Discovery raised a lot of red flags when it was announced late last year that original showrunner Bryan Fuller was leaving the series to devote his attention to finishing American Gods for Starz. Akiva Goldsman stepped into the showrunner role for Trek, but many have wondered how much of the original vision created by Fuller -- who made his name as a writer on Star Trek: Executive producer Alex Kurtzman, who created the Discovery story with Fuller, is adamant that the crew of Discovery respects Fuller so much. "The first thing that I'll say about Bryan is that someone once described him to me as a unicorn, meaning there's only one of him and he's extraordinary," Kurtzman told TV Guide on the Star Trek: