Doug Jones found out about Star Trek: Discovery's cancelation in the worst place possible

Imagine you're going to work, you're a part of a major operation and someone comes in to tell you that you need to schmooze some client so they stay with/join/whatever with your firm. You go out with them, spend money on them, make them think they're the greatest thing in the world, and mid-way through things, you find out that at the end of the month, you're being fired.

That's quite literally what happened to Doug Jones when he found out that Star Trek: Discovery was in fact being canceled. Jones, who plays Saru on Star Trek: Discovery, is famous for his portrayal of characters with heavy prosthetics. If you need an alien or a monster portrayed, Jones and his long-limbs usually make for the perfect centerpiece.

His work on Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth probably caught the eye of Discovery execs, as he spent years in makeup and prosthetics, helping bring the unusual come to life. As Saru is a long, gangly looking, sweetheart of an alien, Jones was perfect for him.

He stood out. People fell in love with his soft demeanor and unusual look, and he quickly became the biggest and most popular character of Discovery. He became in demand, a star, and someone fans glommed onto. So obviously he wanted to give back and give back he did, appearing at various fan conventions over the years.

But it was at one fan convention where Jones would get the worst news of his Star Trek career; the show's over. According to Mick Joest of CinemaBlend, Jones found out while he was on a Star Trek cruise, and was told over Zoom. Joest spoke to Jones, who went on to say;

"I had dual feelings about this because I got an emergency phone call from someone on the ship from CBS saying you have to get on a Zoom call in two hours...And so then we got the news from Alex Kurtzman that we were going to be and we've been canceled but that we were gonna be able to go back and film uh a little epilogue attack on the last episode. And so I'm thinking all along, I am on a ship with 2000 Star Trek fans and I had to go out and do a one-on-one interview on stage for 1000 of them."

It's awful that this was when CBS and Paramount specifically opted to cancel the show, putting Jones in such an awkward spot. The final season of Discovery is just days away and hopefully, Jones and company can go out on top.