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To paraphrase the theme song ofStar Trek: Enterprise, its been along roadgetting fromDiscoveryseason one toDiscoveryseason two.
Harberts and Berg had themselves taken over fromHannibals Bryan Fuller, whoexited the seriesbefore it went into production.
Taking the reins ofDiscoveryseason two is Alex Kurtzman.
Star Trekhas for years been characterized by an essentially optimistic vision of the future, Kurtzman told Vulture.
And that vision is more essential now than its ever been.
prequel series that ran for four seasons.
We had to be raw yet still hopeful.
It was a delicate balance.
And I think of that darkness as a way to get to the light.
(That captain is killed by Klingons who, we later learn, also eat her.)
The show also foregrounded women and characters of color, and containedStar Treks first committed homosexual relationship.
It also, most controversially, made the Klingons bald.
We did have #NotMyKlingon, said Mary Chieffo, who played the Klingon LRell, of fan criticism.
I mean, people do get caught up in that.
Still, was this change done in response to fan criticism?
Absolutely, Kurtzman admitted.
Explaining things wasnt a strong suit in season one.
This, too, Kurtzman plans to change.
I think youll see in season two we have a lot more of that.
But despite that shift, Kurtzman doesnt want to completely reinventDiscovery.
We can actually turnStar TrekintoThe Twilight Zone.
Why cant we tell stories in a different way?
Why cant we introduce new characters you never heard of before and live in their emotional lives?
