It’s been seven years since a Star Trek series graced our TV screens, but with the franchise enjoying renewed popularity outside of the hardcore fan base off the back of J.J. Abrams 2009 feature film reboot – not to mention next year’s hotly-anticipated sequel – perhaps the time is right for the long-running sci-fi property to return to its original home on the small screen. One person who certainly thinks so is actor Michael Dorn, who portrayed the Klingon Starfleet officer Worf in both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as TNG movies Generations (1994), First Contact (1996), Insurrection (1998) and Nemesis (2002). Earlier this year, it was revealed that Dorn has been lobbying to reprise the role in a series he’s been developing entitled Star Trek: Captain Worf, and the actor has now provided fans with an update on the project during an interview with TrekNews:
“I had come up with the idea because I love the character and I think he’s a character that hasn’t been fully developed and hasn’t been fully realized. Once I started thinking about it, it became obvious to me that I wanted to at least put it out there, which I have, and the response has been pretty amazing. We’ve been contacted by different individuals – I can’t say who and all that – about wanting to come on board and be part of this. Also, there’s all the political stuff going on with the new movies, with J.J. Abrams and Paramount and all that stuff, which I have no clue about and what it all entails, but that’s where it is right now. Interestingly enough it has gotten traction… At this point, my agents and my manager are looking at all the avenues and trying to figure out which is the best one. My agent and manager have been in the business for awhile, so they’re very savvy about where to start and how to get it going. Like I said, in this business you never know and I’ve been through pitching things and I never want to do that again [laughs]. It’s pretty brutal, but definitely I think once again, if Paramount or CBS or anybody thinks this is a viable thing, they’ll jump on it.”
Now, before any Trekkers get their hopes up, let’s remember that Worf doesn’t have the best of track records when it comes to his suggestions:
Would you like to see Star Trek back on television? If so, is Captain Worf the way to go, or should CBS follow Paramount’s lead with a brand new reboot unconnected to the previous incarnations?
Originally published September 2, 2012. Updated April 10, 2018.
