Tawny Newsome is hard at work writing episodes of Starfleet Academy and loving every minute of it. Newsome told the audience at a Lower Decks' Q&A panel at Creation’s ST-NJ Star Trek convention that it was "ISO amazing to see something that you wrote being produced on that grand scale." And speaking of grand scale, Jonathan Frakes, who was at that same convention but a different panel, though he hasn't seen the set of the new series, told the audience at a Star Trek: The Next Generation panel, that he understands "the set is the most magnificent Star Trek set yet." [via Trekmovie] That's saying a lot when you've got sets like those for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Discovery.
But enough about sets. Newsome, who is obviously excited for her path on Star Trek to be moving in this new direction, called the franchise "the most buoyant franchise in the world." By that she means the franchise can handle anything. And it has proven with all the new series that have come to our screens. And now we have a new young adult series that, while might not be for everyone, will certainly be welcomed into the family as it's sure to gain fans of it's own.
Newsome added that Star Trek's strength is in its versatility, and if you take a look at a series like Strange New Worlds, you'll see how true that is. I mean, whoever thought a musical would work? Then there was a fantasy episode. On top of that, the characters are so well-developed, and we're learning so much about them that we look forward to tuning in each week when the series is airing new episodes.
Everyone may not agree with the new ways that Star Trek has gone, but one thing cannot be denied, and that is it's ability to bring in the viewers and keep its fans.