The "Star Trek" franchise was headed for a quick death until Lucille Ball overruled the board of directors at Desilu productions. More than 50 years later, the franchise thrives. A recurring character from the 4th series, "Deep Space Nine," has passed away...
Quentin Tarantino is not only developing a Star Trek movie with J.J. Abrams, but he’s convinced Paramount to let him make an R-rated feature. And if Paramount can get behind that wacky insanity, then who knows what other zany tricks are up Tarantino’s sleeve — all of which is to say that maybe we shouldn’t be surprised every time there’s a new story about this movie. Anything is possible, including the potential for Patrick Stewart to reprise his role as Jean-Luc Picard, which is exactly what he’d like to do.