Before everybody jumps on the JJ Bandwagon, let's remember a couple of definitions:
From Dictionary.com:
"Producer: a person responsible for the financial and administrative aspects of a stage, film, television, or radio production; the person who exercises general supervision of a production and is responsible chiefly for raising money, hiring technicians and artists, etc., required to stage a play, make a motion picture, or the like."
Now, realizing that producers lately also exercise great power over the general theme or direction of a film or TV series, let's also remember that the success or failure of any film rests on three things: (1) the script, (2) the director, and (3) the cast. While a producer supervises all aspects of the film, it's up to the other involved talent to pull it off. Of course, if they do, the producer looks like a hero. If they don't, usually it's the director who looks like the goat.
And let's remember, too, that even though JJ will be responsible for spending the money, Paramount Pictures will be responsible for giving it to him...and only they can say how much they're willing to spend. If JJ really wants to produce a blockbuster, don't be surprised if he begins bringing in other investors or production companies to help foot the bill. If the credits at the beginning read "A Paramount Picture - A J. J. Abrams Production", then you can bet Paramount's purse strings have him around the throat. If, however, the credits read "A J. J. Abrams - XYZ Films - Norway Company Production" (I threw the Norway name in there as a nod to the Great Bird) then there's money being spent from other sources and JJ is more free to pursue his own creative vision.
So, basically, everybody don't hold your breath until the film comes out, and ignore any rumors or unsubstantiated news items you may see -- let's just let this one percolate and see what comes out of the pot, m'kay?
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Am I an admitted BATTLESTAR and Moore fanboy? Yes. So save your flames.
Is could he be more right on this point? No. His analysis of WRATH OF KHAN is so dead on. It's a reflection of what we've all been saying since VOYAGER drifed into irrelevance. (By the way, when was the last time your reflected on any VOYAGER episode? Exactly). New eyes, non-TREK eyes aren't only helpful sometimes, they're essential.
Did that work for Logan and NEMESIS? No, but he was beholden to Berman and Spiner.On reflection, Abrams is looking more and more like the best TREK news since... TNG's announcement?
So say we all, baby.
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