Star Trek: Discovery EP Clarifies Use Of The Word ‘God’ On The Show

It turns out that the Star Trek universe may not have lost its religion entirely after all.

Following a report that the word “God” had been banned from use in Star Trek: Discovery, executive producer Gretchen Berg clarifies that the word does pop up on the show and its use is actually discussed quite often in the writers’ room.

“In our room, it’s something we discuss a lot,” Berg tells Nerdist at the TCAs. “I don’t necessarily agree with [Isaacs’] quote. On a show about diversity and with different points of view, I feel like you have to accept that some people believe in God, some people want to worship a potato, and some people don’t want to believe in anything. I think there is room for that on Star Trek.

“I think it’s actually been in this series quite a bit,” Berg continued. “They are allowed to say it [God]. God fits in the patchwork in everything that is represented by Star Trek.”

This interpretation certainly fits more firmly in the established continuity of the Star Trek universe, where religious practices have certainly changed from what they are today, but the word “God” was still in use. Now that we know for certain which timeline Star Trek: Discovery takes place in, continuity matters more than ever.

Set 10 years prior to the five-year mission of the Enterprise in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Discovery follows the adventures of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new lifeforms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The series will feature a new ship, new characters, and new missions while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers.

Star Trek: Discovery‘s cast also includes Jason Isaacs as the starship Discovery’s Captain Lorca, Rainn Wilson as Star Trek: The Original Series character HarryMudd, James Frain as Sarek, Spock’s father, and Michelle Yeoh as CaptainGeorgiou, the captain of another Starfleet ship, the Shenzhou, which will be important to the plot of Star Trek: Discovery. Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp both play science officers. Mary Wiseman will play a final year Starfleet Academy cadet.

Star Trek: Discovery was created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman. Fuller was originally intended to be Discovery’s showrunner but was forced step down due to commitments to Starz’ adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts have taken over as showrunners.

Star Trek: Discovery premieres Sept. 24, 2017.

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