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The original pitch was to do for science-fiction whatAmerican Horror Storyhad done for horror, Fuller says.
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It would platform a universe ofStar Trekshows.
CBS countered with the plan of creating a single serialized series and then seeing how it performed.
I wanted to be part of that representation for a new era.
Yet after starting work on the show, Fullers relationship with CBS became strained.
It wasnt just a little teeny side job he had over there, one insider noted.
It was a massive undertaking.
Her audition was fantastic, Fuller recalls.
I found her incredibly insightful as an actor and delightful as a human being.
In October, after months of backstage tension, CBS asked Fuller to step down.
The company announced he would leave the show to focus onGodsand his reboot of the anthology seriesAmazing Stories.
I got to dream big, Fuller says.
I was sad for a week and then I salute the ship and compartmentalize my experience.
Producers hired Martin-Green a few months after Fuller left.
Ironically, it was the production delays that made her casting possible.
Many months later, Fuller saw theStar Trek: Discoverytrailer.
How did he feel watching that?
