickle thing.

The nature of last week's win has led to a lot of debate over whether the offense is actually any better, or whether those return TDs saved their asses. Time will tell.

Mike O'Shea is pretty notorious for not giving the media anything in the way of straight answers, so I'm sure that's a contributor. That said, I think I heard that Mitchell was practicing with the main squad, so maybe we'll actually get to see him this week.

Curious about where the $2 billion figure is coming from?

RIP Ensign Gamble. You knew what you were getting into.

I liked this one a lot - I'm generally a fan of "ancient, unspeakable horror" stories, and this one was pretty well-told.

The Enterprise is seemingly able to declare its own red alerts - not much fun in that.

My biggest complaint is this show's continued abuse of the transporter buffer - it should not be easy to use it as a form of stasis!

Goldberg is coming over from Skydance, where she's been since the company was founded in 2010. I don't think she'll be going anywhere.

As for Cheeks...I guess it's a vote of confidence that he's staying at all, but being in charge of linear TV in 2025 seems like a pretty thankless task.

In all honesty, if I were calling the shots, I'd probably move Trek away from CBS Studios and over to Paramount Television. It makes more sense in terms of the divisions' mission statements, and Paramount TV is under the same leadership as Paramount Pictures, which could make it easier to coordinate a feature film with whatever's going on on the TV side.

The downside to that is losing Cheeks, who seems to have done right by Star Trek. Instead it would be overseen by Goldberg and Matt Thunell, who was President of Television at Skydance. I have no reason to believe either of them would be bad for the franchise, but...there's always a risk when you're leaving the devil you know in favour of one that you don't.