CBS Puts ‘Hannibal’’s Bryan Fuller in Charge of the New ‘Star Trek’

Norman Weiss February 9, 2016, 2:19 pm

CBS puts Hannibal’s Bryan Fuller in charge of the new Star Trek

Fuller, a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine vet known for shows like Pushing Daisies and Hannibal, will serve as co-creator and showrunner for the Star Trek reboot.

Lorne Michaels recalls getting a call from Larry David’s agent, requesting he play Bernie Sanders on SNL

“My phone rang, and it was Ari (Emanuel) and he said, ‘Larry David would like to play Bernie Sanders,’” Michaels recalled at the afterparty for last week’s David-hosted SNL. “The audience cast him. It was the same with Tina. So I said to Larry, ‘Can you be here Thursday?’ And he said, ‘Yes.’” Asked by Maureen Dowd if SNL is helping boost Sanders’ candidacy, Michaels responded: “I don’t go along with the idea that the American people can’t make up their own minds and that if you expose them to these things, they will just be swept along.”

The first episode was “such a welcome jolt of energy” that you might wish Full Frontal was airing every day, says David Sims. “Full Frontal’s format is less cozy than many a talk show—Bee stands for the entire ride—and it makes her Daily Show-style segments feel all the more blistering,” he adds. PLUS: Bee’s “late-night” show actually airs in primetime, Bee left viewers wanting more, the best part of Full Frontal is that it’s truly her own show, Full Frontal feels fresh even though it’s using clip packages the way other shows use them, it was one of the most confident premieres, Bee uses her gender to great comedic effect, and Bee made the case that she could provide the distinct comedy voice for the 2016 election.