Trektoday has posted comments made by Scott Bakula at a Quantum Leap convention in Orlando, Florida last weekend. In his comments Bakula confirms the date of the Series as 2151. Here is a snippet:
"It's only a hundred and fifty years from now in 2151 - that's just around the corner," he said with actress Natasha Pavlovich. Pavlovich was one of five guest actors who appeared at the Orlando Leap, an event dedicated to Bakula's former series. As the actor himself was unable to attend, Pavlovich had taped the interview so that he could still greet his fans.
"It's a really great part. I was really excited when I got the script because it's the first Starship and I'm the first Captain and it's right from the beginning," he said. "Even if you don't know Star Trek and you haven't followed the other series this is basically the first one, so you don't need to come to it with lots of lore in terms of what Star Trek is or was."
The actor also gave a summary of what the new series will involve. "It's basically these people are getting on a ship and going out to explore for the first time. It's very much like 'The Right Stuff' or any of those kind of movies, where it's much more humanly based in terms of emotion and seeing this Universe for this first time. Which I think is really exciting."
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Bakula laughed when asked just what his role as Captain of the Enterprise will involve. "It means that I sit in the middle of the Bridge and I give all the orders, and everybody follows me," he said wryly.
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http://www.trektoday.com/news/270601_02.shtml