Responding to a fan on Twitter, Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski confirmed that he was approached to write for Star Trek: Enterprise, the ill-fated prequel which ran for four seasons from 2001 to 2005.
“There was some talk…barely mumbles…about bringing me onto the show, but as a writer/producer, not showrunner, which normally means I wouldn't be able to follow my own voice, so I let it die on the vine,” Straczynski said.
“Would love to do Trek though someday, and do it right (by my lights anyway).”
There was some talk...barely mumbles...about bringing me onto the show but as a writer/producer not showrunner, which normally means I wouldn't be able to follow my own voice, so I let it die on the vine. Would love to do Trek though someday, and do it right (by my lights anyway) https://t.co/GpG2pO9wyS pic.twitter.com/AHq3UkurEx
— J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) May 16, 2023
It’s a pretty mind-boggling what-if, given both the lukewarm reception that Star Trek: Enterprise received from some Trekkers, and the awkward fact that Straczynski initially pitched Babylon 5 to Paramount in Summer 1989.
Not only did they turn him down, but they launched their own morally complex and mystical space station show, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in 1992...
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