Trek Today reports that in a recent post made to the "Babylon 5" usenet group, series creator J. Michael Straczynski surprised his fans by revealing that he and "Dark Skies" creator Bryce Zabel wrote a treatment earlier this year for a new "Star Trek" television series. Straczynski felt that the new premise "would restore the series in a big way. I actually think it could be a hell of a show. Whether that ever goes anywhere with Paramount, who knows?"

Apart from this tantalizing admission from a man who wasn't above regularly slagging off the franchise whilst producing B5, no further details about the premise of Straczynski and Zabel's potential 'Trek' show were mentioned. It's the first indication that someone from outside of the current "Star Trek" creative team of Rick Berman and Brannon Braga had been asked by Paramount to develop an idea for Gene Roddenberry's universe. Braga has mentioned that he is stepping back from the showrunning of "Enterprise" for its fourth season, and that he and Berman are working on a new sci-fi series that isn't 'Trek'.

Thanks to 'Gustavo'