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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
While I certainly agree from a conceptual standpoint, I think that after the failure of Star Trek: Enterprise, it would be difficult for Paramount to invest in and produce a new series at this time.
But even more importantly, I think they'd have extreme difficulty finding a network partner to even air it. You're basically looking at a Game of Thrones type budget ($40-$50 million) to do it "properly" and I can't see that happening because I doubt the ad money is there to support it.
That's been the biggest issue facing the live-action Star Wars TV program. They've got more than 100 scripts completed but can't find a network to air the show because of the enormous cost to produce each episode.
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Why would they need a budget that big? All of the visual effects are done on a computer now. It's not like GoT where so much of it has to be filmed on location. For Star Trek you need a main set with various ship spaces, but other than that, they can do so much with green screen technology now, it seems like that would be a great cost saver. As long as they don't get eaten alive by salaries, I think it would be doable.
And Star Trek with Captain Kirk will certainly sell better than Star Trek with Captain Whoever.