doubleofive said:

SilverWook said:

If it was done right. Whether it could get ratings in the current splintered tv landscape is another matter. (Does Nielsen even factor in online viewing?) The conditions that allowed TNG to thrive no longer exist.

Maybe a miniseries, or a series of direct to video movies? The studio may be leery of ever having a Trek show on the air at the same time a feature film is in theaters again.
I think Dorn's "Captain Worf" idea as a miniseries would be cool. And if it worked like BSG's miniseries did, then take it to series. But you're also right in that the casual viewer might be confused by having a series taking place in a different timeline than the movies coming out at the same time.

Yes, I know that Superman Returns came out while Smallville was on the air. I still think people might have been confused.

The hardcore fans probably were not confused. Some wanted Smallville to seque into a Superman movie with the same cast. Fans of the show deserved a little more of Welling in the suit than they actually got at the end.

What I should have said is, in the minds of the studio suits, there might be the fear that some people won't go see a movie when the tv show is on for free.

Some of the people making Trek fan productions might just be the ones who could take up the reins, but I know Hollywood seldom works that way.