# What next for the Star Trek universe?  Or is it goodnight?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 25, 2004, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-the-star-trek-universe-or-is-it-goodnight/252158 "2004-06-25T07:37:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-the-star-trek-universe-or-is-it-goodnight/252158/61 "2004-06-30T03:26:48Z")

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…Harlan Ellison, Ursula K Le Guin, Spider Robinson, Larry Niven and the always fabulous Octavia Butler.

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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2004, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-the-star-trek-universe-or-is-it-goodnight/252158/62 "2004-06-30T13:27:48Z")

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> [@Askia](#):
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> …Harlan Ellison, Ursula K Le Guin, Spider Robinson, Larry Niven and the always fabulous Octavia Butler.

Harlan Ellison has been used a few times [outer limits and twilight zone…so I left him out=)] Not sure how well Spider Robinson would translate into short media [30 or 60 minute programming slot] though LeGuin has some good interesting [and creepy] possibilities=)

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