Star Trek should consider handing the reigns to one iconic behind the scenes figure

Star Trek will soon have new owners once the merger involving Skydance is complete. Once that happens, there likely be a huge turnover in personnel across the board, and new people will be put into place to oversee new projects, films, and shows. That means that Star Trek could very possibly find themselves with a new voice.

To be clear, that's not likely to happen. It doesn't mean that it won't, however. Especially with the up-and-down reception of the Star Trek brand as of late. While Skydance owner David Ellison has had dealings with the crew who produce Star Trek, that doesn't mean that's entirely sold on them staying with the brand.

After all, Paramount+ has canceled all but two Star Trek shows due to rising costs and declining interest from the general public. That's why the new idea is to focus on just one or two shows at a time while developing less expensive films.

The uneven response from the last seven-plus years of Star Trek has shown us that maybe a change is needed at the top. A new head of production may need to be brought in to right the ship and the one name that makes the most sense is an old name. While we've talked about someone like Jonathan Frakes may be a bit too long in the tooth to put a franchise on his back for the next decade, we think someone a bit younger could pull it off.

And it's the one person who has as much clout and weight behind him with the Star Trek community as Frakes, or anyone else for that matter; Ronald D. Moore.

Moore, for those new to the fandom, is often seen as the best writer to come out of Star Trek, and would later go on to helm the overwhelmingly successful Battlestar Galactica reboot for Sci-Fi (now SyFy). The series was a smash hit and after Moore's run with the Star Trek brand, and with BSG now on his resume, Moore etched himself into sci-fi royalty.

Now, with Star Trek needing new leadership and a new creative direction, bringing Moore back into the fold could be the thing the brand needs. Granted, it won't appeal to the casual fans the way the likes of JJ Abrams or Alex Kurtzman were supposed to, but it will appeal to the diehard fans. The base you need to survive.

It may not be a thing he's interested in doing, and again, Skydance and Paramount may not want to move on from Kurtzman, but bringing in Moore to take over Star Trek would do a lot to raise the hopes of the fandom. It would also create some much-needed buzz that the brand just doesn't currently have.

It's a long shot, for sure, but it's a shot that could pay off.