CHILDHOOD PRODIGY
YOU CAN’T JUMP TO warp these days without hitting a new Star Trek series – and that’s a very good thing, especially in the case of Star Trek: Prodigy. An animated show for Nickelodeon, aimed at a younger audience, it sees a group of young adults in the Delta Quadrant commandeering the USS Protostar. You might be asking, “What’s a starship doing in the Delta Quadrant?” but spare a thought for its new crew asking, “What’s the Federation?”
STARTER TREK
The journey back to Janeway’s stomping ground began around three years ago, when Star Trek overlord Alex Kurtzman approached the Hageman Brothers – Dan and Kevin – for an “entry” Trek show. Born in part from wanting to create a jumping-on point for a new generation of fans, and in part from wanting to return the series to toy shelves, it was never entirely “just for kids”, as Dan explains.
“We wanted it for people who are older who are curious about getting into who know nothing about it, because it’s a lot to
