Ellison offers to pen script for next Star Trek movie

So Harlan Ellison has publicly offered his services to write the script for the next Star Trek movie. I'm sure the folks at Paramount, who he just sued, are going to be glad to hand over the keys to the franchise. That was sarcasm, in case you didn't notice. Maybe Ellison would be better off contacting Disney who want to film a remake of The Black Hole.

More interesting Star Trek news is the story that they recently discovered an early pilot of the series that was believed to be lost. A German collector offered the film to Paramount and they plan to release it in a future Blu-ray release.

An incarnation of Star Trek that I always thought was unjustly vilified was Enterprise. It took some time to find its legs, but I thought by the time the last season rolled around, it was pretty good stuff. I even didn't mind the non-bombastic theme song. Scott Bakula, who played the captain in that series, recently spoke about his role and his affinity for science fiction.