Pushing Daisies' Bryan Fuller Wants To Return Star Trek To The 60s

So, if you have a childhood dream you’ve always wanted to fulfill, what better way to do it than to get a hit series on TV with a super famous producer, and then pitch him another idea? Bryan Fuller – creator of Pushing Daisies, and former writer/producer of Star Trek Voyager and Star Trek Deep Space Nine, told TrekMovie.com all about his dream and his chances in an interview.

It’s no secret that I adore Pushing Daisies, and since I grew up watching the Shatner-era Star Trek with my dad, I’m guessing there is no one better suited than Bryan Fuller to take it back there. The near cartoonish nature of the original Trek is so much more simple than where the franchise is now, that I think Fuller would be the perfect man to pilot this.

He specifically said, “I told my agent and told the people of J.J. Abrams team I want to create another STAR TREK series and have an idea that I’m kicking around. I would love to return to the spirit of the old series with the colors and attitude…One where you could go back to the spirit and color of the original ‘Star Trek,’ because somehow, it got cold over the years.” Can I get an “amen!”

Later on in the article, the writer states that it isn’t clear what good it would do to tell J.J. Abrams about his ambitions – but duh, with Abrams’ Star Trek movie about to be released, and Pushing Daisies a huge hit that Abrams’ is involved with (not to mention Fuller’s previous Trek experience) – who else would Fuller mention it to? Even if Abrams’ isn’t involved, he certainly has the chops to hook Fuller up with someone who could make it happen.

Either way, I’m betting it will happen. And, since there is a huge Trek void to fill right now, it will surely be welcomed by all.