Thankfully, there aren’t any problems tied to the request, and it’s simply a matter of the creative team wanting to make sure everything – especially the special effects inherent to such a high-profile science fiction project – is as good as it can possibly be.
That’s something I think fans should be able to applaud them for, even if Klingon expletives are involved.
Executive producers Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman apparently approached CBS execs last week to request more time to put the show together, and so it was agreed upon that Star Trek: Discovery would be better suited for a debut in May 2017, rather than the planned bow in January.