Russell T Davies’ Dream Star Trek Episode Would Be About the Borg

Transformers x Knight Rider. Kamala Harris x The Simpsons. Robert Downey Jr. x Marvel, but again and antithetic and way weirder this time. It’s been a twelvemonth of crossovers astatine San Diego Comic-Con, but 1 that’s, possibly suitably paradoxically, some not happening yet and already happening is Doctor Who and Star Trek, acknowledgment to a delightful sheet astatine the con celebrating the 2 shows.

The “Intergalactic Friendship Panel”–bringing unneurotic Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and Star Trek designer Alex Kurtzman–raised eyebrows erstwhile it was archetypal announced up of San Diego Comic-Con. After Ncuti Gatwa’s debut play of Doctor Who casually slid in an acknowledgement from the Doctor that Star Trek is existent successful his universe, and helium and his companion Ruby should spell sojourn them immoderate day, determination was plentifulness of buzz of a imaginable on-screen team-up. That day, it seems, is inactive acold off, authoritative sheet oregon otherwise.

“We’re not announcing anything, but if fans tin marque it happen,” Davies teased during the sheet (via TrekCore), “With our 2 empires and their lawyers, past we’ll bash it!”

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One crossover did get announced–an in-game lawsuit for the Lower Decks and Doctor Who mobile games The Badgey Directive and Lost In Time. But for the astir part, the sheet was mostly for Kurtzman and Davies to wax lyrical astir how Doctor Who and Star Trek animate each other, and their respective showrunners successful turn. One amusive question did arise: if determination was nary authoritative crossover yet, what episodes of each others’ bid would Kurtzman and Davies privation to write?

The Star Trek mastermind hedged connected his ain reply (“We couldn’t spend you,” cried Davies), but Doctor Who‘s showrunner leapt astatine one accidental successful particular. “Borg, Borg, Borg! I emotion the Borg!”

Even being told by Kurtzman that the Borg are beauteous overmuch done for successful Trek astatine the moment–largely acknowledgment to Star Trek: Picard‘s one-two punch of an allied fragment of the Collective astatine the climax of play 2, and past by re-blowing-up the Borg queen again astatine the end of play 3–wouldn’t halt Davies. “There’s ever a way,” Davies added. “The Daleks support coming back!”

Try not to beryllium excessively amazed then, if the Cybermen marque different comeback in Doctor Who‘s adjacent season. After all, if you can’t bash it officially yet, wherefore not spell for the cyborg villains you already person astatine home?

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