Interesting, and it looks like they are putting together a good group of people to work on it. Tim Minear is someone who I have come to trust to deliver good quality content between his Buffy/Angel days, Firefly, and other ventures of his. Everything he touches seems to be solid.
I thought it was amusing that they were saying "Wouldn't it be great if we could get Brent Spiner to play the character?" Umm, how about no? Cause that would be just watching Data instead of a new character. I don't see them doing that fortunately.
Either way, it does look like an interesting premise. I also noted that they commented on "The Roddenberry Character" which he did seem to have in every series --- a non-human striving to be human in ways (Spock, Data, Seven of Nine, Holo Doctor, etc). This character seems to fit that mold perfectly. I do hope the likes of Tim do refresh things a bit because while its a cool concept, seeing a Spock/Data like character again wouldn't be terribly original. Hope they infuse it with more than just that.
Still, we will see if this even goes anywhere. It seems to be a long way from being on the screen.
