There's certainly been a lot of story potential over the last fifteen years, but they've created such a massive industry for making Star Trek product that it's hard to imagine that there will not be some kind of Star Trek product continuing on television. I'm sure the official word is there's nothing in turnaround or development right now, but I would think, based on the amount of space that Paramount has with all the different lots and the costumes and people, that there's got to be something that will come back around and be produced. We have two more years on Voyager . I don't know that there would be a continuous stream of product, but I wouldn't be too surprised if some other permutation of Star Trek 's franchise wound up on television in four or five years.
Television gives it a natural advertising medium for all the other products.
The movies will be advertised on the shows, the products are advertized, the Las Vegas experience, and so on. Some of the producers and writers are probably more interested in moving to features and not having the grueling schedule of turning out two wonderful shows every week. It's a very difficult process. You've been so involved with the franchise in many ways. The Next Generation collection is essentially the best of the best of your work.