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[LeftHandedGuitarist]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Teaser Trailer | Paramount+ - YouTube

Amazingly the trailer isn't geo-blocked (yet), but here is the international link too: https://www.startrek.com/videos/watc...teaser-trailer

[captveg]

Hype

[drb999]

Paul Wesley cast in season 2

[Show spoiler]as James T. Kirk

https://tvline.com/2022/03/15/paul-w...ge-new-worlds/

[i007spectre]

He should not be on the Enterprise yet!

[LexInHD]

It will just be a temporary assignment for Kirk and his presence will not be a long-term one. It will be the Pike Meets Kirk set-up, which leads to him getting command of the ship down the line, after Kirk makes a strong impression on Pike.

[captveg]

S2 of SNW should take place in ~2259-2260, when Kirk is a Lieutenant Commander serving on the USS Farragut. From this time to being given command of the Enterprise as Captain in 2265 there's essentially no official events in Kirk's timeline/history. There's no reason they can't have him show up for an episode or two in association with the Enterprise, even if he doesn't actually serve on it. Giving Pike a reason to remember the up-and-coming officer is as good a storytelling excuse as any to bridge SNW with TOS.

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by drb999

Paul Wesley cast in season 2

[Show spoiler]as James T. Kirk

https://tvline.com/2022/03/15/paul-w...ge-new-worlds/

Put my gatekeeper hat on... that seems like a terrible idea.

[i007spectre]

Guess it just all comes down to what year season 2 takes place since he is wearing a captains tunic.

[drb999]

I know they’re not canon but some novels and comics have had Kirk as Captain of another ship prior to the Enterprise. It’s possible we will see that here.

[captveg]

Originally Posted by drb999

I know they’re not canon but some novels and comics have had Kirk as Captain of another ship prior to the Enterprise. It’s possible we will see that here.

Per Memory Alpha: In 2257, the Farragut engaged the dikironium cloud creature at Tycho IV. The creature killed Garrovick and two hundred of the ship's crew. Farragut's record tapes of the event included Kirk insisting upon blaming himself for the disaster, citing his delay in firing the ship's phaser banks at the creature as he lost consciousness. The ship's executive officer disagreed, stating, "Lieutenant Kirk is a fine young officer who performed with uncommon bravery." (TOS: "Obsession")

Aside from this, there's nothing else in official canon until he gets the Enterprise in 2265. So, yeah, they can fit another smaller ship captaincy in there - which frankly makes more sense than going from a Lieutenant to Captain of the top ship of the fleet.

[LexInHD]

In Kirk's time and beyond, Starfleet had no shortage of Commanders, so they were often punted about the fleet and other postings, taking command of smaller ships and locations that were of lesser importance than the more notable ones, but essential to Starfleet and Federation interests, as the territories expanded and more graduates and enlistees came out of the Starfleet training centers. In the novels, though continuity was pretty much non-existent between all but a few works, Kirk took command of a small cruiser after getting promoted to Commander and was accompanied by his friend, Gary Mitchell, as his second-in-command. Most likely, we'll see him on the command track in SNW and he'll show signs of being a reliable, if troublesome officer, by the time his stint in the season 2 episodes is over.

[Filmmaker]

All I know is, just on a shallow, surface appearance level, VAMPIRE DIARIES boy looks NOTHING like William Shatner, whereas Chris Pine is at least able to evoke a Classic Kirk look. He better shock the hell out of me, because at first blush, it strikes me as really questionable casting.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

All I know is, just on a shallow, surface appearance level, VAMPIRE DIARIES boy looks NOTHING like William Shatner, whereas Chris Pine is at least able to evoke a Classic Kirk look. He better shock the hell out of me, because at first blush, it strikes me as really questionable casting.

Mmm hmm.

I didn't even see the caption or headline at first, just the picture and I was thinking "Oh, I guess SNW found its Kirk".

[Dunemoon]

SNW will just be another STD.

[Cornelius Analog]

Both Discovery and Picard failed to keep me as a viewer.

I am however willing to give SNW a shot and hopefully I will like that more, but I have no big expectations at all, given how intentionally divisive they're now making these shows.

[voltz]

From what I was reading, the USS Farragut has the same basic design of the Enterprise and shouldn't be any different for Kirk being on board early other then being a phaser and targeting operator. What's the chances he'll be taking up the same role here?

[PissedOffPeoN]

Picard is just good fun fan service nothing more.. if you don't like that this should work .

[LexInHD]

The Farragut is said to be a Constitution-class starship, just like the Enterprise, though the registration designation has always been one or another. Originally, it was unclear as to what ship-class it belonged to, but the expanded continuity of supplementary media and such depicted it as a Constitution-class starship, which is now considered to be an official fact in the Trek lore.

[Donl1282]

When is the first season likely to be released on blu-ray?

[BudBaxter]

Originally Posted by Donl1282

When is the first season likely to be released on blu-ray?

You might have to wait for it to be broadcast on TV first.