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Star Trek: Short Treks

Stand-alone shorts exploring characters and ideas from Star Trek: Discovery.

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Short Treks are brief episodes within the Star Trek franchise that were released in the intervals between seasons of the series Star Trek: Discovery.[1][2] These short episodes were intended to provide self-contained narratives and simultaneously offer hints about upcoming Star Trek: Discovery episodes.[3]

Making and release

In June 2018, Alex Kurtzman signed a five-year deal with CBS Television Studios to expand the Star Trek franchise, and a month later he announced Short Treks at San Diego Comic-Con.[1] Three of those initial shorts focused on Discovery characters: Silvia Tilly, Saru, and Harry Mudd.[4] A third season was reportedly ordered in January 2020, but no further shorts had begun production by July of that year.[5] A subsequent group of shorts was made available in the period after Discovery's second season concluded and before the debut of Star Trek: Picard's first season.[2]

During the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, Kurtzman revealed that the second season would consist of four live-action shorts plus two that were animated.[6] The animated shorts featured a visual approach that was distinct from the animation style seen in the series Lower Decks.[7][8]

What the cited sources add

Giacchino asked to add eyes and a mouth to the tardigrade character model so she could express emotions.[9] The short "Ephraim and Dot" recreates scenes from several classic Star Trek episodes and films.[9] The story is based on an actual African legend, but Schulze embellished it with alien beings from Michael Burnham's imagination.[10][11] The short "Q&A" was written by Michael Chabon and features Spock and Number One stuck in an elevator.[8]

Michael Giacchino both directed and composed the music for the animated short "Ephraim and Dot", aiming to make it feel like a Tom and Jerry cartoon that takes place aboard the Enterprise.[12][13][14]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: Short Treks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Otterson, "Alex Kurtzman Sets Five-Year CBS TV Studios Pact, Will Oversee Expanded 'Star Trek' Universe", Variety, June 19, 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: Short Treks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: O'Connell, "David Nevins Touts More 'Star Trek,' Streaming Stats and Backend's Endurance", The Hollywood Reporter, December 4, 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: Short Treks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Goldberg, "'Star Trek: Discovery' Spinoff 'Short Treks' Set at CBS All Access", The Hollywood Reporter, July 20, 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: Short Treks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Goldberg, "'Star Trek: Discovery' Spinoff 'Short Treks' Set at CBS All Access", The Hollywood Reporter, July 20, 2018; Wright, "'Rick And Morty' Writer Revealed For Harry Mudd Episode Of 'Star Trek: Short Treks'…And More?", TrekMovie.com, September 15, 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: Short Treks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kaya, "Exclusive: CBS TV Studios Renews Fleet of 'Star Trek' Shows, Including 'Discovery' & 'Short Treks'", Geeks WorldWide, January 7, 2020; Kaya, "Exclusive: CBS All Access' 'Star Trek: Short Treks' Season 3 Set to Begin Production in May 2020", Geeks WorldWide, February 10, 2020; "Michael Chabon Answers the Internet's Picard Questions", TrekCore.com, March 2, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: Short Treks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Goldberg, "'Star Trek': Second Animated Series, More 'Short Treks' Coming to CBS All Access (Exclusive)", The Hollywood Reporter, January 8, 2019; Lovett, "Star Trek: Alex Kurtzman on the Future of 'Short Treks'", ComicBook.com, February 3, 2019; Pascale, "SDCC19: 'Short Treks' Season Two Detailed, Possible Pike/Spock Enterprise Series Teased", TrekMovie.com, July 21, 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: Short Treks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Silliman, "Composer Michael Giacchino is Set to Direct One of the Animated 'Star Trek: Short Treks' Episodes", Syfy, February 1, 2019; "James McAvoy Gives His Young Picard Pitch + Producers Talk Animated 'Star Trek: Short Treks'", TrekMovie.com, January 28, 2019; "WATCH: Go Inside Ephraim and Dot", StarTrek.com; "Inside Short Treks: The Girl Who Made The Stars", StarTrek.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Pascale, "SDCC19: 'Short Treks' Season Two Detailed, Possible Pike/Spock Enterprise Series Teased", TrekMovie.com, July 21, 2019. facts only, no text reused. trekmovie.com
  9. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: Short Treks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "WATCH: Go Inside Ephraim and Dot", StarTrek.com; "WATCH: Go Inside Ephraim and Dot", StarTrek.com; House, "'Star Trek: Short Trek' Reviews: "The Girl Who Made the Stars" and "Ephraim and Dot"", TrekMovie.com, December 15, 2019; House, "'Star Trek: Short Trek' Reviews: "The Girl Who Made the Stars" and "Ephraim and Dot"", TrekMovie.com, December 15, 2019; "WATCH: Go Inside Ephraim and Dot", StarTrek.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Britt, "Star Trek Returns to Animation for a Short that was Almost in the Discovery Finale", Syfy Wire, December 13, 2019. facts only, no text reused. syfy.com
  11. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: Short Treks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Britt, "Star Trek Returns to Animation for a Short that was Almost in the Discovery Finale", Syfy Wire, December 13, 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  12. "WATCH: Go Inside Ephraim and Dot", StarTrek.com. facts only, no text reused. intl.startrek.com
  13. House, "'Star Trek: Short Trek' Reviews: "The Girl Who Made the Stars" and "Ephraim and Dot"", TrekMovie.com, December 15, 2019. facts only, no text reused. trekmovie.com
  14. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: Short Treks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: House, "'Star Trek: Short Trek' Reviews: "The Girl Who Made the Stars" and "Ephraim and Dot"", TrekMovie.com, December 15, 2019; Marcus, "'After Trek' Reveals Klingon Details And Original Tardigrade Plan For 'Star Trek: Discovery'", TrekMovie.com, October 17, 2017; House, "'Star Trek: Short Trek' Reviews: "The Girl Who Made the Stars" and "Ephraim and Dot"", TrekMovie.com, December 15, 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Star Trek: Short Treks (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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