We did that last year with the Klingon war.
It also gives an opportunity to show a part of Spock we havent seen.
The Spock we meet in season 2 is really not there yet.
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The ads very clearly seem to signal that the show is more fun this time.
It was even put right in the Comic-Con trailers dialogue.
There was a conscious choice in that some of whats best aboutTrekis the humor.
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I dont know if I have the objectivity to tell you.
Anson Mount told me its more episodic this season, less serialized?No, thats not true.
There are no real one-offs.
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There are episodes thatseemstandalone that are fundamentally part of where were going at the end.
So the season 1 finale teased the arrival of the Enterprise.
Then the trailers show Pike coming over and joining the Discovery team.
The show is calledDiscovery.
So the focus is on Discovery.
But anything is possible.
Another holdover from last season is the theoretical existence of Jason Isaacs Prime Universe Lorca.
Hes a delightful human being and hes really embodied the spirit of Captain PIke.
[Laughs] Yes, you will be getting a lot more about Airiam this season.
Whats the latest on the Picard series?
More grounded is not the right way to put it, because season 2 ofDiscoveryis also grounded.
It will feel more… real-world?
If thats the right way to put it.
You brought up the canon issue with Spock.
And I always want you to say this instead: Franchise canon doesnt actually matter.
Whats more important is to tell the best new story you could.
Some fans will object, but at the end of the day everybody just wants a great newStar Trekshow.
So thats my rant on your behalf.First, I appreciate that you thought that, thats awesome.
I actually think somewhere between what Im saying and what youre saying is the truth.
But its always a conversation.
But whats the best version of a story is an entirely subjective thing.
Thats why we have so many different voices in the writers room with so many different points of view.
A big part of my process is listening to the other writers.
WithTrek, you want to go out and beta-test ideas.
Theres a lot of conversation online like, Why dont you start with new things?
Why do you have to look back?
And the answer is, We can do both.
Wehaveto do both.Star Trekhas always done both.
Star Trek: Discovery returns to CBS All Access on Thursday, Jan. 17.
