The rebooted “Star Trek” movie series, beginning with the J.J. Abrams “Star Trek” of 2009, is working to find its feet again after the removal of Roberto Orci from the “Star Trek 3” director’s chair. Roberto Orci, who also managed to blow up Sony’s Spider-Man franchise with his script for “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” was set to make his directorial debut on “Star Trek 3” as some sort of perverse anti-punishment for writing the nonsensical “Star Trek” sequel, “Star Trek: Into Darkness.” But while as terrible as Roberto Orci might be, the Paramount cure to their “Star Trek” problems may just be worse than the disease. The future of “Star Trek” will be bright, unless you like “Star Trek.”

"Star Trek 3" Will Have Even More Explosions Than This:

The 50th anniversary of “Star Trek: The Original Series” is 2016 and there’s no doubt that Paramount will want to use the occasion to inflate “Star Trek” into an expanded universe franchise worthy of Marvel. This process began with the hiring of Justin Lin to direct “Star Trek 3,” but will likely expand into spin-off movies and a “Star Trek” return to TV.

Like “NCIS,” where the premise and week-to-week scenarios means there’s no need for consistent characters or settings, “Star Trek” is perfect for television. So while there’s no announced “Star Trek” television show, it is widely assumed that a “Star Trek” return to TV is inevitable.

While a “Star Trek” would make the most sense on a National Amusements (parent company to “Star Trek” owners, Paramount) network like CBS, the division between CBS and Viacom is wide enough that a “Star Trek” show could wind up just about anywhere.

Enter the CW.

"Star Trek" on The CW

Mark Pedowitz, president to The CW, stated that he wants the show: “As a life-long “Star Trek” fan, I would hope to have “Star Trek” at The CW.”

“Star Trek” on The CW actually makes quite a bit of sense, particularly if “Star Trek 3” ends up even more action-oriented than the other “Star Trek” reboot movies. With Justin Lin, who made the Fast & Furious series a premiere action franchise, a younger, more action-y “Star Trek” seems all but inevitable.

Turning “Star Trek” into something like “The Flash” or “Arrow,” with teen heartthrobs recreating action-oriented riffs on established stories, seems like a pretty obvious win… unless you’re a “Star Trek” fan of course.

“Star Trek” may be struggling now, but Paramount isn’t going to let the current boom in genre stories pass by without sending in the Enterprise to beam over piles of cash. Expect a number of “Star Trek” announcements for 2016. Just don’t expect Paramount to back down from the more action oriented “Star Trek” reboots. Sure, “Star Trek” made a lot of money at the box office, but what Paramount really wants is a mega-franchise to rival “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

In other words, I hope you like talking animals and explosions, “Star Trek” fans.