Talk:Star Trek

The audio version of this article is way out of date

The audio version of this article is from January 2010! Someone needs to update this as soon as possible - so much has changed since then. MisterZed (talk) 11:13, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

reliable source required 1he0r0c1e10 (talk) 20:10, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

I'm not sure why you've responded in this manner; what does sourcing have to do with MisterZed (talk · contribs)'s request? In any event, it looks like information regarding audio versions of articles can be found here: Category:Spoken Wikipedia requests. DonIago (talk) 20:52, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Trimming the "Expansion of the Star Trek Universe" section

History sections are particularly difficult to write on wikipedia, especially with a subject that is being changed constantly. There seems to be a lot of speculation in the final section. Sourced correctly, the section seems a bit bloated. I think we can trim out these sections completely. They seem speculative...

"The service's Executive Vice President of Development and Programming, Julie McNamara, said they were unlikely to expand the slate of Star Trek series until one of these five shows ended, which could happen when a series' story runs its course or a lead actor's contract expires. McNamara hoped to release a new season of Star Trek each quarter. Discussing the next phase of the franchise, Kurtzman said several projects were in development. He feels there would be opportunities for future series to be associated to other Paramount Global brands such as BET and Showtime, similar to Prodigy being developed for Nickelodeon. Monthly meetings with the showrunners of each new series are held to allow coordination between the different series and ensure that "they're not stepping on each other's toes" by using the same elements of the universe, according to Kurtzman."

"In October 2020, Kurtzman stated that Star Trek series have been planned through 2027. Kurtzman cautioned that this was a preliminary plan, but it was necessary to plan so far out due to the long production schedules for each series." Oldag07 (talk) 17:17, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

There have been no comments on this for about a month. I am going to remove the content, but I certainly would not fight adding it back if anyone has objections. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Star_Trek&oldid=1193798753 Oldag07 (talk) 18:22, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Lets also note that Paramounts financial position, there is good reason to believe that Star Trek plans that aren't officially announced have been trimmed. Oldag07 (talk) 18:25, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Removing Unannounced Movies

Do we really need to talk about movies that may or may not be produced in the future. Paramount's financial situation is very precarious. I don't think any of these plans are concrete. This page needs a bit of a trim. Oldag07 (talk) 17:02, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Moved unannounced films to film page. Oldag07 (talk) 14:14, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

This was a strange and trivial change. Film productions frequently take years of development before they are produced. Furthermore, Paramount detailed/clarified that none of their announced films are cancelled -- confirming that they are still in development. Where exactly did you move the details User:Oldag07?--DisneyMetalhead (talk) 06:28, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

DisneyMetalhead, I appreciate your contributions. While you do have sources for these, the primary Star Trek page is already 176,224 bytes, nearing the WP:SIZERULE. We are currently discussing the removal of individual sections for each series on this page, with information being moved to List of Star Trek films. Studios typically have several scripts in development simultaneously for potential movies, and while they may not officially cancel them, it's not practical to include speculative scripts for every potential future Star Trek movie on a page meant to provide an overview of the franchise's history, including TV series, films, books, cultural impact, and merchandise. Pages like Development of Star Trek 4 and List of Star Trek films already cover much of this. Star Trek has only produced three films in the last two decades; expecting six more in the next decade seems unrealistic. Even Star Wars hasn't been that productive. Additionally, Paramount's ongoing acquisition talks add uncertainty to the franchise's future [[1]].

Look at the state of some of the future Star Trek films that currently are on this page:

• The Mark L. Smith film was cancelled [[2]].
• The Noah Hawley film was placed on hold by Paramount Pictures president Emma Watts source, current page, who took the franchise in a different direction.
• The Clarkson film was cancelled [[3]].

Is this page, already bloated as it is, really need more information about speculative films? A good compromise could be to compress all the bullet points into a single paragraph, except for the section 31 film, which has been greenlit and is in production. Oldag07 (talk) 12:02, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Redundant list of TV shows

Do we still need a section for all the series when there is a whole article that already does that at List of Star Trek television series? Feels like this is just leftover from before that article was created and was never cleaned-up. I propose we remove those sections and just have the overview table like we do for the films. - adamstom97 (talk) 12:14, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

I'm willing to be swayed by other editors, but it does seem a bit redundant, and creates more work when updates are needed. DonIago (talk) 14:32, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

I can get behind this. Perhaps we can compress these into three major sections:

• Broadcast series TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT
• Streaming: DIS, PIC, SNW, Academy
• Animated: TAS, Lower Decks, Prodigy

Oldag07 (talk)

That would seem to draw a false distinction between the animated shows and the other two categories (especially since Lower Decks at least is a streaming show as well)? DonIago (talk) 20:42, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

I have suggested some alternate ideas for splitting up the list of TV shows at Talk:List of Star Trek television series#Splitting up the list of series. - adamstom97 (talk) 21:19, 18 April 2024 (UTC)