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I have to ask if CBS ever does a new Star Trek show ho does that affect STO?

hartzillahartzilla Member Posts: 1,177 Arc User
edited July 2012 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I read an article where it was mentioned that JJ Abrams might be in talks with CBS about a new animated trek show.

So this got me wondering what would happen if a new trek show actually happened while STO is running.

I mean does that mean CBS will want stuff from this hypothetical show to be sold in the C-store as a tie-in or something?
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  • commadorebobcommadorebob Member Posts: 1,223 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    This has been asked many times before. But the general thought is this.
    • CBS can use any of STO to their liking
    • CBS can ignore all of STO if they want
    • If CBS does something that screws with STO, it is up to Cryptic to "technobabble" a way out of it.

    CBS has no control over the game itself. They only control the license. They can veto sale items, but they cannot demand any. For example: CBS can demand players not be able to fly around Borg ships but they cannot make Cryptic offer the Ambassador Class.
    "If you have never used Cello, I'm not interested in your browser opinion."
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  • angelsilhouetteangelsilhouette Member Posts: 24
    edited July 2012
    JJtrek is outside of the current STO timeline. An alternate timeline.

    http://t6ak.roblox.com/1949fc9939509340f8ad84a472e151d3

    Rightfully so, too; while JJtrek is a very good sci-fi flick, it is not Star Trek to me. Never will be.
  • alexraptorralexraptorr Member Posts: 1,192 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    What makes you think it would be JJtrek?
    Just because JJ abrams would be involved does not mean it will be set in the new alternate continuity.
    In fact i find it highly unlikely as Paramount owns the rights to what people call JJtrek and the movies, while CBS owns the right to the television franchise as we know it.
    "If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid." - Q
  • jkstocbrjkstocbr Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    It's not really a problem, because CBS will never do another Star Trek Series. I dare CBS to prove me wrong! :P
  • angelsilhouetteangelsilhouette Member Posts: 24
    edited July 2012
    alexraptorr wrote: »
    What makes you think it would be JJtrek?
    Just because JJ abrams would be involved does not mean it will be set in the new alternate continuity.
    In fact i find it highly unlikely as Paramount owns the rights to what people call JJtrek and the movies, while CBS owns the right to the television franchise as we know it.

    If Abrams touches it, it will be JJ-ized.
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