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By: SkyGuy (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:04:17 on Jul 07, 2005

Paramount has hated Trek ever since they acquired the rights with Desilu. Paramount stalled all through the 70s, when the fans were clamoring for a new series. They chose instead to milk the reruns without paying the original cast any residuals. Then they fed the fans a string of mostly-disappointing movies. Somehow, years after the initial excitement was gonne, the studio stumbled into TNG and subsequent shows. Except for bright spots like DS9, the studio managed to mostly botch that. Over the years, P-mount has agressively sued fans who wrote fanfic or published fanzines, and later, set up Trek web sites. P-mount has done nothing but bite the hands that feed it, from day one. After 35 years of greed, mismanagement, and wasted opportunities, why should the studio start doing anything right at this time?

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GET A LIFE, will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it's just a TV show!.... You've turned an enjoyable little job, that I did as a lark for a few years, into a COLOSSAL WASTE OF TIME! -- William Shatner on Saturday Night Live (1986)

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By: Scorned (Odo's file, contact) @ 21:17:57 on Jul 06, 2005 | (1)

Quote:"Currently, there's no one here at the studio who's really a fan of the franchise, so there are no champions here right now."

I like how Scott has the balls to say this. It is true and if Paramount doesn't like Star Trek despite the fact that it has brought in over $1 Billion dollars then they are 1)incredibly stupid and 2) just sell Trek to another studio and go back to producing all that shit on UPN.

It is very clear that the management of Paramount are incompetent fools because to sit there and watch your #2 cashcow die just shows a complete lack of good business sense.

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Why doesn't Paramount just drop it then? | Report this post to moderator
By: McCoy666 (Odo's file, contact) @ 20:47:35 on Jul 06, 2005

Quote: "Currently, there's no one here at the studio who's really a fan of the franchise, so there are no champions here right now. But the fans aren't going to go away. There's a desire for more journeys, whether it's with my crew or another crew or a new version of STAR TREK. I don't think the world has seen the end of it at all."

Then why the hell don't they just sell it to somebody who does care. It ain't gonna make them any money if they just allow it to die on the shelf. Sell it to WB! I'm sure they would love to get their hands on the franchise, and would pay handsomely for it. Think about it:

-It would actually be on a network that people can see it on.
-WB owns DC Comics, and would be able to automatically be able to do their awesome comics again.
-Berman's contract stays with Paramount, and new management can be put in place with WB immediately.

That would be cool!

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