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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mucus: [QB] You know, its kinda funny. I was thinking the other day, that the rise and fall of Star Trek is somewhat amusing when compared to the same trend of Star Wars. I mean, obviously Star Trek predates Star Wars, but it can be argued that there would never have been Star Trek movies without Star Wars movies. Star Trek owes its second coming to Star Wars. Which in the end is kind of amusing because as Star Wars is nearing its death throes, Star Trek seems to be headed for the same in sympathy. Kind of like sympathy pains in a pregnancy. I only bring it up because like Star Wars, thats the one big thing that separates Star Trek from the newer science fiction shows with new ideas, an established fanbase with a large investment. If you think about it, its kind of daunting. Four series of tv shows, 10 or so movies, books, potentially computer games. Heck, some of us maintain websites and make models. Thats a heck of a lot of investment for any new show to come up against. The real litmus test: pretend that you've never heard of Star Trek, a scary thought for some of us. Now, compare Nemesis with just movies that you've seen recently or compare Enterprise with other tv shows. Ask yourself if you'd really give it so much time, if you didn't have a prior time investment. So back on topic. This rumour sounds completely silly, but it highlights an interesting point. Getting rid of the current ST administration, probably a good idea. But replace it with who exactly? Some random new guy with no connection to science fiction? Goodbye time investment and that was the general idea behind the script for Nemesis. Some new guy with a connection to the franchise? Fans don't seem particularly enamoured of any current figure, Ron Moore is probably busy with BSG, RHW didn't have that great a showing with Andromeda.... Some established science fiction talent with no connection to the franchise? Well, they probably have their own creations to manage and don't want to play clean-up. So put yourself in the big Paramount/Viacom/UPN/whatever chair. Try to think of yourself as a business man who actually has to please shareholders, make money, and somehow produce entertainment. What do you do? Its a tough call. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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