TheNerdChaplain t1_iu7af0b wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:27 AM

I think the original pilot episode of "The Cage" for Star Trek is worth noting here, as it was 57 years from the pilot to pickup for Strange New Worlds.

Most_Victory1661 t1_iu7k4m4 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:57 AM

I keep seeing this. 57 years for a pick up. Star Trek was picked up after a second pilot. Most of the original cast of the Cage was wanted for the second pilot. Majel was not going to be number one. For various reasons they didn’t return. Jeffrey Hunter thought himself as a movie star and really didn’t want to do tv. He wasn’t contractually obligated to return.

Strange New Worlds really is it’s own thing not a pick up from near 60 years ago. And it’s all Star Trek in various shapes and forms.

Bobby_Marks2 t1_iudyr41 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:38 PM

And if you go with the second pilot, the one that actually got the show greenlit and aired, it too is a fantastic episode.

Where No Man Has Gone Before.