Will Abrams Create a New Star Trek Series?

With J.J. Abrams breathing new life into the Star Trek film franchise, some are wondering if the director, who isn’t a stranger to making successful television shows (Lost), will consider creating a new series for the small screen.  Heroes writer, Bryan Fuller, is quoted as saying:  “I told my agent and told the people of J.J. Abrams’ team I want to create another ‘Star Trek’ series and have an idea that I’m kicking around.  I would love to return to the spirit of the old series with the colors and attitude. I loved ‘Voyager’ and ‘Deep Space Nine,’ but they seem to have lost the ‘60s fun and I would love to take it back to its origin.”

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Seriously?  *Sigh*  First, let’s see how this new Trek film goes before we resurrect the television series.  Some people are already worried after seeing the trailers.  I’m a self-admitted Trekkie and I will see the movie but, I will say, that the trailer didn’t exactly inspire me.   Does it look action-packed?  Yes.  Are all of the main cast members there?  Yes.  Do the effects look good?  Yes.  Does it look true to the Star Trek franchise?  Um… the jury is still out on that one.

Besides, with shows being cancelled like crazy nowadays, is there really money out there to put a proper budget into a project of this magnitude?  Doubtful.  If they try to cut corners and mess with the show too much, Trekkies everywhere are going to collectively freak out and I’ll be leading the pack.

What do you think?  Would you want to see a new Star Trek television series?  I’ll admit that I’m growing a little tired of the neverending procession of reality TV shows on right now so, if it was done properly, I might be tempted to check it out.