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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Siegfried: [QB] And, I will say this again, even if they accept fan submissions there are still legal considerations to be made. That's part of the reason that Enterprise and almost every other television series no longer accept fan submissions. Plus, it saves them from the possibility of landing in a lawsuit and being accused of riping something off. And, finally, there's the entire writer's union to worry about, and most people interested in going forth with getting an agent and submitting a script are not going to have the talent to make it work. Too much hassle for too little gain. And the content of fanfiction is a matter that others have covered more thoroughly than I could. Suffice it to say, I've read a lot of fanfic and very little of it I would consider interesting, let alone of the caliber of being published and produced. I've read thorough an epic Trek adventure that was easily in the 1000 page range on the 'Net. I stopped far before finishing because there were too many plotlines all being portrayed a A-storlines and too many characters running around with no development. It was simply not any good. And, I'll add to First of Two's list. Another way that fanfic tends to fail is that authors will sometimes take a lot of elements from the Trek series and put them in their work. How many stories are there out there with Betazoid counselors and rescued Borg drones and androids and the like? How many stories are there out there which feature the principle cast getting into the same shenanigans as the real crews? A lot of fanfic resorts to this sort of copycatting, and they don't even pull it off well. And sometimes, they skirt real science more often than some of ya'll accuse Brannon Braga of doing. Finally, koy'peled Oy'tio, the "dear ratings" are important. Good series with low ratings always get the axe. There are so many examples, the most recent of which that I can think of being Undeclared and The Family Guy. Good, solid, critically-acclaimed series that were cancelled due to low ratings. Remember also, The Original Series was a victim of ratings. Too many consecutive periods of low ratings for Star Trek, and I guarantee you that Paramount will off it because the revenues won't even cover the expenditures. Star Trek is far from being immortal. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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